Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-18
VINDICTIVE BILL
AND HIS PROPOSED LEGISLATION
AGAINST THE SOUTH.
What n f.evel-IIeaded Congressman Thinks
of lit VIII Not Work--Capital
Notes.
from our Regulsr corre.ponaenLl

From Our Regulsr Correspondent
WASHINGTON. June l7.--Among the inte-
resting gossip floating around az this time
is bit about the plans Of the Republican
Senators and Representatives. and their
plans for going about the passage of the
proposed new law for the regulation Of
congressional elections in the South It
is understood that Senator Chandler, Of
new Hampshire. feeling certain Of his re-
election, has had in mind for several
months the preparation Of strin-
gent measure and promptly on the
rcassombliug of the senate. whether in DC
tohcr or December he will Introduce the
biz and insist on its being taken up IN adj
vance Of everything else. II has generally
been supposed that this proposed legisla-
N0n would be commenced in the House of
representatives., but the discu sion of the
question IN the press and the statements
made by Mr.. Randall and others that no
such measure viii ever be- allowed 10
pass The House las caused the malignant
South-hating Republicans 20 change their
plans. and that is why Chandler viii start
the thing in the Senate. Then, too, II ls
being given ont 10y some of the Bepubli-
cans that il is well to have an expression
from the Senate in advance. SO that the
party can make ITS record ON the question,
even should the Democrats flibuster and
prevent the passage of the bill in the
House.
NOTHING Is 1T.
General Cutchcon. the wel-known Re-
publican member Of Congress from MichI-
can. is i'm the CITY, and he seems to think
that really nothing will ever come Of the
matter. In speaking the other day of the
proposed law he SAID: should Congress
adopt such 20 law ir would simply bc im-
possible 70 enforce il. You can enforce
ANY law, ! care not what II Is. where
public sentiment Is against IT. was once
prosecuting attorney in lOcal-optlon
county ln Michigan, and u was impossible
30 convict yiolatOr- of that law even, and
where. too, il was supposed that the ma
JOrity Of the people were in favor of local
option The accused parties had the right
Of tual by Jury. and We did not ever
secure a jury that did not have on
il one or more men who took no
stock in the law. II would he the same
way in the South if this proposed law for
the regulation of the congressional cleo
ti0ns were passed. Public sentiment would
be against the law from the start. and
though the officers might arrest hundreds
Of people not one could Toe convicted
LEyEI-HEADED.
General Cutcheon has always been "a
pretty level-headed man. and doc, not hcsi-
will probably have 20 vote with his party
when the tug of war is on il the House,
but he apparently takes no stock i'm the
proposed REGULATION" Of congressional
elections in the South
The Democrats Will do well 10 watch the
House Republicans when COncrcs, meets,
and they should see 10 il that uo change iu
the rules shall be made that viii gag the
minority. no matter how smoothly their
ttt LA
some stubborn hlIbustcrlng in the next
House. One # the Democratic members
from Ohio eid just after the war: " When
fraud is attempted hiiOuateuns becomes
patrOtl-m.'
MOTIFS.
It's learned that when JUDGE Waddiil
and Major Courtney. of Richmond. We're
here ON Saturday they called ar the Post
Office Department and requested that tho
name OI the posi-oihce M Staples, licnuDo
county. bc changed. Several names "cre
suggested. but "a selection h0s not yet been
made. Judge Naddill wanted Do called
Courtney's. bur the Major, IT Is said, was
modest and thought some other name
Wouli SUIT better.
Ix-Coucrc9smau Harry Lihhcv. Of Nor
folk. has made arrangements for tire quar-
tering OF Hampton Commfndcrr, no. u,
during the conceive of the I'M hts ItI--
plars. which Is To- meet here next fall
The President and SccrctWc- Blaine
and Window returned tins morning from
ttcu iauut down tic Potomac and got 10
work again on the papers which have been
pms ON file log the hungry otiice-seckcIs.
m is said that some appointments may he
expected Tomorrow -lu all probability "a
now United State Attorney ion tAe Western
district Of Virginia.
g.. L.. Watson aud daughter. Of llch-