The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-05


Clerk OF the House will consequently have to
call the body to order tomorrow. us he does
at the beginning Of Gonsross and put any
speaker Crisp Is ALE to orr Resume tie chair "'''
A special Joint committee on printing. which
has been at work for some time endeavoring
to reform the printing and distribution of pub
lic,, documents. has, completed its, work and
will this week introduce u bill which wi have
ss 81 The
Raas tGs ana sd
o mi ndsr ts s n Of
er and in many ways simriy the printing
most important provision in the new bill is
the establishment OF bureau OF distribution
On o s snd wh a
utcd through the Senate and House folding
rooms.
Mr.. Springer. Chairman Of the Ways AMI
Means Committee, is putting In a great deal Of
time loading up" rs he calls it. on the tariff
facts and figures. He has made a, careful
Of the and is
sued byhis committee in the way Of tariff
"These statistics how some strange things."
saia mr.; shhTngsr to-day s,, f t know this
under i no Is Supposed to got ali that prcfec.
ton which the Republican party promised
hm GOODS Ts 5 TGS pS M
to keep out foreign competition and give the
American wool growers a chance. Butwhat il.
tie treasury bepartnisns during tie nine ne
months ended Oct 81. undor the Mckinley
%ontss HID w the been ano
ed into this country, amounting to tho unrrec-
ali his e re rent sna IN
value in America Thus It appears that while
petition aud higher price to the farmer for
measure upon which It was promised wool
Known in this : co country before came nee from rom
abroad. That was rather rough on the farmer:
Democrats o will endoavos to Correct '"'' '''0
Secretary Foster spends short time each
has not felt strong enough to resume active li-
rection of affairs. Mr.. Spaullng is acting
turned from Nchraska Assistant sec .ef Try
Netteton is still confined to his home with
grip.
Tho Supreme Court OF the United States
to-day. through Justice Lamar announced its
decision in the case OF the Pacific Express
as Tnsd . dsss dp hs
by tho Missouri, Legislature taxing EXPRESS
was c"nstitutionaI. The court holds that e' tSs
statute does not impose tax upon inter-
Of what Is known as the commercial clause Of
the ont that It confines the tax
The Supreme Court of the United States did
not announce decision in the Nebraska Gov
thu eourt had deedsa in favor Of NJ "yd d Iy
u vote Of to 3 Is incorrect, as only oight JUS
tees We're present when the argument was
count OF Illness.
special car over the Pennsylvania road
will leave here at 3s on Wednesday afternoon
for Boston. containing a party Of gentlemen.
who 20 there to attend he annual dinnerot
tho BOSTON Merchants Association on tho
s R5m TaSrs s M Fns Saf n M s?n
Peraza. tho Venezuelan Mlrister: Mr.. Mont,
Bnrr"Ms Of Michigan. and H. Nm. cartis
81 tho Bureau OF the American itepunlics; Mr..
make speech on reciprocity. The Secretary r
originally decided to 90. but the health of
Mrs. Blaine will prevent him from aceelting
letter which will 10 read at the banquet
Tho residence Of the Vice. President and Mrs.
Morton was the rendezvous Of the fashionable
world this evening tho occasion being tho
second of the series OF reading, given by Mrs.
the paper was Modern Art in France The
place, at Mrs. Wanamakers. The subject Will
De A Winter In Rome
Gen. Meigs. who died on Saturday last. was
one Of tho poorest penmen in official life. and
to one not very familiar with his handwriting
it was simply tho worst sort Of Greek In the
u great deal Of Gen. Meiss : Official CORE.
the Iatters emdorsements: heartily i eon e 4
in the endorsement If tho Quartermaster- Gem
eral. but don't know what he says"
Tho model OF tho first class war ship New
Yolk was placed on exhibition In case on the
right of tho door leading to the ofIlco OF the
Secretary, OF the Navy to-day. This dwarfs all
look like little tugs stoaming up alongside II
monstrous vessel. Soon alter. It was, ,...un-
Departments gathered about it and were much
impressed WITH Its beauty; As it stands it
cost Eng one sn naGa ocer was beard to
thing IN the way OF models to compare with it.
Its hull is perfectly white. and tits perfect in
detail. armament and all
There will be q lively time tomorrow night at
the primary meetings of the District Of Column
ba called az Ter the Of
%RSh viii 't tWo
delegates to the National Convention. There
are tw" factions Of epuc ,;, in the District
The leader Of the one faction is Perry Carson.
tcoloredl. a memb Der ofthe National Republican
Committee and u warm supporter OF James G..
Blaine. Tho boss OF the other wing Is Calvin
Chase. editor OF the Washington Bee. and a
follower OF the fortunes Of Benjamin Harrison.
Both OF these captains are colored men-back
ones In fact-and their forces are composed
almost entirely Of voters OF their own color
These have had many famous contests In tho
come out ahead: but the Chase faction claim
that tomorrow night will witness the undoing
of the valiant Carson. who Is seeking to elect
himself and u white colleague, Andrew Glea-
son. AS Blaine delegates In the NationalaCon.
yention. Tho machinery that Is set in mo.
delegates to the National Convention. is run
almost exclusively by coiored men. They at
tend the meetings and do the voting. while the
white Republicans stay ut home and read
about the meetings In the newspapers. The
scenes occurring at the convention OF the Gem
trail Committee when It meets to choose dele
gates ars exciting and iudicrous beyond de-
scrption. and the Carson contingent have
elected their candidates heretofore mainly be.
CAUSE Of excessive lung power and physical
force. nothing else entering into the contest
The picturesque scenes give promise Of being
repeated this Year
There is such a general scramble among
Senators for the vacant place on the Appropri-
n. l,,l H.