The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-12
LIVE WASHINGTON roprca
Things OF Iatercst Happesine In saa Out OF
the Halls Of Con gress.

the Bland bill through the House. AZ the re-
suit OF secret conference OF the free silver
members OF the Committee on Coinage.
Weights. and Measures to-day the following
petition. addressed to tho Committee on Rules,
Is being circulated and freely signed by the
free coinage members Of the House:
I'VE. the undersigned members OF the
House. request that the Committee on Rules
get apart time for tho consideration OF the
bills OF the Committee on Coinage. Weights,
and Measures for the FREQ coinage OF silvor."
We expect" said Mr.. Pierce OF tho Com
mittee on Coinage. ito get every free coinage
momber Of tho House. irrespective Of party. to
sign th jar petition In my opinion we will est
the result OF 1t will be that tho committee will
PR hrlng in an order giving IA a date. That be-
the free coinage men will Do agreed upon. This
Wits s tRss eashnGss is
comparatively free"
Tho President and Mrs. Harrison were the
guests Of honor ut dinner tonight given by
the Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs Noble.
Mrs. Noble sat at the right hand Of the Presi-
dent with Mrs, Harrison on the right OF the
Secretary. an important departure. The 1ues.
y settled BY tie State Department NIT to (Which Which
M Sae1 E fSsed ths
On Mayz IN MI cr % tne
master-tiener1l WanamaKer and Miss Edith
Foster OF Chicago. nieco of the hostess. who
Who attend and senator and Hes
Sherman.
A conference OF the Democratic members OF
the Committee On Ways and Means was held
to-day at which Chairman Springer's Free
Wool bin was under discussion. All tho Dem
BoasEe Cochran Of Nsy York There ss Was mo- no
SxprIessed the opinion that the majority would
finally agree uIon bill to be reported. No ex-
prediction Of the exact rate OF duty t to lie
recommended on manufactured goods. Tho
max IN 5 percentage fixed BY tho Mills b
the Mekinley hi on the cheaper grades Of OF
tSs Higher rs 10 st G tn
Chairman sprinssr from TIE census Bureau
cred by, the sub.eomnlttee in charge Of the
The Reciprocity Commissioners-Messr
Thompson; Foster. and Powell. representing
Con- Foster reprssentins the United state emu
met at the state Department this morning and
formally entered upon the discuss sion 81 the
tetSeen The Gned sstsss and eanSd
The portraits Of generations Of Secretaries
Of State looked down from the walls Of the
small room in the State Department upon the
Tnei sses and Gfcs
Britain: met this afternoon to discuss ques-
tons affecting the seal industry. in Behring Sea-
The walls could hardly be seen for the pictures.
Every Secretary OF state since tho foundation
q this Government had his mute counterpart
table and the asents-Mes sn B Mde s
and DIR. Dawson for Great Britain aud Profs.
Merriam md MCndenhall for tho United States
they conclude their labors.
The attention Of Private Secretary Halford
was called this morning to the published state-
mont OF Mr.. She. in Atlanta Ca. to the effect
that tho President had said to him that he only
desired white men sent US delegates to the
next National Republican Convention. and that
he white men must not he officials OF the Ma
t t, Republican Administration. MIR. Hal
Mr.. sh!el has not seen tho President for a
s pn Td da w n n s he went
quite sure he j.; not correctly reported. So far
from drawing thu race line, no one, who knows
public attitude toward the coiored people pie
would for moment na sIHpp9se he ever enter.
s:ssG"stfH ssness
to the National Convention as delegates. the
President has never made nny utterance on the
must be left TO the good Judgment Of the party.
and that no ironclad rule could be adopted.
Renatlican;s, J., eyGrywshhsre viii recognized the
the Conyention those who would best represent
the sentiment ard desires Of the party"
received a letter from Atlanta stating that Mr. :
She did not use the expressions imputed to
%r tint s fa h and mof. avG5 Of
going to Minneapolis. and was explicit that he
spoke without authority and for himself alone
Representative Wilson OF Kentucky has been
wearing q spacious smile for ten days past
and his colleagues. who have been vainly en-
deavoring to fathom,, tho true inwardness
thereof. think the following notice explains
things:
WILSON cALLAHAN-In Baltimore. Feb. l.. JUL.
taeK aaAA '' washington 10 JUN H. wilson OIL men,
AT his post OF duty on the floor Of, the House
Coz. Wilson was found and INC. sapIrsed Of the lib
fused s to Identity himself with the JOHN II.
Wilson Of Kentucky who was married in Batl-
to wi"'hrr w he Was or Single
mained silent: Mr.. Wilson has been widow
"T ses Is tho or ne his
friends.
Tho President to-day sent the following
to the Senate:
Sss dor me ninth Judicial Circuit vice To-
R0w land ii. Mahany Of New York to he Envoy Ex.
and Minister Penpotentisry OF the United
states to Ecuador.
The Senate in secret session to-day con.
ilrmed the nomination Of William NJ. Grinnell
Of New York to be Third Assistant Secretary
Of State.
Mr.. Covert OF New York offered n resolution
to-day directing surveys to DO mado undor d.
rection Of the Secretary of War for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining the best location for a
deep drauGht navigabe channel connecting
tie naval station ct League Island Pa. with
$25,O00 therefore. Tho commissi on to make
the survey is composed OF one engineer officer.
United States Army. one naval officer. one OIL
ser OF the United States Coast and Geodetic
Of New York. Pennsylvania. and New Jersey.
The resolution WAS referred to the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors.
Mr.. Chapman. who Is Chairman OF the Com
mittee on the Election OF President and Vice.
President md Representatives in Congress.
said to-day that this committee would soon re-
port bill changing the present constitutional
Isl for tha rhoicA nf SannfnrS proyii.