The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-03
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
REASSEMBLlNG or CONGRESS AFTER
THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.
LIVELY TINE OYER THE SENA TIE
TARIFF BILL.
Washington News In General.

WASHINGTON, d. c., January 2-TherC
was almost the usual quota OF Senator.
present when Chaplain Butler delivered
the opening prayer in The Senate to-day
Senator Paddock, Senator StOckbndge
Senator Davis. and Senator Chandler
were early in the Chamber Senator
salisbury arrived some minutes before
noon and sitting down at the side OF
/ Senator George explained 10 him az great
/ length the political status in Delaware
/ At noon, when Senator ingalls, called the
Senate to order, there were present Sem
ators Morrill, Plat, Hoar, Paddock,
/ Stockbrdge, Davis, Chandler, Gibson,
( Walthall, George, Bate, Salisbury, Pasco,
and Teller Nessrs Allison, Mar e.-on,
lliscock, Edmunds, and Mcpherson
entered during the prayer.
Before the reading If the Journal was
concluded, Mr.. Cockerell entered and
oon after Mr Dolph, Mr Hale, Mr.. VIII
son. Mr Cullom, Mr. Pugb, Mr.. Ransom,
Mr. Vance, Mr. Payne, Mr. Coke, Mr..
Palmer Nj Stewart, Mr. Aldrich, and
Mr. Sherman.
Before the end Of The morning hour
there was a quorum present The gale
rics were fairly well filled. The Misses
ilasting, who are the guests of Mrs
Cleveland al the White House, occupied
the Executive gallery A large basket of
flowers adorned the desk Of Senator
stanford
At the end Of ,he morning hour the
Senate resumed consideration Of the tar
riff bill
The bin was taken up where il had
been left when last before the Senate,
the question being on the amendment Of
Mr. Estes 10 reduce the duty on cotton
thread, yarn warp, &c, valued 40 not
exceeding % cents per pound, from 10
cents per pound To 80 per cent sd
valorem.
Mr.. Vest made a long speech in favor
of bis amendment. lie was followed by
Mr Aldrich. Mr. Allison and Mr Vance.
Nr Vest read al length from the tesii-
monv of Robert Howard, secretary Of
the mule spnners organization, taken by
the Blair committee The testimony was
20 the effect that the condition of spin
ners in England was better than the con-
dition of spinncrs I'm this country
Mr. Aldrich said that Howard was
professional politician who had done
nothing except as a free-trade agitator
for many years.
Mr. Jones. of Arkansas, read a state
ment of a Southern cotton manufacturer
that his mills which had been earning
an average dividend since 1870 Of II
per cent per annum; that he was
an anti-taritf man that If he could make
the class Of coarse goods sold in Eng
land. he could sell them in England and
make profit on them Alr Aldrch said
that the reason the Southern mills paid
such large dividends was that they did
not pav half. on no most twOthird5, the
wages paid By New England mills.
Mr. salisbury argued agains. the
policy OF taxing the consumers OF the
whole country for the purpose of en-
abling the operatives of New England
TO accumulate money in the savings
banks
Mr.. Teller replying 10 5lr Salisbury,
said that nowhere was intelligence 20
great as in forming committees. The
farmers had settled the fight in Novem-
Der
4 discussion of Western farm mort
cages followed IL was carried On by
senators Teller, Vest, Vance, Coke, .
Allison, Chandler, and Hoar. At g
o'clock, without action on Mr.. Vests
the Senate adjourned till IL (
o'clock tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
The House devoted The most OF the
dav TO the consideration Of the River
and Harbor bill The bill being taken F.
up. Mr.. Crisps amendment increasing I
the appropriation for Savannah harb0r f.
from $4,000 to 5000 900 was rejected
A long discussion ensued concerning .
The Texas appropriations, which MI .
Sowden criticized severely. Mr. Grain .
of Texas, Mr.. GrOsvenOr OF Ohio, Mr .
Stewart Of Texas, and Mr.. Wheeler OF .
Alabama, participated in the discussion, /
which for q time was completely per
sOnal
Mr.. Crane tried TO have the appropria-
ton for various improvements IN Texas /
increased but he was voted down on .
each proposition On a vote increase 4
the appropriation for a haTbor of refuge .
on Portage Lake, Mr. Chandler, Of In /
diana. raised the point of no quorum, /
and without transacting any other busi- /
ness. the House at APO 2. NJ, adjourned. /
oERMANY's ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE .
SAMOAN ISLANDS.
Mr.. Morrow, of Colorado, to-day pre-
sented to the House a memorial OF the .
Chamber of Commerce Of san Francisco, /
calling the attention of the House 10 the /
aggressive action Of the German Govern I
ment in the Samoan Islands, which il /
as destructive 10 American /
interests; cruel and unjust to the native +
inhabitants. and hostile to the United /
States. II states that the German GOV /
ernment intends TO subjugate the island [
and as such is the evident intention, the /
Chamber of Commerce, in the name OF /
the Pacific coast. calls upon Congress /
to take such decided action in Samoa /
that American interests may be !
considered, American citizenship re- /
spected, and the agreement made by 7
GERMANY with Great Britain and the /
United States in regard 20 the indepeA- I
lence of the Samoan Islands held inyiola- /
bic. II further says il is understood that I
a policy of inactivity by the American I.
in the Samoan Islands will /
be followed on the part of Germany by /
he same aggression on the Hawariian I
Islands
PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION
The reduction in the public debt dur I
ing December has amounted to Sl4,42I- /
jQ5. and for the first half of the current /
fscal year to S3l ,522 ,89s
The total debt less cash in the Treas /
arv on January /, 1883, was 81 ,22j,j9s,- I
iO2. and on January !, 1899, it was sl,l34,- /
O62.25S, showing reduction during /
The calendar year just closed Of S9l ,53d'- /
IA During the previous calendar year I
the debt was reduced Sll6,3S9 9O93
The principal Of the outstanding inter /
EST bearing debt interest has been reduced I
800. .720, ,090, during the past year, and to- I
iay aggregates S94l OIL ,6j2, this includes /
the S6l l,G23.5l2 Pacific railroad bonds I
sls1. .l52, 300, A. per cents SGSl 1900, I
per cents, and $l4,0000OO navy pen /
sion per cents
The net cash, or surplus in the treasury /
on January !, 1889, was $50 O,838,2G4, /
against $52 ,234,610a month ago. and il I
about nine millions less than on January 4
|, 1855. National bank repositories to- /
3av hold S52 ROO f63 of Government I