The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-05

S2OO.OOO TO BE RECOMMENDED
FOR THE JAMES.
Proposed Tour Of The south by The Pan

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WASHINGTON. March A.. Special. The
committee on rivers and harbors have prac-
tically decided TO vote S2oo.oo0 for the i'm
proyement Of James river. They haf
adopted a rule % allow forty per cent Of the
estimates, which would have given James
river $4,000. Representative Wise went
before the committee and made personal
appeal TO his friends there. He explained
the paramount importance Of james river.
and that the improvement is national rather
than local. lie asked that The rule bc
stretched so as 10 allow James river fifty
per cent of the estimates. and that was
agreed 90 and the amount Of the proposed
appropriation fixed at S2l0.0O0.
IN obtaining this extra allowance of so.
900 Representative Wise WAS aided and
supported by Representative Rowdcn. Mr.
Wise having been a member OF the COM
mittee i'm the last Congress. and having
then aided present members in procuring
desired appropriations. me was in position
10 ask for iaNor-. TIE WAS met IN "a most
friendly spirit. and the James river viii gei
an appropriation ON "a scale larger than
is applied 20 other streams.
auR. BEECKINEIDGE AFTER THE RAIDS.
I'm the House proceedings to-day the I'M
toresting and dramatic feature was tle
speech 0f Mr.. Breckiurideo. Of Arkansas. ON
the Foathcr-i0n-Cato election case. Mr..
Breckinridge spoke In "a lerlid and impas-
stoned manner he charged the Republi-
cans of the Elections Committee with eya-
sion and bad faith BOO that they had dragged
his fBrcckinridge's) ease into the Cate case.
lie charged thar this was done 90 serve
the purpose of prejudice; that the case iu-
yOlyng breckenridge election bad never
rcen investigated hy tho committee; DO bad
not even been dockcfed, and get Re-
publcans stated on ihe floor that IL
was impossible 10 take testimony in
Arkansas. n the Federal power was
not strong enough % serve legal
processes. Mr.. Breckcnr.de said. let
the election committe bring in bin %
increase its power. but Ae denied such
assertions and said no complaint had
come from honest men, but an bad come
from irresponsible and cheap politicians.
NEW NATIONAL ROAD.
Representative Lee to-day introduced a
bin 10 appropriate $4,000 t0 construct mac
adamized road from Culpcper TO the Ma
tional cemetery, near that place.
MIR. TAULBEE's CONDITION.
Ex-Congressman Taulbee is in critical
condition to-day. His physicians make the
guarded statement that Doe is in danger
of dying within the next tWenty-i0ur hours,
but beyond this they DO not care tO say any
thing. Mr. Iaulbee is being kept very
quiet and few persons are allowed 90 see
him. lie is conscious and has expressed
"a wish 10 make statement 90 the news
papers. but this bis physicians have de-
clncd tO allow him 90 do. They think that
the excitement that may be caused Dy maxi
ing such "a would work disastrous
effect.
AFTER THE NEWSPAPER MEN.
The Senate to-day, in secret session, de-
batci 40 length "a resolution offered by Mr.
D0lph ON behalf of the committee recently
appointed 90 investigate executive session
leakages. callin- for the arrest and impsi--
0umont of 4. j. li1ll0rd. of the Associated
Press. and George Gantham Balm, of The
United Press. for contempt ln reil5-
ing 10 dyulge the sources of the
news concerning secret sessions, which
they have sent ont from time 90 time. The
resolution and report of the committee set
forth the fact that the correspondents have
been guilty of making public the cOniidcn-
tal business of the senate. contrary 90 the
statute. and that they have placed them
selves i'm contempt of the senate by refusing
tO answer questions concerning the source
OF their Information. In presenting
the resolution. Mr.. D0lll said
that the committee had been unable t0 OBJ
tain satisfactory Information from tie
newspapers. who have been called as wit
nesses i'm the investigation which has been
I'm progress for some time. The papers. he
said. obtained most of their secret-scssion
news from the press associations. and only
"a few papers published other than the rceu.
lar press reports. He held. therefore, that
the press associations and the men who fur
uished these facts 90 them were particularly
culpable. and tnat 10 would be wise for The
senate 90 make am example Of them.
During the discussion that followed it
was suggested that the other correspond
emit. who bad refused tO answer questions
were equally in contempt and When ine
resolution was finally acted upon, DO may
include their names also. They are: h.
g.. ~econdori of the New York InOune'
Jules Guihr.dge, Of the New D ork Herald
and l.. 4. Dopuy. OF the New Ork Times.
Senator Teller offered. as substitute ioi
Mr.. Doluh's resolution. the resolution here
tof0re offered by him. and now pending De-
fore the Committee on Rules. providing in
the consideration Of nominations in opencN
ecutiyo session. lie said that The senate
was making itself ridiculous in It's Efforts O.
run down the hetraytr- OF executive secrets
lie said that Senators knew perfectly wei
that most Of The Information oi "a cQnidenti1
character was betrayed bF members OF iht
senate. lie did not think it would Doe posi-
be 90 accomplish the end which Dir. Dolpi
desired hy throwing two or three newspaper
men into Jail. Instead OF preserving The
dignity Of the Senate they would make thai
body "a common laughing-stock.
Mr.. Wilson. of Iowa. a member Of the
Leakage Committee. supported Alr. DOlph
and said that the newspaper men ought "a
Dee locked up until they would tell where
they got their information.
Mr. Blackburn. also a member OF The
committee, gave the resolution % quallneo
Endorsement. lie was somewhat exercised
over the publication In the newspapers OF
this morning. of the proceedings Of tht
secret session Of Yesterday. particularly tnl
criticisms i'm a New lOrl. paper OF the attn
fude of the Democratic Senator'S who voted
for the confirmation of Mr. Yarmouth.
Mr. Plati supported Mr.. Ieller's resolu
ton. as be had done in the past, bur saie
that so long as nominations were considered
i'm secret sessions, the rules OF the senate
should be observed in this particular
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ously.
The Senator'S from the new states, to th'
great qualification Of the friends Of open eN
ecutiye sessions. spoke vigorously agnins
the resolution Of Mr.. D0lph and told the sen
ate i'm ulain terms how much 70 owed % OBJ
press. and particularly io the corps o
Washington correspondents. The debat
was continued at great length. the matte
being under discussion for nearly five hours
A vote will be reached probably tomorrow
The indications are that the D0lph resolu
tiOn will not be agreed 20.
SOUTHERN TOUR OF THE PAN-AMERIcANs
+ W. T.. Curtis. executive officer OF the Pan
American Congress. to-day addressed ti
following notice % the members OF The con
ference, as the initial step toward cafryin
out the proposed trip through the south;
..Tne Secretary OF state desires me I
present his compliments. and 20 say tina
! tbe citizens of the Southern states are yer
anxious that the delegates should visit ina
section before returning 10 their homes. am
have forwarded through him many cordia
invitations. lie also earnestly desires iha
J the visit shall be made, and La
directed me 10 invite you % participate u
AN excursion similar 10 that given IN vcti
. ber and November last 20 leave Washing
tom Immediately upon the final adjourn
meuf of the conference, and 20 return Der