Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-09
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Mr.. KELLEY AND HIS RESOLUTIONS
UPON wHEELgR's SPEECH.
An Excited and Incoherent Address
Specializing Congressman and Union
Pacific stoek-Personal.
,rro,o carr Regular Correspondent

finishing OF The reading OF tue JouIhat tni.
snorntug was The signal Tor via and
heat, d debate In the House. The galleries
were well filed In expectation OF the coming
event. and both Mr. Kelley, OF PeDnSylys-
nj, and General Wheeler. Of Alabama. sat
neiVously In their seats, Win hands clutch
inc usuers ana tray, Hing over their desks
g. N fI,cir poSscSsors we're troubled with
Tho palSv. Nr. Henderson, OF Iowa, OPEN
"a the battle with an accusation that
General Wheeler had transferred cer-
tain inicrjeciions Of ms (Henders0n's)
made during the delivery OF the speech
30 as 10 place him m false light. The
General said that this had been done
through a mistake, and apOlogized for NJ
: occurrence. Mr.. Kelley then. shaking like
an aspen. took the hoor, and submitting a
preamble and series of resolutions euiO-
CYSTIC Of the late Secretary stanton, aud
calling for the cXpurgation Of General
Wbocler's speech. proceeded m q low,
Tasping voice 20 denounce It's delivery rs a
violation Of the order Of the House. The
old gentleman ~ be warmed up 10 the oc-
caSiCn tripped up on his tongue and be-
came totally incObcrent. Many OF his
sentences fell short 81 completion. and
unless corrected for the RecOTd, will
20 10 the world as dclivercd-a mere lar
gon of words without meaning. So cX-
cited did be become that ne denounced the
mCmhcrs present when the speech OF Mr.
Wheeler was delivered a. a band of con-
spiTaiOrs. As the occasion Of It's delivery
was q night set apart for pension business,
and there were no southern and very few
northern Democrats. and but one or
two leading and lot OF small-fry Re
publican statesmen present. the latter
were very vehement IN their protests against
being clasSed as cOnsuiratOrs. In fact Mr..
ktl,y, like the vicious cav. kIckcd over
The pail after hc had illcd IL 10 overlooking,
and The assault on the little General utterly
failed OF it, object, bus only served 10 bring
the Republican party to It's feet in denoun-
cling Mr.. Kelley. Mr. Hepburn, 81 Iowa,
and Mr. Anderson both made speeches
sgainst the irate Pennsylvania. Mr.
Wheeler undertook 70 reply 10 Mr.. Kelley,
hut failed 10 make out question Of pIivi.
lece 10 the satisfaction Of Speaker
Carlisle and gracefully yielded 10
The decision Of the Chair. The
resolutions were then referred 20 the Com
mitice on Rules. where they will undoubt-
edly remain. The discussion shows that
Other members beside General Wheeler
have delivered speeches on other than PEN
sion business on Friday nights, and even
on the occasion In point Mr.. Hepburn OBJ
taiucd leave and did print "a reply 10 Gene
ral Whccler'S remarks. While very few,
il any, OF the members uphold Mr..
WhcceI's Judgment in making the attack
on Stantop, there ara none Of them, eX-
cept Mr.. Kelley, who deny his right 30
make II on the occasion aud under the cir
Cum,tancc, that he did, and MIR. Kelley has
not even the support Of his own party in
hi> course.
The House then went into Committee Of
The Whole on the legislative appropriation
hill. and the general debate was resumed,
che principal attraction being the provision
i'm rotation TO the Civil Service Commission
requiring the Commission TO furnish a
complete li,t Of the eligibles for any posi-
ton that may become vacant 10 the appoint
ing power.
The senate discussed the bill 10 restore
the standing az naval cadets dismissed from
the Academy by Secretary Chandler during
the Arthur Administration.
The long lockout which has retarded
building operations in this city was par
tally bought To- close tins morning, the
bIicklycr- acccoiluX nine hours for days
woIl, and The abolition Of the amalglmated
card--yslcm, by which one Of their number
could not work on , building with non.
union man ~ any other trade.
MI j. L. Tucker has left tno city TO de-
liver an address before the scholars OF
Emory and Henry College, at Abingdon. to-
morrow. ne will return 10 Washington
Friday. Ia bis absence to-day Colonel
Oates tried 70 report the Utah bill TO the
House, nut he morning hour having been
done away with be failed 10 secure unani-
nous consent for that purpose.
Coioucl William NJ. Patton. formerly
professor Of engineering at the Virginia
Military Institute. passed TN Ough the city
TO-DAY cn bis way to New York. Colonel
Patton Is now engaged in bridget building.
his last work beng for the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad in constructing bridges across
the Su>quchluna and Schuyiki,l rivers, in
Pennsylvania.
Spccum,ug congressman have been
making good thing out OF Union-Paciiic
STOCK since the extension bill came up in
tie House 4 crowd of statesmen Slr-
rounded the telegraph Office in the cOrri-
dor and dipped in as the market jumped
from 40 last Friday TO jiBycsterdny. The
prospects are that the top notch Las been
reached, ~ they uuloadcd the market down
% - 10 the close last night.
An old COOlCd man, who has for
year, worn a tail hat with q tin sign sur
rounding it hearing the inscription,
"Cbici-Juslicc John Marshall, OF Virginia,
Porter for All Hotels and steamboats," died
recently in this city. Years ago he was
servant in General Boyd's family, OF Viz
cinia. and was employed in the Marshall
House. at Alexandra, Va, where Colonel
Ellsworth was Killed in the early days q
tie war.
{. W. Tanner, OF Richmond, Is in The
cty taking IN the objects OF interest to-
day.
The chajrmen % The several standing
committees OF the House will hold another
meeting with Speaker Carlisle Tonight for
the purpose Of mapping out q programme
60 be- observed during the balance Of the
present session. There are 80 many I'M
portaut measures pending that the incest
discrimination viii bc necessary 10 accom-
pish ANYTHING without "A sacrifice oi the
sumner recess. - il is now, very little
hone J., entertained that an adilurnme 1t
can lc bad until August unless some OF the
legislative ligtis viii consent 10 the eNtiu-
punishment of their pet hobbies.
Frank King. oi Virginia. and Mr.. AMI
Mfs. i. \. Watson and ID. :. Watson are
al the Metropolitan.
The Vostotice At Eurie Floyd county.
Ia, been discontinued.
DIN. Young. oi Virginia, appears among
The graduates from The Naval Academy.