Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-16
AROUND THE CAPITOL.
Changes Made la the Tariff Bin by the
senate Finance Committee.


Printed copies Of the tariff bill rs amended
by the republican members Of the senate
finance committee up to Saturday night we're
laid before the subcommittee today. IL IN
Guided the sugar and tobacco schedules. and
copies OF these were given TO Senator Carlisle.
representing the minority. Several changes
were made today, and this will probably be the
case every day until the bil gets into the SEN
ate. IL is expected that the subcommittee vii
DE able TO report the measure "Wednesday or
thursday. Mr., Mckinley said that the changes
made IN the House bill by the finance commit
tee are comparatively few and unimportant
senator Carlisle says he has not
YET hSgun work ON the report 20 be sub
united by the minority and that he will not DO
so until the entire bali has been ulaced in h,-
hands This need not DELAY the report OF the
lill 10 the senate by the majority he SAYS as
the minority vlil ash leave 30 present Its views
at a subsequent date.
FOR TEE RTIIsF oF FLORIDA sY4rtyps
The House committee on public lands has
authorized favorable report on the Senate
bill 10 confirm title TO phosphate laud in
Florida taken ur by actual settlers nnd,r the
homestead Law IN iguoranc, Of its mineral
character.
THE SILVER Bill
II is said that there will be no vote on the
silver hIll or any OF the pending amendments
IN the Senate today. Senator Jones OF Nevada
says that several Senators desire to speak vet
including Senators Allison and Malcott. aud
that, Notwithstanding tue agreement Go clos.
the debate at O'Clock. one will be
prevented from speaking ~ho expresses a
desire 10 do so. Tic thinks final vote will not
he reached FOR two or three DAYS. Questioned
as 10 the character OF the hill the senate would
pass Senator Jones answered that 1t seemed
quite probable now that It would
bc bah providing for free COM
age. tie said the effort 90 secErc
the pledges OF a ma or;v of the senate 20 vote
against free coinage had been a failure aud
the inevitable result. he Thought. would be the
passage Of a bIll including that feature list
OF republican Senators favorable 20 free
coinage. az given by one OF them, includes
Messrs Nalcott Teller. Jones. Stewart l1umb.
ingalls,, Mitchell, Power, Sanders aud CAM
crOn.
caUcUs TONIGHT.
The republicans of the House are to hold q
caucus tonight TO consider the question OF q
federal clec tion law
The Weather and the Crops.
The weather crop bulletin Of the signal ofsce
Tor the week ending june Ia SAWS: The week
was cooler than usual in the central valleys.
New England and the southwest the deficiency
IN temperature being slight except over Texas.
where the daily average Temperature was from
five to eight degrees below the normal. The tenn
| perature for the season. from January TO June
u. CONTINUES m excess generally over the states
cast OF the Mississippi aud over the territory
west OF the Mississippi south OF the fortieth par
allel There has been an excess OF rainfall for
tie week generally throughout the central VAL
| ieSs, the lover lake region. northern New Eng
land and western New York the heaviest rain.
occurring IN Texas and the west gull states
Z Nhtrt over a large the IreginlfatlOn
ceedcd two inches The rainfall for the sea-
son generally continues IN excess over the CEN
tral valleys. the lake region. northern portions
OF New England and the middle Atlantic states
ana on The Racine coast north of the thrty-fifth
parallel The weather hhs been favorable for
growing crops IN the northwest during the pAsf
week. The condition of the wheat IL reported
as excellent in South Dakota and northern Ne
brash,l. and has been much improved by reccut
rains IA North pakUt while in southern Ne
! hr1ska the wheat crop Is in poor condition
HE crop has been slightly injured III some ser
uons by heavy rains and rust has appeared IN
some localities. Crop conditions are reported
as greatly improved IN Kentucky and Tennes-
see; tobacco setting nearly completed and plants
dong well. Reports from the gulf and south
Atlantic states indicate that the weather con-
dltlons have been favorable for the cotton
crop. and IN the eastern portion Of this region
intending South Carolina. prospects were neger
| better for AN abundant Weld. Ina the middle
Atlantic states and New England the rainfall
was generally IN excess. but high temperature
ana average sunshine favored the growth OF
all crops. The harvesting OF a large hay crop
! Is IN progress IN these sections while the grain
crops. especially oats. have doubtless been IN
lurod by wet weather and promise yield much
below the average. in Virginia all crops were
! improved. except tobacco, which was slightly
injured by dry, hot weather.
Grains 1.amnnaha and