Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-23
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
Another Tariff Fight Looms
 Up Before the House.
ITS WORK PRACTICALLY ENDED.

The Senate Makes Provision for Cele-
 brating the Constitutional Centennial.
 Tuesday, April 30. to Be National
 Holiday-Important Bills Passed.
 WASHINGTON, Feb 23-Ths senate passed the sundry civil and agricultural appropria- tion bills
 The resolution in relation to election out rages was taken up, on Mr. Hoar's motion, by strict party vote, but was lail aside that the senate might proceed with the considera- tion of the sundry civil bill, the question be ing on Mir Hiscock's amendment appropriat- ing s300,O00 for expenses of the celebration of the centennial of the constitution.
 MT. Hoar offered substitute for the amend ment and it was agreed to without discussion or division. It declares Tuesday, April 30, 1889 (the anniversary of the inauguration of Washington, national holiday; provides tor the assembling of both houses on the second Wednesday of December, 1889, when suita ole ceremonies are to be had in com memoration; authorizes the joint committee to invite officers Of the United States and of the respective states and (through the secre- tary of state) representatives of foreign governments to attend, and also to invite the chief justice to deliver suitable address on the occasion; and it approprlates S3GOO to defray the expenses of the joint committee, and of carrying ont its arrangements.
 The house passed the bill to pension Mrs. Sheridan, changing it by amendment from $3, 500 to $2 800 year, and the bill to retire Gen. Rosecrans, and agreed to meet hereafter at 10 a. Ill.
 After the reading of the house journal MT. Mills moved to take up the resolution touch ing the constitutionality of the senate substi- ute for the tariff bill. MT. Randall antago- nized it with the report of the committee on rules, and the house refuSed-SS to 143-to take up the Mills resolution. The resolution from the house rules committee naming next Monday the day which to begin con sideration of the Cowles internal revenue bill lies upon the speakers table. Mr. Randall has an understanding with the speaker that he can call it up at any timc As the resolu- tion will give rise to debate and obstructive tactics, Mr. Randall will not call it up until the deficiency bill, now under consideration, is passed. When that measure is out of the way the resolution will be called up, and the friends.of the Cowles bill say it will be kept in the teeth of the house until passed. Mir. Mills is quoted by friends as saying that it shall never pass, and that he will tihbuster from now till March to defeat it. If such is the determlnation of both si;ies, the busi- ness of the Fiftietn congress practically ended , with yesterdays .ession.
 SECURE YOUR TICKETS AT ONCE.
 The inaugural committee has issued the fol- lowing notice "Partles proposing to attend the inaugural ball should not rely too con- fidently upon securing tickets after their ar- rival here, as the number of tickets Is limited, | and there is danger that the committee may have difficulty Ill supplying at the last mo- ment the demand from the 25O, ,OUo visitors ex- pected to be present. It will be much safer for those intending to come to secure their tickets immediately by application to the chairman of tine finance committee, Capt. George E. Lemnar, Washington, D. C. Prlce of ball tickets, admitting one person, $5 each supper tickets S1 additional"
 SENATORS FORGET THEIR DIGNITY An altercation took place late yesterday afternoon in one of the committee rooms of 1 the senate between Senator Blackburn and | Senator Chandler. Reliable details are lack | ing, but rumor has it that certain unpleasant | eplthets were applied to Mir. Biackbu by Mr. Chandler, and that Mir Chandler was | physically assaulted. 1t Is doubtful if blow
 was struck, but it is probable that one of the | ears of the New Hampshire senator was vio-
 lently pulled. There has been a decidedly | unpleasant feeling between the two senators for some time, and this bad feeling culmi mated ill the days altercatlon.
 l TO PIT SCIENCE AGAINST NATURE.
 Mr. Reagan offered in the senate, ''by re | quest" the petition of Gen. Daniel Ruggles
 of Fredericksburg, Pa., praying appro
 priation of S1OO,OO0 to be expended in devel l oping his system of producing rain fain fall
 and resisting cyclones and lornadoes. Mr. l Rneu hut womb lpav tbpf 1 of the reference to the char. "The chair
 thinks it would be appropriately referred te | the committee on education and labor" said l Mir. Ingalls,, with much dehberation l Dillon to Excoriate BaIfour.