Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-21
KILLING TINE.
THE INTEREST FELT IN THE CHINESE
ExcLusroE ELL.
TRYING to Coercs Mr.. Kilgore-The Favora-
BILE News from New York-Post-
masters Appointed.
rFron Our Regular Corrcspondentl

IRON Our heRnlhr IorIthpVhuehSi
WAnrsarox. ID. G., September 90
Now that the House has determined that
il will not take the initiative on the sub
ject OF adjournment, politicians OF both
parties are discussing the best way OF
killing the time before election-day. No
body expects any Legislation beyond the
appropriation bills, the two houses be-
ing dead locked against each other on all
political measures. Just now the most
interest is felt IN the fate OF the Chinese
exclusion bill.
The effort OF Mr.. Edmunds to stop the
delivery Of the bill TO the President has
allowed the California members, who
made an efFortto-day to hurry mp its deliv-
cry by obtaining the passage OF House
resolution instructing Mr.. Kilgore, who
has it, to deliver the bill at once. The
Texan representative has on several occa-
sons shown that he has will OF his
own, and this attempt to coerce
bis action will not expedite the mat
ter. Mr.. Kilgore said this afternoon
that he would present the bill to the
President in due time. There was no
rule upon the subject, and he did not
propose 10 be hurried up by the gentle
men from California. 1t is probable that
the bill will be sent TO the White House
in a few days. The general opinion OF
conservative men OF both parties IS that
the bill was railroaded through Congress
with unnecessary speed under the bellel
that China had rejected the amended
treaty, when in fact that Government
had taken no action upon 1t.
The great number OF sbsentees on
both sides renders it impossible to OBJ
tain quorum, so that single member
can at any time obstruct all legislation
by raising the point OF no quorum. Mr..
Cannon, of Illinois, left for home last
night. He is one of the Republican
leaders. being a member Of the Com
mittee on Rules and on Appropriations
He said that if the House wanted him
before the adjournment it would have to
send the Sergeant alarms after him.
Most of the absentees are on the
stump, and those members who are still
here are fretting TO get away.
The Republican split in the Peters-
burg district excilcs avery lively interest
here, especially among the negroes OF
the District. The great majority OF
them look upon Langston as arepresent-
alive of their race, and are very anxious
for his success. It is only those who re-
fleet the sentiments OF the machine as
represented 10y Quay and Malone who
express any sympathy for Arnold. O..
;. b. Wall, negro lawyer here, de
nounces Malone as a tyrant and Arnold
as his tool. He thinks that the colored
people of Virginia are now awake, and
will no longer be led 10y the nose by
Boss Malone. On the other hand Perry
Carson is for the Malone candidate. lie
understood that the Malone men had
the organization of the convention,
and he thought the Langston men
should have submitted their claims
to it instead Of boiling. Perry
is sort of boss himself here and
manages generally to run the negro as
semblies here by the policy of knock
down and drag-out He naturally sym
pathi2es with the Virginia dictator.
The news from New York continues
encouraging to the Democrats. Sunset
Cox is of opinion that Cleveland aud
Thurman will carry not only New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, and Indiana,
but California also. Parties who re-
turned from there last night say that
odds are now being offered on Cleve-
land-the Republican sporting-men
having refused to taken even bets.
The following fourth-class postmasters
have been appointed; George j. Par
sons, Banister, Pittsylvania county,
Va. Thomas NJ. Skies, haddin, Tucker
county, ". Va. james L. Williams
Church Road. DinwIddie county, Va. ;
Charles w. Tabor, Adkins's Mills, Wayne
county, W. Va. Selby W. Fox, Berea'
Richie county, w. Va. William Rob
erts, ST., Holidays Cove, Hancock
county, W. Va, and W. Z. Hickman,
Stella, Writ county, W. Va