San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-29
SENATEg COMMITTEES.
THE VOTE wILLfBB TAKEN MON
DAY.
Indian Affairs Committee Too Large.
Tariff Bill Will. Pass by "a
Close Shave Probably.

by Speclal wire 10 the sunday LlGHl.I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-At a re-
cent meeting of the republican
caucus, it was decided that repub-
lican members be urged to be
present, on Monday next, in-'the
senate, when a vote on tine reor-
ganization of the committees will
he taken, so there will be no doubt
about the presence of quorum.
The committee to fill the commit
tee vacancies reported that its at
tention had been called to the fact
that too many men had been as
signed to the committee ON Indian
affairs. Messrs. Mitchell and Petit
grew were instructed to arrange
the matter with the minority
committee.
The republicans also found, in
changing the names that some
minority committees had run
counter to the appropriation bills,
which authorize the payment OF
salaries to clerks of those commit
tees, designating them by name.
This will be corrected by the adop-
ton of joint resolution making
the appropriations applicable to
clerks of committees so changed.
The progress of the tariff bill
will not be impeded in the senate.
1t has been referred to the COM
mittee on finance and several
democratic members OF that COM
mittee were in conference with
Mr.. German and other leaders,
discussing the democratic policy
in dealing with the matter. 1t
was tacitly understood among
those senators that there should
be no unreasonable time consumed
either in committee or on the floor.
of the senate. 1t is believed the
debate in the senate will be Of
much shorter duration than has
been anticipated, and that the
democrats, after (having stated
their position, VIII permit it to
come to a vote. Interpretations Is
made, however, by ldkding demo-
Gratis that the Till as IL Sca&e IRON ~
the house cannot pass the senate.
Mr.. Voorhees, has issued call
for meeting of the finance COM
mittee for next Tuesday, the regu-
lar meeting day. Although the
committee will be reorganized be-
fore the bill this is proper as he is
still chairman, to call the meet
ing at once and let the committee
deal with the subject. Mr.. Voor-
hees believes the bill will be con-
sidered promptly in committee
and reported to the senate as ex-
peditiously as possible. No mem
Der of the finance committee is
willing to predict whether or not
the bill will be amended in the
senate committee.
SICKNESS LOCKS KENTUCKY Poll
ITICs.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 2S.-Democrat
are much worried over the illness
of Senator j. S. Oglve, who will
hardly be able TO attend the joint
session to elect a United States sem
ator. But now w. II. Sliglitz, re-
publican representative, is confined
60 his bed with muscular rheuma-
tism and the Legislature will con-
tinue the tie on joint ballot until
tho republican house unseats Katlf-
man, democrat, from Lexington,
which proceeding will enable them
to elect senator.
DEAF TO HUMANITY.
ST.. PETERSBURG. Dec. 2S,-The
Russian agent of the Armenian de-
Tense league reports that a deputa-
ton of Armenian ecclesiastics sent
on mission to the Russian capt.
tai to implore the cars protection
was coolly received.
NORTH CAROLINA TOWN BURNED.
RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. 2S.-A dis
patch received from the town OF
Liberty, on the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railroad, says that
on thursday nlgnb every StOto III
the town was burned. The total
loss approximates 100000.
COWARD AssAssINs JAILED.
RALEIGH, N. O., Dec. 2S.-At an
early hour this morning Scott
Currie, Richmond county farmer,
was assassinated by four men,
Robert Wilson, Alexander Wilson,
Peter Pate and his son William.
Currie left home to visit neighbors
but did not return. His wife went
to the house of the neighbor whare
she thought her husband visited.
She was Mortified to find his body
seventy-five feet from the house.
His brains were beaten out and he
was shot through the head and
arm. A coroner's jury quickly
held an inquest and the evidence
developed against the four men
above named. Their arrest fol-
lowed and the Wilson brothers
confessed that all four We're guilty