Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-19
A FINAL VOTE.
rBE MILLS BILL AND THE OUTLOOK
FOR IT.
Will the Republicans Filibustsr Work on
the Committees Rivers aud Eiarbors--
The Eclipse
IrrOm Oar Regular correspondon,. !


WASHINGTON, july Is. lit seems altogether
probable nov that this week val witness
iinai vote on The Mills bin. although IL is pos
tible that the Republicans may ~ the last
moment conclude 10 flibuster. To-day there
WAS little titort in that direction, on one
occasion The Republicans refusing 10 vote.
The Republican senators haye not yet been
athletic agree upon their proposed substitute,
and the chances thai they viii do so are not
SUE now encouraging.
The conference committee on the river
md harbor bill have had two meetings to-
day. The committee is still dcad.lOcked.
They have sgfced 90 allow a survey Of the
Hcnncpin canal With the proyiso That Con-
gross shah not he committed thereby 10 any
appropriations for the cInal. The questions
which nov divide the committee ole The pro-
visions 70 buy the POrlagC-Lske canal for
$3.50. 900. and The expenditure 81 large sum
on the Improvement OF the Barren aud Green
rivers IN kentuckg.
The House Committee on Labor to-day
took favorable action on the bill placing Ia
bnTcrs ana mechanics employed 10y the Gov
eminent under the cchthour law.
The senate Committee on Interstate Com.
ncrce hos directed favorable report on
Senator spOouer's hlll placing The telegraph
under the supervision Oh the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission
Thomas !. Brown, special examiner OF
jhc Pension Office. formerly OF the signal
service. appeared before the senate Com
uitcc on Agriculture this morning and
made an argument in favor Of transferring
She >iguh Service Bureau TO tue Depart
1aent a Agriculture.
The Civil Service Commission will hold
examinations IN all the classified post-oilices
IN The United states on The FIST Tuesday m
August next.
senators German and Ransom returned
from New \ ORR last nishi, and we're IN their
seats iu The Scnate to-day. Thty say that
Che meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee in New York yesterday was pure
Sc q business one. Gavin (. BEIGE. Who was
elected Chairman, they REGARD a. most cX-
ce.lcnt selection. lie will give his whole
time aud attention 90 the campaign.
Judge - = Yodcr. Of ono. sold TODAY
tu1i Tue Democrats of that state were IN the
best ~ sUrls, and would make desperate
.lort lo carry 10 for Cleveland and Thur
Man. ana hr believes they NAV succeed
Scientific circle, here are much interested
iu the eclipse Of the moon which j. an
aouuccd for next Sunday night The ALL
3borl'icg 40 The Naval Observatory say that
80 viii begin 90 9isi. ana few minutes
after midnight the moon viii DE entirely obs
Erurcd hy the carth's shadow. The exact
phases Of the eclipse viii be: Moon enters
pcuunhm o. 1855 =. NJ; moon enters
>>hidoN nj i0.5iI T.. NJ. total eclipse begins
q. 1856 -. VI; total eclipse ends At 1896
4. NJ, moon leave. shadow nj 2.3i A. NJ. (;
lnoou leaves penumbrl % S:i@.s VI.
Mr.. Randall received a number ~ callers
during Tire day aud tonight be continues to
Ibid she Improvement noted in his coudl'
lion This morning. ~ the weather hero Is
cool aud pleasant ana be is still very weak
IL il not probable that be viii be removed
Grom Tie city for several days.