The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-04
LIVE HARRINGTON TOPICS.
Things or Iatorest In and Outside OF the
Halls OF Congress.

| Halls OF Congress.
WASHINGTON. June 3.-Senators Allison. Al
drIch. Hiscock. and Jones. Republicans OF the
sennte Finance Committee continued to-day
the consideration OF tho Tariff bill. The items
| In the wood schedule were examined and
| passed. and then the sugar schedule was laid
over for tho present. 1t being deemed best to
await the return OF Senators Morrill, and Sher-
man before taking up a subject Of such i'm
Two New York fur dealers. representing,
Preparation Tef Of iuEs and manufacture Of fur
goods. had bearing OF few MINUTES before
of tho duty on dcsed FUR and
manufactured articles over that provided In
the House bill.
Senators Power and Saunders and Repre-
sentative Carter OF Montana are learning a
rather bitter lesson In tho politics Of the Har-
rson Administration. The case Of the states
rlson has been the subject 81 no end OF gossip
in the cloak rooms o, the Senate during the
appears The term OF tho Democratic POST
ps.Sn Of tho prompt apR9intnesnt q s.n.t Re-
and the REPRESENTING met tt in council.
Both Senators and the member live In
who should control the appointment. They
concluded ttSere was no use qparrelltng about
VI Ra rSsasn H Helen and neehe1
Of Secretary Blaine. Walker was satisfactory
to the PeOpe Of the and his lo Fs
State naturally supposed there would be no
difficulty about his appointm ent;, But Walker
q course Re Prince TSs against h him In or o.
der c to dssa OF at hs ne ow HHs
named Wheeler; p,, ch%m end end former GtPsr
house OF Harrison. Wheeler has actually got
his fingers on the prize. and is likely to run or
rosentative have exhausted all their influence
at the White House In favor OF their candidate,
them fHH n They have. however. suppressed their
wrath as much as possible. In order to avoid
scandal. and have endeavored 10 arrange
sells man gets the Post Office. This they are
publication what they really think of the Prince
business. but In the privacy OF the cloak rooms
they are pouring out bitter tale OF Woo.
After talk yesterday between Senator Davis
and Represent tive Morrill,. Chairmen Of the
two committees on pensions 1t was believed
that an agreement would he finally and formal |
ly REACHED to-day by the conterrees on tho Cen
Ierrees came up this morning with the instruc-
tons Of the Republican caucus OF last n ight to |
was n" manifest that an agreement could not be
occurred under those conditions. and vote to
report dlsaEreelnent TO the Respective houses !
was adopted The service pension feature WAS |
he only ono OF any Importance upon which the
,onferrees could not agreo
Senator Paddock reported favorably from the
Committee on Agriculture to-day a substitute
or all the pure food bills which have been in
reduced in the Senate. The bill provides that
or the purpose of protecting inter State COM
nerce there shall be organized In the Depart
nent of Agriculture a food division. whose
hief shall receive $1,000 per annum. and shall
70 charged with the duty OF procuring and
laving analyzod samples OF food or drugs sold
Tho Introduction into any
tate or Territory from another State or Ter
itory Of any adulterated food or drugs is pro-
bited under penalty Of fine and imprison-
1ent