Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-23
CAPITAL PICKlNGS.
gHE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL IN THE
HOUSE.
What the Senate will Ds-Au Ryes on West
Vlrginia-Personal
Notes
lyron our Reeular corro,poaaon.l


WASHINGTON, January o. The House
took up the liver sna hsrbor bin to-day. but
not without a contest, ne the question
Of consideration was raised, some Of
t5e members wanting 10 go ahead with
t6c ~m.Ns- Elliott contesied-elecllon case.
tbe friends OF the rivers and harbors were
IN decided majority. Progress was slow,
howcvcr. q. Chsade Of Induna and sow.
don 90 PENNSYLVANIA aud others started In
t. thf nearly every proposition. CbeAdle
g~ssx ~ The most frctIul mca In the House,
Ts% seems fo have made up his mind 70 Eight
tIlst everything thst comes up. lie IL more
,.rs.f.lt tlsn sonc Of the Obsiructionists,
tsI, 81 hts big pension bills - pcrsstentlv
esl. lr-s anything else. Chsadls lives IN a
t.iI,.r lonu ~. and he tries 10 gct pensions
f.r... fIlysfes and opposes the fancy pen.
t1.. .r dows aud children Of generals.
1heu.,a 'rous'e to-day was the lack Of a
sI..un. More tbsn half ~ the members OF
fe present House wili rot be N the next
6atcir... end This m'kes bad s'ato % al
far. No.t ofthcn take no interest what.
t,,rl pfFr usual proceedings Of the short
session. and are no worrying over ther liver
ard ll-Dor bin. Until The law regulating
&C. election Of congrc'smen Is changed so
thst Congress- expires before the election
faA.s pace ebert sections will he Of little nee
sNrr.f iarihr pRsS2ct ~ the regular sppro.
Ir.s'i1u h.l,. Fully go members we're IN
ttc Del. al O'Clock Odsy. but By hall p,st
o'c'0cs there vss less tUtR quorum. and
fhea ~owdcu and Cbeadle had their fun.
Phry N0ckrd Daitcfs, mech tothe disgust o.
& iuran Blanchard, n tho River and Har-
llr Committee, by making the point Of no
qaorum.
WHAT TINS SENATE WILL DO.
Il viii no, take tao senate long 70 pass the
liU ahcn BE- reaches that BODY. which IT. Ia
likely 10 DO by The end Of the week, - fully
tw0 inirds ~ the members 81 tho House are
in favor 81 tss msssSre. Then 10 will 20 10
The President. and 4 he does lot change his
views 4s repeslodv expressed 10 cong ess-
men wlo have cslled o. him " will have 10
veto 81. lAers will be ne chance Tor him 10
shove fhc blI in hi pocket al the end oi the
session i. Do I'D two wears ago.
LIVELY I>TYrrsr.
The 1yolisst Interest is ME- Tested hero In
fh, .slat0lla. elections. sHd the triumph 0i
Dir. NsPhcrson lu Nev JeF'ey gives great
tsfi.fac.Ios 70 bic many friends q the upper
branch ~ Congress. hr. Mcpherson IS one
e. tle hrainisst men iH that body. and les
done a- much 4 not more than sRv other
rn.n iu the state 10 keen New jersey I'm lhc
Democratic c0lunu. out NJ the 80. Louis
Convention iu jane. when everybody wa
O. king po'ifirs, some one IN group a lcsd-
f.r men spoke ~ tho chsHcss ~ ths party IN
.I,.ef. emo - the Mary and members then
remarked: 81 believe New ierscy will ~.
mon Democratic. hut whether 20 eo"s for
cleveland % uot vou can depend on y teat
N.Tltl.1D Wii ho r.c acted -cusior' The
N4rf. tnifr wss rigbt Nr. hcPhcrson rs
fIG rriormer. hut docs not belong 10 any
..t. la N.r - Do
WEST vrGrIa.
Ghe eve, ofall The politicians ere 90 West
Nn.ua al present, and ih' result 81 the
Nrn..'r n Chu'rs'au is keenly awaited.
Ttc Dispatch CORES poudcnt received ate p
gram 200 otf from one Of Nr. hennss warm
60 friends a-.cffiu, positively that henna
would receive the Democratic nominal on
~ s.ra.oi. AND expressing the belief That
D., wouIi nn o. crted. Ia@ pIcHF dhpdcbes
G.p there src pot 50 cBceuragin-. There
viI bc some bitter Ipolatneuts henna
rrl.laft. He rs the 'ourgesi member II tho
Senate. and one ~ the most brilliant
The ~mai'.-Illioit ease, when b. comes NY
30 flc House. Nili create 80 anima'cd debate
Iu' fhc general belief j, that SIT. Elliott viii
Iciaiu ftc srN.
Ihf secretary ~ The Treasury sent 10 thc
House fu-dlr communication fom the
.uI-iIou-e Eoorl subnttiur AN estimate
f.r au snrr0pua'iou OF r5l,p0l Tor the cou-
.ru.u .p OF e small st0cl -idr-N hecl steamer
f.r service 900 me sounds ol North Carolina
.ut sI. ernt wsftr.. The boari coils ih'
.r.uuou ol Congress 90 The Tact thai a rical
t.fIua tu tiplc aud expense can hs MADE
.rItfat the steamer would in q short Time
n.r f.r herself. An effort will be MADE ia
I..ran fom ~ appropriation placed in The
trudrj civil hili.