Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-05
:ik.DAT WORK
Con-. 9t:oa ct Old and In-
 trat lion oi New Bills.
BUSINESS OF THE EXPERIMENTS
Tariff Discussion Resumed To-day-Mr.
 Reagan's Bill Providing for New Rams. MT. Gibson Proposes a Bureau of Health. Change in Election Methods Proposed.

MT. Gibson Proposes a Bureau of Health. Change in Election Methods Proposed. WASHINGTON, Dec 5.-The real work of congress was begun yesterday. Mir. Allison urged an immediate resumption of the sub- stitute tariff bill in the senate, but in defer ence to Democrats who have amendments | to offer concerning tobacco he agreed to postponement until this afternoon, for which | the tariff bill was made special order.
 MT. Reagan, of Texas, introduced in tho senate bill authorizing the construction of two steel rams, to be armed with heavy rihed dynamite guns and pneumatic torpedo throwers. The bill calls for the appropria- tion of S1 ,5OO, 900, or as much thereof as may be necessary, for the construction of the rams The bill provides that the guns and torpedo throwers shall be mounted so as to be elevated and depressed shall be not more than thirty-four feet in length, and shall be capable of throwing high explosive torpedoes a distance not less than two miles, the tor pedoes to contain charge not less than 6Oo pounds of dynamite other high explosives.
 BUREAU OF HEALTH.
 Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, introduced a bill to create a bureau of health and to prevent the introduction and extension of contagious and infectious diseases in the United States The bill provides that the bureau shall be established in the interior de partment, and be in charag of commls- sioner at salary of S5, 900. A health com mission of twenty members is to be appointed by the president, to be divided among the yellow fever, cholera, typhoid, scarlet fever, smallpox and diphtheria sections. The mem- bers' salaries are to be S1, POO each, but they will only be actively engaged when called to duty in emergencies. The entire commission is to meet in this city in April of each year to adopt plans and make regulations for ln- terstate quarantine An appropriation of $100, 900 is asked.
 LONG DEAD, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
 Senator Platt introduced petition from the Historical Society of Hartford, Conn.,, praying that the remains of Joel Barlow, who died in 1872, while minister plenlpo- tentiary and envoy extraordinary from the United States to the court of Napoleon l, be exhumed and brought home to his native land. An appropriation to cover expenses is asked for The remains of Barlow are buried at Wilma, Poland.
 PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CHANGE. Representative Stone of Kentucky, intro duced in the house joint resolution propos- ing an amendment to the constitution pro- Eiding that the president and vice president shall be chosen every fourth year by the direct votes of the people. section of the bill forbids the holding of any local or state elections, except for members of congress, on the day set apart for the election of pres ident and vice president The electors for president and vice president shall be chosen on the first Tuesday in November.
 TO PRACTICE THE ART OF WAR.
 Orders were issued from the war depart ment by the secretary of war directing that when not prevented by active service all the available infantry, cavalry and light ar tillery of the army shall devote a part of each summer to practice marches, encamp- ments, maneuvers and other field operations stimulating the operations of actual war.
 THE DIRECT TAX BILL. It is very generally understood that the direct tax bill, which caused deadlock at the last session of congress, will be taken up for action in the house tomorrow. From expression of opinion among the members of congress who were in the opposition last ses- sion it is not thought that they can now suc- cessfully resist it's passage. The general opinion is, however, that if the bill is passed it will be vetoed by the president. This was the understanding at the last session, and it was to relieve the president of the embarrass- ing effect of a veto message ill the teeth of the presidential campaign that the opposition resorted to filibustering tactics to defeat the bill It is not now probable that the opposi- ton will resort to obstructive tactics to de
 
 put itself on record as opposed to it, and rely on the president to veto it.
 INAUGURATION REGISTER
 At inauguration headquarters the com mittee on civic associations has opened D register, and the names of fifty-one civic bodies intending to take part in the parade were recorded in it. The total of the sub scriptions to date is S45, ATS.
 COMING GREAT CELEBRATION.
 There was notable gathering at Willard's hotel yesterday The members of the board of promotion of the proposed constitutional centennial and the worlds exposition assem- bled there at noon. This board includes rep resentative men from every part of the country. This was O general meeting of the board to hear the reports of officers and o1 the executive committee, showing the prog ress made in the work of preparing the way for the proposed celebrations.
 Mayor Smith, of Cincinnati, as vice president, took the chair. Mayor Smitf made brief speech, commenting the object: that they had in view.
 Mr. Smith called for the report of the ex ecutive committee. Secretary Anderson pre- Bented this in an address. He said that ths 10000 900 people of the new world desire tt commemorate the Tooth anniversary of tho discovery of America by Columbus ant eighteen American sister republics desire tt celeDraUe the CenUendFy OI the lnauSuraGlOl of constitutional government upon the west ern hemisphere.
 The movement, he said, had received tn, written indorsenent of the governors O. forty states and territories, who have for mally accepted membership in tho pationa board of promotion. It had been indorsec by the mayors of fifty-seven leading cities 16O presidents and secretaries of boards O trade throughout the United States and ter ritorial ranges. In brief, it has received tn cordial and enthusiastic approval of tn press and public of the three Americas. II addition to this the government of Spail has acted officially in the matter and has ex pressed a desire to pay tribute to America by celebrating the 40oth anniversary of it discovery.
 Secretary Anderson explained that tn proposed exhibit by mercha1 and manu facturers is but temporaF affair for tn six months of 1892, and should then be re moved; whereas the state and territoria and the three America,s exhibit should re main for all time as a lasting monument t