The sun., 1892-12-21
1--WE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
r,p,rr BILL TO SAVE 500 A YEAR
no ErERY FAMILY OF FIVE.

No Fedctni FHSronnHe, smys SOI
yellow s-Tbr.c ILeutenants In the Army
,.c, ,,r,a,ncies After Years or Waiting
,.,tr,on. on the Monetary Conference.
,r.,trxcTox, Dec Gov cat frame n tar
~ ,tu which will Savc from 500 to $50 a
,o,r,o every fam,ly cf M many as five per-
,,e" .aid representative CatchinEs OF
Ni.si.sippi speaker Crisp's lieutennnt on the
n,,r day. lin that case u small tax on
,.,,r would not 30 felt by tho people. The
,,n,,,'tion 10 tctaS this commodity would.
,a,,,sr ,ne,; with considerable opposition at
,,. ,,I,,sy, but as 1t is the not result which
,nrs, hc ,nnked n. md. rs the saving to tho
,an,,', would he mach greater on othor
,hin.s, ihink that n turir Oh sugar Affords
III. ,,,st means of raising large revenue with
ont nt Inv a.,n,o time imposing burden which
woul 'n lett
N answer 10 question as to whether the
sugar county cou'a DO fepeaieu' -ur. 'a'ch-
inss sal
"Tn;ainiy; it ran he repealed at any time.
This was tho decision 81 Tho United States S;-
,,ct,e curt on an even stronger ease thnn
his 4 coed many years ago. when the salt
walls u. Michigan wcro first heing discovered.
,lrLe- stature o; thEt state passed an act
wing Il hounty for n certain number OF years
=, nj, snlt produced within the state. On tho
strength .; this large capital was invested.
;"a. a"it ( subsequent, Legislature. repealr,!
H.. hour;y uc:. and tho question oi It's
so wa1 nSy n se srSnSnst Snt tSas' ,S.r" sS
nnrnn;iirt involved In that :nss "nrital h;ri
ir,n "tttnrtnd Wy tho prom ised bounty: in the
,,,p OF tho sugar bounty II WAS merely ~ gra-
wryi,tSncc. favor tho repeal OF the sugar
t'an,y. hnt in its stead want to see tariff
'"''vtl "'i,l Vow about tho steam ship subsidies?"''
shall hays 10 s EEsr on tay;ns ns.i !hsSm: Sav
a.frtny heou entered into Under that law ny
,i- tioycrnsnen.. and tho rights OF the steam IN
shr "omranies exist not in the law bn. II tho
contracts. .ts Tor III. continuing contracts tor
tie work OF i,nprorinE ri:rrs and liarbofI1;
thy vii ,o ;taH m i4r the same hasn ,hs Xnpro
,siatiuns COMMITTEES np to tho point whero io
vii! provide enough money to meet the .SSt...
head"
Tho Anti Orton ill apparently has greater
number OF friends in tho Senate than the bill
nroyiding for u bridge over the Hudson River.
This afternoon Senator blackburn concluded
thnt i: would be good timo to try TO secure
ra ., the on, y" "S %he has BEEN %
tee On Coa,ncr.r. The friends .! shs M
we're numerous in. ;ho corridors anu aiS9 IN IN
the galleries. and they were quite conntsne t
that 4 any man in The T., senate @ S"uia pvt a Innt
ii''pder llercnt circumstances, he might hays
.usceeded. As 1t was. he failed by vote OF III
tn; Tho proposition was to, take Mpthe Bridge,
rom the com nandinC position it now holds.
sSesestion sSsssSt " now made in tho Senate which
may Affect the standing Of the Anti Option bill.
ss !sns, and tho aSsistan:e OF some Of re- pr
Jonerts Of an;i.oHtion 10 defeat the a Bridse &c
Bill ndsr the rsI 10 no ID of
certain measure. hence all the fine work that
was performed in stnving oil the Bridge bill
does not appear in tho record.
When Col. John r. Fellows walked into the
Hons, of Representatives this morning sew
eral OF his associates asked him what lie
thought about Mr.. Croker's declaration that
at tho hands OF the next Administrations:
Mr. Croker is correct promptly replied tn the
s"ssrtI uover Iocn s"pniicant for FEDERAL patron
sc. The patronage OF New York city Is Of far
in state o Of Sew y York
eral patronage is source, Of weakness 70
marty tht has t. sa ast OF
scramble for the places IN the Post Offices and
the Civil Service law. We have the city patron.
age at our disposal. and also q large portion o!
.onst, on ct $" SOY ia ns Tammany is concerned: over
the few crumbs which seem to look ms large
ss iuszsd loayes to bsIt csrtan ana f. d
loyal l ak and able support in the interest of tho
Democratic party
The President ended oday the fight OF $50
or more applicants for appointment to the
three vacant Captaincies in the staff by the
nomination of First Lieutenantts John y.
nio md Xrtiiiery. ana Tasker H. Hiss. First Ar
tl.cry.
t,rGu 10 hny u n
ohicers to get promotion. lie stands ninth IN
lie list Of First Lieutenauts OF artillery. and M
New IorE Eattery il l&'2. ana was honHrahiy
ICn"raSie Ita', ard mert"rious servicY., In 1857
lie was commissioned Second Lieutenant
the Third a9r rs 4nd fsaes When
Lieut.. Eaton Joined his battery his Captain,
had a young son 0f o or 10 who was the pet OF
vas sent 20 Vest Point. graduated. and was
commissioned as second Lieutenant ten, IN IN cn cay,
soon followed. and fivo years ago he was made
alsptair. outranking the officers who titteer
Yeas before had dGnd!ed the younEster OF OF
their knees. and who today hold the same
Ii.at., Dudley saw slx, months or m ore Or:
{" i"t the flrst New York Light Artillery went t
s ws " aa as in sahs. 1870 ana Tas Sssr
vas a Srsoai i.iea;.naut. In 1875 lie was
lE0nptesi to u l. .rst 1.leutenanGy. Since Octo
N"r, 1871, Ec has been servi ing Is Acting
'uGCs AdvOratc- General with tho rank o
'aVan There was no possible chance o
moroson ior lin, In tia artillery. even II h'
s9dB enan in the service :or thirty yenr'
i9tcM We now stands thirty-htth in the
H4'ailelk oI his grade
t!eUt Kiss has been ono OF the chief aide!
r",teD. ScLotsii 70, several years. His httain
ii mratsa5 .luguist arc remarkable ana nl
II Professional qualifications are superior. h,
II WaS henor graduate Oi tho Artillery Schoo
W leS! On account OF his scholarly attain
= .Ithts iit0l. Biss:was II strong randIdats 10
W pace VI Professor OF Languages at Wes
ae!ht Wh eh was !illel last summer. Ho stand
,.,ttnnr tnr closest personal relations with Gen
Think tArre is Il porurr n.isapprahensiol
nre!a;at 10 tho result, 80 far OF tho lnterna
Goaai Monetary Conference" said Secrctar!
,ptlarmtn, Sh,s afternoon. 1T Is u gray!
n.isI!%e TO hasuIno that the Conference vii
,rnyY , 10 Ne ai~i!urs The taking OF a recess
az Nay was expected hy tho administrator
Thsra Thsn 'ne Amsrican delegates left this country
ti tme,o - every reason Tor expecting the Con
W. .'ns ,, 70 teas,smbe NJ the date fixed upon
lme iaet mat NJ. Eothschii made any propo
hIiol Ioi Me increased us. al silver
coupled win his dociaration that uri.s
epiHctnIS were done to insure "a Lattar n a,