Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-03
THE BoLL~CALL.

Carolina. They answered 10 their names
promptly There was proiuslon OF now
crs on the desks Of the members, or
rather on the desks which they temporarily
occupied, for the drawing OF seats did not
take place until after the organization Of
the House had been perfected. Judge
Mccarthy. of New York, who succeeds the
famous Tim Campbell, got the largest
floral tribute of any of the members
and more Of them. They cnme from
political organizations the district winch
ic represents and his Iammany constltu-
cuts call him the Little Giant" Judge Nc
Carthy is probably the smallest man ID
stature ever acen IN the halls OF Congress.
He H. much shorter than tine late Hon. >. :.
Cox. and General Wheeler. of Alabama, is
q LARGE man compared with the now Nom
Der from New York. judge Mccarthy mas
@ fine face and ls @ keen. shrewd man. ana
Is ranked as ono Of the bc.t politicians ia
the great Iammanv orcaniLaIon
THEE Ex-spEAEEGs.
The present House includes I'm II mem-
bership three cx-Speak rs-Alr. Banks of
Massachu Sir. Randall, Of Pcnnsyl-
wanna, and Mr.. Carlisle, Of kentucky.
Neesr.. Banks and Carlisle were present,
but Mr. Randall much 90 the regret oi
everybody. did not make his appearances
being vet too feeble 10 venture ont. ID l0
SAID That j.. VIII not attend any of thc -''-
Sious of Congress until after me holidays.
II is getting along quite well. ana ls hot
bed-ridd,n. as has been reported. lie wants
/ 10 take the best care Of himself possible
until after the h0lidgvs. and then he hopes
trLe obIe to resume bis leri.latives duties.
Mr.. Randall Is paired Oh all political
questions with Mr.. Nuor, OF AcW loih;
who is absent and WHO Us also in very DAD
health himself.
Ina looking over the House TIN morning
/ II was a noticeable fact that the Demo
/ .rafi, members viii AVERAGE up better %,
q, bo.ltl and 1.iror Than tho Rcpuhnctu-.
irbe,. ora mon. vouuo mon ON The Demo-
c~a+ic side and If fhore arc amy stubborn
deadlock during thus Congress the Demo-
,,,t. ain h. alia tn wear ont the reUulIi-
cam. who ar. burlcucd with so many aged
and docropit men.
.
"i7I 'il'iNlA a"ll"'
/ The roll "a made mp hy tne 'ifiH 'lFt'
an If the West Virginia GolrraOon I'D 'A'
+ Democrats. lhrecol these seats h'"''
are being contested, bat me benooI',7
/ VIII probably all loid ON 10 Nildl 'NeF I'"
have. as the honuu!caIs ~ tn' Ia7l VI
Fre 49,, s"..,c ,..o tt@ Do-nDrrots IT.
tc,nrtlJ ~ cal up a contested election
/ c,en and llr. Reed. of Maine. who B TO
! ,,.;.l'l tra o9yaI I'm TINS Congress, was head
/ man Inn obetrucf.no business.
ii9 t,., M he ,v-m.mbor. on thc floor of
! tle IIou.o fms nloruing was Hon. John 4.
/ II.rris of VIRGINIA. who has located here,
/ and who will appear as counsel ia num-
Der of contestcd-clcctlOn cases.
The Senate remained in session only
few minutes. The customary mouons were
made and then that august body ADJOURNED
| Nice-prcsidcnt Morton started Tor the
/ Capitol little before II O'CLOCK lnl' lIol.i-
ina he drove galy down fenn7Nl' ll.t
/ avenue o two-horse open carriage Win
/ BRIGHT red wheels. The horses stepped y OH
/ so "a lively rate. His private secretary was
/ I'm fine carriurp with him. Tine NlCe-Irc-l-
/ dent is one Of the wemthie-t men ln me
/ nited States. and everything about bum
/ has au air of elegance. for IN addition 90
/ hls large means he ls gentleman oI ih7te;
/ The last Nice-fra.idert Of the UNITED
/ States. Mr.. Hendricks. was man OF humuic,
means. and he'd he lived ont ms FERN Wo'l"
nav I.s.U !" nv ~ 'Cb,.fJ1stice Tnlf.r
/ wglts 10 and from the Capitolucmly every
/ dav when the weather viii permit. He has
/ ,nrncv enourh 10 have his carriage, bnt
/ t,,l-a. ,ho Wall, for Loalth's sake.
