Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-23
A DESERTED LOOK.
TIE NATIONAL CAPITOL PRvsEsTs A
LOSKsoMg APPEARANCE.
Few Members AbOut-intsrview with soma
tor scRton-That Confersnes-civii-
serviee-P eraonal.
100 On R.rnlar corresponaanLl

The depart Wcnis attending 10 AfcumU iitu
routine business. few Of the members
cslled A. the House post-oiiiee, got their mall
and then tarriea awhile ~ the BAH. They
are going 10 take advantage OF tn.s hriet boii-
day 10 clear 10 some Of their Own nriyate
affairs. The peoples representatives, are
sadly IN need 0i clerks the same as senators,
/ hnl 90 ta the present time majority 81 the
I House have never vet displayed courage
enough 10 vote for the bin 10 provide for
these clerks. The indirect test made TIE
( other day shows tbat the bill Just reported
( Is IN fair way o. becoming . isw beioie the
clase Of fhe session. Il would have been
/ carried the other dsv bus Tor the fact that
many oi the members DID not want 10 an
I tagoniZe the river ard blrb0r biz. More thsn
! hall Of ihe members Of Toe present House
/ Will be in private life afier the 4th OF March
/ Most ~ thc retiring members VIII .oie 10 give
/ the representatives clerks The lsepuoi-
T cans n.c not 50 timid on his question A. The
/ Democrats. More than hail the votes east
/ the other day on The proposition IN take up
/ the bill were - Republicans. JUDGE Haycs,
/ Of lows, who reported The measure, savs
/ there Is 30 doubt oi rs pas.afc. ~ pro-
Z ,ldes that al members Of the House who
arc not chairmen OF committees shall se al-
/ lowed clerks during the SESSIONS q 00O-
gress " viii require blit little over Sl0ho)l
! a wear 60 ucsi tbs extra expense, and there
+ il no estimating the assistance that "il be
rendered tie members. Few OF the con-
T gfessmen are able 70 employ clerks az ihrir
/ own expense. Ir will beip The public bust.
uess, and although the thing IS not popular
/ 10 some sections Of the country. II looks a.
| il The bill would be passed after The h0lid7ys.
/ Whether the people Ike 10 or not the con-
Qre.smen want The clerks, and some 81 the
d n
/ clerks or get out Of public lie.
PICKING Up.
/ staie-Seustor Henry Heqton, n Louioun
/ county, says that bis part OF Virginia il pick
! ing no wonderfully. aud that they ore bound
/ 10 have a big hotel ut Leesburg. Washing
/ ton and Baltimore people are loding it very
/ pleasant 10 spend tLe summers 10 Loudoun,
aud the increased number Of visitors makes
+ - oeces.ary 10 add 10 the attractions. SIR.
/ Ucaion HASN'T made up his mind vet whether
/ he il In favor o. Che proposition TO hold an
/ extra session ~ The Lcgisniuie or boz
+ N one is called he expects 10 have
something 10 say in regard 20 the pubic
/ institutions OF the state. lie eHpresses
/ the opinion that Lutte oyerbauiins IS
necessary simuly 30 let the Officials know that
/ the Lee stature wants a strict account OF
/ stewardship rendered. lie ihiuk7, too, that
+ 10 is good for ihe pubic pulse to htve o'ca-
/ souai rigid examination az accounts ~ order
/ 40 show chat ihc money las been well spent.
IN spo1ei0g OF the visits Of some Tg-
mans 10 Prcudeai-c,cctl Harrison Nr. lic1ton
/ sad TO the Di.pstcb correspondent that Be
f thought Democrats had very little Co do in
running OH after Harrison 10 give h'M al
wee. and unlimited that THIS s0rtOi business
wouldn't do NirgiumaBy good. There are q
great mauv Other level headed Nug's
+ here who a2rce with VT. lloaton. SO matter
how well disposed Harrison may be be- VIII
. le more a. less influenced hY the leaders ~
his own party, and the rapk Republican
politicians viii want 20 il thc offices In the
south with the most bitter porii,ans they can
lind.
THAT CONFERENCE.
