The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-20
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
RADICAL CONGReSSMEN SEEK
ING CONTROL ELECTIONS.
Federal Omoers ~ Political Agents-Na
tionaI Board of Election Control Pr"-
oosed-TiIt Between Senators Butler
and CockreIl-rhc silcott Dcfaication-

tionaI Board of Election Control fr"-
posed-TiIt Between Senators Butler
and CockreIl-rhc silcott Defaication'
WASHINGTON. u. C.. December ID
special. The Blair bin is expected TO be
reported from the senate committee-room
after the rcassembling Of Congress.
But it is amended in two important fea-
lures. the distinguished sponsor Of the bill
having determined that it would act better
as a law without the clause requiring copies
Of school books used to he deposited in the
Interior Department.
The most important change in the bill,
however, is that different school houses
shall De provided for the two races.
senator ingalls, brought forward an I'M
portant bill tor a National Board Of Edu-
cation. which. upon the application Of every
twenty-five families with children, should
appoint a teacher and establish a school IN
the neighborhood designated.
crNrRALIZATIoN Policy.
Nlr Inealls' bill. like several Other :
championcd hy the Republicans, display,
the line of the party policy towards estaD-
li-hing systems Of control by which they
may obtain as many more Federal officers
as possible 20 act rs political agents.
Remembering the powerful Influence oi
the OrgauiIpd Onicc-hOlder- m presidential
wears. when ihe Republicans were IN power ,
it iS easy 10 see now that the Radical leadeio
aim 20 cOunier-balance their waning popu-
lnrifg. Av Increasing the facilities for bri-
brry. fostering the mOnOpOlists who furnish
the -boodlo." and. finally. by vastly III
crsasing tine party patronage; 50 That iall-
ing in obtaining popular majority, thcl
may Jockey the vote a. far as the people
would stand 3D..
senator Shcrman's plan for Federal con-
troll Of National elections caps the climax
of the radical enterprise towards perfect
scheme Of Capitalization. It's Pccksniillan
t0neof affected patriotism and philanir0phy,
and the cant about the negro. are vnl! 30
much hypOcricy tO cover the real design
n actually proposes 10 take from ihe
states an control of Federal elections. ana
10 Tr, them in return the ailuring bait oi
assuming the expenses.
In ns naked deiormity and real meaning
II ought to read as follows: Whereas,
tie Rcpublican party finds Itself IN
. f9jr way % forfeit the respect
Of tho people. and at present runs
the eminent risk Of being thoroughly
f,uud ont I'm It's various wrongs and crimes
AGAINST the people; therefore be 10 enacted
that the present majority Is deemed cohipe-
tent tO 30 run the affairs 0f the nation that
fhn next election and all those thereafter
ensuing shall bee placed in the hands OF n
Federal Board Of Election Control that snail
have power 10 count votes as may Ice
deemed necessary by the caucus, ana not
by the votes actually pollcd, @c.. &c.
rAN-A,mRicAN TOUR.
Ills quite evident that the Pan-Amcrican
delegates and the people Of this country see
nuite ufaiufv. aside from the little Junket
and TIE Wmamakcr advertisement. that
the object OF those gentlemen IN coming
here WAS not to prate Of cordial politlcal ie-
lati0n- between the republics % The TWO
Americas. but 90 talk business about COM
mercial relations.
And n Is certain that ON our part and ON
thair, wc an prefer commercial interchange
with people of kindred political institutions
who are neighDors, to going across me
ocean for what We buy aud 20 find market
for what we sell.
But ID Is quite plain that the vast markets
Of South American states are closed 10 us
by thc protective tarih.
ff0fr iab0rer- and cifztH9 cannot ect ihe
raw materials at the same prices that they
uay I'm England, OF course we cannot com
pele I'm foreign markets, and our protective
tariff is club that We oder 10 rNal 10
break our OWL heads wiihal.
Thus much good has the Pan-American
Congress done us. at least 10 open the eyes
ot th, waylarins man ii he - not a e.. -. J..
beneficiary tO that great fact. II their
presence continues 10 do It's missionary
work as we'll the people would rejoice to
-so the surplus a little more bursied by pay
in- the pau-Americans 10 stay over TO Tie
next election.
PROPOSED SALARY GRAB.
TO those who remember the little episode
wears ago that gave q slight tone of piracy
io the ..back salaIy-grap" it is amusing 10
.oe how the members who lost in the aggre-
gate Of $4,000 b5 >ilcott's stroke now deal
with the report of the committee 10 apprc-
pirate thai amount and reimburse the
statesmen. They madly banker for thai
money. on which they counted with such
certainty 90 make rosy ihe first month ana
thr Christina, scaroH.
Bur when other statesmen. Who were not
-ilc0tied. oppose 10. and whisper salary
Grab" there +. "a shiyer from the head 10 the
empty pocket. and nervous iorebodings of
the neNt election come over the Congress
i0nll person.
The House will certainly fight the pro-
posed deficiency bin. and the members who
lost their money are not likely TO get IL BACK.
CONTESTED CASH,
The subcommittee Ou rules decided to-
dav that the contested election cases would
come up a- soon as practicable after the re-
cess. and fixed the order of their considera-
ton.
There Will he two hearings each week for
two weeks. then an adjournment for two
weeks; then two hearings each week Tor
TWO weeks ana so on.
The first cases in order are the three West
Virginia cases. beginning on January 9th,
and the last ones Virginia and tennessee
cases.
The senate executive session was thrown
into Wild curry to-day by the sudden dis
cOfe.y 0f % "man in the gallery II has
always been sacred MYSTERY, guarded
by solemn Oaihs. that executive session and
the idea of a pr0iane spectator being be-
hind the curtain caused the grave and rev
erend seniors o. take on a "fiSor' 10 which
the horror, of RussO-infuenza were nothing.
~Dld man Ba~sctt' was summoned and the
-py vas hauled ONT, and would probably
aetcr have been Heard oi any more iAan u
consigned 10 TIC land y Charley Ross
But fortunately for him it Nas discovered
that he was only a yerdant country man
Who had taken Christmas 10y the ioreioch
and gotten previously merry, and then
fallen asleep under the soothing influence Of
senatorial oraiory.
senator Hearst had furnished gossip with
a pleasant incident in the morning by tear
fully forgiNing Ii, colOr,d servant
Radcliffe, Who had apl r0pr,ated
$500 0r his masters money with
out making an o,nci.i 4epoit. lht
senator showed well in the forgiveness act
hlt when il came 10 the recovery act, Had
cliile had passed serenely before the court
without anY accuser, and left the senator
IN console himself with very fine con-
science and an empty pocket.
senate. ruilOm's bill Tor a Worlds Fan
i'm i-9a refers 20 no pai,..ular place, ans
lhaYes the choice Of the locality to l'e de
aldod ON after the preliminary steps art
taken. the most important Of which II 20 ge
the concurrence Of the whole country IN tp'
matter Of the largest possible appr9pria
ton- iram ali possible sources.
or i'm other words. MOI 10 mar the states
maulike enterprise OF the senator, be dc
sires 10 put the Worlds Fair in q pool,
and after the same is accumulated leI eacl
holder Of a ticket draw for the prize.
l8y United Press.l
SENATE.
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