The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-25
IN SENATOR VANCb'S PLACE.
North Carolina Represented in Part In
The Senate b. a Republican.
FIRST SINCE RECONSTRUCTION TINES.
A Bill to Prevent the Tapping Of Telegraph
Wires-sundIy Civil BIZ In the
House.


calling attention to the absence of
quorum A cali Of the roll took place,
and after some delay a quorum was Sc
cured.
Among the bills introduced and referred
was one by Mr.. Chandler to prevent the
wrongful taking of nsys dispatches from
telegraph or telephone wires.
Another displacement Of a senator oc-
CURED to-day, when Mr.. Jarvis, OF North
Carolina. "A Democrat. VINO had held an
appointment from the Governor 10 fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF Sen
ator Vance, introduced and made way
for his successor, Mr.. Pritchard, who has
been recently elected by the Legislature
to fiji Senator VanCc's unexpired term.
Mr.. Prtchard is a Republican, and after
being sworn in he took a seat next TO
Mr.. Chandler, who subsequently offered
resolution TO pay Mr.. Jarvis $2i.iO Tor
his last two DAYS services, which resolu-
tion was Immediately agreed to.
The State of North Carolina has not
been represented BY Republican In the
Senate since the reconstruction period,
Senator John Pools term having expired
twenty-five years ago. ON the ith OF
March next Mr.. Prtchard will have a
Populist for his colleague in the person
of Mr.. Butler, who was elected at the
same time as himself, to succeed Sen
ator Ransom, Democrat.
The Hawaiian question was kept alive
to-day by a speech from Senator George
against the Lodge resolution, proposing
annex tion, and by another resolution
offered by Mr.. Allen in favor of imme-
date steps for annexation.
Mr. Aliens resolution went over till
tomorrow, when Senator Mills Will ad-
dress the Senate in opposition.
4 Mr
in favor Of the Nicaragua canal bill,
closed the speech-makng for the day.
SEVERAL BILLS PASSED.
Pension bills on the calendar were taken
up. and all Of the twenty-one were pass
ed including Senate bills granting pen
sons of $l5 q month to the widows Of
Rear Admiral Garter, Commodore Whit
ing and Major-Goneral Carroll, and 50
a month to the widows Of Lieutenant
Commander Rhodes. Of the natyy, and
Brigadier-General Vessels, of the army.
House bill to authorize the La Porte,
Houston and Northern Railway Company
to construct and maintain bridges across
Galveston bay, Buffalo bayou and clear
creek, in Texas, was taken from the cal
endar and passed
Also. Senate bill for the transfer Of
portion OF the exhibit of the Department
of State at the Worlds Columbian EN-
Chicago.
Mr. Walsh i'm reply to question by
MI Chandler, said that the exhibit con-
sisted Of photographs and curlOs col
lected by the representatives Of the State
Department in Spanish America. and was
part of the exhibit of the Convent of
La Rabida. He did not believe that the
State Department desired 10 retain them.
but the city OF Chicago was exceedingly
a h.
museum. The bill, he said, had been in
troduced by Senator Palmer
Ihe Senate, after a short executive ses-
slon' at 5IO r. NJ, adjourned until to-
morrow.
Mr.. Chandler's bill. above mentioned
provides that any person who shall
"Iohslully tap or connect a wire with the
telegraph or telephone wires of a per
son or company engaged in the transmits
sion of news over telegraph or telephone
INES between the States for the purpose
OF wrongfully taking or making use of
the news dispatches Of such person, com
pGny or association or Of its customers.
snail be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor
anu upon conviction, shall be fined not
more than 5000 or Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding two years. or both.
Sundry Civil Bin in tie House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.-Besidc pass
ing a resolution authorizing an investiga-
ton of the managemet Of the efiice OF the
architect OF the Capitol the House to-
day did nothing but consider in commit
tee OF the whole the Sundry civil appro-
priatOn bill. which came over from yes
terday. The reading of the bill for
amendments was completed. but owing 10
the fact that several matters which have
been antasonized remained undisposed of
the bill VIII be the order of business to-
morrow. The policy of the War Depart
ment. in abandoning outlying military
posts, and concentrating the army i'm and
near large cities, and the Mississippi river
Improvement. afforded themes for the
principal debate Of the day, but no change
was made in the bill In regard TO either of
them.
Eight thousand dollars were added TO
the bill TO enclose the grounds of the ar
senal AT Columbia, Tenn.
The item for the Improvement of the
Mississippi river evoked a discussion, i'm
the coure OF which Mr.. Hepburn (Rep.,
Iowa. stated that he objected TO the
diversion of public funds. under the plea
of public improvements, to purely private
purposes and enterprises. Nine out Of
every ten dollars appropriated for the
Mississippi river, ne asserted, had been ex-
pended on the banks of the river to the
neglect Of the bed
DENIED BY Mr.. MONEY.
Mr. Money Dem., Miss) denied that
this was the case, and asserted that the
benefits of the Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi river did not accrue TO the peo-
pie of the lower valley; but largely 10
those of the Northwestern States. 1t
gave them water communication with
Europe, by which their products were
transported. to market. He had himself
seen vessels loaded at New Orleans for
Liverpool with grain from the gentleman's
own State
An amendment, recommended by the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors and
offered by Mr.. Sale, was agreed 10 di-
recting that $4,000 of the Mississippi
river appropriation be used in the en-
ployment of movable jetties and steel
caissons in the removal of bars and OBJ
structions between the mCuths or the
Missouri and Ohio rivers.
The following amendment, offered by
Mr.. Ray (Rep., n. ". was agreed TO:
1T shall be unlawful for any clerk or
any court of the United States to include
In his emolument account or return any
fee or fees not actually earned and due
at the time such account or return is
required by law 10 be made, and no fees
not actually earned shall be allowed In
any such account"
This amendment is an outcome OF the
congressional investigation of Judge