The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-20
LIVE WISHING ron TOPICS.
Things Of Interest Happening In and Out OF
the Halls OF Congress-.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 10-A New York dcspatc
, published in tho Philadelphia E'pss this morn
, ing has attracted much attention among poll
ticians in Washington. Tho article purport
TO civo an account OF n midnight meeting G
Senator Hill and his friends in New York las
Saturday. which meeting. II Is said was Gallo
at tho instance OF Senators German and Brio
md ex-Sccretary Whitney. The facts" abou
the meeting are set forth In detail. and among
the statements made arc these:
| senators German and Bric' AMI eNSecretAry Whit
ney were tho Democrats OF consequence who were a
this conference and secretly did they and 81
quietly did they go away that their presence was no
even suspected At the request OF these men. Gov. I'LL
consented 10 a meeting on Saturday evening. whe,
they were gathered in his parior they began to tall
with him about tho reactionary movement In thi
| state. They told him that however nsinc-reiy con
| coirei this movement may be. yet II was hsvn,
| an mrorian. effect upon the Democratic part,
| elsewhere Mr. German told Hill in yer,
| plain languaE, that this reaciionary fcelins
vas not confined to New York city. but was quieti,
man,res,ins itself in the Senate. whitney declared
s.s
Hs ss IF "P" /" as
three men went away IN something OF heat and they
sas s"@ s'fss sRS"
q ). made na or a.
these ms Whether ga, !. 70 take the form, letter
| There is not word OF truth in this story.
saturday or Inst Sunday. On SATURDAY even
hHode island avenue. and has not been out OF Of
the CITY one moment since. Senator Brice was
MeW York last SstIrday i is true but i his
on sepntor Hill during his visit. It is Q fact.
th SSRS2g has ;Hn
rSiand Senator was in New York AT few Wv weeks
nys nss M iii sns %n tho s
his hotel and reached Mr. Germans room
through r u, Z side, m "ntranSe when In fact tue
is no Senator or other person in Washington
who has done ANYTHING toward urging Mr..
take any other step with regard to the poit-
icnl situation. The Democrats in Washing
"M wt hre Tery
it il.
At meeting OF the Ways and Means Com
mittoe to-day it was agreed that the majority
and minority reports on the FREQ wool. free
binding twine. and FREQ cotton ties bills shall
be submitted one week from to;molrow. aud
ably be, called Up in the House for considera-
ton. Judge MONTGOMERY, . member, Of the
and es frsnb of Sneaker
that tic WAYS ''' and Means Gem nD
it, It. u" Work" Int to,days aetios by W tie
sms the ne Ssknsy f H WAS " A5 ai il
repsaiedis declared that they are we'll nA aware
pished While the Repasiicsns are s" in sontrol Of
the senate and the executive branch Of the
o IL
%ss So
would iike 70 SEQ the free silver Question put
nj of has I hnlt
best way TO dra! with the problem. which is
equally IrrrrexinG to Democrats and Repnb-
Ho"Sc @ dehnte AND thes
% sur s,os I%sir I'm ysE
made against them BY Eastern ' men, men WHO WHO
seats in Congress Southern and Western
men are al SO responsible to their constituents
sg
70 Oppose it. The sooner Congress goes out q
people will send their delegates to Chicago to
and in the mean time Congress should contine
itself to its legitimate duties
The Congressional excursion to Chicago for
tho purpose Of visiting the Worlds Fair left
town to-day. but it did not carry as largo q
crowd nor as many prominent, persons as was
;sXnefts !, :, Sen z and Representatives
both Houses rroba bly, accepted the invitation. |
less thar one hundred We're on hand when the
were the most prominent OF tho dozen Senu-
tors. and among the ninety odd, Representa-
leader on either side Of tho House The train
~ new rcstibulo ears wasa handsome one. and
here was u host 2l pretty girls on hand. Tho
pleasure jaunt. but as an important Md to the |
various projects before Congress in the inter-
est Of the big show twill not amountto much
The President has issued the usual proc
amation prohibtin. the killing Of seal in
Behring Sea. 1t refers TO the law on the sub
oct. which provides that no person shall Kill
srr ana Within o thu ,n mts o. A nlss
,ot Guilty aI for each oenc. be ns
nd all vessels. their tackle. apparel. fnrni.
lon Of this section shall be f"rfeted. but tia
'ncrctnry 81 the Treasury shall have power to
.hf ns i any sc mink
kept fur seals. under such regulation as he
nay prescribe.
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions
a precedent to-day that will proba-
ny be adhered to in matters Of the same char
ctnr during this Congress. The committee
an the WdSw E 1hs
loo 1t has been CUSTOMARY for Congress to
TART large nnt to the widows q" 1eer;
onsions has decided that slIrh persons are no
l"," entitled t" large pensions than are the
'iioWs OF privates.
Secretary Foster will take t. sea VOYAGE. be-
inning next week and lasting month or six
'eeks. 1t is probable tina: he will go to Eu-
,rpe, and in that event he will visit Paris. He