Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-07
WILL THEY ADJOURN !?
POLITICAL ExPEDiEEcY ALONE CAN
PRoLoNa THE SESSION.
Democrats Demand the Senate Substitute
for the Mills Bill-virginia
Nominations, Etc.
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., September g.
The adjournment resolution OF Mr.. Oates
has been the subject Of a good deal OF
discussion by members OF Congress OF
both parties. Aside from the political
bearing of the question there would be
no hesitation o. TO its adoption. Senators
and Representatives are alike tired OF
this long session and anxious to get home.
But private preferences must give way
to political expediency, and in Difference
to that the Republican senators have
determined that they must hold the
Senate in session for the passage
OF substitute for the Mills bill by that
body. Mr.. Mills himself is very willing
for the Senate to produce its substitute,
and he therefore opposes adjournment
until that measure is perfected by the
Senate committee and offered in the
Senate. He is then willing to go before
the country on the issue between his bill
and the substitute. A majority of the
Democrats OF the House agree with him,
and IL is not probable that any reso-
luton for adjournment will be reported
by the Committee on Ways and Means
until the substitute is reported in the
Senate and the Republican party put on
record in that body as well as in the
House on the subject OF the tariff and
the reduction of the surplus. When that
is done it will then be in the power OF
the House to pass a resolution for all
journment, and should the Senate refuse
to accede to it the President under the
Constitution will be master OF the situa-
ton and can adjourn Congress when no
NAV see fit, which will probably be at
such time as shall be agreed upon by
himself and the Democratic leaders OF
the House
VIRGINIA NOMINATIONS.
The recent Democratic nominations
for Congress in Virginia meet with gene
raj commentator from Democrats here.
The nominations of Messrs. O'ferrall,
Wise, and Lee are looked upon as the
wisest and most polite that could have
been made. These gentlemen have ex-
perience in addition to ability, and
they are men OF large influence
with their fellow-members. Pro
baby no three men in the House
from any one State could be named
whose influence among their fellow
members is as great. The selection OF
Captain II. O. Marshall by the conyen-
ton OF the Second district is pro-
nounced a most excellent one, and it is
strongly hoped that, with split in the
Republican party Of that district, he
may be able to overcome the large ma
jority by which Bowden was elected
in 1886. Captain Marshall has been
a most active and faithful worker
in behalf OF the party in his
district, and hardly a week has passed
in the last two years that he Las not
visited Washington TO urge the appoint
ment of Democrats to Office there and an
Increase Of work at the Norfolk navy yard.
IT is largely owing to his importantly
that so much work has recently been
sent to that yard. Should he be elected
to Congress the Norfolk navy-yard would
once more assume the importance 1t held
before the war, and the mechanics and
laboring men of that district would find
plenty OF work in the Government shops
A TILT IL THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day Representatives
William L. Scott and Brumm OF Penn
sylvania had very sharp alteration.
Brumm had charged Scott with employ
ing Pinkerton detectives TO intimidate
his employees. This Mr.. Scott indig-
nantly denied, and a discussion arose In
which MIR. Scott fairly wiped the floor
with his opponent. Mr.. Brumm is full
of audacity, but it will be some time be-
fore he attacks Mr.. Scott again. The
latter's constituents seem more than
satisfied with his record, for IN spite OF
his refusal to be a candidate he was on
yesterday unanimously renominated 10y
the Democrats of the Twenty seyenth
Pennsylvania district.
THAT CHURCH TOWER.
The commission appointed to investi-
gate the cause Of the recent disaster 10
the tower of the Church of the Covenant
in this city made their report to-day.
They find that the architects plans were
all right, but the specifications were not
sufficiently explicit, and the construction
was faulty, the materials used being in
sufficient in strength tosupport tine great
weight of the tower.
The President has signed the bill re-
moving the disabilities of General Gus
tayus n. Smith, formerly Secretary Of
War Of the Confederacy.