Mh' NM
When the name Of Mr. COWles. OF Nolln
/ Corolino was called tov0te for Speaker too
/ dov he voted for Hon, Amos j. Cummings.
/ of Now York.
In his address accepting the spcakerehip
Mr.. Reed assured the members that Ae
would eudeaNor to- bc fair and just 20 both
sides of the House. and this sentiment
brnu,shf forth loud applause from the
. Democrats. Sir. Reed isl noted for hl- bret
en.rcbcs. The address Of to-day was 10
model in that respect. Who knows tut
what Mr.. Reed may after al dsappOint
those who have imagined That lac j. going
to MAY the r6f If bulldOZor ia the char:
II s.. .sfg that GtpurD~- (ONiNs. or
North Carolina. declined 10 vote Tor Hf
Carlisle for Speaker because the l"tieI Ie,
. I'm ed TO recognize ham la-i SEES non 7" 'tI
mp his bill repeating the tax on tolac''-
/ The intimate personal ulthus V4 w
F Speaker did not Ike THIS ACTON OF lHe
North Carolina member. ,,,
/ Senator Barbour, who vas silEullF MUS
/ posed last week, was ln hls seat In the Sen
4 ate to-day looking as we'll as ever
,.,.., r,,,,o,-r,s
~" y, M
In the drawing or seats lo-caN -i.. IL
mund5 was lne Arai on 'uv Hi.'. I'll ,,,,,
bers called. re VIZ" re"CIv,t Vi--9 g. -,
me scat. M i-'.'',.' W. I,.d % In"
delegations came soon aI' ana A'" Is H'.u
chance. ne t9oA Il sea- on , ,- ,' If ti's
~ ~, W ,-,-,,-f the hqU Air Perdla-
tnn of Voc. Viroinie had an early choice
80 - Ill -i-',,r, IN, & he front nDart he
CO. ia las. Nv Elovvor of New York
s,. T,..ort ~ North Carolina. fared better
n LM' y. ~ 10 daingotion He cot a de-
lnau Any "a Hl9 9, ~ Ranks Trelev
S.la3lI ~ t,,laii ,,ars allowed to nicS
any ,.,,,,,,oceI Sso mic
U,l1t. ~ " ~ North Cerolina members
va S'ii," " i-,,t Nj. ON Tie distribution
uiu no, &c H., 80 resched rather late
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." WV 'O''' ,.,,..ps Avn rr,rpops.
80 49,, 40 tos made for
The following are the es,llll,:lcs i'' ~. io
the MYERS aIG haTo@ls ~ uii,'; a
Virginia ana Nol1n oHtos.n1 e5n 6oo
ihproIDHlc"' ,,s,l'',.i,'',,t Chiciohorn,ny
cohtihuinE5o nant,n,,ir- imDrnvement IN
~ WV ,,,,, from Chincoteaoue b,v.
I'm" noi-''.a',o la,, at nv nea7 owes
Va 70 De dS 31 az ;,,,,-oae,,t
20. FogyVD, 3,. - ( ,oo Go1 CON
10" ,.,,,,,t NJattaUoni river
S s'i,ul c,..i ;nnine, irnrovrntrf channel
~ Ne NJ Venom - 50ii. continuing i'm
" -, y,S, No,nin, creel. SlO.0O1; con-
timing Improvement Nansemond uycr,
$1,000; continuing improvement "a
munky rlver ss'UOO' contihuihS5 ~, o I'M
; movement H1nDNIuuNDtk flNef. ~JV.NON.