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session. He declared

let the people have the chance OF
testing it. The republicans were
of the same opinion, and said as
the democrats had passed the bill
against their protests the party must
stand or fall by the legislation however
pernicious it proved to be. 1t was APP
parent that anv effort to take up the
supplemental b lis would be the signal
for the opening of the whole tariff
question, and the democratic members
of the committee admitted, it IS said,
that they were powerless to do any
thing. The attitude of the republicans
is indicated by the amendments that
were offered at the close Of the last
session to the remedial measures
one of which re-enacts the Mckinley
sugar bounty as an amendment to the
bill which proposes to correct the error
found in The alcohol clause of the pre-,
sent act. AS the republicans in tho
Senate have majority in favor OF the
sugar bounty there could be but one
result in calling up this bill for action
The discussion in the finance commit
tee room it is believed will have ar
important bearing upon the action o.
the democratic caucus this afternoon in
outlining the order of business for the
next few weeks.
A bill in equity was filed in the Dis
trict Supreme Court to-day by the
Anglo American Savings and Loan AS
ISOLATION of New York city against
Harvey Spalding and two others of this
city, asking for foreclosure of the
mortgage which the association holds
on certain property of SpaldiDg's on &C.
count of q loan which he negotiated
with it, amounting to $40, 900, S29 ,00t
of which remains unpaid.
The democratic Senators went into
caucus shortly after the Senate adjourn
ed. There is every indication of the
caucus failing to accomplish definite
results as the discussion was almost
entirely devoted to proposition to
change the rules. This was precipitat-
ed by resolution instructing the com
mittee on rules to make changes pro
viding for closure, the counting of q
quorum, ETC., offered by Mr.. Daniel, Of
Virginia. The discussion ct 2:3O had
been fruitless in results, as no vote had
been taken.
The president and directors Of
Georgetown College, d. c., to-day is
sued regulation, adopted in faculty
meeting held this morning, prohibiting
their students from playing football
with teams, whether collegiate or
other, from outside the college until the
character and rules of the game shall
have been radically modified so as to
preclude with reasonable certainty all
danger of serious casualties.
The fact that President Cleveland
has pardoned General Swaime, though
President Arthur demanded longer
term of imprisonment for him, is the
subject of some comment here.
Another attack is to be made by the
District government upon the whar
owners of this city for occupying prop
erty belonging to the District.
The President to-day commuteC
to light Imprisonment the sentences o
Michael Knighton and William Dow
ney, for assault in tho District of Co
lumbia.
AS soon as Representative Tucker
of Virginia reaches here he vii
endeavor to have the postoffice a
old Appomattox G. H., in his district
given less irritating name than "Sur
render" though that name was sug
gested by the people served with mai
at that Office and was recommended b!
the postmaster there.
Secretary Carlisle, in his report sen
10 Congress to-day, recommends tina
power be conferred upon the Secretar.
Of the Treasury to negotiate loans at
lower rate of interest and for shorte
time than are now allowed, and ex
presses his conviction "that the interest
o the country require such changes il
legislation as will disconnect the gov
ernment entirely from the business o
issuing or reissuing circulating notes
and thus relieve its fiscal department
from the periodical demands upon it
resources, which under the existing sys
tenn must continue to disturb the Fl
nancial and general business affairs o
the people"
Congressman Wise, of Virginia, wa
in his seat in the House to-day. HI
says the only bill the commerce com
mittee, of which he is chairman, vii
attempt to push through at this session
will be the one for the Nicaraguar
cunal, and that he hasn't much hope
even of its success.
The consensus of opinion at the CAPT
tol to-day in respect of the President:
message is that its recommendation:
are worthy only of ridicule or entire
disregard.
Representative Catchings, of the
House committee on rules, says he ha:
no idea of what Congress will do thi:
session except to pass the regular ap
preparations bills.
The act granting the right of way
through the Arlington reservation t
the Mount Vernon Railroad Company
which passed both houses at the las
session. but too late to be considered
by the War Department, was engrosset
yesterday evening and will be sent t.
the President to-day for his approval
He will refer it to Secretary Lamont.
A gentleman from South Dakota here
to-day says that at the late election
there the whole support of the admins
tration was thrown in favor of the re-
publican ticket. Whether the reason
was to defeat the populists or not be
doesn't say, but asserts that what he
states is fact.
Rear Admiral Walker has beer
unanimously elected President of the
Light House Board, to succeed AdmiraI