Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-01-13
WASHINGTON VIKINGS.
Deadlock in the House
Broken.
BUSINESS ALLOWED TO PROCEED.
II cAdoo Opposed to Sending Minis
listers Abr0ad-Capital
Cuttings.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Cuttings.
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
WAsHINGroN, January 12.-It was
generally understood half an hour before
the House met that the deadlock would
be broken to-day, and one of the appro-
priation bills taken up. Just how this
result was to be attained was q mystery
except to q few members. Weaver ad-
mitted the fact and admitted that satis-
factory CONCESSIONS in behalf of his Okla
homa bill had been made, but declined
to say what they were. Of the many
rumors in circulation one says the Okla
homa people feared the bill would be
called up and killed; another that Weaver
would be allowed to call the bill up dur
ing the last six days Of the session, bat
the most probable seems to be that ar
rangements have been made to extend
the sessions to evening if necessary, in
order to give time for the consideration
of Weaver's pet measure.
CROP ESTIMATES.
The December report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture makes the product
of corn 1887 ,79o, 900 bushels, valued on
the farm at 34.1 cents per bushel against
44.4 cents for the crop of 1887, decrease
of 20 per cent, the product of 1887 being
27 per cent. less in volume than that of
1888. The average yield of the seven
surplus States is 33.2 bushels
per acre. Wheat aggregates 4l4,-
S68, 900 bushels; the average yield was
Ill bushels per acre; winter wheat,
1l.6 bushels; spring wheat, 1913 BUSH
els; average farm value, 92.6 cents,
against 68.1 cents for the previous crop.
The difference is due more to foreign
than domestic scarcity. The aggregate
for oats is 8O7, ,737 900 bushels, valued at
q cents, against 30 cents for the crop
of 1887. The comparison of aggregate
values shows that the present corn crop
is worth $31 ,00O, 900 more than the pre-
vious one; wheat, $74,000,000 more ;
oats, $5. .000, 900 less.
THE SAMOAN INVESTIGATION.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations continued to-day their examina-
ton of Consul General Sewall, of Samoa,
concerning the condition of affairs in the
islands of that group. It was continued
on the lines laid down yesterday, but
went more largely into the relations of
the several governments interested in
the maintenance of an orderly condition
of affairs on the islands, and, therefore,
was more confidential in its nature. The
substance of Sewall's statement, which
reviewed in great length the events of
the last few years, was that the present
troubles were not due to any action On
the part Of representatives of the United
States, but to fermentation by interested
foreigners of native diss ensions, and to
the desire, exhibited in marked degree
in those in charge of the local German
interests, to obtain personal and com
mercial advantages and political su-
premacy. Mr.. Sewall has been requested
to remain over and appear before the
Committee again on Monday.
CAPITAL CULLINGs.
Senator Plumb to-day introduced q
bill to provide for the organization OF
regimental bands for each regiment in
the army.
Secretary Fairchild will go to New
York tomorrow for the purpose of max.
luS pcISOudl luVcohlSdtlOu VI tuo dudlTS
of the Appraisers Office.
The following bills were reported fa-
vorably to the House to-day: To revive
the grade of Lieutenant-G General of the
Army, with an amendment providing
that after the appointment is made there
shall not be more than two Major-Gen
erals in the army.
Combinations; Captain Peter D.
Vroom, Third Cavalry, to be Inspector
General with rank of Major; Captain
Edward Hunter, First Cavalry, and
Captain George B. Davis, Fifth Cavalry,
judges Advocate with rank of Major !;
First Lieutenant Robert Craig. Assistant
Quartermaster with rank Of Captain.
Last evening as Walker Blaine was
alighting from a cab he fell and broke
both bones of his right leg. The bones
were set in plaster. He passed a restless
night, but was doing very we'll this morn
ing.
At to-day's session of the Wool Grow
ers Convention a joint resolution was
adopted requesting the prominent mer-
chants and dealers to consider the subject
of establishing bureau for the purpose
of concentrating statistical information
rotating to the supply of and demand for
wool, and also asking them to establish
a system of grades of wool which will
abolish the old estate terms" or SUBJ
stitute series of standard grades, en-
bracing all the wool grown in the differ
ent wool-producing States.