The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-06

WASHINGTON.

Passage uf the Cowles Bill-
Ohcr Capital News.
WASHINGTON, D. G., January 5-The
adViccs received here 90 the effect that
vessels had already been chartered TO
carry coal to Pago-pago are premature
The Navy Department has not vet closed
with ihe ships owner. but expects 60 do
SO soon, and then ship about three
thousand tons OF coal from New York or
Philadelphia TO the Pago-PagO Coaling
station. The last shipment OF coal 20
+ this station VAS made in 1882, when about
three thousand five hundred tons were
shipped there. and This shipment has
lasted more than six years, in fact, from
Doe latest adyices is NOT entirely eX-
hausicd to-day. although tho presence OF
several United states war ships in Sa
moan waters during ihc past few months
bias resulted in am unusually heavy drain
0n the coal bunkcrs at PagO-Pago This
new CONSIGNMENT of coal laid down
at PaQ0-par0 Will Doe pretty
high priced fuel, costing the
Government about 81 per ton
here. and from SIP TO $l3 per TON for
transportation to pago-Pago The yes
sci carrying 10 viii probably be ninety
DAYS In reaching destination, and sailing
hv The way of the Cape OF Good Hope
and south of both Australia and New
Zealand. will probably traverse 10000
miles before reaching the Samoan Islands
4 THE cowLrs TOBACCO TAX BILL
4 number of leading Democratic Con
rressmen consulted Mr. Randall yester-
day and impressed upon him the neccs-
sity of the Appropriation Committee re-
porting back the COwlC, Tobacco Bill at
once Mr.. Cowles wa very urgent in
the matter. and Mr. Randall told him
lhat although DE favored the bill, he did
not desire 90 press vote IN the com
mittee-rOom. and preferred that the
WAYS and Means Committee take
whatever action there is 10 be
taken ON thc Tarin BILL Referring
90 the matter last night, Mr COwles said
"It is absurd tO suppose that any tariff
legislation e0n Doe accomplished at this
session There arc but twenty-fOur legis-
laiiye days lem The last five of these are, F.
under the rules suspension days and .
each Monday Is set apart for certain /
order of prescribed business, leaving hnt +
fifteen days IN which 20 DO genclalWork I.
The expression IN some OF the pa .
pcrs that The WAYS and Means Com .
miitee intend 10 bring IN compromise .
hill, and with the hope of passing il, is F
all h0sh The only chance for any
reduction of the revenue was for the Ap-
uropriati0nS Committee 90 have prompt
IgrepOrled my bin With the light be- 7
fore me. and the lights of the last Cam- F.
pairn behind me. / think 10 the most stu .
pendous stupidity for the Democratic
party not % seize the first opportunity 20 T
repeal the tobacco tax and give TO the
people the other relief contained I'm these .
provisions of the Mills bin, and ! am SAT- F.
shed thai Il given am opportunity IS viii F
meet with strong approval from both .
sides of the House.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDlNGs.
The Senate spent most Of the day dis I
GUESSING the Legislative Appropriation
bill
The Oklohoma bin was, after strong .
night referred hy an OyerW helming ma .
f0ritv to the Committee on Territories
instead of the Committee on Indian Al. .
fairs
The Legislative. Executive and Ju.
dicial Appropriation Bill was taken up
and Mr. Fry remarked that he did not F
feel at liberty tO anta-Onize 10 With The .
Union Pacific Funding bill
The amendments 20 the bill which
were reported from the Committee oh .
Appropriations were agreed TO. Among +
them was that increasing the salary OF F
thc Presidents private secretary from
S3250 20 $1,000.
An amendment offered By Nj Hawley I
tO increase the clerical force OF the civil F
service commission provoked discus /
sion on tho question OF civil service ie-
form
Nh Plumb referred 10 the recent tex. +
tremcs OF civil service rules 10 postal F.
emploves as ana attempt TO embarrass me I
incoming administration, and said that 4
MIR Hawley s. amendment was cOntriby-
ti0n to that attempt
Mr. German reminded Mr. Plumb that
Mr. Arthur administration had within
twenty DAYS of leaving Office extended
civil service rules TO the Agricultural
Department
Mr. Riddleberger made an effort 10
have secret sessions so MS 10 remove me
obligation of secrecy in the proceedings
on the British eXtradition treaty but
motion 90 adjourn prevailed al ola,
neither the conference report nor the
Legislative Appropriation bill having
been disposed of
IuE HOUSE PASSES TIE NICAK0uA CANAL
BILL.
The House to-day continued the con-
sidcIaiiOn of the conference report ON .
tho Nicaragua BILL
Mg Chrdy called up ihe Nicaragua re
port ai the fact opportunity and the
House proceeded 10 consider it.
Mr. Cobb of Alabama objected 20 The .
House receding from The amendment re-
m.rms ON The obligations OF the House F.
Il proyiso declaring that the government .
shal not De liable on account oi me F.
company.
Mr. Raynor of Maryland, said that the
conierces had rcceded from ihe amend.
meut requiring the stock 90 be full paid
Zoo cash. because although the cost was
estimated at $50 100000 il would more
likely Doe 5000 OOO, 600, and that was no
easy sum 10 raise. II the company was
not allowed 20 pay for property an labor
,n stock the canal could not DE built
Mr Bland. OF Missouri, criticised the
conference report in that il eliminated
from the Bill the amendment which had
been adopted in the House, reserying 20
the government tho right 10 regulate Ihe
rate OF tolls TO be charged upon the
canal
Nlr. Russell, of Massachusetts, said the
United states had ever exercised the
power Of preserving neutrality OF The Da-
rien Isihmus without regard 90 the Bul-
wer CLAYTON treaty. II had exercised It's