The sun., 1890-01-14
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
EVEN REPUBLICANS OPPOSED TO
sPEAKRR REEDS CODE OF RULES.

I
OF tho Conmlttee, But VIII Oppose tho
Rules on tho Floor OF the HOuae-Mor-
mons and Anu-Mo, mons from IdAh o
Debate In the Senate COmmittee Room.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.--The fight over the
adoption OF tho House rules has been post
poncd for day or two The committee would
have had meeting to-day but for the absence
| OF Messrs. Mckinley and Connor, who were In
Philadelphia In attendance upon the funeral OF
the late Judge Kelley. It is expected that a
meeting OF the committee will be held to-
morrow. Mr.. Carlisle. one OF the Democratic
| members, will not attend the meeting. He
| is indignant at what he regards as very
shabby treatment OF the minority by
Speaker Reed. The only other Democratic
member OF the committee. Mr.. Randall.
is too III to come to the Capitol. There WILL
| therefore. be Republican members only whom
the committee meots. Even this fact will not
| save Speaker Reed His code OF rules. which
he prepared all by himself and endeavored to
| thrust unon the House, will be smashed to
pieces. Mr.. Cannon is strongly opposed to the
Reed code, and at least fifty Republican men,
bers OF the House agree with him. and insist
| that a conservative course should be followed.
and that the radical features OF Mr.. Reeds
code of rules shall be stricken out. These
members m insist that the code must be mate;
the party qDr IN tho e Houso
The Democrats are even more indignant
ths HThsN do say ba he
has taken advantage Of MIR. Randaifs illness to
put MI. Carlisle in q hopeless minority on the
dali will mover be able to appear at the Capitol
again. Mr.. Carlisle was not consulte in the
preparation. After the code was all prepared,
Mr.; Reed handed him copy. and then at once
he had no show Of making a fair light. Mr.. Car
Isle announced that he would not attempt to
SECURE any modiilcations OF the rules In com;
the called meeting. but would make his
fight for, his party, on the floor OF, the
code which Mr.. Carlisle strongly objects to
are the proyisions that motion to go into
Committee OF the Whole to consider any meas
ure shall not be recognized unless made with
the approval OF the committee having charge
as aa ss
the old morning hour, and the omission OF
any provision for motions to take q recess or
TO adjourn oyer to a certain day. Tho Repub-
themselves. at no distant day, and they are op-
SfH would b be doing % Should % they adopt NJ Reeds @
1adc be rpes AbtoSetheT Az @ the hers promise ot
days, when the subject OF the adoption Of the
rules comes up for discussion and action.
President Harrison is in a state OF mind over
the effort to select proper person for appoint
ment as Recorder OF Deeds for the District of
Columbia, The colored appointee Of President
Cleveland whS few days ago informed Sen
dent There is q lively strife for the place Al
coiored Republicans from all quarters
Of the Union are applicants. Several
in W Washington, and claim that the appoint
ment is due to the District Of Columbia. under
shs 81 de Mond be s
District Of Columbia. Many white gentlemen
place. The President, it is said, wants to ap-
point a eolored friend from Indiana: but is
20 up from the Republicans Of Washington at
such an appointment The colored people have
pesdtS to c aed ao es2e Sfs as Fred s boass nss
When Douglass retired Cleyeland's friend Mat
thews Of Albany, drew the fees for while. and
Wa- 'I selected. The citizens OF the district
the one Federal ofiice in this city with which |
the citizens generally come ln close contact A !
are negroes and although the. Republicans /
have. great love for their colored brethren, they
6es naee s IS to seI Tsi Is
be somewhat disappointed In the matter OF
fees. as Congress has practically determined to
do away with this system OF compensation and |
put the Recorder on a regular and reasonable
salary.
Senator Plumb to-day introduced o bill to re-
peal so much Of the act Of July /. 1870. as au-
thorizes the leasing Of the rights to engage in
taking fur seals from the islands Of st. Paul
and st George, Alaska. The bill provides that
Secretary OF the Treasury to lease the rights Of
the seal fisheries to any company be repealed, |
t6st h n9 a
terminated. The bill also requires the Secre-
taTy to promulGate regulations prohibiting the
by any but natives. and prescribing
the number to be taken each year. The bill
now in force. but provides that ali skins taken
hereafter shall be transported annually to San
sSest to bsdo 3s sSa FE In
these sales is to be paid into the Treasury and
9 Par Sr fbs Of the NATIVES
appoint agents s, to carry into effect the pro-
aSPGdsS fs H. b II tho
The Gridiron Club, composed of news.
f Fe i:{n @Ssssy S0 q
B. Macfariand OF the Pbiladelphia Record:
Secretary and Treasurer, I. V. DeGrsw. Mem
Johnson Of the Cincinnati Eh0uirer. and David
Mckee. Washington agent Of the New York
AsSoelHfed ASS M @cdIe pTess he annual dinner OF the
1t is reported tonight that the Washington
Wills HaStIns sH and coWen n ea'9 Of cSeago SHa
Hawking has been employed upon the Wash
ington Post as n humorous writer for several
lime, connected with The Chicago News. The
Capital is to be hereafter a penny paper. 1t 10
lntimated that Melville Stone. may be connect
ed with the new enterprise.
Thomas N. Coakley OF New York city for sew
sral years past an efficient employee OF tho
House under Democratic admin stration. was
to-day appointed q special messenger under
.he resolution authorizing two additional Of
icials.
Representative Joe Abbott was to-day proud
y exhibiting to his colleagues q branch OF a
peach tree upon which two good sized peaches
gere growing. 1t had Just been sent him from
Texas. and the Congressman says that even
n that fertile State 1t is little unusual for
peaches to grow and ripen In January.
The Mormon and anti Mormon elements OF
he population OF Idaho met in combat this
II, tho ttSa