Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-06
A LIVELY BUDGET.
WHAT OUR WASHINGTON cORRE-
SPONDENT HAS GATHERED
TOGETHER.
The Silver oucstion-Mr. Bland Talks"
WhOppIng Lie"-Personni Notes
and Briefs.
from Our Regular Correspondent.

tl iht UftbfhN administrator w VIZ '''''s
question. Secretary Window, he thinks IL
more in line with the Wall-street idea than he
is with the prevailing sentiment Of the country.
President Cleveland and his Secretary we're
thoroughly In sympathy with the eastern idea,
but Cleveland and Manning, Mr.. Bland say,
wore honest In their position. There Wns no
doubling where they stood. They tried 70 have
silver coinage suspended. but the Dibble res0-
luton was voted down by more thAn two thirds
majority in the House during the forty-nintn
Congress.
MB. BLAND TALKS.
Mr.. Bland today expressed % the Dispd'ch
spondcnt the following Opinions regarding
the position Of tho present Secretary OF The
Treasury:
"The secretary Of the Treasury proposes 10
suepcnd the present coinage OF silver dollars and
10 substitute therefor plan for issuing lrea-
sury notes on the deposit OF silver bullion. no
recon- mcnds that Treasury notes DC Issued on
tho market value Of all bullion that may be de-
posted for that purpose that tue notes or cerLi-
fcates thus issued shall be rcdeemaDie IN pul-
llon OF silver a. iis market rate AZ the time OF
the presentation for redemption, or IN gOii rs
the option Of the Government, 90 IN silver dol
lars az the option OF the holder OF the note: mat
the Secretary have tho power ~ any Time 10 eus-
pend the purchase OF deposit OF lhe Dullloh'
when Ia his Judgment the bullion n0lers arc IN
a com binatiOn TO corner tho market and thus
raise the price.
"Thc plan is Objectionable for many reasons reasons
ID SOD IIt fNlNhNt OF iiiN ~hANhiA NStAf-t
which "a rated 20 gold, and Ike gold IS iuil
legal tender for all debts. public and private,
will c1ectually esiabli,h Tor vs. the siLgle
standard Of gold. and compel the payment OF
redemption OF the bonded debt and other coin
obligations I'm gold only. II vii relegate silver
20 the position Of the base metals IL would taEe
its place with us rs more commonly ike Hon'
lead copper, or zinc. There would be az mGch
reason for Issuing Treasury notes, or moro
properly warehouse-receipis. on these other base
metals ns on silver II silver Is thus 20 DO de-
clared by law as unit for coinage into standard
money. -
trOlled discretion over the purchase OF bullion
by purchasing when he pleases or TO stop when
he deems II advisable IA 20 put u IN ms power 10
bun and bear the silver market: 10 depreciate
or appreciate n. viii. Silver could mover reach
par With gold should tho secretary determine
10 prevent t. Besides the Secretary might pur-
chase when n was made % his personal interest
10 90 80. or refuse 10 purchase unless mo Sccre-
tary or lis friends proated by tho speculation.
or course no reelection upon tho present occu-
pant Of thar position e. intended by me, but 10
nan should be Invested With powers that Woulu
lead % temptation ana suspicion.
The mode Of redemption IS also obeciiona-
BILE The Government would have the option OF
rodceminS in silver bullion or gold. ne mold
er OF tho certificate would have the Opueh OF 40
manding redemption In silver dollars. 10 moot
both plans of redemption thore must De III the
Treasury "a bullion fund equal 20 the notes IS
sued go as 10 redeem them IN bullion. lhtfe
must be- also a si!ver-dolnr lund e4uaI 10 tne
amount ~ notes Issued 20 ~ u redeem in com.
This, then. would require two dollars 81 SILVER 10
he Kept I'm the Treasury for the redemption 81
every dollar or notes issued.
again, IL coinage IS suspended there Would
DO no silver dollars 20 redeem with. We have,
nccoraing 20 TIE Presidents message only about
SIX millions - silver dollars now heil III me
Treasury not represented DY cerllhcstes III CT
culation. The plan would therefore require The
calling ia aud canccliing OF the snyer-cerlih-
cafes now IN circulation as last a. the new notes
or certificates we're issued.
Gas q result we WOud not Increase our circu-
lat0n ono dollar
SHOOTS GRAB.
Congressional circles were startled this morn
Ing hv tho announcement that G. L. Stlcott, the
cashier OF the ISergeant-ai-Arms's otice under
the last officer Iee1am Of ONO, hai absronled
and WAS deiaulier 20 The amount OF nearly
el0Nngl. The regular press dispatches viii give
The details, rs the bouse has appointed COM
NIT 60 tO make an investigation az once. II Is
only necessary 10 adi here thAt uhdet me system
Of running accounts with the Scrgeantai-A rms
and sicuiuc vouchers and rccelpts, the members
are temporarily cut out Of sums ranging from
one months pay up 10 thousands Mr' y fet-
rail-. Of the Virginia delega ion, las Deeh chech-
ing on tho Scrgeant-ai-A 10 whom he hHd
given receipts. ard the member IRON tho valley
b. ont for the time being somegnere IN iue
neigh lOrho0d Of $40 or $500 General Loo was
not caught "a slL lie laughipgly remarked this
morning. that farmer never got caught IN
seh@ues u any kind. lie had drawn fully on
ms account aud got tho mouoy. Most Of the
members are on, about one months pay.
