The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-03-17
News from Washington.
NOTES AND ITEMS FROM CON
GRESS AND WHAT If Is
DOING.
Some Bills NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
al Mention.

Some Bills NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
al Mention.
| The tariff debate WAS commences
in tie House today. Mr.. McMillin
open the debate and outline the pol
Icy of the democratic party. I
The Senate, in executive session,
after an hours debate, referred "a.
Bering sea arbitration treaty to d. )
committee on foreign relations.
The bench show of the Washing
ton Kennel Club is in progress, vii.
a lot Of splendid dogs on exhibitions
An important cabinet meetin,
was held, at which Lord Salisbury
last communication in regard to tn
Beiing sea controversy was under
consideration.
{. The United States Senate yestet
day took from the calendar and
passed number of bills, most oil
them unimt ort int. The considera-
tion Of the pure food bill was COM
pleted, but vote was postponed
nntil the bill could be printed in its
amended form. In the House the
death of Representative Kendall, O:
Kentucky, was announced, and
adjournment followed.
The tariff debate was continued in
the House, and there was good-na-
tured tilt between Mr.. Turner, Of
Georgia, and ex Speaker Reed.
Seuator Hill will not make any
II
tive Harler of Ohio, asking his views
on the free coinage bill. -
Secretary Tracy has decided that
the new cruiser Raleigh shall be com
pleted at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
: President and Mrs. Harrison gave
dinner party in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Potter Palmer.
The United States" Senate yrster-
day passed d number of bills and
spent considerable time in, debate
over the. bill 10 provide postoffice
buildings in towns and cities where
the postoffice receipts for two years
preceding have exceeded $4,000 an
!. In the House the free wool bin
was under conslderation, and speech
es were mad. by Mr.. Turner of Geor-
fila, and Mr.. Patterson, of Tennessee,
in favor of tariff Ieform.
Suits were filed yesterday in the
United States CIRCUIT Court at New
Orleans. by attorneys representing
the heirs of six of the Italians slain
by the populace at the parish prison
on the I4th of Morch last against the
city of New Orleans, claiming dam
ages in. the sum of $4,000 in ca IN
case. The petition alleges that the
death Of the men resulted from a
conspiracy, and AYERS that no proper
steps were taken to protect the pri.
'soners, though the, purposes of the
conspir tors were wei! known. The
heirs or three of the men live in Sic
lily, one in Rome. -,
: Upon tho reply of Lord Salisbury
depends the character of the naval
prepar atoms iu the Bering See seal
ing grounds.
Speaker Crisp and ex-Speaker Reed
Will take part in the tariff debate.
So far over thirty members have in
dicated their purpose 10 make
speeches Oh the question.
The Farmers Alliance men in
Congress have under consid deration
plans designed to advance the inter
ests of the Alliance and propagate
its doctrines. = =
Senator Hill telegraphs to Govern
or Stone that he will arrive in Jack
son, Miss, at t11:5O A. NJ. on the 18th
Of March, and must leave that after
noon between 4 and IS o'cloek,, Mr..
Hill has. accepted AN invitation to
deliver the address at, the ico1nmem
Grafton Of the Meeklenburg Declara-
ration of Independence, at Charlotte,
n. e., ON May, 21st. ::
In the United States Senate yes
terday, l,,r. Doiph made a speech
against free trade and in favor of
protection, as illustrated by the
workings of the Mckinley bill. He
opposed Canadian reciprocity On the
ground that it would be damaging
to farmers, The urgent deficiency
bill was passed by the Senate.
In the House the debate on the
tariff bill was continued, Messrs.
Stevens, Montgomery and Mont-
gomery and Broykshire, De moc-ats,
and Mr.. Ray, Republican, being the
speakers. :. :. -,
Secretary Elkips declines to be the
Republican candidate for Governor
of West Virginia.
Congressman Barnes Compton de-
clines to affirm or deny the rumor
that he proposes declining re-elec
tian. ..,
The correspondence between Sec
l.retary Blaine and the British Minis
ter ON the Bering Sea matter, as well
as the fifteen articles agreed on for
| submission to arbitrators, has been
made public.
Representative Springer is now
considered practically out of danger.
+ Representative Mills expects to
resume his duties in the Capitol as
soon as the weather becomes settled.
He has recovered from his recent
illness.
The United States Senate yester-
day passed the pure food bill.
| The Ssnate, in executive session.
spent several bours in the discussion
of the subject of the seal fisheries.
In the House the debate on the
tariff bills reported from the Ways
and Means Committee was begun.
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, attack
ed the Mckinley bill of the last Con-
gress, and Mr.. Dingley, of Maine,
defended it.
/ A TELEGRAM to the Charlotte