Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-01
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lfrom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January Sill met
a New Yorker to-day who Is a close
friend Of Mr.. Cleveland, and he said
the Admin. stration viii be thoroughly
Democratic. lie thought that all OF
the short cuts 10 deprive the incoming
President from filling Offices will be
aborsive. Said he ''Do you suppose
that IL a Sunday school were estao-
lished Bob Ingersoll would be supcrin-
tendent, or that its teachers would
be followers Of such an inhdel? f"
I replied in the negative. :" Then do
Won think that n fight made upon the
issue OF turn the rascals out can be
SO changed after victory as to keep
them All IMP" had TO reply that | did
not see how any such result could be
expected. did not care to tell HIM
that knew Mr.. Cleveland would do all
that he anticipated. The fact is that
the Republicans who expect to receive
especial protection under the civlI-ser,
vice and the tenure-of-ofiice act had
better have clean hands.
THE CABINET.
The visit Of Mr.. Randall to Mr.
Cleveland and that Of Speaker Carlisle
gives additional interest TO the appoint
ments of Cabinet advisers TO the in
coming President. 1t is. known that
neither cares TO fiji any position in the
Cabinet, and thus they show an appre-
citation of the hold they have in the
House. The one is Speaker and the
other such a leader as Mr.. Gladstone is
in the House of Commons. Either
would be dwarfed by being Secretary
OF the Interior or Secretary OF the war
Department.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILL
There was quite an extended discus
sion to-day on limiting the debate on
The riyer-and-harbor bill, but 1t was
finally determined not TO limit it. The
opposition to the bill was shown the
other day to be about thirty-nine.
These can filibuster and call ayes and
noes. but the bill as il came from the
committee will pass. This is the judy
ment of its friends. In its present shape
il gives James river $4,000 and other
Virginia rivers and harbors a liberal
allowance. Our Virginia representatives
have learned not TO reject a?proprla-
tons to Virginia on constitutional
bubbles. had a talk with most
practical southcrner to-day on this
subject. Said he: II have no
scruples about the river-and-har-
Dor bill or the educational BILL"
WANTED him to continue, for | knew he
was a States rights Democrat of the
strictest sect. lie went on to say, " Do
you suppose if | were in partnership
with with a man in a dry-goods store,
and he gave his wife velvet, satin. and
sealskin out of the concern, that | would
allow nv wife to be clad i'll calico if
there was to be no charge against either
partner as to the OUTFIT"
THE SENATE
was not in session to-day, and its mem
bers think that the House does not fur
nsh it enough measures to keep it en-
ployed. There is always a resort, how
ever. for the Senate can 60 in executive
session on treaties.
THE ARKANSAS sENATORsHIP.
Early to-day the information came to
the Arkansas congressman that Jones
had beaten Dunn for senator. This
was foreshadowcd by the dispatches
this morning. The new senator was a
member of the State Senate i'll 1913
and member of the Constitutional
Convention in 1874. He was elected
to the Forty-seyenth, Forty-eighth, and
Forty-ninth Congresses. The impress
sion prevails among Arkansas people
here that if Senator Garland goes into
the Cabinet that Representative Dunn,
who was defeated for the senatorShip
by Mr.. Jones, will be elected.
OPPOSITION TO LIEUTENANT GREEDY
had formed good opinion of Lieu.
tenant Greedy. because | regarded him
aS very brave and adventurous officer
| hear. however, that there is opposition
to apprOpriating money to appoint an
assistant signal-oilicer because he is tc
he appointed to the position. Then
wanted to know the reason of this, and
the reply was that he was not as hui
name a. he should have been on the ex
petition hch has given him fame.
THE GRAFTON OF HON. JOHN W. DAN.
TEL.
Nirginians here are looking with grcat
interest to the address of the Hon. JOIN
". Daniel They know that it will re
fleet the greatest credit on his State anC
add to his fame as an orator. GOyernol
Long, of Massachusetts,, who is beine
pressed forward by New England, viii
read Mr.. Winthrop's Grafton. ! have
already stated that he resembles in ap
pearance the late NJ. x. IL. Garnett
AT one time | thought Virginia woulC
be entirely ignored in the celebration o
the completion of monument in homo
OF her own Washington.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Colonel Albert 0rdway will be chic
of staff to General Sheridan on the 0c
casion of the dedication of the Wash
ington monument, Linden Kent vii
be another aid. Major l.. BlackforC
will represent Virginia. Fred. Sleitl
will represent North Carolina, ant
Colonel Rober. White West Virginia
Among those protesting against thu
..Ammissioners for making unjust dis
ordinations in regard to street i'm
proyements in the northwestern section
OF the city is Colonel Robert |. Elem
ing. f merly of Richmond, and now 1
leading citizen here.
NAVAL MATTERS.
There is a prevailing opinion tina
hereafter the Naval Committee Of th'
House will have more influence in con
trolling naval appropriations than here
tofore. Mr.. Randall, it is reported, il
in favor of this. His visit to Mr.
XlaxolaoJ has not hnwevar chanOof