Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-25
WISE AND BRADY.
An EXCITING INCIDENT

The Rtchmond Representative Attempts TO
Gss the Flosy-win Have 81 Oat sn sa,nr.
daf.
Especial telegram 10 tho Dlspatch.l
WASHINGTON, February 24.--Late
this afternoon Mr.. Wise got the floor
while the bill to tax fractions Of gal
IONS Of whiskey was pending, and
wanted to reply to Mr.. Brady. As
soon as he arose members began to
move down to his vicinity, aud the
sisleS and area before the Clerks desk
were soon crowded. Mr.. Brady stood
in an aisle on the Democratic side not
far from Mr.. Wise, for he, like every
body else, had heard the rumors of the
past week that Mr.. Wise was going to
make it lively for him.
Mr. Wise was about to ask permits
sion to make his speech, and by way
Of preface charged Mr. Brady with vio-
lating the confidence of the House in
getting his speech in under peculiar
circumstances ten days ago. Brady in
tcrrupted by exclaiming that the state
ment was mot true" lie said he had
been misrepresented often enough on
the foor and would not submit to it
any more. There was great excitement
at this time. Wise took few steps
down the aisle as if to come around
to Brady, then stopped, and was
about 10 resume his remarks,
when Morrison, whose face was white
with excitement, interrupted with an
objection TO irrelevant discussion upon
the whiskey bill. Wise having admit
ted that be did not intend TO speak to
the bill, the Chairman ruled him out
of order. lie then tried to speak to a
question Of privilege, but was again
ruled out. as the House was in Com
mittee Of the Whole. Finally, Mr..
Wise said, I'm take it Saturday,"
meaning that he would speak next Sat
urday. which is set apart for debate on
any subject at the discretion Of mem
beI>.
THE SURPLUS.
The Republicans say they are not
sorry that a majority of the Ways and
Means Committee have chosen to re-
commend that Congress shall require
the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
out the surplus in the Treasury on the
public debt. They will oppose it, of
course, but they expect the debate will
develop the antagonism of the Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress against the
financial policy of the Administration.
The debate they say, will furnish
us plenty Of testimony from Democratic
authority to show to people Of the West
that the Democratic Administration has
been hostile TO silver
The American Iron and Steel Asso-
citation applied to the Ways and Means
Committee for a hearing on the MOrrl-
sOu-Ilewitt tariff bill, and they have
been notified that the committee will
hear them March 4th.
OLD POINT.
Mr.. Libbey has received and laid be
fore the proper committee statistics to
show the importance Of Old Point as
shipping point, with a view to securing
an appropriation for new wharf fscill-
tie, at the Point.
The Knights Of Labor in Illinois and
other western States have sent petitions
TO Congress urging an appropriation for
Hennepin canal so as to give work to
.abOrerS.
The following new poSt-oiliceS and
postmasters in Virginia were announced
Al the Department to-day kaSsell,
Franklin county, j. r. Dent Kountz,
Page county, John P. Louderback
Progress, Franklin county, NJ. j. Nc
Dowell; Return, Caroline county, Ro-
bert L. Parker; Truhart, King and
Queen, George 7. Hart.
The following postmasters were APP
pointed Jesse I. Hurst, Aral; John
&. Leftwich, Body Camp Lewis
Driver, Mount Clinton and James W.
Mjllner. Wenonda.