The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-03-25


from Raleigh. ia the scramble Cox maH
be returned or Il iaay t. that bee viii vol
Iutarl, retire from the race The oufso
sltlon - Eait 3u the FIFTH District is IL
consequential lie viii come hack again
He ) conspicuous among the Young metu-
bers 81 Congress for industry and prompt
mess. Tie attends his committee meetings
.ss Il religious daty. and Is always on hand
lu the House when constituent sends In
hi> card or wilen the roll = called. He ls
au untlrlug worker. aud hls modest quar-
tcro Al the Metropolitan Hotel j. yerltss
blc workshop Tie has a clerk aua paws
him out Of his own pocket
There Is no opposition of ANY sort 10 Hen
derson. lie l. a palnstAkIng. CONSIDERATIONS
truth telling, PLAN, honest Congressman
and the tenure Of oflce-act ought 70 apply
10 hun He Is taking the tralulu. that
wall one day number him among the DIS
ungulshed members of Congress Con
gres>men are for the most part unframed
men III the business of legislation and this
accounts for the iuactlon and IuefiicIeucy
of Congress. The science II legislation
and OF government, of finance and Of tax
alton, and all the complex questions that
relate To political economy. they have
never studied and is often beyond their
grasp. Not 50 with John :. Henderson
ise made Al the last convention IN his dis
trict He Will be missed His eccentric
titles cau7" strangers to mistake him for a
''crank" but those who know him best
know that he is a brilliant man. His pre-
deceSaOr was strange man III his way
and likewise a scholarly man. II Is won
d"red here if Benefits successor Will be
distinguished in the same way Bennett 5
choice is J. y. Lockhart. of " adesboro, So
the report goes, and this Is taken a. an IN
dlcation of strength that puts him III the
lead for the nomination But every sta
ton along he line of G. c. has candidate.
Johnston will be returned of course. He
has got a court house for Ashevlllc, and,
/ If he did not posses merltss of his own,
which he does III an eminent degree, that
alone would entitle him to a denomination.
! And then Gov. Jim Robinson is out in
the wild bounding west and has his hands
| full.
Cowless district is so remote that but
/ little is heard from that quarter. The
news via Shelby is that the Clcvelandcrs
| want McBrayer, but will forego their pref
! erence as a matter of courtesy To home
1 soldier and a gallant Democrat.
On Monday Col Cowles introduced a
bill to pension the soldiers who assisted
!
Mr.. Reid introduced a number of pri
vate bills
An organized movement is combining tC
| force the consideration of the Educational
I bill on the House Next Monday it will
/ be again offered in the House and referred
to Il favorable committee. Mcssrs. Ben
nett and SKINNER do not favor the bill but
VIII vote with the rest Of our delegation
! for it, having been committed to it.
General Logan introduced a resolution
to hold the executive sessions of the Sen
ate with open doors. 1t ought to be adopt
ed by all means
Miss Dora Jones is here collecting sta
tistics as to the work and wages of Womel
employed in the Departments. Hon. Jas
W. Reid escorted her through the Depart
ments day. She is the daughter of tn,
Rev. DR.. Jones, President of Greensboro
Female College
Mr. II. c. Dockery, a son Of Hon Oliver
II. Dockery, is here with his bride Tues
day morning Mr.. Henderson accompanied
them to the White House and introduce,
them to the President
1t will not be long now before the Nor
rison bill will be ready to report to th'
House, and there Is an attempt being mad
to arrive at some understanding about /
among the democrats in the House. Ih'
low tariff men are not at all sure of thc
strength, and it is said that they have pro
posed to Mr.. Randall and his followers t,
hold a conference for the purpose of com
ing to an agreement. The ''reformers
want to know just what is the least con
cession that will satisfy Mr.. Randall. Th
prospects of an understanding are b0Un,
to make the Randalites bear the fun re
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