Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-04
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SCENES And INcIDEHTs or TIE REAs-
sFMBLINg or cORGRYss.
The FlowsrE-Ths Indiana Bold-overs-
neutrality-suspicious. Regarding the
spsakership aad Cabinet
rF1on Our Regular corresponaenLl

w.sHrvarou December a-Congre.s reas-
Fembied pro opry nc IL N. to-uay, nnu oF'ts
available sea- 10 Both tho ecnstc an1 Hol 80 gal
lcries was nlied lOug before tho hour ~ meet
ing. indeed. there seemed ~ be- almost rs much
Interest iu tho opening proceedings NJ II thlh
were new Congress forming insea1 or nc
closing mon h. Of a congress soon 10 e1plre oy
constii utisuai limitation, and over nhii OF VIC
mentors OF The present house 10 retire 20 me
rhadcs ~ private life, their SUCCESSORS naYihg
been elected ou lne Gtn Of November
All of the Virginia De egati0n were ~ theI
seats ~ no call 0i TIC House ron except he-sr-.
Gaines B0wGeG, aud iost. Messfa No"les,
Rowland. Johnston, Lainsm, and Nichois were
the only members Of she Norm carolina deicGA-
ton ia the han
About nfty a TIE members wore roci pienis OF
EXQUISITE a0rei tributes. Hr Bliss. Of brootlyn'
Was literally hitlou boaini basket ~ hOftfs
larger Dy long Odds tIrn Any other. mere Ns4e
over Two huns red roses ~ various colors lh1ne
in,ruonse bgsket. Tim Campbell, Of New ORR,
got an enormous floral fit also. Icu'Fhl no
yey, Of Indiana, the Governor-c.ec 81 hls "a =
was presented with what Was intended % 20
& horseshoe, the emllefu OF good luck. Jhlpi-
tuunteiy it Has moro iu the shape o. mule
than O. hcrHo-hoc-a fact That wa generaiy
commented upon. Tho G0ycrner-elect 4lifihpl-
ed 90 extend tho bottom pieces o. me Hea 'sn, as
il 10 give 90 moro tho appearance Of a horse
shoe. The card accompanying The uo'Al piece
had on it: "Compimeot5 Of The inaana ho-
Vublicana.'
OF course, Il came from tho Indiana hold
overs.n WHO were allowed % retain lhoir places
iu the department by the grace Of ciFil-serYice
reform.
The SPEAKER received ono a The most heauti-
FIJI u ali me floral giis. 40 looked lovely on ms
desR. Mr. Carlisle Is in pretty good henth,
though wneu be- left here in October he was cJn-
flderably pulled down.
Tho senate proceed ngs were characterlsl on
that august bOdy-qniei and dignhed There
ygege more than nfty members present VA.
Guiding al from virginia North carolina aii1
West Virginia, with ihe exception OF NJ. RIDDLE
berger
Representative C0wles, Of North Carolina,
said his morning that the result o. the recent
election in NTgiula-tle election OF eight oui or
ten congress ncn-rej0iceG him greatly. 10 WAS
as refreshing 20 him rs the result In his own
state n Mt more so. o. Virginia did better IN
reality Than North Carolina. 10 was consO-
la,on and an Offset % the disaster TO Tue national
ticket
General Ice. representative from tho Eighth
Virgiula district remarked this morning th8i In
spite Of the defeat OF Cleveland he was slili at
work trying 10 get some places for hi' const-
tuenis. a few months IN office would beat
nothing Eli hollow
ESTIMATES.
The estimates Of appropriations sent 70 Con-
ere0s o. day boy tie Secretary o. iho treasury m
cudo the following for Virginia aud North Caro-
lima:
FOR tho establishment Of lichtship at or near
North Caroiioa- Lignt-house ana fog signal on
outer Diamond el0sl. Of Cape llnitcras, 3D.
