The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.
SESSIONS OF BOTH
BRANCHES or CONGRESS.
PASSAGE OF THE NTCARAGCA
C1NAL ELL BT TIE H0TSE
other Federal Capital News.

other Federal Capital news.
WAsHNoroN. January 4.-The Senate
resumed consideration OF the tariil bill.
An amendment offered by Mr. Vance re-
ducinr rate on Hamburg edgings from
ljtO1J per cent ad ra'Orem led 20 long
discussion on the general subject OF Tree
trade and protection.
The amendment vas rejected, and,
after a brief executive session, the senate
adjourned uil tomorrow.
THF NICARAGUA CANAL BILL PASSES THE
HOUSE.
The House to-day passed the Nicaragua
Canal hin.
The amendment of Mr Holman, pro-
viding that nothing in the act shall he
construed 20 commit the United States g.
any liability on account Of The Nicaragua
Company. and requiring the proylso to
be printed on every obligation issued by
the company. was agreed TO-
The amendment offered hy Mr. Wilson,
of Minnesota. providing that no certifi-
cate of stock shall be issued until at least
10 per cent shall De paid for in money
that the stool. -halln0t boz a-slgnahle nm
til the whole of the money shall be paid
in and thai no bonds iu excess of the
amount of capital shall, be issued until
the paid capital shall amount to $4,000.
900, was agreed io.
The bin was then passed-ayes ij1
nays o.
AIr Reed. of Maine, called mp the reso-
luton reported yesterday aholishing the
call of STATES and Terrilories on suspen
sion Mondays
Mr.. Anderson. of Kansas raised
poiDi of order and afterwards the qucs-
lion of consideration He said the House
must either take tine resolution on flihu--
ter He thought thc gentleman from
Maine had no right to block The business
of the House. a long debate followed,
but finally the Speaker ruled that the
question of consideration could NOT prop
erly Dee raised
4 vote was then taken ON ordering The
prcvious question. but Mr. Anderson and
bis friends broke the quorum by reiniu-
ine from voting, and al 4 o'clock the
House atiOuTncd until tomorrow.
coIoErD EouAS CArHoIlcs CALL oS
THE PREsrDESr
TIE DELEGATES 10 the Colored Catholic
Convention now in session called at the
Executive Mansion This afternoon and
paid their respects 90 President Cleye.
land r. l.. Rulin, cOlOrcd delegate from
Boston, introduced the delegate, first
presenting Father IOlt0n, of Quincy lI
the only col0rcd Roman Catholic priest
I'M America. 90 the President Rutn.
before making the cintroductious, tod ihe
President that This was the first c0loIed
Catholic convention of the world having
I'm ns midst the first c0lOred 1athoIc
priest ever known. lie thanked the Prc-i-
dent for his kind treatment OF the negro
race The teachings of The Catholic
faith" Doe said. are that the children OF
the Church should Doe obelicnt to their
-uperiors and hence the dele-7tcs bad
presented themselves before the Presl.
dent to show him their respect
The President replied that be was clad
20 meet the representatives . H.'".
ed Roman CathOic Church, recognizing
I'm them powerful element in the rro-
gross and prosperity of oul country. ]
ann fully convinced, De con-
cluded. that good rellgionl.ts,
who take am interest in thc wei
fare of the nation are powerful
auxiliary t0 a good administration and a
good government and ] viii take pleas
ure i'm taking the delegates The Cololcd
Catholic Convention by the hands
IMPORTANT DECISION BY TIE POsTMAs-
TEH-GENrRAL
The Postmaster-Gcncral has rendered
an important decision in the glalter OF
imposing fines and deductions upon rail
road companies carrying the United
States mail
lie thinks that the following rules
should be entirely satisfactory to the
companies
I'm am extraordinary calc coming
within the exceptional character OF the
great blizzard of March, 1883, where the
highest degree of diligence is used TO re-
move the cause of delay, there should be
no fine or deduction for any delay
whatever be il one day on more. In the
other. and usual cases OF delay by
SHOWS or floods, the following is order
ed For whole days failure,
and the whole of the mail
is carried through the succeeding day
full pay. when there is a failure for two
davs' and mail goes through on the third
dav. one days pay If there should be a
failure for four DAYS three days pay
should be deducted, and when the failure
is longer. deduction should be made FOR
every dav except the last one OF the delay.
4 strike of railroad employees, he adds,
cannot afford any excuse for failure 10
carry the mails There has been no case
where men and facilities could not be
found sufficient 90 carry the mails and
even when they can do no lther business,
there il no good reason for not proceed
ing with the government business alone.
As TO fine, for delinquency which re-
suits i'm failure 20 connect. The rule should
/ be to deduct from the line where the de
/ linouency occurs and the amount based
on a proportion of mails delayed 10 the
whole amount carried over the line ap-
prOximatcd as near as may be.
SUGAR AND WON INTERESTS.
The subcommittee of the Senate FL
nance Committee having i'm charge the
tariff bill will give a hearing tomorrow
tO the representatives of the sugar and
iron interests The sugar planters OF
Louisiana have sent committee here
headed bv John Diamond Co make an
argument against the bill as il now
stands
yellow Fever on the Yantic.
WAsmNcroN, ID. c., January A
brief dispatch from Admiral Luce has