The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-23

ship Baltimore, now 90 Norfolk. proceed %
sea on Saturday next 800 Aor Inspection trip.
I She viii remain at sen several days. and on
/ May 10th She viii arrive no Baltimore. Md.
! where celebration in Der honor will De
given by the city authorities. The Balti-
more Is now fully manned and equipped.
with the exception of having CD board two
OF her complement of four cight-nch guns.
A CHINESE DECISION.
The Treasury Department has declined 90
allow the wife and four children Of Mr.
Qu0ng Lee, e Chinese resident 0fthis c0un-
try. TO land In the country. holding that the
law excludes them. unless certificate Is
presented from the Chinese Government
that they are simply tourists, and Will, after
seeing this country. return % China.
SENATE.
The Senate passed most Of the day n dis
cusslng the District of Columbia anpr0pria-
tiOn bill.
Mr Mitchell made a long speech in favor
OF his proposed constitutional amendment
lor the election oi senators Joy the people.
During the course of his speech he declared
that the secrecy oi executive sessions WAS
no longer IN harmony with the spirit of One
age. Public opinion would ai mol
distant day break down and destroy No|
doors Of secret executive sessions. such
sessions were "a relic Of monarchy aud
should ma no recognition in "a republic
lne senate then took up tle District OF C0-
lumbia appropriation bin. which was dis
cussed and passed, and the Senate at 5.II
i. VI. adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House to-day c0ncurrod in the Senate
amendments t0 the Worlds Fair BIN. and
spent the rest of the day in discussing the
Legislative. Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation bin. Mr. Butterw0rih explained
the provisions OF the bill Mr. Dockory. of
Missouri. criticised the increase in the nuns |
Der Of government employees, which In many |
instances should not have been |
made at this timc he believed IL There |
was new blood in The departments. fifteen /
hundred clerks could he discharged. save /
Ing OF Sl.JuO.toO. Instead of carrying Ou an /
Improbable investigation. let the commit |
tee take into consideration the nel.ciencl /
Of the clerical force 0f the departments.
Mr.. Allen. of Mississippi. quoted from % /
speech delivered by Mr. Cannon. declaring
ilat the Republican party was devoted t0
the country. and would administer the COVE
ernment with greater economy. Since the
ith OF Marcn. lss9, 10 had been impossible
l lr MrAllen 70 keep upWith his Republican
friends when he met them On The street BOO
lulil Miu ih0h I'D lN' department., IO eDl /
Offices and show their devotion 20 the c0un-
try.
Mr.. Allen told a story TO illustrate ile
Republican opinion off the administration.
! our meeting Republican and asking him
what he thought 90 DO. The reply was:
"Wanny runs 70 Sunday school,
Levi runs the bar
Baby runs ine White House,
Aud d. if, here We are.'
Mr.. Kerr. of Iowa. referring to Nr. Az
lens remarks, said Chat ihe gentleman had
tried o. make some capital OF The presi-
lents affection for DIS unnd-0n. The gem
tleman ought t0 he ashamed oi himself.
Dir. Cannon. oi Illinois. replied f0 Nr.
D0ckery's criticism and defended tne bili.
Mr.. Williams. OF Illinois. criticised thc
Republicans OF the House for not bringing
n "a bin for the settlement Of ihe silver
question. and thus relieving the oppressed
people of lhc country
Mr. Grosfenor. of Ohio .lidat ihc proper |
ime the Republican side oi ,he House
would see t0 10 tint The country understood /
he character OF tine present administration
and 200 the proper time the Republican side /
would bring ln silver hII which would De-
satisfactory t0 fle people.
Considerable discussion further Cnsucd.
md pcndiu vote tha committee lOse. and
he House ut J.il adjourned.