The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-04
CONGRESS THIS WEEK.
THE WORK As MAPPED OUT FOR BOTH
HOUSES.
PRESIDENT CLETELANDg FT'
TURF PLANS
HANDSOME ENTERTAfSMENI by A
VIRGfNIAN.
President Harrison Hunting Country
Seat Retirement of General Drum.
Trial Trip of the Yorktown.
News from the Capitol.

by its action last week aid not disposl
of thc Samoan question II will come
mp in q new form during the coming
week. and IL is likely more decided ac
tiOn will be taken. Senator Frye s8i'
yesterday that what he expected ,n.
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
10 do was 90 report q resolution giving
the President authority 10 demand Thai
the status at the time Of The conference
of 1897 De restored The committee j.
acting now under a resolution 0i in
sirucUons from the Senate. bBt ne
special meeting has been called, and tho
resolution, if reported, may not come
before the Senate before Wednesday Ol
Thursday. Meantime the Pacific Rail
road Funding bin is expected 20 come ur
Monday 40 o'clock, and the Sherman
Antitrust bill early in the week. The
Legislative Executive, and Judicial APP.
pr0priation bill will he reported ga the
Senate tomorrow, and the committee
expects to call il up Tuesday. Il will
consume al least one of the afternoon
of the week
Senator Hale said yesterday thn De
expected TO call up the Census bin lhe
latter part of tle week and that 10 would
occupy the Senates attention for $3.50
DAYS or more Senator ChandiereXpecf-
30 ask the Senate TO take up bis IOuisi.
ana elections resolution about Thursday
The report OF the Committee on Pri,i.
leEes and Elections on the Washington
county Texas, outTages viii be presented
TO the Senate early in the week, bat it is
not likely TO be called up for action.
THE HOUSE
evidently means 90 settle down 90 work
during this week Besides the usual day
sessions, four night sessions have been
ordercd-M0nday and w Wcduesday nights
for the consideration of the Indian APP
preparation bin; Tuesday night for the
consideration OF business from the Dis
trict OF 0lumbia Committee. and Fri.
day night for tho consideration of pcn-
sion bills. As Monday Is tho last indie
yidual suspension day OF the present
Congress, great pressure Is being brought
10 bear upon the Speaker iorrcc0gnition.
Mr.. Blanchard has lilcd with the Speaker
a petition signed by lss members of
{ congress, asking him Go recognize Mt.
Blanchard 10 move suspension 0t the
rules to pass the River and Iarbor bin.
Representative Timothy Campbell is
anxious 10 secure The passage OF the bill
10 pension Mrs General Sheridan, and
Mr. Dunn. II recognized by the Speaker,
will m0yethe passage ofthe International
Copyright hiii There is some talk
among the advocates of these several
measures of forming combination To-
continue The c-islatigc day oi NJ -.ay
until Tuesday, so as 10 aiiOId llme Ton
all 10 secure recognition
Mr. 1ownshend. viii, al Tho first op-
portunity, call zap the Army Appropria-
tion bin, and Mr Crisp has two contest
ed election cases on hand. which he has
been endeay0r.ng 10 have considered tor
the past three weeks
THE. NIcARAGCA CoNFERESCE REPORT
is on the table, and Mr. Clardy will call
il up as soon as possible The report is
likely TO give rise Go an extended debate.
As the session draws 90 @ close, thc bills
that are being pushed forwnrd are SO
numerous that any OF them may at any
time engage The attention of the House.
20 the exclusion of measures assigned a
given time for consideration
GENERAL LAND FoRFEITCRE BILLS.
Congressman Holman, in conversation
with a representative OF tbe United
Press, said that he had hopes that some
basis OF compromise could be reached
between the House and the Senate con-
ferees in the General Land Forfeiture
bills On separate bills now in confer
ence, relating TO lands ia Alabama,
Michigan, and Washington Territory,
the Senate cOnferees had expressed a
willingness 10 agree in the aggregate 10
Il forfeiture of about 222j,OOO acres of
land. They had also conceded, in cases
where land was within the granted limits
of two railroads and had been declared
forfeited by the road claiming il that il
cannot accrue TO the other road, bul
must be restored TO the public domain
If the General Land Forfeiture bill could
be agreed upon by the conferees, they
would report a separate bill. lie had no
doubt as TO its passage
HANDSOME ENTERTAINMENT DT a YR'
OMAN.
Colonel /. O. Washington Of Virginia
entertained at luncheon to-day number
of gentlement representing the United
States Senate, the House of Representa-.
tiyes, the Bar, and the newspaper pro.
fession Among the guests were Senators
Stewart, Cockren, Doiph, Wanhan
Representatives Hit, Butterwouh
Thompson, Gibson, Messrst G0ode
Bradford. and Warden Richardson, Bal
timorc Sun; Ogden California A-sOci
ated Press; Nixon New Orleans Times
Democrat. Mckee, Associated Press, Ly
man, New York Sun DeGraw, thC
United Press; Moves. kceaug >iHr.
Wilkins. Washington Pest The feature
of the luncheon was The introduction by
Colonel Washington of several dishes OF
Smithheld ham cured and cooked especi
ally for the occasion.
GENERAL DRUMS RETIREMENT.
The retirement OF Adjutant-Genera
Drum, in MAY next, has started appli
cants and aspirants Tor the position lC
renewed exeriions. II Is believed II
army circles that the contest has mar
rowed down to Generals keltOn and Me
Keeyer, both at present assistants tC
General Drum.
TRIAL TEP or TnE YoRErowN
The official examination OF the ma
chinery and trial trip Of the gun-boat
Yorktown. will take place al Philadel
phia this week. The board of navy OH
GERS already announced, will assemble al
Cramps ship yard tomorrow and begil
the examination on Tuesday The con
tract calls for an estimated hOrse-pOwe
of thirty-four, but the constructors ar'
sanquino that this will be exceeded
HARmsoS's COUNTRY SEAT
To-day's Capital says that President
elect Harrison is negotiating for coun
try seat al Ayenai, Montgomery county
No. which is ten miles northwest O
Washington, on the Metropolitan branc
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
MR MORrOs HOUSE.
# has for some time been in doub
whether the large building now being &c
cuped by Hon Levi =. Morton al III