The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-12
WASHINGTON.
PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH BRANCHES OF
CONGRESS-.
COMPROMISE PROPOSED FOR TIE
SENATE TARIFF BILL.
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT DE.
CLARED IN JAPAN.
General Greeiy Complains Of Ineniciency
IN tie Signal Corp--Goneral News
ana Notc, From the Fed
oru Capital.

ate af 1920 !. M.t on mOllon or vi
sherman. went into executive session
and discussed tho proposition for relic
. Go American workmen i'm Panama wh'
may De- affected by the suspension o
work ON the I-lhmus canal
At3.2JP ". when the doors were re
opened The Nayal Appropriation bil
was taken up.
The amendment for the construction
of two guub0ats 60 cost : 100000 aud 0n'
steel cruiser 90 cost 100000, and OF a
ram for harb0r defense was agreed TO.
Mr. Chandler moved 10 strike out O
the paragraph for the construction o
one armOrcd steel cruising monitor the
words "oi the type and TO be constructed
according 60 plans and specifications C
be furnished 10 the Navv Department by
Hon John r Thomas, OF Illinois. % De
approved hy the Secretary of The Navy
He characterized it as am anomaly ir
legislation. and almost as ludicrous, lhe
provision Chat p vessel of such q size and
cost lsl 100000 should be constructed
after the type and plans and speciiica-
tions ought not 90 De le-isiated on the
next Secretary of the Navy In that way
Mr. Cullom said that Mr. Thomas had
been member of the House of Repre-
scnativcs for % good many years. and a
member of the Naval Committee. In
chat position he had given close atten-
ti0n t0 the subject of ships-Ot-war 10
had turned out that the Navy Depart
menf, after appointing a board fol the
purpose had adopted and approved his
plan
After further debate, and without dis
posing of the amendment, The Senate at
j.3O adjourned
TIE HOUSE.
The House this morning insisted on
its amendments 20 tie Direct Tax bill,
and conference was ordered. The
~mal-Elliout. South Carolina contested
election case Wa. then taken up and dis
cu-.ed wiieout action, till adjournment
PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE FOR TIE sen,
TARIFF BILL.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means will hold q meeting tomorrow
morning. 40 which viii De submitted TO
thc Mll committee The report OF the SUBJ
committee of Democratic members, who
have been for tle past week, making
comparisons of The Senate and Mills
Iailu bills. IAer report VIII lIeh
come up for amendment and dis
rr..ion bv the mU committee The
members of the committee hope TO
report ils concl,lsion TO me mouse ON
thursday OH D II''l heNl. IL pi9'llneu1
ileih.eI oi lue 0o''i''''' '''' '0''
mar oouniic-s lAe coihHIillee "o"I4 Ie-
port % oAI lh tAe nature ,., 9' auy7...u.o
loi lhe 7ehale p'il. lN.' '"os' i'nle
would consii'dit lh. "- 'A ~ ilcn
)olu lhe senate dh4 Ilou.e "sieoui ai','
yes on lHe uu.l"Ule "s' TO ""l-i
he senate ana llolee a5eeI' lne lhteiila4
.e'cnae ieHuie-' "N.lN "e.g ,., common lo
lolA Wills """ D"'' ",.' ',' '.'
i-iecmchl o4 ail i'eil' 'N NHlcN 'At uull
as ia-co ,,,, ot 'nc In, ''Ia'o aoo'o ,"o'I
iNeu IN '.c 'i''.' DILL - .'-' .--..' 49, 90
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na, "lcn .i'g ,gP'.t ~ '.'o 1'....il ...i t
'-' ..-,nr,. "' ,,isred or tbc celerjar and
.n..,3l io'Ji. A. efTort viii bovever
'er,atoi,' io noie Dr. he Drmocref, I'm
.s,or ~ tbe ra,.sl of Ue internal
.erenne srstem to reach the bai in
.one wav hat q vote can be had on The
.cpeal of tbetobecco tax
.ssr.rrNe PANAMA CANAL wogE,fry
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] oi" .n7 OD''.'l.' .'' ot ~" 20
,oNS w. ,,i- 'i'' ,''. ,L@ ny 'o
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'e'h " oi N'"- oil '''o A'..''.'' " go ''l'
'Ao, OWING 'o Tue suspension ul "oIN /
n me canal hlsill heea assistance 10 .
haDle lheih lo return I'D tHeiI Hoiiles'
AlieI some discussion n IesoiuliOu "P-
Topi"'inS S-'gVvO lot 'nl' purpose
vas H+Iee' TO- me- ''1iia'o ai7y uool,'5e'
y secle' 7e7-i9n so'"{, ~ ,l"ne fS9l'e
ne lO'e Dy "ui'n 'l9 DIT I.''n LA e1'iou.''yH On
Iealy was IeJeClcu /. VIII Ho' DC
e"uy' no" rev. eI' l'il .o.llol'oM
rRAI SOLDIERS HOWE
colo,ol ue,rvT urnt lrotired, oor.
rnor of the soldiers Home fin he bis.
rict of Columbia. died at 1920 o'clock
his morning from complication of
iseascs he was as wears old. and wa.
nnointed TO the Home about four wears
20
TIRE MINISTER OF AcRIcULrrRe.
The President has approved the bin
laking The Department of Agriculture
D executive department. and 20 day sent
p the Senate the nomination of Norman
rriculrure fO De- secretary of the new
apartment OF agriculture
The nomination OF 4. J.. stevenson, al
resent First Assistant foslmasier-Den.
RAIL- 20 be Associate Justice OF lhe 'u'
RENE 'ouIt OF lne Dlslflci oI ,oiumUlai
u.s. also sent 10 tne senate To-Day.
me 9enate mas CoilliiiIed i, tne Iouiina'
ons ol O"lone! T. u pi1Chel''u-c' 10
lHspeSi'o,,, ~. l"l u Nireu D p.a.c7 ~
Iiiiy' ana Mss N"ly u, ~ DusonOeii!
Js'liias'el al OoDooiu' ~ "'
Constitution PHONOuNCED Is JAPAN.
The Secretary of STATE was to-day in.
rmed bv Mr Mutsu. the japanese Min
ter. of The receipt of cable dispatch
ON Toxic. which announced that the 7
institution of the Empire was pro- &