The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-22
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
Y e : tie rd Us Proceed
ings Of Both Houses
Of Congress.
TuE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL GOES
OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
Washington News and Gossip.
srxtrH PRncEgnlyGs

WagUTvGrOS. December 2i.-ln he senate
to-day the resolution for a committee 10 I'm
vostirate the Office OF the Architect OF the
Treasury. Was opted.
The House BIN 20 remove the political dis
abilities 0f John IA. Porter, OF Virginia. was
passed.
Tho tlriT btu was ihcn taken up. aud Mr
Vest moved 20 substitute 30 per cent. Al
vaiorem for i0 centsa pound, as the rate on
cotton thread yarns. not exceeding % cents
pounI fr value Tho VIII lc cotton schc iuc,
ho insisted. WIS framed I'm the interest OF the
NcH England manufacturers. VINO cpuil not
compete in thec ir-er cotton ianri's N,n thc
manufacturer in Augusta 6a., VINO had 70 40
pend ON finer cott fabrics.
Mr. Coke. as "a companion piece 70 tne
fanrr picture which Nr. fdmund- recently
drew 0f the enloyment- Of american "orh
mon read the testimony Of John O'Donnell
mule spinner in fsl River. which portrayed a
Iitab.c picture of poverty for himself aud
family On ca' nings am uuting 70 flo year.
This operative also tesfihod that there could
not be- loss than "A thousand operatives I'M Fan
River BOO Tx c0ndt on. 49,,
Mr. Dawes admitted that such cases did
eal-t. but asked which was the better remedy.
90 furnish employu emf or take i way.
Mr. HOlr said tho stun which Nr. tOke read
was no sense. There WAS. he said, no such
condition Of thin4s as described IN the . Don
neil testimony. and II tho Texas senator went
before Iall River audience ana unlertook
90 make such speech he would % received
with universal guiiaw. -,
The bill went over without action on Mr.
Vests amendment.
The House hin 20 construct a road from
Florence ~ g.. o. the adjacent National Gene
fprv Wa missed and. after q brief executive
session. the Senate az . !. VI. adjourned uhul
Janufrf 20.
TIE House.
Tug Nf,ARAfUA CANAL BILL.
The House t0-iay in Committee OF the
Whole took up the Nicaragua canal bill
An amendment offered by MI Holm an va,
adopted. providing that the directors shall De-
citizens of the nited states or of NICARAGUA
and that msllrify shall ic cifizcns ana resi-
dents Of the lnitcl states.
Mr. Oates, OF Alabama, IN the course or
succch in support ~ the Din, incidcnti ly re-
mHrktd that he lid not think the prosecution
of the enterprise would involve the coun
Try iL foreign war. aud WINE ne
would not welcome war AZ any time ytt
be felt uu rchrn ife That nothing snort
az "A foreign war would ever com
pl.fo'y eradicate >cttl0uaIi,m IN rms
country. and II if bad nO other beneficial re-
suit. such "a war. 10 not very expensive one,
would ho W rth the outlay An amendment
was also adopted requiring me g. mpanf Z"
make annual report of it-analr' tn he cecrt
tary of the Interior.
The committee rose. and the prey Gus ques-
tlOn vas ordered on the hiil and amcuim,n.e.
4,, 1900.
Ih. VDuso then aI iourncd until Wednesday.
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WA-HfNaTON. December -i.- 90 'it1-ut
Department. DiN .Ill- irD htalufAci. M N|- th'
return of -nfrrl twenty dollar Nainih' cams
notes that we're supposed iu nave urtu Zee
deem Oh. cancelled. ANIL destroyed. ihe d. .-eof
ory was made tc-i iHh AFTERNOON W in'
department. Tho bills. along with nihei-' were
s,rt tn fhe ledemI ,.n i't l-iNn. q" uc ir lt..u
ly ness notes. lhn matter was AtIt fti5
900 et af trc 'fIn'ni -ir. li' A.i i..f
leaked luf through th' oll' i'i- "i q i'.'i ih'ln
hDre. lnn Nu'k. niinr fe', wing lh' nDl'. b.
fhc counter, discovered that ih'h n.rt iht
Treasury Depart n' rihct .hiiNn Hhil KS nul
stii -Dlt fhom over tN ihc 'tIhiIN,ht nuh
with other worn orc uN-. for redemption.
The department. nc course NiI r'iu-, I'D
redeem Them the second tine, ana VIII ln>t
nothing; hu, lr asnrj nhcnis are "o"i'h
ahurt OBJ. mAil'i, rs ih.I' N.
lnt n." '. ',,.,i'.., ii,,f erilf b., ,aipa-
.,s. is ..'. Ri. theIr worthless character s dis
,otn.r., n,l .-tsi'...I fs -hr Treasury can
COLLATION. marks. Treasury officials. while cN.
tr.fnoIr rrtI.rnt about thrm rmaffpr. are making
....rv .r.rf o. r.f o. the bottom OF tho
.L......... f,t -o fr h4t only established
t 4.t ,f. .tri.r hills were extracted
-' ' '.' ,.r ..,. ll-os .4ffar flag had len
,. i,,..'.,i.,. efr,ee nI hal reached the office