Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
LIVE WASHINGTON WAITS.

DcIuOcIdllC ellDerS OF Ine w dy anu naCoh'
Committee to call up the tariff question il
the House early week after next. This pro
gramme would, to some extent, defer con
| sideration of the silver question, for the
| silver question cannot be gotten out. of the
| way in advance of that time. The notice o
the intention to take up the tariff question
! about March l was made in the Ways ano
| Means Committee to-day at brief session
| OF the full committee An agreement wa:
reached among the members of the commit
| tee that the minority should have until 9
week from tomorrow 70 prepare thell
reports against the bili-the wool
binding twine and bagging measure:
heretofore ordered favorablv reported to the
House by Il party vote. Chairman Springer
then announced that it was intended to cal
| up one of the three bills on the Monday OF
Tuesday following the submission of the
reports to the House. No objection was
manifested on the part of the Republicans
| Springer was asked how long the tariff de:
| bate would probably rum and he said: "Oh,
can't say as to that. do not think there
| is any.disposition on the part of the Repub
| licans to take more tine than is really neces-
sary to the consideration of the matter. We
Will go right along with the tariff, pass bill
If We can, and if We can't pass it, ut least dc
| our best IN that direction. But l have nc
doubt We Will Pass bill"
l. A. PILLSBURY, of Minneapolis, ad-
dressed the subcommittee OF the Senate
Committee on Judiciary this morning. in
advocacy of the Washburn anti-options
bill. He believed that the dealing in futures
tended to depress the price of farm products.
Fiat wheat had as much effect on the mar
ket as fiat money would have, and the
pending measure, which would prevent the
sale of fictitious wheat, would be beneficial
to the farmer and consequently to every.
person in the country. Mir: brigham, a
farmer from Ohio, also favored the measure,
and voiced the views of the farmer in advo-
eating the prevention of trading i'll options
and futures.
THE Worlds Fair special, comprising
five of the most nagnificently equipped and
luxur1ously furnished trains ever put on
the road by the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany rolled out of the Baltimore and Ohio
station at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon, bound
for the city OF Chicago. The distinguished
passengers aboard these trains are to be the
guests of the Worlds Fair city for the next
four days, and are tine Senators and Repre-
sentatives of the Fifty-second Congress- the
foreign ministers accredited to the United
the national capital Hon. Aulai t. Ewing,
Chairman of the Citizens Committee OF
Chicago, has general charge of the party,
but each of the seperate trains is under the
direct charge of an Illinois Congressman,
the representatives from the Worlds Fair
State having naturally constituted them
selves to some extent a committee on enter
tainment during the journey. The several
trains followed each other in succession,
with intervals OF Is minutes between the
various sections, in order to insure safety.
SECRETARY FOSTER has finally decided
to take European trip for the benefit of
his health, ,and will sail from New York next
TraS for Prarn bp
Lloyd steamship Spree. He will be accom-
panied by W. +. MacLellan, Chief of the
Warrant Division, Treasury Department,
who is also in poor health. The Secretary
suffers from prostration, tie effects of a
severe attack OF grip, and takes the trip
solely for the purpose of recuperation. He
has no intention OF travelling in Europe and
expects to be again in this country in about
three weeks.
Mr.. CALDWELL, of Ohio, introduced
bill to-day providing for survey of route
for ship canal to connect Lake Erie, at
Toledo, with the Ohio river at Cincinnati,
the survey to include an inquiry into the
feasibility of change of the Miami and
Erie canal to ship canal 20 feet deep and
l50 feet wide.
Mr.. FITCH introduced bill to-day, to
amend the Mckinley tariff law SO as to re-
duce the duty on barley from 30 cents to 10
cen is per bushei OF 4s pounds. ;sfs g7
THE receipts from internal revenue dur
ing the first seven months of the fiscal year
ending June so, 1892, were SIS, 700 O94, being
81 t99, 1lo more than for the same time last
yea
REPRESENTATIVE HARTER, of Ohio,
quest for caucus of the Democratic party
on the silver question to Mr.. Holman, chair
man of the caucus, and had no doubt the
call would be issued. Between 40 and so sig
natures were appended to the request, and
the caucus rules provide that a caucus shall
be called when asked by 35 members. Mr..
Harter said he had no doubt the caucus
would be largely attended, and that num-
ber of Senators would be present. Many
Senators, he said, had stated to him that
they believed action on the silver question
should be postponed, and would what
they could to bring about such a result.
SECRETARY NOBLE has sent to the Sem
ate Committee on Territories vigorous pro-
test against the passage of Senate bill No.
1868, introduced by Senator Washburn, ITO
incorporate the Yellowstone Park Com
pany," the incorporators of which are to be
Charles Gibson, John D. Perry, of Mis-
souri,; Thomas Lowry and James w. Ray
mond, of Minnesota. The bill provides that
the lncorporators and their successors shall
have perpetual succession and are author
lied to acquire and operate hotels and Sc
cure other privileges. There is granted to
the company for 20 years the use OF ten acres |
of ground at each OF the following localities
in the park: Mammoth Hot Springs, Nor
Fountain Geyser Basin, Upper Geysin Basin, |
Grand Canon, Lower Yellowstone Lake and |
the west bay of Yellowstone Lake, for the |
use of each of which the company agrees to |
pay the Government $50 per annum, which |
is to be in lieu of all taxes, and at each OF |
these localities the company is to keep a |
frst-class hotel. The Secretary critics the |
bill i'll detail, and concludes that it is op- |
posed to the public good is for private inter-. |
ests solely, and is in every way pernicious."f Y
THE Bering Sea controversy was the |
principal topic Of discussion at to-day's |
Cabinet meeting. There is no particular
change in the situation, and none is looked. |
Ior until Lord Salisbury acts OH the treaty |
Of arbitration, a draft of which, drawn on
lines understood to be equally acceptable to
both Governments, was submitted to him
Early this week In order to get the treaty
before the Senate as soon as possible, it was
arranged that Lord Salisbury should COM
nunicate his action by cable. So far, how
,ver, nothing has been heard from him on
he SUBJECT. Ihe poliCy VI 'nlS oNeIHuueht
With regard to the coming sealing season
will depend largely on the action of the
British Government on the question of
arbitration. There is scarcely doubt, how
,ver, that an arrangement will be made
somewhat similar to that of last years
nodus vivendi. The President has issued
he usual proclamation against poaching in
3ering Sea. 1t is almost Identical with the
,ne issued last year.
THE report that United States Minister
Reid has resigned is denied at the State