The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-19
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
LATES r NEWS AND MOTIFS FROM
WASHINGTON.
Recognition Of the Brazilian Republic
Congressional Holiday Adjournment
"TyIer Grip" Catches Hold at the Capt.
tal-Yestcrday's Proceedings.

"Tyier Grip" Catches Hold at the Capt.
tai-Yesterday's Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, Dec. is.-lSpecial. The
recognition Of the Republic Of Brazil has
been generally expected, as the age and
peaceful disposition Of the ex-Emperor aI'
peared a guarantee against any move IL
favor Of restoration.
Senator Morgan. however, brought the
question to point today by his resolution
for formal recognition.
Tie tone Of the resolution is statesman-
like and broadly Democratic, and II doubt.
less will be promptly passed.
Such an act would initiate in favor OF
Mr.. Blaine's treaty. which is said 10 be in
hand with a view to developing our CON-
merce with Brazil.
While Judge Brewers confirmation was
being privately discussed, dispatch to-day
announced that he had just decided against
the right Of state to tax Pullman cars. on
the ground that they are property used un-
der the Interstate Commerce law.
The opinion is contained in an order OF
the United States Circuit Court Of Kansas.
restraining the collectors of seyenty-hYe
counties from collecting the taxes levied on
the Pullman ears by the board Of assessors.
Four years taxes are now due. and as the
case will 90 20 the United states supreme
Court, Judge Brewer may have another
chance at 1t.
The opposition TO the confirmation seems
To be personal. senators ingalls, and Man
derson spoke to-day Of him in the highest
terms and thought the opposition unreason-
able.
ADJOURNMENT FOR CHRISTMAS.
The House amended the joint resolu-
ton so as % make the holiday recess
BEGIN on the Dis. instant, instead Of the
18th. but the senate So far es-
teens its own opinion over that Of
the popular branch that il will be virtually
adjourned from today. and the Senators
will begin TO scatter hOmCward tonight.
Many Congressman, however, will either re-
main or return 10y New ears Day, which
is the opening Of the social season. and a
grand official gaia-day, when everybody en-
titled 10 wear q uniform or decoration dons
it. and rllshes forth with a pocket full Of
cards.
RACE QUESTION.
day call sharp attention 20 the changing con-
dtion of the ever standing problem"
one is the call for colored
convention IN Washington 10 organ
ize national association Cor the
protection of the rights of the negroes
and the other is the criticism on new uu-
published book. entitled "Jursprudence
and Justice which treats of equality
and prociaims the wrongs perpetralcd on
the negro al The South. We may
read OF these things IN one col
umn Of a newspaper. and ~ The next
we find 4 dispatch announcing that there II
a big strike in New York hy white long
shOrcmen, who refuse 20 work along with
negroes.
And then after di-csting the articles OF
the National COlOred Association, and the
old autOmatOn 0utnige list, IL is refreshing
tO see how i'm these twenty years common
sense has been doing its logical work until
the North. except strictly.iOr politics, has
cooled its passions and let reason and fact
endorse Mr.. Grady's remarks, 10 which
we referred "A few days ago. When
New England agrees with the simple
statement of Mr.. Grady. and the rest OF the
North is silent or Indifferent, IL looks as n
the outrage business and the howl for
Federal election laws were in a fair way 10
fail. and perhaps all that will result from
the Federal supervisor attempt VIII be a
prolonged howl along the ranks OF the kadi-
cal demagOglcs. Bruce. Pinchback. Perry.
Carson and other eminent dark lanterns
of the cOlOred race. are in the movement,
and the "call- covers ihe whole proposed
field Of reform with missionaries. political
rs well a. religious. and the latter element
happily blended with politics.
Some of the Republicans discard the piOus
pretenses of the book and believe that it,
laudations of the Republican party and the
prOfuse descriptions Of the mockery OF right
and equality given the negro are specimens
Of covert satire. intended 10 be read between
the lines.
Some pass ages Of the book are dramati-
cally constructed i'm the form of interviews
between an ingenious foreign student 4" and
the statesmen and NapOleons Of the press
who undertake the pleasant task Of enlighi-
ening him i'm American institutions. one
Of the critics of the book to-day mentions the
telegram from Birmingham 10 the effect
that young Englishman had been put
in dungeon cell for attending tent show
on the cOlOred side of the audience. The
critic wanted 10 find out if that stranger
was the foreign student in the book, on his
travels 10 find out more about our free in
stitutions.
"THE TYLER GRIP"
The Register Of Vital Statistics Of the
Health Office says to-day that the Russian
influenza" or sneeZe malady. made a wide
and successful tour of this country in 1871.
and was named rs above designated in
honor of President Tyler lie thinks, as Of
course might be expected, that il is an az
grayated form of hay lever, resulting from
microbes In il not dangerous but. like the