Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-11
A MAJORITY OF ONE.
coMIEa Down PRETTY CLOSE on TEE
NEXT HOUSE.
The Patronaso-Rivsr aud Harbor Bill
Harrison and civil-service Reform
Many contests-csucua
rrroro our p.vulsr corrospondent1


Many contests-csucua
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From Our Regular Corrcspondentl
wlsHfyGT0S. December iO-Rellable infor-
nation from every district IN tie Z United states
has been received here. and Il IL generally al
mttsd by Democrats hat tho EepuohcAus VIII
have a bare majority 81 one In the next house
Of Representatives.. The Republicans claim
majority Of i've. but In order 70 make this they
have pat down two districts Ia West Virginia 10
their credit. whereas as matter ~ iaci they
haven't any evidence fhai they carried district
ia mat state. They sisO claim the Chattanooga
district OF Tennessee. but the ceritcste Of bete-
tie Democratic candidate. = already ~ ue
hands Of The CierE Of the House. This slender
majority has created stronger sentiment among
Eepubl cans In favor Of al extra session OF Con-
gress and they want 10 10 assemble rs early as
I pril Gth and certainly not later than May lst,
but whether Mr. Harrison will see Is Ia this iight
IS not yet kuoWn. The Republican leaders know
Just nov that they can organize the next HOUSE.
rut they don't want % take any chances Ihey
are ai.aid % wall unii next Deoember lest they
should lose a member by death AID then II No
Democrats ehoIld hapFon 70 elect his sue
cessOr tho control u the House would
lie ia their hands. The Democrats relied on
getting bacOn'5 district In NcW YORK, but the
Republican candidate IN that district has I'M
cOubtedly been eiec ed. and since that IS known
all nope Of Democratic control Of the lower
branch % COugross has vanishei. IL may 10
/ thai tic Republicans Will ultimately get one de-
fri.t in West Virginia The contest Is stiil be-
fore the courts. II they DO. hoy will have ma
i0rify Of three in the House; but u u stated
lsre on reliable authority tha. the Democrats
are certain 10 receive he certificates IN ali lonr
Of the districts In Wess Virginia.
THE FATR0NAGR.
TIE Republicans alec want an extra session
for this purpose Of getting hold Of the big patron
age Of the House. This fact has agiihted the Of
n-ials md employees, VINO would be able 10 hold
on u their places until the lst Of nozt December
/ AZ no syirn session were hei1.
The river and hsrDor bill will b. reported
some time this week According 10 mo best IN
form anon obtAinHblo the appropriations Tor
the Virginia aud North Carolins rivers
will 10 about one third Of the estimates
sent g. Congress last Monday, md mentioned iu
detail IN the Dispdfch. Inc aggregate amount
carried I'm the bin. Il n said, viii be between
100000 and 81, 900 O0. Inc last thl Hpprn-
priatod more than s20Og.00Q II ia learned that
she toms when the Oil Is reported VIII DO SUD
Ylrginia Rivers-hppomatto river, 5000;
ChicKnhornlny. 5000 waterway from thiuc)-
teaguo 70 Delaware bay, flb,hD; James river
below Rehmoud. $4,000; Maiieponi riye O.,
$3.50: channel at NJ vernon, 81 UOt Nomn
crecK. $500: Nausemoud river, including iho
mouths OF Bennett aud Chuckatuck creeks,
5000: PAmunky river. f&St. knppalhunack
Tiv0r. 10000 stanton river, E.i0Ji 1Ork river.
$1,000. The Norfolk hnrbOr will probably get
somewhere near The fun amount recommended
i1 the ss'iWntos-viz., fllOtoJ owing - tho great
importance Of the work. y wl certainty nos
iall ItiON tusNfs WN'fH - ioIi 20 L4" f-tihiri''
The North Carolina pfOlers VII get no To-
lowing amounts or somewhere near Them BLACK
river, $500: Capo Fear river, tfalDJ; content
MIA creek. f3.FO: Currituck SCUM . toiuiock
hay. aud North river a., $3.50; Lumber rffr,
$3.50: Neuso river. g 900; New rlYar. saiuJ;
Ismli-o aud Tar rivefs, 5000. koanuko nv r,
$500; Trent river, s2,5D; lfdkin river 30, .p.
