Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-08
INGALLS'S TRADE.
VERY COARSE AND IN BAD TASTE.
Senator Davis's Experimentation Of
the Republicans on the Ways and
Means Committee.
Irrom our Regular corrcspOnden,.l

WASHINGTON, d. c., March Tho
extraordinary effort of Mr. ingalls, is the
general topic OF conversation here 10.
DAY. ] have talked with great many
Republicans, and most OF them think
that the Kansas Senator overshot his
mark. The very men whom | saw vcster.
day appiauding his bltterest salhes after
reading ms speech in cold print to-day
c5nicmn ltssCoarSe and in bad taste. His
sllusions 20 President Cleveland and Gen.
erals Hancock and McClelland are almost
unanimously disapproved by his own
party. As significant of this il is only
necessary 70 say that Senator Davis. who
had charge of the bill, found il peccs.
sarv % deprecate on the floor of the
Senate, IN the name OF its friends the
Incorporate language Of Senator In
gals In any senator II would have been
i0aTprOpuate, hut coming from the pre-
Nlisg officer OF the Senate. whose Dosi-
non should compel both dignity and i'm
part.ahty, II was singnlarly unbecoming.
lu the senate to-day, during the con
sheraton Of the urgency deficiency bill.
senator Plumb took occasion TO de-
umucc the Administration for extraya.
csnce in reference TO the care and Gus
toiy of public buildings. charging that
great many more employees were re-
tanned ln service than were required, aud
le vas particularly severe on the appro-
rrston provided for the public building
80 Wichita, Kansas Senator Daniel. in
behalf Of the Committee on Public Build
iuc~ replied very forcbly and pertinently
90 Mr. Plumb, aud showed very CON
o.usyoly the necessity for the expendi-
tures covered by the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, an additional
section was inserted in the bill contain
.oc a number OF items allowed by the
accounting officers OF the Treasury and
by judgments of the Cont OF Claims
since TN dates covered 10y the bill rs it
q >~c3 the House. The provision re-
cuuug the Public Printer to enforce the
t.lt-Lour LAW was stricken out for the
reason that the printing OF the Congress
sian 70 R~cOrd absolutely required that
She compoSitOrs should be allowed to
work more than eight hours in order to
have 1t ready for the daily use OF Con
crt,s.
Lc Republican members Of the Com
rt'ce On WAYS and Means began their
datory tactics. under the lead OF Mr.
Reed. to-day. Motions were made by
h.m 10 hearthe representatives % various
interests and voted down by the Demo
cratic majority MIR. Breckenridge offer
Ell resolution that "the committee
v.lll receive written petitions and argu-
usuts from all industries. but no hear
il-s would be granted, and tins resolu-
r.l was adopted after the rejection of
lucombe amendment offered by Mr..
Mckinley providing that "workingmen
eni members of the House should be
heard by the committee
OF course ii the committee once
agreed 10 grant hearings the Republ!-
cans would bring on delegations enough
O. consume the entire session. and the
committee would never reach a vote on
tae bl. After the adjournment OF the
committee the DenocTaiIc members held
conference, at which they determined
g. proceed with the consideration and
determination OF the bill as soon as the
necessary tables could be prepared.
Senator Daniel to-day introduced
oil. to appropriate $4,000 for the ex-
asi0n oi the public building at Lynch
burg. Also, a bill appropriating $780,
OI for the enlargement Of the public
irliin1 at Petersburg. Also, resolu-
ton as o. the cost Of surveys, &c, and the
obstruction Of suitable roadways and
anuraaches to the southern end of the
L.w free bridge.
IN the House favorable reports were
made by the Library Committee on the
lowing bills: To erect statue to
Nary, the mother OF Washington, at
fredericksburg, Va. 10 erect a statue
~ Frederick. Nd, to the author OF
" The Star-Spangled Banner y to erect
nl equestrian statue of Zachary Taylor
i- this city; and to erect monument
to President William Henry Harrison at
North Bend, Ind.
Nr. Barbour left here this evening for
Richmond 10 attend the meeting OF the
Democratic State Central Committee
there tomorrow. Nirgiuians here are
very much exercised at the possibility
Of his resigning the craftsmanship OF the
committee, and the unanimous opinion
seems TO be that every effort should be
made to induce him 90 tain
t.e position at least until alter
tie presidential election. He has
Jed Us so often To victory that the gen
oral expression here is that he should
consent once more to carry the Demo
cratic standard in the coming campaign.
Judge John 4. Harris went to Rich
roond this afternoon. lie has been IN
,rted bv the Lee and Naury societies OF
B.acks5urg Agricultural College to de-
liver the address before these bodies on
the 18th Of June next