Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-02

Republicans. Their majority, however,
will be 90 small that they viii not be able To
do much partisan legislation, unless the
Democrats simply give up their rights ana
allow Their opponents 90 unseat enough Ofthe
lepaliy.elc-led mem 1ers 10 give the Repuhii-
caUs ful swing. Il is a long time of yet be-
fore tnc next Congress assemblies, unless
some emergency arises 70 induce the Presi-
Gent-elcct 10 call IN extra session. Should
tbs be done Il viii hardly occur before next
September, a. General lIIrrisOn will nave
ell ne can DO during the spring and summer
g. make changes 10 The leading Offices. lie
~. VIII be almost worried out ~ him during
the earlier months 0i bis term by the s9oils-
men and piace-hunters.
VIGOROUS OBSTRUCTION
The Democrats Of the next House, Sc
cor ling tO Whist can be learned among those
now IN Wuhi0ctou. are not going 20 allow The
RepubllcIns 10 "mske" a majority Of from
II 10 20, as has been claimed they would do,
hy having the Elections Committee start IN
early In their work u handling contested
cases During this ADD the i,st Congress
the Democrats did not unse9t q man, though
several Democratic contestants appelren
to have much better cases than some tnal
val De made by the Republicans 10 tbe next
House. and the preyIillng sentiment . tnat
TIE Democrats viii be inclined TO resort 70
the most vigorous obstruction methods II the
Eepubicqu insist on doing any dirJY work.
II is assumed here even this early that two
or more contest, will be made by Republi-
cans In the Nlrgioa districts, and Mudd
Repuhlcam il going n contest the seat OF
Compton Dem0craD in Maryland. Jeuu
B4ker. the Republican who va. deieated IN
the Eighteenth linols district, it Is under
stood sill contest, The certificate ot election
having been given 10 Fomau (Democrs'l.
Tint, will probably BE- the only contest from
tuy Of tue western or northern states. The
contests will nearly an be made for seats
held bv southern members, a1d It behooyes
the son hsrn men to be on the lookout Tor
their rights.
DEMAND FOR PENNIES.
There seems 20 De an extraordinary de-
mand for PENNIES in most OF the larger cities
q the country. and u IL said 10 he due to tho
fact that merchants more than ever are sell
ing small, Cheap articles az odd prices. II is
only Within Few years that large demand
for peuui bias come fr0mthe western ci,le'.
The people out That way baye heretofore Ie'
fused 10 handle tHis money. bot since the
uew.gapcrs loo both Chicago and II. LOUIS
have reduced their prices from I've cents
down 10 three, two, and even one, The mer-
chants have also gone into ihe movement
aud hays marked down small articles 10
prices where me penny IS a handy corn 10
have IN abundance when making change
some n the WctfeTn cities are unnng shor-
on pennies aud have tcen appealing 10
the Director a the MINT 10 help tnem
out hv ordering the officials NJ the PhIladel-
O., q. -
treasures requisite supply. But tins cin-
not he done. Resides the sub-trcasurics do
not want 10 De bothered with pennies. The
thing Tor merchants 90 do j. 10 send in iheir
drafts To Philadelphia Tor The coin, and In
due time they vii be supplied. strange %
relate the oidef, 81 tbe II nt sic, according To
what Dr. kimba said to-day al the Treasury
Department, pNing up en- rapidly that me
latest returns from Phi adclpba are TINT
seq. tO0 worth Of pennies are wanted 10y irm'
90 once. but ou gc.ou1t ~ low stock 70 viii
be some time before The p.nn,e- can he fur
ui.hed. During the last fiscal year me Go
ve-nmonl coined about $3.50 600 worth ~
rourieS. or about forty i've million
pieces a. this money. The ind'citisns
irc tnat-bciors The end u the present fiscal
vear lily million pieces, or 100000 worth
viii be coined. Add tlc annual coinage 10
I'D toe pennies that have oecn made IN tho
u.sf. and it viii De- seen 9 nat an enormous
number OF pieces ~ the smallest ttnomina-
ton it requires in the United states for
ma,Iug change 10 the every day small
trading.
