The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-15

/ After brief secret session, the Senate.
40 j.lO p. NJ, adjourned.
PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THE DISMAL
SWAMP CANAL.
Senator Edmunds introduced In the
Senate to-day a resolution, which was
agreed 10, instructing the Committee on
/ commerce 30 consider the question of
I The expedicncy of purchasing The Dismal
swamp Canal, in Virginia and North
+ Carolina, with view 90 make 10 high
way between the Chesapeake Bay and
the principal sounds of North Carolina
and also with a view 20 utilizing The
+ fresh water Of the canal and It's feeders
/ I'm basin for the metal vessels of the
navy
Distribution OF SEEDS
There was reported from The Commit.
tee on Agriculture TO the Senate to-day
proposed amendment 20 the Agr.cul-
tural Appropriation bill providing thaf
seeds and cuttings for distribution shall
be appOrilOued 10 each State I'M proper
zion 90 it- representation I'm Congress,
and That the proportion of each shall Doe
cent i0 department stations in that State
for dislubuti0n Where there are no
experiment stations. the seeds. etc. are
90 DEE sent i0 the Agricultural C0mmis-
sioner of the State.
COMMISSIONER or LABOR.
The Senate In secret session this even
mg confirmed the nomination of 'arroN
ID. Wright, of Massachusetts, TO be Com.
missioner of Labor
THE COwIEs BILL.
The House Committee on Aprropr.a.
t'0n held a meeting This morning, af
which rhc Cowles bili 20 repeal tho to-
hacco tax, was taken up and considered.
/ All the members OF the committee were
present Two votes were taken In c0m-
mi'tec. The first was, "shall the bill be
considered ~ This was decided in the
affirmative by vote Of 9to2. The next
question submitted was. "shall Tie Ques.
ton of customs DE considered in c0nnec-
ZION with the bin =
This was decided In The negative by a
vote OF 1 10 -
The provisions Of the Cowles bill
which does away with tho prosecution
under the internal revenue system, viii
likely be stricken from the BILL
II the bin as "a whole is not reported
back to The House. some bi'l embracing
all ts principal features will be.
Another meeting VIII De held
tomorrow. 40 which time IL
is expected a conclusion will be reached
and bil reported 90 the House. Mr.
Burrows. of Michigan, said thIs morning
that n bin 20 repeal The tobacco taX when
reported 90 the House, will receive the
bulk OF tho Republican vote. and Mr.
C0wles is confident that % large majority
of The Democrats will vote for it.
SoMfSATIoNs By TIE PRESIDENT
The President sent TO The senate 70.
lav the following nominations. Com
m0lore Ge0r-c L. Belknap, 90 be rerr
admiral I'm the navy; Captain John
Walker. SO De commodore. Commander
~ilas asev. to De "a captain; Lieutenant
James NJ FORSYTH 10 be commander
Lieutenant 9 hares Belknap, 10 Oe a
lieutenant commander.
HOUSE.
The House passed most OF the day dis.
cus.iug q resolution, giving instructions
to The House c0nterees on the Territorial
bill.
Nr. Springer, of Illinois, called up the
conference report on The Senate bill for
the admission of the State OF South Da-
kota. The report, which reports a total
disagreement, was agreed TO.
Mr Springer moved that be House IN
si.t Oh rs amendment and ask for an-
other cJutcreu,s. This motion was
lIr Baker OF New York, offered res
olution giving the House c0nierees the
following instructions First, 10 exclude
the Territory OF New Mexico from iAe
hin. second, 20 amend the bill so as 20
provide for the admission OF south
Dakota bv proclamation Of the Pres
ident. under the Sioux Falls con-
.titutiOn. 10 be submitted 10
the people Of South Dakota with
provision for a new election Of State
and Federal officers and without new
vote on the question OF admission
third. that the proposed States OF North
Dakota. Montana and Washington, shall
he admitted on the same basis, either all
I bv proclamation OF the President, or al
bv formal acts OF admission.
Nr. Cox. of New York, offered a sud-
s+itufe for the resolution. differing only
FROM Mr. Bakers proposition M that DO
provides for the admission OF Norm
f Dakota Montana and Washington, by
proclamation of the President.
A long debate ensued. Finally MI
/ Baker accepted Mr. Co1'a resolution a. q
substitute for his own.
Various Obstructive motions were then
male by Mo-srs Breckenrdge' oil hen'
mokv. Mcmillan and others, and, finally
fbe House adjourned with the under
standing that final vote will be taken
1P. NJ tomorrow.
SERIOUS CHARGES
The Secretary of the Interior has re-
ceived a dispatch from an inspector Wnc
has been investigating the Indian train
Ing school at Genoa. Neb., that gross lr
regularities have been discovered ID the
acts OF Horace II. Chase, the supernlen
dent. lie is also informed by an inspec
tor that Bartholomew , Ohee, agent OF
the Umatilla Indians, in Oregon, has beer
removed. on d charge Of talslfylns hii
vouchers.
PRESIDENT cLEvELAND's LAST REcEP
TON.
The Presidents reception tonight q
the officers of the army, the navy and th'
marine corps was in every sense bril-
liant event. The great parlors OF lnI
Executive mansion were hlled 10 thel
utmost capacity At 10 oclocl
all the notablcs of the capital, Official
no.itical and social life, attended the las
treat social event of President Cleye
lands administration. The horal deco
rations of the East room were superb
and the rich costumes Of the womel
have never been surpassed at Stat
reception.
Tie President and Mrs. Cleyeian'
shook hands with over four thousand
persons in TWO hours, and at the en-
. Mrs. Cleveland appeared entirely ife
from fatigue. 49,, .n
The directOire gown was ulaeA s''
with red satin sleeves and waist.
Atll.80 the reception party marcne ,i'
through he parlors aud retired. d
quests still fingered, and II was midnlgl
before the last had left the W hiie Hous
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