Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-05
HAMpERED HOUSE.
Yrs sheridas's Pension-rhs Proposed Ave-
nue. 10 MI vernon-The Tetaoce Bill
Contested Elections
Irrom our Regular corrospoadon.I


WASHINGTON, February A-The hllbus,er.
~ broke loose sgain in the House TODAY.
and tor q tine u looked a. n nothing would
he none. a. a few determined members had
singled out several bills that they did not In.
tend TO allow passed under any conditions.
These were the pacidc.Tsilroad funding
bill, the river and harbot, and the sheridan
pepslon bills. Under the rules OF the House
Mondays sre The days on which bills can be
Introduced, and 20 keen these measures from
being reached and passed under q suspension
Of theS>fQies the members desiring 10
defeat Wtm stood ready TO have
read A large number Of lengthy bills,
sowden, Chesdie, aud several Others
want 10 prevent the passage Of the river and
harbor bill. kilgore, Of Texas, Is making IL
his business that Mrs, sheridan does not get
a PENSION OF g. 800 per year, as ia proposed
Nv s0me Of the congressman anxious 10 vote
SWAY the peoples monev. The widows OF
Hancock, Mcclellan. Blair, Logan, and
others are getting only $4,000 a year, and
when Mrs. Sheridan's bill is passed she will
probably get the same amount. Cheadle,
o! Indiana. who is q Republican IN poll
tics, Is helping Kilgore 10 fight this
bin. IL was al first proposed by some OF the
congressman 10 vote Mrs. Sheridan $1,000 a
wear. lufft ~ Di8u ottCh vi tttiltthe VA
The room Of the Committee on Pensions now
PROTESTING against these large pensions 10 the
widows OF generals. and most OF them have
been sent 10 by Grand Army posts in the
North and West. Mrs. sheridan Is not a
rau2er hy shy means. and she will be doing
onite we'll II she gets the same amount that Is
Icing paid 10 The widows OF Hancock, Nc
Cleian. Thomas, Logan, and Blair.
The uver and barber bill is IN a bad way,
ard unless il eau be put through the House
under a suspension OF the rules before the
end II the present week Il will probably fail
n tss, the senate, much less 20 TO The Presi-
dent for his action. Blanchard, Of Louisi-
ana. i. workiag away industriously, and
homes 10 get sd opportunity within a few
0sys 10 force = vote on the measure. This
4. measure Of great interest to the South,
and n II fails public works that ought 10 be
rompleiei next year Will suffer for the want
Of appropriations.
The Pacific funding bill is doomed. The
Administration Las been pushing the mea-
sure. but Cleveland having been defeated
lis wishes are not respected, nor are those
~ the Cabinet officers, not even by the
democrats in Congress. When a man is
nLnocLed ont" IN this great and glorious
renuhne the politicians throw him aside like
f1ey would 4 lest years pair OF overshoes.
Oufhvaife. Of Ohio has had his heart set on
u9.eing the bin, too, az he Is chairman Of
IN committee having the measure In charge.
Wcsvcrqnd The Iowa and Kansas AndersOns
have made up their minds 10 keep this bill
from beng voted upon, no matter what
methods have 70 be adopted.
The House IL gong 10 have a session to-
NOTION evening. and one OF the bills that
will come uD lie the measure providing for a
survey Of the proposed avenue leading from
the city ot Washington via Arlington and
Alexandria 10 NJ. Vernon. Congress is
asked TO vote $4,000 as a starter TO
make the survey OF the course for
the proposed boulevard. The Virginia aud
MarN laDd members VINO Gre 10 favor OF the
project hope 10 get the bill through. One OF
them said to-day: 81 think we will succeed
unless Kilgore, Of Texas, CONES up and OBJ
iects to ths whole thing. II we happen TO
De without a quorum he will prevent US
from doing auything." Washington and
Alexandria will be benefited immensely II
this boulevard scheme is carried through,
but whether Congress will assist In the
same Is a q~uestion OF much doubt. As
planned the roadway proper - TO be ninety
feet 10 width, with dlty.hge feet on each side
for parking. Ii would be one OF toe grandest
drives In the world, aud II all the details
were 10 be carried out the states would con-
tribute something TO add TO the historical ip-
teTest Of tue avenue or boulevard, or whn.-
ever 1t Is to be called. IL Congress will not
vote toe money II will probably be done one
OF these days by private subscrirtion. 49,.
Representative O'Ferrall says he will
press again next Friday the Sib'ey c'aim IN
ihe HOnse. Il il IN shape to be reached once
more on that day, as the point OF no quorum
was made last Fri0ay, aud there the matter
hung.
A convention Of leading negroes OF the
congressional district OF Virginia j.
in session at Alexandria to-day to elect
delegates to the Nationa Convention Of that
race soon TO be held at Washington. About
eighty delegates are expected to attend the
Alexandria Convention.
Representative COwles. OF North Carolina,
conferred with some Of the members OF the
Appropriations Committee to-day with re-
gard to his tobacco bill. No action Will be
taken by the committee until Mr.. Mills and
his associates let the House know just what
they PROPOSE 10 do with the senate tariff bill.
II the Small Elliou contested-electton case
Of South Carolina comes up In the House
this session the most bitter sectional debate
that has been heard IN many years Is ex-
pected 10 take place. The Republicans
are getting ready 10 make terrific
upon the South, and the
southern question, a. 1t is
commonly referred TO, viii come up. OF
course they will have a good deal to ssy
about the assassination OF John NJ. Clayton
I'm Arkansas last week. IL is possible that
Of the remaining contested election
cases will come up this session. The other
f. the case Of sullivan against FELTON,. OF
4 allfornia. The Democrats OF the Elections
Committee have recommended the unseating
OF FELTON,. Republican.
Captain Page McCarty. OF the Richmond
Times, Il among the recent arrivals.
Mr.. Robert Haydn. editor Of the Charlotte
(N. c. Chronicle and formerly q Washing
ton correspondent, was In the city to-day.
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