The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.
SUNDAY TALK AND GOSSIP AT THE
FEDERAL CAPITAL.
WORK MAPPED OUT FOE con-
GRESS DURLNG TIE WEEK.
STATUS OF THE VARIOUS APPRoPRI-
ALTON BILLS.
Work Of Congress Drawing Rapidiy TO a
Close different Bill- To be Called
Ipand Discu-sed-Other Capt
tai Notes aud Items

WAsmNGTON, February l0.-The Sen.
ate will make an elt0rt during the com
ing week to dispose of the Naval Appro-
priaiion bill. the conference report on
the Interstate Commerce bill. the Census
bill the Pacific Railroad Funding bill,
the resolution relating 10 the election
ouirages In Washington county, Texas,
and, perhaps, Senator Chandler's res
olution 10 investigate the alleged Lou.
isana election Outragcg. The Naval
Appropriation bill is the only bill
from the Appropriations Commit
tee now on the calendar OF the
Senate. The Sundry Civil bill is now
under consideration in the committee,
but it will hardly be reported before the
end of the week, and Il will not be taken
up for consideration until the week fol-
lowing.
Senator Hale intends to call up the
Naval bill tomorrow. but as Senator
Eyarts desires To make q speech on his
report on the Texas outrages matter,
Senator Hale will give way for time
for that purpose.
Il is the intention OF Senator Cull0m
% call up the conference report on the
proposed amendments 20 the Inte-S
Commerce act Monday or tuesday.
II will be debated az some length, as
Senator sherman is anxious the Senate
should rccede from its disagreement TO
The House amendment providing that oit
I'm barrels shall be transferred as cheaply
as oil I'm tank-cars The discussion o.
the Appropriation bill and the confer.
encc report may postpone the further
consideration of the Pacific Railroad
Funding measure until the end Of the
week Senator Halls will call up his
Census bill about the middle OF the week,
II possible
Meantime
A CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATOR'S
viii be held and some determination
reached as TO the time for the considera-
ton of the Chandler resolution for tho
investigation Of election outrages In
Louisiana.
COCNTfSG THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
On Wednesday both houses will meet
in the hall of the House OF Representa-.
tiycs 20 count the electoral vote. No
legislative business will be transacted on
that day.
In the House during the coming week
there are many reports and bills that
will be brought forward for eonsidera.
ton
Monday is District Of Columbia day,
but district matters will undoubtedly ne
subOrlmaled. Mr. Crisp will endeayOr
90 cali up The Smalls-Elliolt election case.
This will probably occupy two days.
Early In HE week MT. McCreary will
call mp the conference report on It's con-
sular and diplomatic bill. On Monday,
before the election case is considered,
Mr Springer viii endeay0r 20 call up
the conference report In the Territorial
bill. This will likely cause debate
Mr Pell has the Indian Appropriation
bin ready TO report, and desires, II pos
-ibIe, TO call il up on Thursday. 10 is
barely possible that Mr. Cowles bin 10
repeal the tobacco tax may be reported
from the Appropriations Committee, In
which event is consideration will be de
manded by Mr. Cowles az once.
Later In the week, the last OF the reg
ular Appropriation bill-the Deficiency
bill-will be reported, and Mr. Randall
willask its consideration he Post0iiice
ApprOpriatiOn bin comes over as uniin-
ished business, and Mr. BlOunt will take
the first opportunity 90 have the House
consider &C. Mr. Ford is also looking for
an opportunity to have his immigration
bill considered, and Mr. Oates his bill In
regard 10 naturalization Several night
sessions have already been ordered, and
il is probable that the House, during the
coming week, will be working night and
day. 10 dispose Of urgent legislation.
The Appropriation bills, however, are
more advanced than usual, which gives
more time for other matters.
HIGHLY CONNECTED OFFENDER
The admiralty officials have for some
time past suspected that a certain attache
Of the department, who has been in con-
tinuous service for twenty-five years,
was in the pay of outsiders, 10 whom he
INDUCED the terms Of contracts and
other information Failing 10 confirm
their suspicious by several means
which they adopted TO detect
him. they attached A secret
electric wire to a drawer containing con-
tracts, day or two ago, and were re.
warded by catching the suspected man
in the act Of abstracting documents.
The culprit was Immediately dismissed
from the service, but as be is highly con.
nected, the affair has been hushed, and
he will doubtless escape further punish
ment.
AMERICAN CITIZENS n CHINA.
In a communication to the State De
panment. Minister DENLY states that the
number Of American citizens now resid-
ing in the Chinese Empire is / l,O22. OF
this number, 500 are missionaries, 70 are