The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-09
WASHINGTON.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM THE FED.
ERAL CAPITAL.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS OF
BOTH BRANCHES or
CONGRESS.
CORET, PONDENCE BETWEEN BAY
ARD AND BISMARCK OVER SAMOA.
An Agreement BE rween the United states
Germany aud England Proposed -Nari-
ous Appropriation Bills passed
other Ncus trum the Capital.

WAsmSarov. ID g.. FEBRUARY S-Th
Naval and Fertilization Appropriation
g .illwas reported and placed on ihe cal
ondal
Mr Eyalis ave notice thar he wOUi
call mp 0n Monday next resolution ne
ported from the Committee on Privilege
and Elections relating 20 the Texas or
RACES
Mr Stewart offered q resolution forth
appointment of q select committee %
seven fo consider fhe subject of irriga
ton and the best method OF reclaimin.
the arid lands of the United States Re
ierrcd
W.T. Chandlor's resolution a3 10 nava
officers pay claims. and in relation e
the removal of employees under the com
mis-ioner- of the District OF Columbia
and the resolution of Mr.. Ch9ce's AS TO
change OF railway postal clerks since
/ January, 1855. were agreed TO-
/ ON motion of Mr Sp00ner the resO-
F lution of Mr. Gibson, for au inquiry as to
The state of suffrage throughout The
/ United States. with the substitute offered
/ hy Mr. Chandler as 90 the recent election
I in Louisiana, were referred t0 the TOM
miuec on Privileges and Elections.
The Senate then took mp the House
bin to quiet title of settlers on the Des
MOiDe- river lands in Iowa.
Mr. Igart- opposed the bill Tie said
il had been before Congress for many
years. buf had passed the two Houses but
{ 30 d
by the President. in q message that was
brief and ierse and presenting iho legal
and constitutional questions involved.
Mr Wilson, of Iowa, defended the bill
and without further debate, the bill was
passed
4ue Legislative Appropriation bill
was then taken up. The amendment TO
increase the clerical force of the civil
Service commission was reported and
the bin wa. passed.
The Union Pacific Refunding bin was
taken mp. The pending question being
Nr. MHche.i4 motion 90 recommit the
dill with instructions 20 include in its
provisions the Central Pacific road. Mr..
Mitchell made a speech in support Of his
motion at the conclusion of which the
Bill went over without action.
The disagreeing conference report in
the South DakOia Admission bin was
presented and q new conference ordered.
a message from the President ON Sa-
moan affairs was read. and after he pas
sage of g number OF private pension bills
rhe Senate, 40 J:30 p. NJ adjourned until
tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
The House. soon after meeting to-day,
took up the Army Appropriation bill
An amendment apprOpriat.ng 100000
for The purchase of muskets was adopted.
The committee ihcn rose, and The bill
was passed.
The Agricultural Appropriation bill
was then taken up fOr consideration.
Mr.. Enloc of Tennessee, made al 10.
tack upon the system Of distributing
seeds Ills remarks, however, had no
elect and q motion made by him 10
strike on the claims was voted down.
The Bill was then passed, and the
House. at D % clock, took recess until
l3O F. w.
The House at the night session passed
thiriy-one private pension bills, anl, at
80 p NJ. adjourned.
BETWEEN GERMANY
AND THE UNITED STATES
The President to-day transmitted %
Congress the recent correspondence be-
tween Germany and the United States in
relation of @ renewal OF the conference
about Samoa and the siXprotocois of the
of 1857. Ia his communica-
iion Co Mr Bayard February 4th, iayit-
ing a renewal of the conference, Count
ArcO said
The position of the treaty powers in
the civilized world make 10 their duty 20
stop the blind combat Prince Bis
marck, in consequence, considers 10 the
duty Of the participating Government TO
put an end by an agreement OF the treaty
powers To- the trouble which has orgl-
mated in Samoa by restitution of peace
among the samoans themselves.
The best remedy seems 10 be
resumption Of the consultation that took
place between the representatives OF
Germany, England and the United States
In the year 1887 at Washington, and al
that time adjourned without any posi- .
1ility of their representatives coming to
an agreement.
The Secretary responded on the fol- .
lowing day that the President shared in
he desire ITO bring the blessings OF peace .
and order 20 the remote and feeble .
community Of semtciviIIzed people, .
and that he accepted the pro-
losal 90 renew the conference lie .
suggests that Instructions to suspend .
Jelligerent action be al once transmitted /
10 the representatives, of the three .reaty .
powers.
The protocols of the six meetings in
June and July. 1887, show that al of the
parties were agreed that there should De
no annexation of the islands by any of
he treaty powers; that the indepen
ience of the islands was 10 be preserved.
hat native government was 20 be es-
ablished and assisted 10 maintain itself;
hat the jurisdiction OF the three consuis
over their own cOunIrymen should be
preserved, and that land court should
be established 10 settle titles, &c.
Difference of opinion prevailed as 10
be details Of The character OF the land
.0urt. Germany and England wanted
King and council of chiefs. The United +
states wanted q king, council and
egislatiye assembly. The United States
ayored the recognition of Mallctoa. The
,thers wanted a new election.
THE RIOT ~ CHINA.
The State Department several days
30 received a dispatch from Consul
General Kennedy at Shanghai, which .
ontained adyices of q riot at Ching
[iang.Fo0. China, similar 10 the story
eported in the cable dispatch from
shanghai, published this morning. No .
ster advices have been received al the
Department from COnsul-General Ken
Iedy. and il Is thought there that peace
nd quiet have been restored at Ching
Il have been occasionally troublep
With Coughs, and in each case have used
}ROWN's BRONCHIAL TROCHEs. which
ave never failed, and / must say they
re second 60 none ia the world. '-feltr
1 May CASHIER, ST. PQul, MHn.