The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-29
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form Hearing.
WASHINGTON, ID. o., December -. lspe-
cial. The Russian influenza has a great
many victims in thif city, and the most
prominent physciant say that the cases
They are called 10 attend Increase in num-
Der daily. some Of ,them say their time
has been almost EhOly occupied for
ten days in giving attention to real or
fan ,ied cGses Of La Grippe, which they recog-
nize As an old disease bn new form. Among
the sufferers are seyerhl Senators and Rep
resentatiyes and manN officials and clerks
ia the executive department.
Senator Davis, Of Minnesota, and ex-
] Senator Sabin have pr,.tty bad cases.
fiiE TARIFF HEARING.
There Is a great deal If old straw threshed
I IN the hearings now going on before the
House Committee on Ways and Means. but
/ IL is work that has 10 Ne done before the re-
porting of tariff bill ID the House, and the
committee is leaving nothing undOne 10 get
through with it as soon ms possible. At an
informal conference of the Republican
members of the committee last night there
was a sort OF understanding that the bill
should be ready for the House early in Feb
ruary They agreed that the Senate bill
should be the basis Of their action. and that |
their alteration in it should be made on it,
principles. They agreed that there |
snOulu De no Tree coal. frce iron ore or ]
free wool provisions in the bill. nor. indeed |
any provision for any frte raw mcterial OF |
any importance unless ig should be ,gar |
The disposition is to let the sugar duty down /
lower or TO cut it awayl altogether, giving
the cane. beet and sorghum raisers bounty.
THE AMERICAN nIsT1RICAL SOCIETY.
The sixth annual meeting Of the American
Historical Society began this morning at
the National Museum. About one hundred
persons. mostly members of the society
were assembled in the lecture room when
the meeting was called To order. A num-
Der Of these are prominent in political and
literary circles. among thfm being. Charles
Kendall Adams. president Of Cornell Uni
yersity; Hon. John JAY, of New York; Her
bert ID. Adams, of Johns Hopkins Iniver-
sity; Clarence Winthrop Bowen. of New
York; JOHN A. King, president Of the New
York Historical Society; I(r. Justin Wind
sor, Of Cambridge; Mrs. Martha j. Lamb,
editor ofthe Magazine OF A inerican History
General James Grant Wilson, Of New I
York; Horatio c. kinE, Of Washing ,
ton; General George W Cullom and (
William +. Poole. Of Chicago; $
G.. +. Hoar. Of Massachusetts: I
Judge Melen Chamberlain, of Boston, !
Judge Charles A. Peabody. of New York /
President +. NJ. Gallandot, pf the National r
Deaf Mute College; Rear Admiral jenkins, 5
President James G. Wallind, Of Columbian :
University. and Gen. Marcus j. Wright, Of {
the War Records Office. CHARLES Kendall r
Adams, the president Of the society, called O
the meeting TO order, and hitter a few re- 4
marks announced that the programme "
would begin with papeT by Professor :
George l.. Burr, of Cornell University, en- D
titled, "lhe Literary Of Witchcraft.r
Mr.. Burr was followed Ny Andrew u. =
W hite, who read paper entitled ~ Cat il
'chism of Revolutionary Reaction" D
paper entitled, "rhe French Revolution in b
san Domingo, ,"'was read by Professor Burr, W
At the request of Herbert Elmer Mills, Of
.Ornell University, who was unable 10 be
present. A newly discovered manuscript,
entitled "Reminiscences of the Amer a
can War ct Independence" by Lud- a
Wig Won Chosen, aide to Count 81
De .sOchambeau, was read by Clar- IL
nee W. Bower. of New York. and m
when he had concluded the society adj -
Ou.ncd until o'clock tonight. The ses- y
ions Of the society Will continue until ),
Two sessions will be held to- III
lay, the morning session in the National
iuseum and the afternoon session at the
Columbia University. g,
At the evening session President Charles m
Kendall Adams delivered his annual adj \
ress, taking for his subject "Recent His n.
orical Work Of the Universities" m
Mercer Cohen, of the Maryland Ilistor- AZ
al society, gave an account OF the discON II
~ of the Calvert papers. ~
The session Of the society VIII continue sa
londay aud Tuesday.