The sun., 1889-12-28
TTF WASHINGTON TOPICS.
v1ctTTNG SCENES EXPECTED IN
fOh' SuE HOUSE IN JANUARY.

oh,..a Himself = Frotecttonist and
g.,red Mr.. Carlisle for FoistinG Free
go, on the Denoernoy-sunsee CoS's
n -si.h Decorations In the National
IS,,,-The Two Minnesota Senator'S
r'.,ur from the Russian Innuensa,
n ,v,ourxaroS, Dec. 27.-The Democratic
Wa. u.a NJ the House have arrived at con-
nln.. concerning the means with which they
eus 20, the conspiracy OF the Republican
w W.. to declare quorum present In order
h"ah,s them TO adopt the Oppressive rules
p.,sh ,ho committee on Rules will report i'm
NpT.,oiv Npv" after the holidays. It 10 the Repub-
" hv..h.,me To nrres. and bring to the bar OF
.uonsa absent Democrats under call OF
@ uouae which Is constitutional means
p,,.onrIne the attendance OF members.
en- teo republicans In their seats and
.saozon democrats brought before the bar
.,,ns House, their names being then taken by
-, sneaker, and by the Clerk entered In the
u .~rnnl the Speaker will be enabled to rule
N n,t the record shows the presence OF quo
-. 40 fur, say the Democrats, so good, But
~, ara the Republican managers to do II
" cannot find Democratic members absent
n ~, ~ ,hair seats or from the hall Of the House1
y. member is in his place attending to his
-. ma member OF the House
.spsnresentatiyes. disooeying no rules, keep
=. order. and maintaining his dignity. can he
=. Soclared In contempt2 On what charge
=, bs he srrested2 On what pretext can he
\. hroupht before the bar OF the House Ger
h,nly il is not an offence against the House
At.nntpaa 10 vote, 1t Is for q member 70 say
vbstSer he will vote or not ON Sny nIopSosi@tion. 20 @
and there is no way 70 compel MN 70 vo'S
,anpot a1S compel him to answer yea or nay nm
10 he chooses 80 to do. AS Speaker Blame
the member 2. sie Oe to srni 'ne
5rbs policy OF the Democrats. therefore. is
,sar Sae They They are to keep their seats They are
SsSr,y SlSayy nc NO 'e opportSnty to order Of
he House. aud under that order seize the per
sons OF absent members ana n Tan ,or tha up my "
vi %aSt GG%Ptso1E they viii have TO make i
Jaw tbSt he PROPOSED scheme
2o,rqemeEIns 2,qe5 quorum would be resisted. II nec-
the coSrsS tSa he mSan t9S ne 70 ,sEe
charge Of the persons OF members o. the HOUSE
tSus unlawfully seized by the SergeqnntoSs nnTa
SEcSi SSETcoSiem nAtS and have agreed to have write
q habeas cSrpus IN readhesg b so ans so Sn de-
tsined may be quickly taken from the custody
d the House into that Of the Supreme Pn,e1a Court @
X iar means or foul, the Capitol is likely to be
n tSe theatre Of some stirring scenes during the
II gAnntOF CK,Jl
l ouSdro-centennial Committee. has notified the
\ representatives OF the various cities dnteresteo
Il securing the Worlds Fair OF 1892 that the
committee will begin to hear them on Jan. o.
The tariff hearing Of the Ways and Means
II oommittee to-day developed phases OF unusual
interest and altogether unexpected. 1t gave
N firth frank expressions from the South on the
nVSSiit nVtSing q but but consoiing to Messrs. Carlisle.
III Mills Mcmillan. ct al: The session was de-
voted chiefly to the subjects Of coal ana iron;i
y l(Atnd nothing occurred TO vary the monoton{ Oh
isertlone and statistics until Gen. J. D. Inn
3jpOden Of Virginia. who won fame and many nam,
cavalry. stood before the committee; Tai,
stalwart in physique. and commanding IN
s%mias he tSqf ssbo hf hs sm set Gee
mined mouth, and grim moustache conveyed
he idea Of a leader either in war or In peace
language. described the vast mineral re-
q y5eRH HrenS 5fsinS one s bHs faa Ten
NJ %s, ass blsy hsS5y SFHsF f
fsr hs ssld Gi dSH anu
mss of day y lsbcrers He told Of the Qualities
VsRta eaSs o ho
Rsss Rasrfss senefes saSn results to Ai,s5
scSi Gen. imboden, looking squarely az ex;;
speaker Carlisle who sat within two feet M Of Of
Abe%moscratst s pre- present would Disagree with him.
NE, who was among the very first to engage IN
16svsloping southern mines w1nld aSnI say tnee e6
VI am q protectionist" shouted Gen. Inn
lseo urged his cavalrymen to the desperate
Nf6Srge. My first vote was cast for Q protec-
and % fS eseud be Submitted 70
would HY&n. carry four II not i've Of these States'
ssted in protection than is the North and We We
in the bs St Tnls
efeeted with hearty applause from all save the
Democratic free traders present.
Gen ImbodeH in the course @ of his rem remGT69S Sa9
4 Stssdo% o. Voter Mr. Flower S vented saG Ito 70
eodSn did NOT mean that 4 the negro I9Dus.
Nuon Of Virginia was smaller the poIlticai Issues
9Ght be different In reply Gen hn dmpSden % aoms 1e
WILDE frank on this subject, We OF the South
lvizatlon. In the last Presdeptial election
voted with extreme reluctance for MI Slsye, VIZ bs
vas vas Compelled s 10 thus Vote. and again turning
70 Mr. Carlisle. In very courteous manner o.
usenspred him for having been instrumental an 10
tioisting the free trade issue upon the Democ-
Hspony to the value OF negro labor In the South
4&ecarng that II protection had no other meriI
VII should commend itself because. in develop
ing Southern mines, II gave the negroes en-
uployment at tremunerattve pay, ana mus con-
vsrted them into honest. orderly citlzenR-
The announcement that Major Burke, the fu-
Etiye Louisiana Treasurer. has arrived In
Honduras has revived the question whether he
can be reached by the process OF extradition
The case OF Tweed is referred to by many as q
hlrecedent, the TACT in that case being that, al
kAhouRh there WAS no eXtradition treaty petWeen
IbpAin and this country the spanish apthoritlet
delivered up Tweed at the formal REQUEST
o. the Unite1 States. and about the same
NeoAditions exist in the present case. Thers
IN no extradition treaty under yhist
GNHs person OF, Major Burke could Be
Nfk1blc OF Honduras. but there Is the furthel
Yeifcumstance in Burke's favor that he ls
psrsonal friend OF President BoRran ana ID az
Ae hend of a number OF local enterprises; oul
q which BoGrau will. II successful make 9
eieat deal OF money. Some years ago burke
secured from the Government OF Honduras
several of the most extraordinary grants ever
gwen by any country 10 an Individual. At thai
gme Burke was tho State Treasurer =, o
louisiana, and had not seen Bogran; The
whole deal was negotiated by Col. II. A. Lover
9rmerly OF Mexico. but then representing the
Gmnes- Democrat In Central America, The ae.