The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-12-26
CAPITAL GOSSIP.

Washington, D. c., De. IS, 1899.
Senator Cockrell, as chairman OF
the caucus committee, reported to
the democratic senatorial caucus this |
morning list assigning the demo
cratlc senators to positions on the
newly created Senate committees,
Which was ratified by the caucus.
Congress Will take recess from
Thursday next to January &. Many |
members and Senators will take ad-
vantage of this opportunity to go
home for a flying visit. This is par
tlcularly true of the democrats ofthe
House. who do not feel the same res
ponsili about the recess work of
the House committees that they did
last year, and for some years past.
The Senate has two propositions
before it relating to negro emigration
from the South. One is a bill offered
lv Senator Butler, and the other a
resolution offered by Senator Gibson.
Both look to government aid for the
eng grants.
The Mckinley tariff bill will proba-
hly be the popular name for the meas
ure which the republican members Of
ways and means committee will try
to formulate on that most trouble
some subject, the tariff. 1t is entire
" too early to attempt to make pre-
t'ictton as TO what the new bill will
he. Some people think the bill will be
based on the Senate tariff bill OF the
lust session. Your correspondent
does not think 50. The senate bill OF
last year was catching hodge
podge of absurdities, huriedly thrown
together by order of certain repubi-
can losses, ard would never have
passed the Senate had not those who
voted for it known that it was certain
to he defeated in the House. The
new bill will be constructed in more
leisurely way and will consequently
be better measure-it could hardly
be worse.
Gen. Clark, ex-clerk of the House
of representatives has been presented
with a valuable gold watch and chain
by his former employees.
Chief Justice Fuller is coming out
in new role-that of speaker. He
delivered the address at the Congress
sionaI centennial last Wednesday and
he is 10 deliver an address at the ded-
ication of the new Lincoln Music
Hall in this city next Friday night.
The Senate has so far confirmed
very few of Mr.. HarrisOn's nomina-
tious, and against some of them there
is very active fight being made.
notably Morgan, commissioner Of In
dian affairs, and Dorchester, superin'
not be surprising if the two are re-
jected.
A committee OF the House has
been appointed to try and run down
the scoundrels who committed the
forgeries on the notorious ballot box
contract, which was used in the re-
cent Ohio Campaign. Honest r0en OF
both parties will earnestly wish the
committee God speed in its gCoc
work.
The House committee on election:
having pefected organizations The
stream of perjury in the contested
election cases will begin to flow thi!
week.
Justice Lamar, of the Supreme
Court has accepted an invitation t.
deliver an add-ess to mass meeting
of the citizens OF Richmond, Va, or
the life and character of the late JEFF
fersOn Davis.
Speaker Reed promises to announce
the rest of the House committees be
fore the recess.
The death of Mrs. Scott Lord, {
sister OF Mrs. Harrison's, has made
things very quiet around the White
House.
MIR. Randall continues to improve
lie took a short walk Saturday.
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