Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-27
OPEN SESSIONS.
SENATOR RIDDLEBgRaER WILL INSIST
OK HIS THEME.
The Mt. Vernon Avenue Mr.. Wise to
Speak on the Tariif-virginia
Postmasters.
From our Regular correspondont.l

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 26.-In
the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger
called up his resolution to consider the
fisheries treaty in open session. He
wanted the Senate to adopt the resolu-
ton at once or else to postpone the con-
sideration of the fisheries treaty until
December, when it and its companion,
the extradition treaty, might be com
united TO the same grave. Mr.. Sher-
man thought it advisable to leave the
matter to the Foreign Affairs Committee
and intimated that it would proba-
bly, recommend the consideration
OF the treaty in open session.
Mr.. Riddleberger was not inclined to
consent to this, but finally, at the request
OF Senator Gray, agreed that the resolu-
ton might be laid over. The Virginia
Senator, however, avows his determine
ton to insist upon an open session for
the consideration OF both these treaties
The House to-day was occupied with
the consideration Of District business.
MIR. M'lls's sickness, his physicians
say, is due to overwork, and they have
prescribed absolute quiet until no re-
covers his strength. lie will not proba
bly, return to the House before the end
OF the week.
A delegation OF leading citizens Of
Alexandra waited on the Senate Com
mittee on Public Buildings to-day :
urge the passage OF bill to pay the
State of Virginia the claim recently as
signed by her to the Mt. Vernon Ave
nue. Association, and such supplementary
legislation as may be necessary to make
the proposed avenue from Washington to
Mt Vernon a success.
The House Committee on Commerce
will take up tomorrow the postal-tele-
graph bill, and strong effort Will be
made to have it favorably reported.
Mr.. Wise has prepared speech upon
the tariff, in which he will set forth fully
his views on that subject. He has re-
ceiyed from Speaker Carlisle the ASST
rance of early recognition when the bill
comes up for discussion. Meanwhile he
declines TO be interviewed by correspond
ents, as he does not think he could Go
justice to the subject and TO himself IN
the necessarily brief space Of n press IN
ItENleW. AOlOutl ~ tIidl was III thC
House to-day for the first time for seye-
raj days. He has been confined to his
rooms deyoting himself to the care of
two children, who have been seriously
i'll. They were threatened, twas thought,
with scarlet-feyer, but the physician now
pronounces the disease an attack OF
measles. To-day they are much better,
but there is still fear Of a relapse, and
he is naturally still very anxious about
them. The measles have been very
prevalent here this winter, and tho num-
Der Of deaths has been alarming.
The Committee on Rivers and Harbors
to-day decided to insert in the river and
barbor bill an appropriation Of $4,000
for the improvement OF Nansemond
river, including the mouths OF BENEFITS
and Chuckatuck creeks.
The following Virginia postmasters
have been appointed William NJ. Dix
on, Hudgins's, Mathews county Charles
T. Henley, Winterpock, Chesterfield
county.
Among the visitors at the Capitol to-
day were Major Page McCarty and 10
bert /. Lancaster, Esq, Of Richmond.