The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-27


fiemen could determine what value
4 ould be placed on the ol inio Of tie
Gentleman lrom Ohio on a question oi
honesty
Nj Turner. of Georgia. said that he
believed that the very worst enemy OF
the public peace and of the welfare aud
prosperity Of the country; the very
worst foe 20 the highest interests of the
land. was the man who ayaied him-
self of every slight prete2t %
stir up old wounds and fight over again
b4tiles which honorable men had ad-
ilsted on the field long ago Talk about
Grant lpeacc 20 his ashes and Sheridan
and tpsusingl Kenne iy In the same
breath While she gentleman bad been
delivering to-day ISLANDERS upon him
Turner he could have placed
his hand upon one OF his own colleague
who was a living monument 20 ihe fair
ness of q Democratic House of Repre-.
sentatiyes lie referred TO Mr Romeis,
and asked that gentleman IS BE would
stand mp in the presence of his colleague
aud say whether or not his CIurner' 81
administration OF ths Committee ON
Elections had been Infamous.
Mr. ROmcis u am a living witness 10
your fairness and am prepared 20 say
So" Applause and cheers ON the Demo
cratic side and in the galleries
Continuing. Mr. Turner said the gen
tlfman has recklesslv and mcrcile-sly
traduced and assaulted two OF the most
honorable men on the Republi-
can side of the House among
them One Of bis own colleagues Mn
Cooper The gentleman spoke about
the reckless haste with which the Car
Isle case had been decided and yoi his
colleague. Mr. Cooper, and Mr. hOwell
of Illinois, had reported to the
House chat they had no
case. and that Carlisle should bc
awarded the seat Would the gentleman
say that those gentlemen who sat on his
own side were also infamous.
The House. az $50 took recess until
8 o'clock
AT TUE MONT SESSION
the Indian Appropriation bin was
further considered. and without final ac-
ton, Tie House al 1880, Adjourned.
EXTRA SESSION or TIE SENATE CALLED.
The President to-day called an extra
session of the Senate for March 4ih at l2
o'clock NJ
TnE TOBACCO TAX REPEAL MOVEMENT.
WAsHiNGroN, February 26-The
Louisville delegation. headed by Colonel
Weissinger who are here urging the re-
peal of The tobacco tax. h3d ON extended
interview to-day with Mg Randall in the
Appropriations COmmittcer0Jm af
which M McCreary. Mr. Cauih. Mr.
Montgomery and other Kentucky mem
bcrs were present
I'm this connection Senators Vance and
Teller are quoted as saving that the
CoWles Wl viii pass She Senate within
an hour after 10 is reached from the
House Southern members. in view of
mis- information, have redOubiei their
efforts ibis morning. and arc more sau-
ulne of the passage of the CoWlei Dill
than at amy time tor Che past week
sIuL HARpfN0 0S SOUTHERN ELEc-
TiONs
Nfr HOar introduced in The Senate tO.
day "a proposed amendment 10 the Deh-
cheney Appropriation BIB as follow 70
enable tbc PfesideutO Of the niled States
90 offer suitable reward tor tue detection
and conviction OF The persons,
on either of them who uular
mly carried away and destroyed
The poll books and baliOt-boX of Plum
meivhe Howard township, Conway
county. In the State of Arkansas. On the
day OF the last election iR that State,
for representatives In Congress and elec-
tors for President and Nice-Pre-idcnt,
the sum of $4,000 and said reward is
hereby authorized
SIR. THOMPSON s. APPOINTMENT.
10 is understood that at the next exec
utiye session of me Senate AN eilort wild
he made 90 have determination of Hugh
=. Thompson 49, CiyI SeNice (omms-
si0ner taken from the hands of the com.
mlltee hv q majority vote Mr. Uhomp-
son s friends believe The nomination viii
never see The light OF day again without
thi- action
BILL 10 ADMIT MORE sIATEs
Mr Springer to-day introduced in the
House d bill O. provide tor the admission
of Ariz0na. Idaho, and Wyoming inl0
thc Union as states on an equal footing
with the original states, es provided is
the Omnibus BILL
BILL TO OPEN TIE INDIAN TERRITORY
Mr Perkins, of Kansas, laid before
the House to-day resolutions OF the KAN
sas Legislature asking for legislation that
viii open the Indian Territory 20 settle.
ment
PETITION 10 SPEAKER CARLISLE.
Messrs Caruth and Cowles were to-
day circulating petition in the House,
asking that Speaker Carlisle recognize
some one friendly 10 the Cowles biA 90
moyei its passage under suspension Of the
rules About nifty Democratic members
have so far signed il, among them Mr..
Randall, Judge Stewart, OF Georgia Mr.
Stewart, of Texas. Mr COwles, Of North
Carolina, and Mr. Caruth
CAPITOL NOTES
II has been decided 20 hold the inter-
national marine conference in this city.
beginning October ls next