The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-28
wAsn,lSGroN NOTES.
Many Notes of mn Interesting Chnr.
pcter.

Washington, ID, C.. December 81
,Scr, ,n tary Herbert announced from
S .hS cabinet mGstlng to-day that tn
WI, ,MiH sister of the battlcship Kearsag
nay nren named the Kentucky.
~ we members were present at to
NY "ns tahh"t meeting, which was ;
pI"'insteh one. Secretary Olney was n
.uc Mhitr House enrly in the morning
Mnnn M Srretnry Carlisle was In confer
.Hct WIN the President nm hour before
sie s injecting. II Is understood that asid,
IRON, @ routine matters. finance was ths
,.nh, ,,,h, 'olic nf consideration to-day. Th:
.hnihrt approved Secretary Herbert.
*uHG.stion 10 name the l,ittleshIp No
Kentucky.
~ joint resolution for the acceptancc
", Tue ram l<atahdin was reported from
w" committee on Naval Affairs and
adopted
alr. burrows tRcpD. of Michigan. p,r.
S'hird ana had referred To the Finance
,u,,''ii,ter proposition To take csr-
,'tli afticies from the free list and tn
have rates of duty imposed uppn them.
~ 'l;,, n"hy with the bill Just passed by
!hr tionSc. lie had originally PROMISED,
u a" bill, but on bsin;; reminded bv
W., mr. sherman uRcp) of Ohio. that the
,.c'''i'r .,r ilhu II" right To originate n rcvc,
me measure. II" put it I'm the form n,
iiouSc biil yesterday ito tcmpoIuriIy
increase the revenue to meet the on
penscS of til" Government and provide
against deficiency" was received from
NE House, read first ana second
liinc' ana referred to Finance Com,
mittcc.
House bill to make Palm Reach. Fin
Shb-nort Of entry was repurtcd from
the Committee on Commerce and yos nj
thc request of MIR. Call, considered ana
passed.
The Treasury gold reserve Mt The
ciose OF business with withdrawals o,lt
s'hnhS at S6",S6S,32c. The amount OF
c"l" reported Withdrawn at New York
noo In exchange for currency for domcs,
NC use. SECRETARY Carlisle spent most
or the day in consultation with tho
PRESIDENT ana was mt the Treasury only
II lew minutes. The impression is gene
inl that the President, living up to tho
iithSuaEc or his message to Congress on
us opening. Will within n short time s,sII
$lOO. O.OOD.0 600 bonds unless there is ayi-
dcnce that some relief measure will pass
Congress speedily. The b;st opinion
IS thnt the chances for the Senate and
House TO concur quickly In any meas
nre that will meet the approval of the
president dre slight.
The battleship Indiana Is expected TO
Set AWAY from philadelphia to-day or
Monday under orders TO proceed to
Newport. II. l.. for her Automobile tor
neho outfit stopping at Gartlncr's Bay
l"r great gun practice. There Is no
truth in the report that the ship was or
dcred to Port Royal. The cruiser Min
ncnpols reached AIexnndretta ycstcr-
day and reported to Admiral Sclfrjdgc.
VINO IS NJ Smyrna. In the San Francis
CO. the Marhlchcad remaining nt Mcr-
sine.
Admirals Brainc and Roe, OH the retir-
ed list, have voluntarily rendered en-
plantations 10 the Navy Department
regarding published interviews which
were entirely satisfactory and no OIL
cinl action will he taken i'm the matter
These officers had been quoted in IL New
York paper ms severely criticising the
Presidents Venezuelan message.
The Republican Senators held n eau.
Gus of not more than ten or fifteen min.
litcS duration after the adjournment OF
me Senate this afternoon. 1t was de
cid"h that the Republican Senators
should be urged 10 be present Monday
Wneh the vote on the reorganization
VIII be taken, so there would be M
Ionbi about the presence of n quorum
inc committee to fill committee va
cancics reported that /, had had its at
tention called to the fact that too many
men had been assigned to the Commit
Tee on Indian Affairs and MeSSrs. Mitch
ell ana Pettigrew were Instructed Il
the matter with the minOrit,
co'nmmittce. The Republicans ais,
round that in going over the names O
some minority committees they had rrl
"a T,I nj In i'm IA N;,.i
hntnoriZe the payment of salaries o
clerks 10 those committees deSignatin:
Them by name. This VIII be Cior!ecte.
by the adoption Of joint resolution
making the appropriation applicaiJl,
To the clerks Of the committees Sc
changed.
The progress of the tariff bill will no,
not be impcded in The Senate. 1t was
referred to The Committee On Finance
today. and subsequently several Demo
Gratis of that committee were In con
ference with Mr.. German and ether
leaders In discussing the Democratic
policy in dealing with the measure. 1t
was tacitly understo TODD that there should
he no unrea sonable time consumed eith-
cr i'm committee or on the floor, 1t Is
believed that the debate will he much
shorter than has been anticipated, and
that the Democrats. after they have
stated their position. Will permit II to
come To- Il vote II is predicted by
leading members. however. that the bill
ts il came from the House cannot be
passed Mr. Voorhees, believes the bill
viII be considered promptly and report
,d 10 The Senate rs cXpeditiOusly as pcs
,iblc. No member &C the Finance Com
nittcc is willing to predict whether or
rot the bill will be amended in the
Senate Committee.
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