WILL GIT IT BACK.
OF course m tho member VIII get ;hcir mor0y
back in some Way. There arc great uaiy
wild rumOrs floating around, hut until the inves-
tigatou takes place no one IAN tell just exactly
what has been stolen and how much each mCm-
Der IS temporarily deprived on The members
who were keeping oGnsing accounts IA tue onlco
feel more east down tGon any Other Tor II any
a.. D. N..a la
has arison rs to whethor congressman can pass
biU forthelr own relief. some statesmen say II
cannot to done and others say that Il will DO
done.
A gENsATION.
Tho defalcafion has caused The liveiiest sort OF
n sensation. ~ilootts ruin is due 10 betting and
association with di-solute won 4. lie leaves
nice family. His wife and children Wefs over
whelrnrd with erlaf. His grown son, who Us en-
uloyel in the document room OF the House, fell
ia a no when De heard Il BIS fethors Disgrace.
wHoPPING LIE.
Tho other day Congressman Houk, OF Ten
nc4scc, became decidedly laueuid after listening
70 several pages OF the Presidents message, and
consequently he ioft his seat IN the House,
strolled nlOng the lOuby, aud anchored himself on
one Of the s0lns Ia "a moment or two along
came tho witty, genial Congressman Allou, OF
Mississippi. "sit down here John" sad tho
Teunt8.oan, "ani talk 90 me. know you are
funny man, but want sOmo one TO tell mo
cood, wnoppinc lie today. Can you DO any
thing I'm that iineT
"Look here. Houk." responded the Mlssssip-
plan, 81 never have get paid much attention 10
the art o. lying, but II you want something on
that line might accommodate you"
Thon looking tno momberlrOm the moonshine
district of tennessee squarely IN the race Alien
faid: "nOuk, / think Harrls0n's Administra-
ton is a great success. How does that strlk0
you.
"John. you couldn't have told better ono II
Won had tried a whole MONTH" said Iouk IN his
most earnest Mariner.
This story has been floating around the hotels
today. ami was told this morning with what Mr.
would call "ghouliHh glee by some
Of the Virginia Republicans, who think General
Harrison Is slower than an AccOmack torrapin
in dealing out the Offices
JAKE YOsT TALKS.
Fx-COngressman Yost, Of Virginia. was among
the visitors on the loor Of the House to-day. Mr.
Yost says that the Republicans Of Virginia viii!
be compelled % rcorganize thoroughly, and that
II she party can get rid u MahOue Il can be bull.
up and made emincntly respectable. lie looks
for an interesting conference when the klckers
meet in Richmond this month. Mr. lost has
gone on 10 Philadelphia on business.
Mr.. Blair Norris, Of Richmond. Is In town. Ho
Is here for the purpose Of helping some OF his
friends 70 got recommendations for positions, and
says that all he wants In the way OF politics him.
felf Is y be made chairman OF the Republican
City Central Committee OF Richmond. lie hopes
me party Will place MN tnere anu tnen rs VIII
be satisfied.
A change in the Winchester pos-ofice IA look
Cd for quite sOOn-prObahly tomorrow or tho
next day. The candidates are Edward Griffith.
Of the Malone wing, aud Dean OF tho opposing
faction. Gufith 10 here aud seems confident OF
being appointed. Some OF his friends say that
no viii certainly mako II, others are afrai1 he
hasn't a strong enough pull
Mr.. Tucker, Of the Virginia delegation, occu-
pies 10 the House the same seat which was
drawn by his father, Hon. j. Randolph Tucker,
during the latier's first term In Congress. IL is
Deck No. 49, located on the back row OF the
Democratic side. When the elder Mr.. Tucker
occupied 10 he had for his neighbCr on the right
the late senator Ben. ain, OF Georgia, VINO was
then in the House. and on his loft was Hon.
Frank Hurd, the distinguished ohio ex-memb er
Mr.. skinner. Of North Carolina. occupies The seat
held IN that Congress by Mr.. HuTd, and Con-
gresham 1arsuey the new member from the
Kansas City district now has the seat which
hen. Hill had when ne was such near neighbUr
Of Hon. John Randolph Tucker. Mr.. ODOnnell,
OF Michigan, has been in Congress- for three
terms an1 has been lucky enough 20 draw the
same scat az all three drawings. IL Is very de-
sirRble Que.
Peter j. Otey, Mrs. Otoy, and Miss otey, Of
Lynchburg; p. j. White, OF Richmond; Hill
Carter. Of Ashland; W. W. ChamblIn, OF Lees
burg. aud j. Il. Patterson, OF Petersburg, are
regist tered a. the Metropolitan.
Mr. Robert ;. Walker, Of Madison county, has
been In the city for two days.
MIR. aud Mrs. {. L. WEIGH, OF Salisbury, y. c.,
are az Wizards
Senator Vance has introduced n bill for the re-
Lief Of Rufus lowe and Z. VI. Loftln, sureties on