The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-02
CHANDELIERS QUERIES
Concerning the Dominion Coal Com
pany Of Nova Scotia.
A Compromise o the rarin-Both
Sides Feel. THAI Concessions Must
BE Made.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2-Ths main quss-
don before the senate yesterday was the
vundry civil bill, which wss discussed at
odd moments throughout the day. with
the result that . great many important
amendments were adopted. Final action
on the bill was not reached. however.
owing 10 the large number OF amend
Sients proposed.
IL was found by the conferress yestsr-
day that they had a great many ques-
tions 10 20 over and agree upon, even
after the main points In dispute are set
tied.
1t was stated by the house conferrees
that they had not made rs much progress
az they had hoped. The agreement when
It comes will be a compromise. a. both
house and senate feel that the concessions
will have to be made. On the great quss-
tions of difference-coal. iron ore and
s~ugar-there has been no agreement. al
though IL was understood that differ
emit propositions were made and re-
jected yesterday.
The senate conferrees still take the
position that they have nothing to COM
promise on sugar. but it IL stated that q
counter proposition is to be made to the
house Of this schedule. In this connection
significant and private conference was
held last night. az near a. can be learned.
by Senators Brice. Smith. Murphy. Jones
and Vest.
II n understood that the sugar schedule
was the subject under discussion, and the
amount of concession which will be
yielded by the senators who have the bill
In charge was finally decided upon.
The Tariff.
II was stated by one of the Democratic
senate conferrees last night that there
was . possibility Of reaching an agree
ment ON the tariff bill about the end OF
the week, with "A probability that the
bill a. finally agreed on would be re-
ported on Monday.
The house bill to exempt the articles OF
foreign exhibitors at the interstate fair
at Tacoma from tariff duties was passed.
A resolution (which went over) was In
troduced by Mr.. Chandler directing the
special committee now investigating the
charges of bribery against senators TO sx-
tend It's inquiries 80 as to determine
whether any officers of the government
are interested in the Dominion Coal COM
pany of Nova Scotia, and whether these
officers gave any assurances that the
tariff duty on GOAL would be repealed,
and II 50, whether they were taking steps
to carry out these assurances.
The report of he oonferrees on the bill
requiring certain railroads In Oklahoma
to establish stations at certain county
towns, announcing disagreement, was
made. A motion to reeede from the SEN
ate amendment (providing that an cleo
ton should DO held to fix the county
seats) was agreed to-24 to 20-aftsr .
.-1lrn.aI cd (ntaraaffvno Aahafa
Funston Defeated.
The house spent the whole day dc.
batting the Moore Funston contested cleo.
ton Case from the Second Kansas dis
trict. Mr.. Funston. the Republican con-
testes, made . speech In his own behalf.
The minority resolution, declaring Moore
the contestant. not entitled, and Funston.
the contested. entitled to the seat, was do
feated- Eight Democrats voted with the
Republicans In favor of Funston. Owing
to The ~latensss Of the hour the vote on
the majority resolutions to seat Moore.
the osutsstant were postponed until to-
day.
Mr.. Hatch's pure food bill will be favor
ably reported 10 the house. the agricul.
\ural committee having 20 voted. Under
She authority Of congress to regulate com
merce, the bill proposes to prohibit the
introduction into the United States from
abroad or the transportation between
ststes OF adultsrated food or drugs, unde.
heavy penalty Of fine and imprisonment
The term drug IL held to include al
medicines for Internal and external use,
and food includes all articles used foi
food or dunk. They must be neither
adulteratsd nor misbranded-
"Mamme, was that q sugar plum you jus
rave me 2" asked little Mabel mo, dear, 1