Show Japanese House of Representatives Dissolved I WASHINGTON Dec 29 Telegrams have been received in this city that on the 25th instant the house of representatives of the Japanese diet was dissolved by an imperial impe-rial order The house of peeis was prorogued pro-rogued and a new election for members of tee lower nouse win ce neid within five months The government bases its action upon a desire to test public opinion concerning the policy ot the popular party in the house of representatives which since the representatves e meeting meet-ing last month bad indiscriminately opposed op-posed all government measures Three distinct specifications are made in regard to the course of the opposition pursued II insisted upon a wholesale reduction reduc-tion in national expenditures which i adopted would be fatal administrative efficacy ef-ficacy 2It persevered in postponing debate upon urgent government bills especially measures for the relief of sufferers by the I recent earthquakes and floods and for the repair of the river embankments wholly or partially destroyed by the earthquake which in their present condition threaten irreparable disaster to large districts j and 3It rejected without debate government govern-ment bills for the national defense for railway extension and for lightening local taxation These acts the government states betray a disregard for the national welfare and a spirit antagonistio to the proper discharge of the duties devolving on the diet and dissolution of the house The government on its own responsibility immediately issued an ordinance for the relief of sufferers by earthquake and floods and for the repair of river embankments appropriating over 4OOOOOO in addition to 3000000 already granted |