Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
BOUTELLES DISCONTINUE
a Common Topic OF touversati sn- Re pubii-
can Admiss'eBs-The President and the
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uepIcCdlc scStiOuai COHbi UfcI olSo III ONh
gress, said Boutelle was badly used up
in bis encounter with Wise. 1t was also
said that Reed, Of Maine, did not
want the resolution to be debated,
but felt obliged to aid his col
league. A Democrat who has
served many terms and held promi-
nent positions, said to Inc that he
thought the result showed that Speaker
Carlisle made a mistake in not making
Wise chairman of the Naval Committee
instead of Herbert.
Mr.. Brady claims Wise made several
important errors in his statements, and
that he sought to get the floor to cor
rect them. Mr.. Libbey was not pre-
sent yesterday until Mr.. Wise was de-
liveriDg the last sentences Of his speech.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE SENATE.
Republican senator's say they have no
difficulty in seeing the papers on file in
any case of removal that they may de-
sire to look into. All they have to do
is to go to the departments and ask for
the information. So far they have fail
ed to receive answers to their commu-
nications asking for the Presidents rea-
sons for removals. A few Of them
would like to press the matter as Of
right and have a controversy with the
Executive, but more prudent counsels
have thus far prevailed. Democrats in
the House say they wish the Republic
can senators would make an issue with
the President, because it would cover
up the differences among Democrats in
that body and bring the party sOlidly to
his support.
MIR. TUCKER AND TIE JUDGEsHIP.
In respect to the prospect for yacan-
ces on the Supreme bench Of the United
States by the retirement Of justices,
which Mr.. fuckers friends supposed
would make room for him within the
next two years, it appears that Justice
Bradley is the only judge Of that court
who is over seventy and has served ten
years, which are the conditions prece-
dent to retirement upon full pay. Judge
Bradley is seyenty-three Field, Waite,
and Miller are about siXty-nine, and
have served over ten years all of the
others are under sixty-six. Justice
Bradley's retirement has been talked of,
but it is believed that he is too much Of
a partisan to be willing to retire while
there is a chance for a Democrat to be
put in his place.
There has been a rumOr for some
days that Judge Bond is weary Of the
duties of circuit judge and has been
thinking Of retiring. but it has little
credence. If he should do so, Senator
German would be after the place for
some friend Of his before the seat got
cold. lie keeps steady eye on the
offices and gets good many of them.
MEXICAN WAR PENSIONS.
The subcommittee Of the House Com
mittce on Pensions decided to-day to
recommend to the whole committee a
general Mexican pension bill. The bill
will give a pension of eight dollars per
month to all survivors of the Mexican
war and to all the widows of Mexican
soldiers who were married TO them at
the time Of their service.
TRADE DOLLARS.
The House Coinage Committee are
again agitating the retirement of trade
dollars. They want to get them out of
the way, and now seem to be willing to
abandon their demand, made in the
Forty eighth Congress, that the amount
shall be deducted from the monthly
coinage Of standard silver dollars. If
they should fully decide to make this
concession to the silyer-men it is be-
lieyed that bill simply providing for
the redemption Of the trade dollar
could readily be passed through both
houses.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Colonel Trigg has appointed Walter
Charles Fulkerson, son of l.. d. Falker-
son. of Smythe county, TO cadetShip
at West. Point Academy, rice Phipps
Miller, of Virginia. Miller was deficient
in mathematics on his Semi-annual eX-
animation and was discharged. Fulker-
son was the only applicant for the APP
pointment, otherwise Colonel Trigg
would probably have given the appoint
ment to the successful youth in COM
petitive examination.
Colonel Croxton addressed the Viz
cinia Association last night in regard
to the promising political outlook in
Virginia. There was large attend
ance. The Association passed reSo-
luton of thanks to Mr.. Wise for the
brave, manly, and able speech in the
House of Representatives" and de-
clared that his rebuke to those who at
tempted to revive the passions of the
past deserved the commentator Of all
good citizens who were gratitied at the
return of fraternal feeling between the
sections Of the Union.
Tho President and fhe Eight. Hour