The sun., 1890-08-22
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ThinGs or Intersst HnppeaInG In and on
OF the Halls or Congress.

OF the Halls OF Congress.
WARRINGTON. Aug. 21.-There was much
surprise over the failure OF the Senate this
morning to take up the Quay resolution fixing
an order Of business II was not only sur
prise 10 the people who filled the galleries, and
TO the newspaper men who were on hand 10 re-
port tho discussion. but to many Of the Sen
ators who expected tho debate OF yesterday to
bS resumed. Senator Quay, when asked the
reason for the postponomont. said: Some OF
our friends thought It best not to take IL uD to-
day. shall however. call It up tomorrow"
Further than this he declined to say anything.
Senator Manderson said It was feltto be best
II there was any lighting to be done among the
Republicans, to do It In private and not In
public.
THAT means q caucus" Was suggested.
mot necessarily" he responded but q
conference may be held"
Immediately after the Tariff bill was taken
Up and Senator Coke began reading q speech
Republican Senators left their seats and gath
cred in knots to discuss the situation. A
proDOsltSp, will h So sbn mhdo # said that
that the Voting on the .Slll and amend.
The adoption Of this proGramme would enable
the Senate to utilize to good advantage the short
Ssaa RGr %sa ho @sses the SSS HEen.6n bh R
receive the support OF majority of the Ro-
publicans cannot now be stated: II comes. 1t
10 said' from tho friends OF the Election bill
Proceedings In the Senate were interrupted
this morning by o noise overhead ike that OF
the fall Of some heavy body on glass 1t was
several minutes before order was restored. and
for some timo thereafter Senators and occu.
hension above. An Investigation revenled the
fact that a body OF plaster about four feet
which supports the plate glass ceiiinG Of he
chamber. The frame. fortunately. was strong
enough to Withstand the force Of the blow.
the storm last night.
The bill introduced to-day BY Senator Blair.
upon request OF the Farmers Alliance, provides
for banks for the reception OF mortgages ON
real estate. Deposits OF first mortgages ON
with the Treasurer OF the. United States, who
ury T notes Of different depomin ations TO the
amount OF the mortgages deposited.
In the Senate to-day Mr. Evarts interrupted
the discussion Of the Tariff bill to have read a
communication from the Grant Monument
Association which, he, said, had been consid-
cred Of So pressing character that 1t had been
sent TO him by telegraph. The telegram said
sociation deplored the recent action OF the
Senate In relation to the proposed removal Of
proySd By him dsdeatsd by the 'Gi City sSI o Now %
York. and accepted by his family as bis final
resting place and protested against the pro-
posed removal. Il was signed by ". r Grace,
President; c. H. T. Cell!s, Chairman Of the EI-
ecutiye Committee: K T. Greener. Secretary;
and II. l. Hotchkiss. Treasurer.
The Secretary OF State some time ago issued
an invitation to the other American republics
to appoint members OF q Board OF Commits
sioners to superintend the survey for an inter-
continental trunk line Of railroad TO connect
America, as recommended by tho Intern tlon al
American Conference. These Com missioners
as soon thereafter as necessary. for the purpose
OF organizing and beginning thsir work. A
sufficient nun ber Of responses have been re-
ceivei to justify an expectation that tho Board
vii meet In Washington on that date and estab-
lish It's headauarters here. ConRless has
sloners on the part OF tho United States, but
they have not yet been selected.