TIE conference u Virginia Democrats
/ he'd here Yesterday, and whicA was mem
/ toned in these columns yesterday, developed
che feet thst an Of tbe gentlemen I'D a'iond-
ance are u the opinion tlst the campaign
next ycar must be FOUGHT from thc sfslt
ON stare ISSUES ohio has big cleo
/ ton also nest year, and that's the way
lhc Enckeyc Democrats are geiug TO
fent their battle. When O live stale is-
sue is raised the Ohio Democrats can
win. and F0rakcr's Administration ha, been
sucn that the Republicans VIII have hard
fine defending Il. one 81 tie lesiing
Democrats Of Virginia said 10 the Dispatch
corresp ondeut to-day That wcil'dcducj state
issues aud su appeal 20 the best elements
/ wouid make virginia democratic next year
/ POS maioriiy n from l2.o0o % 10000 votes.
The farmers would come our almost i0
man and ca7t their ballots for the nominee
for one candidate or the other, sud ihot el-
ways meant a safe maiorlY for the Demo-
/ Gratis.
CIVIL SERVICE.
RcpreseutltiyeO'Ferr regr q that there
was not larger vote for the amendment Of
icred 30 the House the other diY 10 pla'ti-
J c,llv VINE outline CiyilscryicC Commission.
+ iie saws inst he never cas- ay0tc more cheer
. f.l, in bis lfe than Che one against this
heresy; aud DO firmly believe that thr sys>
/ TEN Aag few friends IA Virginia. Probably
u.s. many rs twenty Democratic ronfresemcn
/ nave said 70 The Dispatch corrcsuoudcut That
/ they would nave voted for the anrudment of
/ 80. Cummings OF New 0rk hut COR TIE as-
7 surrd ftct that 70 would not have been ac-
crutcd nv the senate; NOT that The RepUDh-
can senators have any love for The system,
+ but they cau't ai3rd 20 cripple the commits
sion inst as llarrison is coming no. Although
some OF U4ru,1u's friends are Tfc!eudlng
/ CHAT hr /. gong tO h1yo tee law enforced thr
general belief is that his Cabnc. officers sud
/ hurcau chiefs Nili work n IN the Interest OF
/ their party Ola tne quiet and publicly howl
about as street observance.
ODD SPECIMENS.
There will be some odd snc0mens in the
next House % Hcurescntltiyes, aud people
/ who happen 90 meet few OF Tie new mem.
I bers viii wonder how they ever got 60 Con-
gress. Sir. Nitdruehsus. OF ~. Louis. WHO
4 will succeed John } O'Neill, present chair
man of The Commirtee on Labor, is o manu-
faciurer of Kitchen ware aud has a fortune
/ estimated at between one and two millions OF
douar.. He obtained some valuable patents
and made his money 10 q comparatively
+ short period. He doesn't reside pa lhe dis
tricl which, be is 10 represent bat bis big
flctolv Is I'm the district and he employ
nor, lhan 1000 men, women, aud chilircd.
Outside OF bu.iness matters in watch
/ Dee ia directly Interested Niedringnlas is o
! thoroughly ignorant mau. lie aD>oiut y
knows nothing OF public men aud al tirs.
/ IL IS estimated that tine Republican nam
ayers in 81. Louis who pat him up made
4 BIN carry tue whole ticket IN the district.
ard they hled him for "csmpaign- eX-
Den.os" 10 the tune OK SO COO. lie was
bc.ng introduced around the Capitol tlis
week, and Wnrn presented TO q man ~ well
sa,d "Glsd TO meet you, Mr. Hi,cock.
/ " hat state are you from, -lri" CA meet
inc senator sherman and others equally rs
prominent he asked the same question. W..
1 Niedrinshaus, Il Is useless ID remark, hasu't
+ msde a very good impression among bis ore-
/ thren Ia toe Republican party.
Rev. Ernest cook and bride. OF St. Louis,
/ st0pp,d here few Gays oD their way 70 Visit
/ friends and relatives in Amherst county,
/ Va. Nr. Charles W. Morris, OF that county,
/ is with them. They are to spend the holt
/ DAYS IN AmacrsL
Willis 3. smith, OF Richmond, AVID W. P
/ Tams, OF Staunlon, are registered at the
! Ebbitt House.
". T.. Drew and bride, Of Richmond. are
stoDping al Wizards Hotel.
/ f. Nichols. Arthur SheetZ, and William
/ ~ Wise. OF Leesburs, Va, are registered 1t
/ the Metropolitan.
! r. q. Tunstall aud wife, Of Tunstall's,
/ Va, are at the National.
Wiiham q. Garnet, Of Aldie; G. J.
/ Daniels and wife. OF Charlottesville; W. w.
/ Baker. Of Winchester. aud ID. Ayres, OF
! Danyile, Va, are al the Il. James.
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