The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-13

e Tor the erection Of a new academic build
70 ing az West Point Oyemuled
Mr McCreary. Of Kentucky. was no
Z prepared to say that the diplomatic sery
d ices should be abolished The UnteD
, states had had many distinguished mel
10 represent it abroad who had rehecte,
much credit upon the country
The fortifcation appropriation bin wa.
taken up. The bill appr0priates Ssg0OOO
MT Iownshend, of Illinois. raised the
point OF order against all the items of
me bill except the one appropriatng
flUOOOO for the repair Of the iurisdic.
non OF the Committee on Appropra-
llonsi and belonged 10 the Committee on
Military Affairs. Pending decision the
House adjourned
CAPITOL GOSSIP
Major VI p Handy and Jane, r.
Young have heeu appointed aids de
camp on the staff of Governor Beaver
chief marshal OF the inaugural ceremo-
nie5 on March g.
EFFORTS TO BREAK THE DEADLOCK.
A determined effort is beirg made bv
Democratic leaders 10 break the dead
lock now existing in the House. A party
understanding has been arrived no hv
winch Tor the present at least. obstrnc.
i've tactics will not be employed.
Mt W eayer states that the agreement
entered into is satisfactory 20 tine Okla.
hona men. An opponent of the bin saws
mat MT Weaver has discovered that the
bill would be allowed 10 come up and
then summarily killed by its former
friends, who have become disrusted
with his obstructive motions during the
past ten days.
ing agreement under the obstruction
OF business ceased to-day is as follows.
lAe Democrats agree that o'clock adj .
Iournmeni shall De- done away with i'm
lhe hr't place; then that the speaker will .
recognize General Weaver ON the first
suspension Monday t0 call up the Okla
homa bin. The Democrats are pledged
NOT io hilbustcr against the bill
II the Republican, consume time So as
10 make 1t impossible 90 reach vote ON
me pm that day, every opportunity will
be given by Genera. Weaver tO continue
that legislative day hy preventing am adj
lournment until yO'e Is reached II
majority continues in favor of the bfl
'h Adjournment may De prevented.
ind me legislative day of Suspen
'ion Monday may last for two
lr three days week. or even n month
ly taking recesses bat no adjournment
5eiore the agreement was reached r
'apcr was circulated I'm the House to qet {
members friendly go the oklahoma iiU f
% pledge themselves 90 vote it down If ,
he House yielded tO General Weaver p
merely to break the deadlock Forty-fve
members who had intended tO vote for L
ho DILL DO is understood had signed the 4
aper and this, it is supposed. made MIR t
y eayet willing 10 accept a compromise %
o AVOID defeat hy those of his friends Il
'ho are provoked with him. ~
lt IS now entirely probable that the d
cad-locA Is only suspended and that 20
.ll De taken up again by Anderson, OF i
.ansas, on suspension Monday. the W
eadQualters of the iilibu.ters being thus ID
ansierred 20 the Republican side. It's .,
roposed meanwhile 90 dispose of the u
bills as mpidlyas possible. N"
Rs. CLEyEIASDs FIRST WINTER RE. -,
CEPTION. =,
Mrs Cleveland first public reception f'
the winter 10 the ladies of Washing az
m This afternoon brought q large crowd
the Presidents Mansion long De.
ne the doors were opened no 3 OF
clock The weather was beautiful. and no
'obably TWO thousand ladies. but few pI
them accompanied by gentlemen 90
ssed through the blue room and shook an
nds with the Presidents wife. Colonel e4
iisOn made the intrOducti0ns.
Mrs. Clel Gland was assisted by the fol.
wing ladies' Mrs Brice. Mrs. General
'een, Misses Bayard. Villas. Garland.
eut Trowbridge VOORHEES,. Pinchott.
ench, Mary Wilson, Davis, Page. Nor p.
D, Berry Steele and Baroness Van ,r,
leder '