Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-20
THE STAR CHAMBER.
ONE PLAIN AMERICAN CITIZEN HEARS
ITS SECRETS
And the BODY Much Upset--A Rcd-uot In
terview Between Reed and
Hasrison--Notes.
Iron Our Regular Correspondent

WARRINGTON. December I9.--The House
was not in session to-day. The senate was,
however, and about the only interesting
thing that happened over in tRat enc OF
the building was the locking IN OF lone
listener in one of the galleries. ms indi-
vidual sat erect for many minutes ena us
tened Of much of the talk indulged IN by
the members of the House of Lords" Tor
A. long as any lawmakers in this free Anne
rican republic insist on barring the doors
aud keeping from the people Their acts
they cannot be regarded as a body tho
roughly American in their sentiments Ike
the House Of Representatives. AZ soon as
the man in the gallery had been DIS
covered to-day there was conf
motion raised. The star-cna!no.sr ~
vocates demanded that the man IN the gall
lery be put ont. Old Captain Isaac Bas-
sett. who has been IN the employ of the
Senate for more than half century, came
near having conniption fits; officers were
sent upstairs 10 investigate the matter
and the poor dooTkeeper who taled 10
clear his gallery will probably lose MS
position. Senators Of the Edmunds type
will feel greatly shocked that PLAN
American citizen accidentally heard some
of the stsr-chambcr proceedings TO-DAY,
but il is fortunate for our American insu-
tutions that great many OF our senators
have as supreme contempt for the I'd
munds way as the average private Citizen
A nED-Hor INTERVIEW.
A story il floating around Washington IN
regard to red-hot interview one day tbis
week between President Harrison ana
Speaker Reed. The latter, it seems. went
20 the White House to request the appoint
mcnt Of one Of his friends 10 ONCE: Inc
place wanted was in Speaker keeds own
district. The Speaker went on to recon-
kp nnnttRnnt
President listened attentivcly, and then
INQUIRED il the Maine statesman had any
papers in the case. -.
Mr. Reed said that he had. and. holding
mn n package. said: These are the pa
pers." The President reached out tor the
papers. saying: " ! never make an appoint
ment unless | examine the papers care
fully and satisfy mysclfa 70 theapplican' :
character and fitness" Mr.. Reed, Just as
Mr.. Harrison reached for the papers. ex-
claimed: "Ill be -- if YOU do! ana
turned on his big No. IL shoes and left the
room in an indignant frame of mind.
BIG HEAD.
The Speaker has an idea that his position
entities him to some Influence, and he does
not propose to have even the President OF
the United States subjecting him 10 the in-
dirnitics which Mr.. Harrison has put upon
many public men in the past few months:
MIR. Reed has won his honors III spite OF
the Blaines and the HarrisOns. and he ASKS
no odds Of ANYBODY in the party. lie IS d
very independent sort of man.
VIRGINIA BILLS.
So many bills were introduced in the
Uouse Yesterday that il was Impossible,
owing to the confusion. 10 get record OF
all. and therefore the following offered 10y
Virginia members were not mentioned III
last nights correspondence: -,
Bv Mr.. O'Ferrall To open ana bulld
roadway to Federal cemetery at Ninches-
ter.
10 preserve the grave Of General Daniel
Morgan and TO erect monument over the
same.
By Mr.. Browne; To pay to the several
States and Territories the moneys collected
under the direct-tax levied by act OF Con-
gress in 1861.
For the establishment Of lighthouse
on Pages Rock. Va.
TO establish a rance and other necessary
Gchtsa az the entrance 20 the harbOr of Cape
Charles City. Va.
For the erection of a new tower near the
site of the Lighthouse on Smiths Island,
Va.
lighthouse on Hog Island, Va.
For the completion of the monument to
NlaIN tlt luONutl u W t'SA4ili7e 'iA ''N ''N''-
ricksburg.
To provide for macadamizing the road
from the railrOad 10 the national cemetery
in Fredericksburg.
For experimenting with electricity as a
motive power Ill its application to marine
architecture.
To provide for paving advances made to
the United States 10y the States of Mary
land and virginia.
To establish "a station at Gwynn's end
Tangier islands. in Virginia. fOrthe culture
of the oyster and other shell-fsh.
Messrs. Lester and Buchanan, Of the VIZ
GINA delegation. have not Yet introduced
any bills. 1t was a complete surprise 10
many OF the members yesterday that the
House was ready tor these measures and
they did not have their bills with them
However. members who introduce bills
later can have "A better showing III the pa.
pers. Such food as there was yesterday
simply overcrowded the Associated Pres
and everybody else who had TO write about
the House proceedings.
John Howard. of Richmond, and William
A. Guthrie, of Durham. n. c., are at the
National.
Ma Jesse ID. Abrahams. deputy Comp
troller of the Currency. left last night tOl
two weeks visit in Virginia. lie VIII e
TO Salem, Iynchburg, Roanoke City first
and then visit his brothers and sisters il
Powhatan county, and stop TO see some O
his Richmond friends before returning tC
Washington.