Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-07
5ru. coNGHhss->EooND SESSION.


henntc.
Tho recitation B ,rcto,ore offered by Mr..
Chandler m,,ruct'nc the committee on APP
proprlau8us 90 investigate the matter IT
ua,al 0diccr' claims uas taken uu. After
bcius dkclr,a@d Tor some tls,e tho resolution
went OVER without action.
The Conference report on the interstate
commerce hiI also went over; and the
rruaic resumed cons d~rsiiou oi l.e lesiSa-
live, executive. au,b judicial appropriation
DIN. tiH. PENDING GIfestion being the amend
meut Go increase the clerical force Of the
CiviI-~er,ice Commission. 4 long aud Un-
interesting discu.si5n, which turned prlnci-
p8lv uaon The 0tIcHcuous ol the POsl-Onite
Dcphrtn,s NJ. vs carried on bv hessr'.
NocAreI. Teller. Vest, and stewart. lbsu
Mr. uauicl attacked The evil service system
ftscf - beinr urSHrrlcan. unrepubllcsn,
and upt cmocrauc. 81 bile me- regretted toe
Grleat ~ thc present administration, DE felt
that there would Do some consolation in 10 n
tho tocoulsg Administration should manifest
uo af &C lon Tor thc modern mscilins system
of appoiltmrntt bic hoped that o. would
lead TIC Government ba b 90 TIE old prn.
ciple in wRtch the peop.e We're Recognized
rs having ihe risht to shsrs In The peoples
onife~. 10 ttc Republican party would 20
gbout II sutgr~F ana help 80 rid the cOun-
M lcsst ore pem-crst,c vote % Assist them
in doHgu be i0ns-d 20 zee the time when
ILin American citizen might fcsl thst
there WAS no bar % auF Office endcr the
Government oi which he WAS worthy. Ana
lp hoped thar The nrp Administration and
IFS adyssefs would hnd some wsy oi amend
ing the system so ss io throw open he doors
So ml auplessts, although they might be
Fnt terfCd When necessary 20 proper eNami-
Aaf on.
MI Chandler took the door. but yielded
10 a notion jo sCi puru.
NJ Harris stating That he had special
reason for desiring eu early adjournment,
the serSie Al 4.3j adjourned.
House of Representatives..
The consideration ~ the conference re-
l,ort 90 tue Nica'sguan canal b,ll WAS It.
Fnmcd, ID boiag agreed that the debate
shouii be closed at 8 O'Clock.
Mr. Nelson. o., Minnesota, thought the
bin a. reported from the conference WAS
worse than toe original bill as 70 came from
the -enate.
NJ. Kelley, Of Ptnnsyiysuis, regarded
The construction of tie Nicarasusn c8usl as
ot~ntial 90 TOE maintenance OF our just in
fusnCc over tac American couiiucnt-an
influence which was named monroe doc
trlue." and Of which generations rad been
lruuI. more tntu thtis u wa HtNt'Nsit ~
The Internal development Of the country.
lie would chetfiully vote for The bill lie
would 10 sean with eyes TOO nice IN The
hOpe Of discovering possible harm which
Iuigh, come 10 some remote unknown widow
or orphan. lie ioOked ~ the great mskni-
tuds Of the work aud At the extent OF the
blessings which It would coofer upon The
Southern Coast States and upon the Pacific
coast.
Mr. Chipmso. Of Michigan, sid that he
had favored the bin ~ Il cane from the sen.
ate. lie bad Dol favored II a. II passed the
House, The amendments which had been
placed upon II having served TO ema'culsie
It. They had beeA incorporates on the idea
that the Usiied STATES should he tree from
sntangllug alisnces aud that Il should Isolate
itself. rbe day for i'ostion had passed.
The voices from all psrts Of the world we're
warniurthe United States OF this--1oieesi rsm
the Isth@u.. from Csasas, from ssaoa.
from wherever foreign nations had planted
their n.sa The stssmpt 70 wake II inprsc-
ticable for American enterprise 10 pso'
Itself IN foreign counties was too hale. Inc |
osy had psswd, aud the time had cone Tor
hsughty snd dielstoflsl American p0ncy'
snd celtsinly wise American poIiey' thn'