The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-31
TO CREATE DISSENSlON.
AvErronr or RErUDIfoAr rAPERs.
Meeting Of the American Hisiorlcal Assocla-
uon-Moro BcoiprociN Treaties.
Washington Notcs.

wasnworox. D. c. Dec. S0.-rSpocial =
Some newspapers tlat are inimical 10 the
Democratic party nd which would gladly
fomsnt d.scord within its ranks. have sug-
cested fat Mr. Mills introduce an omnibus
tar.a bu bssed upon the Mills bill
ofthe FifUeth Congress with such modi6ca-
tions or changes as may be deemed advisable
and aude41or 90 have IL referred TO his
Mills Committee on Interstate Commerce.
lf can bo stated with positiyenoss tia. Mr.
Mls has not for ~ instant
entertained the idea Of such
& course He VIII not resort % unpar-
f.noltarv means go onf0re his ideas. The
tr.a policy wiU be discussed aud DO doubt
determined by % Democratic caucus. whore
o,.r member of that party IN tle House
wi. lavo equal opportunity 20 urge lis plsns
Ie.u. ican journal. hope TO encourage tho
fru contents of the House with whom
Nr ~ is has 30 sympathy 10 overt acts and
tas weaken the party.
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
Thorn 0rninc session of the American His
for..l Association devoted q American
history was held in the Nst.0nal Museum.
Ile first paper. 'Ihe Earliest Texas. was
re.l lF Nrs. leo &. Handy ol New York.
Heur Clay the First po.itica. Speaker OK
t.e House was the title 0l a paper read by
81 SIS Mary Parker Folett Hiss folett SAID
fUe 1ecide8ly political character of Henry
Cay rule was very striking. The result was
O. greatly increase the Spekcrs parliament
lrv power CLAW slealersh| was also asserted
ly his continued activity as an individual
member ln voting Lo d'mauded and OBJ
tanned the lu.l force ot e. member vote. No
other Speaker moreover lad ever exercised
IBIS right to speak n Committee of the Whole
SO .ree.v as Henry Clay. The precedent es-
tali-hel the tradition tlat q party ia putting
d leader iD the chair es uC. deprive itself of
h.s services on tho floor. Mss fOllett said
that go Clay more than Co any one else was
due the war 0t i~l2. During Monroo's ad-
muistrat0n tLerc was close struggle be-
tween the speaker and PRESIDENT for Sue
promacy. but Clay practical success shows
tint in any such contest the Speaker has tho
greater chance Or WIN
Ir. B. G.. Sumner. n Massachusetts,. read
the third paper entitled Governor William
Ieeto and the ABSORPTION OF tho New Haven
Colony ly Nonnectcu-'
General James Grant Wilson. president Of
the New York Genealogical Md GeOgraph-
i.M Society. read the next paper entitled
Lord l.ove.ace. Tie last paper read was
euut ed "ihe lntorcement OF the Slave
Trade Laws hv W. J. b. ubOls. A. NJ, of
Harvard University. AT tie conclusion of
Lis paper the meeting adiounei in order to
uoHE HrrTRocIrY IwATIrs
Secretary Blaine to-day signed trade ar
rangements with the ministers o, Guanama
and San Salvador under the terms of the
section of the Mckinley lawautho III thcm
g. bee made. The treaty VIII Guanlama re-
Cuires the approval of theCOngIess of that
country before it becomes Elective but t. is
hoped that the Management with san Saliva
t0r can go into eject iv tie lst Of February.
These arangen ats ara similar i'm thoirnature
or scope 90 the one prtmagated yesterday by
the British West lnIlc. with which tie con-
dtons ot The trde Of the nited States arc
similar 90 those OF th trade with Guanlama
and san Salvador.
TO EOTET TIE FISH,
Persons interested " the passage Of the act
90 protect tie tsh in the Potomac river hope
10 secure the olactnont of the bill this ses-
sion Last session tie bill was autagOnized
ly Coluessmaa w. III. i. lee who has since |
died
mis- successor Mr.. f. T. Meredith. favors
the passage ot the bil. and has promised 10 |
do aI. DO IBIS Ner 10 secure favorable action |
unon it.
Under tae ptposeo bill the use of all sorts |
81 nets except dip-ues are prohibited ia the |
waters % tle District limits. The object of /
The bull s @. lotect the spawning grounds.
Yesterday winte' seine was hauled at |
Iourlllie rul and with considerable success /
great many yellow perch were caught. IS /
we'll as some chthsh q few eels and some sum |
fish,
The persons who binled the seine were con- |
adeate enough % 1ut back the small fish |
Instead Of Destroying them.
gAsHNaroN NOTES
In Virginia special mail service to nundloy |
springs. AppmattoS county, has been dis |
continued an- Starroute has been establish /
ed from Chap via Hundley Springs to Ne |
brasAa and hck three times a week The |
star service bom Bed House to Chap is dis
continued
Colonel OfoTan never uses telegraph |
franks lie Iiys for all his teegams Nor |
does he ever use q ralroad pass. "ln my can
yassng throul virginia he said 10 The |
lNf c0rrespondent IL have paid my own
railroad fare
The hepub sans ne as Indignant at the re-
SUIT OF tAe conust fr the New York State
Senate as Tie llemocats are exuitant. The !
Ielul ieaus cannot ind language severe |
enough Orb press thclr denunciatOn Of |
Governor llil
Dir. Howard 81 Segen. Of Maine Consul
General az Apla Sam'a. who Is at home on q 1
ieh'e OF aosenee. returned TO Washington to-
cav i.f tne pun pose tt conlerFng with tho !
state Department officials prior 10 departure /
for his post of luty. Tho situation of affairs
lu lhe Islands is somewhat delicate at present,
ana Alr. Scwel who is probably better ac-
NNanied with sentiment there than any other
nc.ai. vii be askedto express his views at
lengt 20 the Department Tie will sail from
San francisco some tine next month.
The lighthouse boud TO-DAY received a
telegram stating tat four sailors in a small
boat nom tie hg.t ship at Winter Quarter
Shoals, Va, wero tmJwn from their boat last
Lisnl by % heavy So. and would hav0 been
drowned but for the eforts oi mo Assateaeue |
Ire saving men. ihemen were rescued IN
badly .rozon condition They have been sent
to the hospital atPAilaielpn.o.
naryiand's Ne,g Senator's.
BALIfNoRE. Dec. 8O.-Dne week from TO-
IaL tie IanL.-nIDrn IL AIn-.lnl-l VII naanr, Liz