Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-30
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Yesterdays Doings Reported
Over the Wires.
WILL FIGHT THE SENATE BILL.
Some Interesting Army Orders
Senate and House Committees
Hard at Work, Etc.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, December 30. The
EUening Star says President Cleveland,
in the last paragraph of his letter read at
the Tariff Reform Club banquet in Bos-
ton last night, sounded the keynote of
the music the tariff reformers in the
House propose to march by. The policy
the majority of the Ways and Means
Committee propose to follow is to Gre
ject every alluring overture and every
deceptive compromise" lgf az.
THEY ARE STILL FULL OF FIGHT.
They do not expect anything worth
speaking of from their colleagues in the
Senate in the short time that is left them
for the discussion of the Senate bill be-
fore a vote is taken on the 21st, and they
are preparing themselves to receive the
bill.
| CHRISTMAS TREAT FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
More than 1000 poor children were
given sumptuous Christmas dinner to-
day by the three Children's Christmas
Clubs of Washington. Mrs. Cleveland
Mrs. Folsom and M. Richard Glider, of
the Century, were among the visitors.
WHY EXECUTIVE cLEMENcY WAS EXERCISED
John Irwin, who was convicted at the
February term of the District Court of
Wyoming of mail robbery and sentenced
for life, has had his sentence committed
by the President to actual imprisonment
for ten years, making his term expire
February 20, 1899. The communication is
the period he has already served, and
upon strong recommendations of influ-
ential persons in the Territory.
ARMY ORDERS.
BY general order issued by the Adju-
tant. General of the army to-day, fur
ioughs to enlisted men, non-commis-
stoned officers of the general staff
excepted, may be granted by
the Department Commander for two
months and by the Division Com
mander for three months. The General
OF the army may grant furloughs not to
exceed four months. The Department
Commander may grant furlough for one
month to non-commissioned officers OF
the general staff. Applications for fur
loughs of longer period must be referred
to the Adjutant- General for the decision
of the Secretary of War. At the request
of the Acting Secretary of War, Attor-
ney- General Garland has instructed the
District Attorney at Austin to take the
necessary steps for the legal defense of
General Stanley, of the United States
army, recently arrested in that city
while in the execution of his official
duties.
The Acting Secretary of War has ex-
tended the time for the reception of pro-
posals for the construction of nine
pneumatic dynamite guns for coast de.
lenses to January 18th.
A PoLYGAMIsT PARDoNED.
The President has pardoned John Hess,
| convicted in Utah of unlawful cohabita-
ton.
HOUsE AND SENATE WORK CUT OUT.
A full subcommittee of the Senate
Finance Committee in charge of the
Tariff bill was in session to-day, going
over the details of the measure as far as
they had not been passed upon by the
Senate, and determining what changes
| to propose whe2 the consideration OF the
bill will be resumed next week. 1t is
hardly possible for the committee to be
able to complete the work before the
New Year. Probably it will be necessary
to continue the study of the measure
with view to perfecting it nearly If not
quite to the date fixed for the final vote
upon it.
IN THE HOUSE.
The Indian and Sundry Civil Service
bill is about completed, and will be- re-
ported to the full committee next week.
This leaves the Fortifcations, Army,
Naval, Deficiency in Agricultural and
Postofiice Appropriation bills yet to be
completed. Nearly all are in an ad-
vanced stage, and the indications are
that the first month in the New Year will
see them all we'll out of the way of the
House.