GEO: new dwelling and Od-hou7c ~ Same point,
sJO)1; q lieht % Pamlco Point 20 replace the
present ono, $500. light ono ilg siruel on Gun
shea west sldo, Iamic0 sound. $4,000; light
station and log signal, oil Pors Point, Roanoke
Island, Cuatsu sound, f.hWJ; Ishleo Do a'li5
70 guide thru ugh The drclgcd chenel az North
River bar, 5000
Virginia Rivers: fppomati lX river, completing
improvement, $500. thickahomiuy rYer. con-
.H.n IHH q
waterway from Chne0leaWIo bay, firginia. 10
Delaware bag. At or uCar leUa7, Del, continuing
improys ment g. 800; James rvor, continuing
Improvement below Richmond, t4NNlOJ; malta
pogi river, continuing improvement, $luinu;
improving channel 80 MI vernon, completing
iWpr0Ten aut e. 'uI; NOmini crock, continuing
Improvement. $1,000. NauscmOu4 river, he
Guiding the mouths of Bennett and thuoFetIcE
creeks. containing improvement $1,000; 70
uunfv river. continuing improvement, s7.Vl'
NbppahsnGork river. continuing improvement,
$4,000. stanton iireI continuing improve
ment $4,000; OIk river, continuing improve
North Carolina rivers: Black river. continuing
improvement 5000; Cape Fchr river con-
unuinC Improvement above Wilmington. flu-
00: t0uIfnuiA creek. continuing Improvement,
$1,000. Curlmck SOUND, NOtnl0k bay, end
North River bar, continuing Improvement, tAl,-
COO: iumucr river, continuing iWpioV'm'Lt,
$1,000. Nsuse river, continuing improvement,
- .0ll: Rev river. completing oFeWcnl,
$1,000: pamlicO and Tar rlYer-, com Nlrilug lin-
pr0tcucuf. s.. 700. Roanoke river. continuing inn
provsmcut, f5.n.l; Trent river, completing I'M
grovcment, $500; ladbin river, continuing im-
pf1ycmcnt 32luD.
harb0rs Oonunn ing improvement ~ The hsr-
Dor and its approaches ~ Aolf0 k. Va, 100000
completing the improvement az me hafuor .,
Beaufort. y. G.. s.-NNJ. completing tho I'M
pr0vcmcnt Of the waterway between ieauiurt
hR~bor and New river, n. g.. f'3tp; conili ulng
tho improvement o. the Waterway % tween Now.
bernc aud Beaufort, n. g.. $1,000.
SpKAKrR-HW.
Although Sir. Mckinley. Of ohio, il roticent, it
is said that Dc viii probably announce himself a5
q candidate lcr SPEAKER Tie hos bis own ana
the Indiana and lcuusy lyauia delegations back
Of him. Some % ms iueuds declare thui Ae wound
prefer the .pcRkc-ship fo the senate. II Doe fails
o. become speaker DE vii, 10 De- believed. ccr-
fanny no made Cd 6lrman of ihe Naye and hcans
Committee. especially IL Mr Cannon, ~
Illinois, is elected speaker There Gre whisper
ines here thnt Mr.. Reed, % Name, VII not DO
cauiidnto unless he is cure Of election. The
West ia stermihed o. capture nc honor when
the next Congress meets. Mr. kto1 l. not aa
popular as he is able aud sarcastic, and he IL 30
tno wrong part Of tho couDuy o. he honored with
the speakorcbip.
CABINET
The best information to be obtained here a.
present among Republicans who viii talk Is That
90 bo Secretary OF the Treasury. lie
is backed by Morton. His-ock, Depow,
and most 81 the big influential poll
ti.iaps Ia the states. His opponent "a ex-Sena-
tor Warner Miller II Plat becomes Secretary
o. 'he Treasury Miller win probably get 70
nrst-ciass foreign mission. The information or
which tnose claims are made Is so authentic
thHf Dc is almost ssfo Co predict absolutely thai
Plat. will be secretary Of the Treasury.