Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-17
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
TIE SENATE AND wHrsKEr

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Tee ssspsf ssszerss Esswssss-- fsar <cAs.e,
Fsf tsssssass--ysrsuasl Notes.
fFrnra t'sr Regular osrrcxpopaens.l
WASHINGTON. d. C.. Dcccmbe,
i6.--so Tar Is can be jndged from The
debate and tho sSiion cf the senate upon
TIM rale prohisiiiug the sale Of ,nsoxs.
eating hqncrs N the urpitol building,
q majority OF senators are m favor 81
prohibition, act opposc6 % its enforce
snezs. They accepted the rule, bat re-
sected clause iInpossug penaitv uposl
employees fog Violating. Possibly
there was one fear thai II a Dcaaatv
wa prescribed the employees might
have thought the sen1te really meant
e. baniSh liquid refreShments.
TIL FIRST LEGISLATIoN.
senator Ednunds's compliment 70
6ensral a. l.. Lawton, Or lseorr,a. m
asking the Senate b. remove his ooliti-
ca dISaeiii!ses. was Supplemented To-
aay by the hoase IN passing the bill
without reference - 8 COMMITTEES and
without disseztzng vctc. TINS Is tine
fgrs: bill passed by each and both
branches Of Congress this session.
A cal tor toe removal Of allpoiitical
disabilities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment has been prepsned bv
Colonel J. d. Brady. which he vii u
troouce o. the first bin day.
tseneral liazen ;noi tn wsather-ur..
phet. but the Third Assistant postmas-
tef-6eneral Is the only Republican
who stili holds a. ofiice o. verv high
GRADE II the executive department
bat there are Others VINO retain otiices
that art very desirable. General Hs-
zen's pisce Is nov sought bv several
persons who have considerable infs-
snce 81 Their back. Mr.. L. Henderson.
o. Indiana, seem 70 have q very good
chance to get the prize HIS appoint
meni D requested by Nj. Carlisle. Ser
ai0f 60rnEn, the Indiana delegation.
an certain New Workers.. Iiis case
was formally presented % the President
te-dSy witt strong backing.
MANY SCHEMES OF REVISION.
Treat numbers OF amendments u the
Morrison revision o. House rules have
beer prepared. tine OF tins most orlg,-
ma a. vel IS most complicated pre-
ieets Is that o. Dunn, OF Arkansas.
lie proposes % abolish the Committee
Oh Appropriation a IL nov exists. and
frame tho committed upon a new basis
a follows Constitute the chairman
and one member OF each political party
o. ter committees subcommittee T.
prepare the appropriation bills thai
these subcommittee snail collectively
compose the Appropriation Commit
zee which would consist Of thirty mem
Ders thai when AZ appropriation oil
ma besn prepared by q Subcommittee
!, snail be a1ted upor bv the fall com
mittee anC by then Dc referred e. the
new appropriation committee f1i INA
consideration before being reported o
tn House. kor example the sub
COMMITTEE OF Military Affair." would
prepare the army appropriation oil AMI
submit i o. the Military Committee
ther the oil would 20 q the new AZ
rr0pust0n committee for revision.
SENATE SECRETS.
There wa lons discussion Il the
executive session O the SENATE thIs eve
uIug over proposition from the kepus-
lczu Eige O. publish II the CoAgYes-
a0H0. Record the reasons assigned by
the President for the suspension or lie
publican ce-noldsrs whose terms haG
no; expired These communication
iron TIT President nave Away been
KEPT secTet heretofore ana the struggle
TO-DAY over the proposition 70 take the
weird int the confidence OF the Senate
II thIs respect l. understood t. nave
DeeIi pretty warn. Il Is stated upOn
apparently good authority tonight tina
II was decided ny & party vote t. make
the publication, DIT i l. possible tina.
s lev hepublicAns NAY aid tins Deme-
cT&ts Il reo0nsIderng the order
PERSONALS.
Colonel 4. :. Bui0rc anu wife, Coz
iector Ellet.. c. v. Them. Of Rich
mono " 7. Yancey, kappansnnocA
Va. Colonel V s.. :. Dunn Fayette-
vile. anu i l. De Rosse, Whining
toll. X. C.. arr Z the city.
E1-Collector George L. Bowdeu o.
Noriolk. wa a, the senate wing Of tn
Cspitol to-day.