Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-12
OBSTINATE MIR. WEAVER.
He Still Blocks Business in the
 House.
RECORD OF DAYS ROBUSTNESS.

Some Business Done-Fresh Fish Taken
 or the Free List-Inauguration Notes. Private Pensions.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-The house spent most of the day in tilibustering. A strong effort was made to transact business, but MT. Weaver continued to interpose diiatory motions.
 At the close of the prayer, Mir. Weaver, of Iowa, moved that when the house adjourn it be to meet on Monday next During the count conference of prominent Democrats was held at the speakers desk. As a result, when the vote on this question had been de- | termined, and MT. Weaver moved to take recess until 1:30 MT. Randall made the point of order that no business could be transacted until the journal had been read. This point the speaker upheld MT. Weaver insisted that the chair had made another ruling before and had allowed motions for adjournment to be voted before the reading of the journal, but the speaker said that even had he so decided on previous occasions, he would now reverse his own ruling
 The journal having been read, MT. Weaver moved an adjournment until Monday, but MT. Dibble, of South Carolina, came for ward with conference report upon the senate Dll LOT the eTeCClOu or a puOllc Dulu- ing at Milwaukee, and the speaker ruled that this was of higher privilege than motion to adjourn.
 While the motion to agree to the confer ence was pending, Mir. Weaver moved an | adjournment, but the chair declared him out of order, holding that motion to post pone was the only motion which could put aside the report or permit an adjournment. There was some filibustering on the vote on a motion to order the previous question. When the previous question had been ordered, MT. Weaver asked whether a motion to adjourn until Monday would be In order. The speaker thought not, but e1- pressed some doubt of the correctness of his own ruling.
 MT. Weaver suggested that the doubt should be resolved in favor of the rights of the minority.
 The Speaker-The chair thinks it is better to resolve the doubt in the interest of the transaction of the public business of the house, and he has therefore done so on this occasion (Applause)
 MT. Dibble then presented a conference report on the bill appropriating s6OO,OOO for the purchase of site and to begin the con- struction of a public building at Omaha, Neb.
 Despite MT. Weaver's attempted obstruc- tion the house considered and agreed to the report.
 When Mr. Dibble rose with another con- ference report Mir. Weaver raised the ques- tion of consideration. Further points of order were made and ruled upon, and finally, without accomplishing any further legisla- tion, on motion of Mr. Weaver the house took recess.
 FRESH FISH NOT FREE. The senate spent good portion of the day .1D1~o on the free list. The attempt was not suc- cessfuL
 At the close of long discussion MT. Hale's amendment was agreed to-yeas, 2S; nays, 13-apd fresh fish was placed on the dutiable list at half cent per pound. INAUGURAL NOTES
 The event at inaugural headquarters was the arrival of Adjt. Gen Hastings, of Penn sylvania, the chief of staff of Gen. Beaver. the grand marshal of the inaugurs sl parade. A general order for the information of the public will soon be issued by Gen. Beaver. Transportation companies east of the Missis- I'sippi river have fixed a rate of one fare for the round trip to Washington dnring inaugu- ration week, making no exception for organ ized bodies
 THE TIN PLATE DUTY.
 MT. Cameron presented to the senate reso- lutions of the chamber of commerce of Pitts burg, favoring the passage 0: bill fixing the duty on tin plate at two and one-half cents per pound at the least. PRIVATE PENSIONS. The house committee on invalid pensions agreed to report favorably twenty six pri- vate pension bills. There are now $50 pri- vate pension bills on the calendar and about 5000 waiting the action of the committee
 ENTERTAINED BY THE PRESIDENT Col. and Mrs Calvin S. Brice are the guests of the president and Mrs Cleveland at the presidents mansion They will remain several days
 POSTMASTERS NOMINATED
 Among the nominations for postmasters sent to the senate by the president were the following: Massachusetts, T. H. Raymond, Athol Centre; H. L. Patrick, Hopedale; H. N. Nash, Newton Highlands; J. F. Robin son, Vineyard Haven; c. H. Stacy, West Newton; Julia E. Seely, Great Burlington; F. E. Wright, Lynn. New York, A. F. Willmott White Stone George Baker Phil mont; G. E. Pitt, College Point; J. J. Byrne. Flatbush; Sarah A. Granger, Clifton Springs. New Jersey, William Carpenter, Clinton: Patrick Burns, Raritan; s. F. Harmed, Wood bridge; W. B. French, Woodstown. Pennsyl- vania, Eva R. Weistling, Middletown; R. c. North, Selin's Grove.
 WOOL GROWERS ORGANIZED-THEIR WISHES The National Wool Growers association in | scssion here has elected Hon. John Mo Dowell, of Washington, Pa, president; Col William L. Black, of Texas, vice president: J. H. Wallace, of Missouri, treasurer and J. H. Kirkpatrick, of California, secretary. A schedule of tariff duties on wool was agreed to, which, 1t Is understood, proposes slight increase in present rates. A committee was appointed to present the new schedule to the senate finance committee and urge its incor- poration into the senate tariff bill. This committee was also authorized to confer and cooperate with wool manufacturers, if deemed advisable, in securing the adoption of a sufficient schedule of duties for woolen goods in connection with the conventions proposed schedule for wool resolution was adopted declaring: "That the determina- tion of future economic and financial policy for this government \ so important to the wool growing and all other industries, and the business of the nation, as to require im- mediate and definite legislation, and if this shall not be accomplished during the present congress the convention earnestly requests that the Fifty first congress be convened at the earliest day practicable after the expira- tion of the present session."