Evening journal., 1889-02-05
BISMARCKS PROPOSAL.
He Wants Another Conference
at Berlin
TO PRESERVE sAMOrsAUTONOMY
The United States, Germany and Great
Britain to he Represented--Nratters Dis
cnssed without Action in the Senate and
House-Generai Capital News.


House--Generai Capital News.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Count Arco, the
men. and submitted the outline Of the PROPOSE
tion just received by mail from Prince Bis
marck.
In II the German government proposes re-
sumption al Berlin Of the conference begun
here in June, 1857, and which terminated last
July, with view 70 the settlement Of samoan
matters and the preservation Of the autonomy
Of the government Of those islands.
The United States, Germany and Great
Britain are to be represented in the conference.
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
The senate discussed the Sherman antitrust
bin and the pacific railroad funding bill
without disposing Of either
The house ordered another conference on
the interstate commerce bill, and discussed
the Nicaragua canal conference report
When the senate took up Mr. Sherman's
antitrust bill Mr. Jones Ark made a speech
Il favor Of it,
Mr.. George criticized the bill as one which
would have brought within its punitory pro-
visions the southern farmers who combined
last year against the jute bagging trust
Mr.. Sherman said that this was not his
idea, nor did he believe il was a fair construc-
tion OF the bill
Mr.. George contended that the bill would
apply 10 temperance societies and 20 farmers
who agreed not to sell products below certain
prices. He would offer amendments looking
TO the suspension or reduction of import
duties on the articles as 70 which trusts are
formed and he summed up his objection TO
the bill by saying that It's provisions would be
inefficient, and that Il was without constitu-
tional authority
The presiding officer laid before the senate
petition from an alleged citizen Of Wash
ington Territory, signing himself John Smith,
asking that the appropriation for the erection
Of court house in Whitman county be in
creased to 100000, and that an appropria-
ton be made, also, 70 "build balloon to get
down into the county SCAT
SECRETARY wHITNEy's DINNER
Governor Hill is here 70 attend the dinner
TO be given this evening by Secretary
and Mrs Whitney TO the president and
the cabinet Besides the president and his
cabinet and Governor Hill, there win be
present also; Hon. w. L. Russell, the Demo
cratic candidate for governor Of Massachus-
etts in the late election the Hon. Smith Nj
Weed, Of New York; Henry NJ. Whitney
the brother Of the secretary; Speaker Carlsl,
and Mrs Carlisle; Senator and Mrs Black
burn, and Mr.. and Mrs. d. Willis James, o.
New York.
OUR FIGHTING POPULATION.
The secretary Of war transmitted to con
gress yesterday an abstract OF the militii
force Of the United States, organized and un
organized. The report shows that the aggre
gate organized strength is divided as follows
Commissioned officers, S,379; enlisted men, aS,
l09; number Of men available for military dutl
unorganized, s,104, OPS or this number tn
territories furnish 800 commissioned officers
3,sls enlisted men and 234 600 unorgnnize,
men available for service. OF the state
New York has the largest representation
769 commissioned officers, 12, 763 enlistes
men and 6l3, ,469 men available for service
Pennsylvania comes next with 572 commits
stoned officers, 7,579 enlisted men and Gl3, ,4G
available men unorganized.