Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-13
A SENSATION.
SENATOR RIDDLEBsseER TALKS OUT
MEETING
u, Replies TO Chandler and Exaspsratss
the Repablieans-An Elopenent-A
congressmsn's Trouble.
,rrnm Our Regular Correspondent

ffIom oar Regular NoffeSponOcubl
WASHINGTON, y. c., January a.
The senate had genuine sensa-
I'm to-day and Senator kiddleberger
Vas the scnsa,ionist Senator Chandler
isl INST concluded his TRADE on the
,.so'utinn 10 investigate the recent mu
,,c,nal election in jackson, Miss, when
,pc senior Senator from Virginia arose
srl proceeded to reply TO him briefly
Lotcaed lslly. he repudiated the decla-
ton, of Nr. Chandler that the negro
a.. In the South was suppressed, and
S,,sul that be represented q
partv 10 that section that did not exist
Oh mi>rcprcsentation of its opponents.
Tins WAS sufficiently exasperatlng to his
Hcpub.ican colleagues, bat he did not
s,sp here He declared his intention to
vote ior Lamar, and claimed that he had
the same right to do so in open session
of the Senate as the Senator from Ohio
tNr. Shcunanl had 10 express a contrary
intention by letter 30 an Ohio club or
tine President of the Senate to a
Kansas association Not satisfied with
speaking ont ia meeting against his
party associates. Mr. Riddleberger voted
against them aud with the Democrats on
the. Chandler resolution. Had the nemo-
ctais been prepared 10 take advantage of
tie situation tue resolution would have
been defeated by tie vote; but, as is
too frequently the case III emergencies,
they were not prepared Several
Democratic senator's were absent
without being paired, and the
two senators from Mississippi, from
motives of delicacy, to the astonlshment
of everybody else. asked to be excused
from votiOg. after declaring that
in their opinion the Senate had no ju-
Isdiction OF the matter. The resolution
was passed by % aycs 70 - noes, and
the result will be partisan report from
the Judiciary Committee, prepared 10y
Dir. Chandler, and sent al over the
North 70 fire the northern heart at the
expense OF the Government In the com
inr presidential campaign.
The Senate had a short executive SEES
sion, but transacted no business Of i'm
portance.
THE HOUSE.
Very little was done in the House to-
day. q greater part of the time being CON
sumcd IN filibustering against the bill to
increase tn circulation of national banks
by It's opponents, led by Mr. Weaver, OF
Iowa, and Mr.. Bland, of Missouri.
The Republicans held a conference
last night on the subject of the tariff.
They hope 10 be able to concen-
trate their full party strength
against any bill that may be
reported by the Committee on Ways
and Means. but there are several repre-
sentatives from the Northwest who have
not yet given 10 their adhesion and are
still considered doubtful Then, again,
they CAN'T find out exactly how Mr..
Randall stands and what he intends to
do. They would be very glad TO make
an alliance with him and his friends, but
the latter naturally prefer Democratic
affiliations, and don't intend to train with
the Republicans on tins question. The
reference of the Presidents message to
the Committee on Ways aud Means with
out debate is so much time gained for
the Democrats, and with the tariff sta
tstics that Mr.. Mills and the clerk Of the
committee have been preparing for
months past that committee ought to be
able 10 formulate satisfactory bill be-
fore long.
AN ELOPEMENT.
Society has another elopement sensa-
ton on hand here. Mr., +. j. Bell and
Miss Tbeodosia Whitaker, daughter OF
General l.. W. Whitaker, were married
hy Rev DR.. Sunderland at 8 T. NJ.
tuesday last, and Immediately started
on their wedding trip North. They left
"a note informing the parents, who,
though surprised, are satisfied.
There is no truth IN the report pub
Ished here recently of a prize fight be-
tween the sons OF Acknowledgement Gar
land and Senator Jones. of Arkansas.
The only foundation tor the report is the
fact that these young gentlemen have
mt On the gloves with cacn other, but
never iu "a public place.
Nh. O'Nail Of Missouri, has gotten
into an unfortunate connection with a
Woman now calling herself has legally
married WIFE, but heretofore known here
as Mrs. Ethel f. Moore. Mrs. Moore
claims that she was married 10 Mr..
0'Nel at the National IN this city 10y
Father Walter, pastor OF ~. Patrick's
Cathedral here Both Father Walter and
Mr. O'Ncid deny TINS, hut dr. O'Neill
slmi- that he boarded with Mrs. Moore.
iu l~-5 40 the he'mout flats, and subse
Quvu,iv at the Ech,icu. he also admits
becoming resnou-ibi tor months rent
of another houc for Ter, and that in
December h,t be occupied a room
adjoining hers The clerks of the
National say That there was no marriage
ceremony there Nr. O'Neill says the
woman is il,4uc. bat Mrs. Moore says
81 am John y. ONcilps wife and /
vii prove it Such are some OF the
trials and inhulsuons of the unsophis-
Treated congressman who comes to
Washington.