BOUND TO INcREAsE.
The demand is bound to increase rapidly,
nc the one.ceut piece Is growing 40 favor IN
,l.. 1T .ebrre h.rrf.ftra "a firs o. M niece
was the smallest chsUce In circulation eN-
cept Tor buying postage stsmps. . be west
errcrs bad been ~ the habit of throwing
AWAY IN cortain localities all the pennies tha'
came into their possession, because they had
DO use Tor such small coin.
DIRECT TAX.
When the dead lock over the dlreci-tax
bin was broken 81 the last session OF Con-
efe.s II VAS sgrecd in inc Democratic elu'
ems held for the purpose Of posiponing The
dispute that the measure should b. discussed
in TIE House on The 9th. S'h. and llth az
December, and that resolution fixing these
DAYS should be offered and referred TO the
Committee on Rules. The resolution was
offered in the House and Mr. Randall moved
IL. adoption without reference 10 the COM
miitee, but Sir. Reed, Of Maine. objected
and 10 WAS referred. aGd ever since las SUM
bcr-d iu q p'geoD-hol-, as tuat commute
made no reports whatever during the last
three or four months OF the session. u Is
not poslU.cly known here bow Mt.
Randall STANDS on This question, Jul
10 ~ sad On pretty good au-
shorty that even II be j, not opposed TO
fixing the days he wants the drectta1 ON
10 iate its regular place on The calendar and
not be in the way o. ctber measures. The
members oi the Committee on Rules are, ia
addition to SIR. Randall, Nessrs. Carlisle,
Mills. Cannon, and Reed, 50 10 viii De seen
that the resolution nas poor chance OF De-
ing fayOrab'y reported, ~ it is not believed
that az. Randall viii resume bis duties here
until after tae holidays, and Carlisle and Mis-
are opposed TO making a report, and Cannon
and Reed are iay0raby inclined. TIE terms
Of tie caucus agreement were thai
vote should be taken on the llth
% December At 4 O'Clock j. NJ, ana
Colonel Oates. OF Alfhams. who led TIE hli-
busterng movement last spring, ha' proml 'rd
not to repeat that performance this session,
but it's thought others would take bis place
II the bin should come up. Colonel Oats
SAYS II the measure is taken up BIO VII M
s'st on au amendment he propose 10 c!ler 10
refund AHe iNkINn 49, ~ JUS Fa'N ~ i't
terested 20 the eXieut Of about S),yOl0nO.
The Oklahoma bill is the unfinished business,
and the friends OF mat scheme are 40 MI
merous that they wall hardly allow the direct
tax or any other question ~ crowd That mat
Ter ont OF the way.
NOT MANY ArOUND.
Not more than thirty or forty members Of
Congress could be seen about the Capitol to-
dav. although e is known that more than a
hundred representatives have ai this writing
arrived in The city. Nos, Vi the absent on
will arrive tomorrow, but some who live IN
tue neighborirg states are not expected 70
put In an appearance until MONDAY morning.
The Dispatch correspondent found Repre-
seufatiyes SIN, OF Texas aud Allen OF Ms
.issippi in the Clerks Ofice, aud they we're
IN good spirits aud we're relating their eN'
periences IN the recent campaign. hr.
Alien is psihlps the most humorous man pc
present In Congress. But few OF the south
eru men were around. Tnere WAS, however,
an interesting group in the House post-oilice
TIN, afternoon. composed Of 1essrs. Blanchard
% Iouisisns, Cafchlugs Of Mississippi. say
ers, OF Texas, Wise u Virginia, O@tes Of
Alabama, and others.
OF the WeIern members observed al
the Cspitnl TODAY we're Neesrs. Springer and