North Carolina lle-h0ra, beauiort tl230o;
waterway between Beaufort harD2r na1 Aog
VIRGINIA.
Several prominent Yircinians were ssked to-
DAY what was TIER iIea OF uc question Of
patronage Ia Nirg ais wnoa Harrison becomes
President. One ~ thcm faii That from an no
could hear ~ ala not believe ina. Harrison
would recognize either tho Malone or John S. i-o
faction, lie further remarked ihrf harrison
seemed committed 20 the ciFI-servlro oiiry.
aud 4 he stcks by that policy the VIRGINIA Re-
IuUi ans viii have 10 wait ont 900 no COLI long
while. lthas even been as-etioi u} some Oh
HgrriHOn's Warmcst friends that he VII. not re-
move pOstmas.cn merely 90 make room iuG no
pubucans, but viii lOW those against whom
there are no serious objections % hold on until
tho expiration o. tholrt terms
THE POLITICIANS LACGnEp.
Whom It was fret reported that Harrison
meant 10 stand by The CivlisorU.e policy 10
made the average politician laugh. but now th1t
The organs ~ the Trssidenf-elect are proclaim
ing so loudly ina. General Harrison is going I'D
make very few removals the politicians tt
Washington are beginning % think tnet ths
"oid man. ~ they call him, may after all let
The ep0smen know thni be has pretty SUIT
backbone. II the law IS n 10 enforced thero
Will Co. a goOf many cold aud dreaiy months Tor
the Virginia Republicans
Another yirgInian said to-day that no felt GER
tain Harrison would lGv0 litilc or nothing TO 90
with Matono az 10 tskcs worry little STOCK I'M tle
would Do boss Of tho virginia EcpuphDa i..
HOUSE CONTESTS.
From the present Indications thore viii he no
l0s4 than twenty contests ulcd before me next
houfe OF Representatives, aud most o. inrih
viii he from the southern districts ms De
mailer the Democrats VIII hsYe Co ught from tho
very start. The Republicans. whom they organize
the Iouse, VIII attempt o. ADOPT gag rules
intended TO protect their siic Wheu ucy are
ready 10 commence turning Gus Democrat.
several Of tho Democrats sad o. day mat they
proposed - nght from the opening day. hud nat
they didn't intend o. allow tho adoption ui any
rules framed TO give the Republicans poWer %
make q working majority. tm in ihFor.'
said one western Democrat to-day, "oi resist
ing them In ihis matter even i 500 business is
done for months. / think that We shuull all
stand together aud say 20 the Republicans iAat
whenever they are ready 10 proceed 60 bnsin' -
We win allow IT,, but We so not propose thai they
shall resort % revolutionary methods 10 enable
t1om 10 make q "orSing majority
NEW STATES.
The caucus o. the House Ucmo,raticl 10 Do
hold tomorrow evening viii deal chiefly Win
questions looking 90 the admission O' nov states,
but other matters Win also come zap. The pre-
vaulug sentiment among Tie democrats ). ihat
J q Ola shall como IN as oho eialc, anu mo ii'-
liabilities arc that they Will resist o. Tie utmost
any attempt 10 make two States. fr. Holman,
~ Indiana. introduced to-day 8 resolution 90 IN
quire into bribery aud corruption az zine polls iu
certain states during the recent campaign. ana
81 is probable that this matter Will also bo taken
up at The caucus.
j. ". Fairisx. Of LOudOun county, Va, Is
A. the National Holol also =. Is. Baker ind >.
Is. Bushnell, u Virginia.
Konert 5. Ioloe Of Concord, p. c.. is at mo
National. and Paul b. hcars, oi tho same place.
is stopping a. tae Metropolitan.
Congressman Gaines, Of Virginia, has return
"a 10 the city and l. quarlcrod al the MciropOl-
tan.
Il. C. Naddux, tho 400 pound proprietor Of tho
Fauluicr White sulphur Springs, i- ut tte
Metropolitan. A. 4. Mccullough. Of Norfolk.
and Dr. Frank King, OF the Southwest, are az Tic
Same hotel.