Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-18
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE TALK ABOUT TIE VICTORY FOR
LAMAR
The Republicans Do Not Take Their Defeat
Grscefully-Mr. Riddleberger,
Again-Brief Botes.

| WASHINGTON, d. c., January H.
The confirmation of Mr.. Lamar is ma
turally the main subject Of conversation
at the Capitol to-day. The Democrats
generally feel much relieved that the
matter is finally settled, although the
result has been foregone conclusion
for a long time. They hope now. as a
Democratic senator expressed it to me,
that they "will have rest from the per-
petual assaults on the South and southern
people which this subject has provoked,
and that the Senate will be able to transact
little business" The Republicans do
not take their defeat at all gracefully.
They are very bitter in their denuncia-
tons of tle Republican senator's who
voted for confirmation. As for Senator
/ Riddleberger they affect to dismiss him
with a sheer; but they have no words
sufficiently hard for Senators Stewart and
/ Stanford. They openly denounce them as
having betrayed their party for a bribe,
and charge directly that their votes
were the result of bargain between
/ the President and those senators. One
Of them, referring to the message of the
President sent in to-day recommending
action in accordance with the majority re-
port of the Pacific Railroad Commission,
said "Well, the Presidents certalnlya
cash dealer. II was only yesterday that
Stewart and Stanford delivered their
votes, and here, within twenty-four
hours, comes the payment for them.
These men are interested to the amount
of millions Of dollars in the prosperity of
these Pacific roads, the stock of which
they own to large extent. a singular
coincidence, is it not, that they should
be the only Republican senators except
Mr.. Riddleberger, a Nirginian, to vote
for the confirmation of Justice Lamar
IL seems to me this is a second
edition of the Stanley Matthews case"
OF course, the country will not believe
that Mr.. Cleveland would stoop 10 any
such bargain, but there is no doubt that
the charge will be repeated on every
hastings in the land in the coming cam
palgn. And it is under Just such cir
cumstances that Mr.. Cleveland will find
the value Of a good character. Fortu-
nately for the Democratic party they
have d President who can afford to have
his acts investigated and come out of the
fire unscatbed.
/ am told by q Democratic senator
that there is no truth in the report that
Mr.. Riddleberger imputed any lack OF
honesty to the Democrats in their sup
port Of Mr.. Lamar He says: "Rid- /
dleberger acted and spoke i'll this whole I.
matter like n true son Of the South, and |
| shall always feel grateful to him for his /
manly course in this case"
The Committee on Elections to-day /.
in the House their report in .
the Thmbe- Carlisle case. McCrisp, the |
chairman, stated that the minority de-
sired further time TO make their report, /
and at his suggestion they were allowed |
until tomorrow to present it. As soon /
as the reports are in the House will take /
up the case. The minority report will, /
1t is understood, be signed by only three /
Republicans, possibly four.
The American Shipping and Indus
trial League have been in session all day.
The States were called in order for short
speeches from the various delegates,
and when | was there thisalternoon New
York had the floor. The meeting
to be very important and in
teresting one, and its members antici-
pate that great good Will result to the
,ause. The convention will wait on the
President tomorrow at / 80 p. NJ. To-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock their
delegates will appear before the House
Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries. Addresses are to be delivered
o the convention by Congressman Whit
horne and FELTON,, Orlando Porter, and
,ther prominent gentlemen.
/ called at the Riggs House at p.
W. to-day, and was informed by the
Jerk that Mr. Carlisle is much better.
lie is now sitting up, and his physician
lopes be will be out and able to attend
o his duties in few days In his alb
ence the House elected Hon. 5. S. Cox
speaker pro tenn. Should anything hap
zen to Mr.. Carlisle, which God forbid.
1r. Cox would probably become his ,
uccessor But no man could give such :
eneral satisfaction to both sides of the ,
louise as Mr.. Carlisle has uniformly =,
one. !
The House has been filibustering near :
2 all day on the bill to increase the cir .
llation of national banks.
Senator Riddleberger left for Rich o.,
lond at o'clock this evening.