The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-10
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
MEN AND AFFAIRS TALKED OF IN
WASHINGTON.
Appointment OF House Committees-Im-
portant Bills Introduced-The siIcott
to the Late Jef Davis In His Prayer.
WASHINGTON BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINES.
December q. lSSg.

Ft'thho'i - i'''sl
The appointment of Mckinley "a chair
man Of the WAYS and Means Committee to
day had been expected, as the elected
Speaker is supposed by custom TO be in
feated rival as well as regard for the wei
fare Of the party when he makes the mos
important appointment.
Mcssrs. Carlisle and Mills are the Demo
cratic leaders who have been accorded
places on the committee, and it may be
safely concluded that when tariff is dis
cussed in that committee the minority will
have all the advantages Of equipment and
talent to make good use Of the opportunities
offered by our peculiar system Of making
laws in private committees instead OF in
open sessions as in otner legislative
bodies. In all other national legis-
latiye bodies the majority repre-
sented by government ministry
draft the laws and the whole House dis
cusses them and frames them, but with us
the drafting is done in little secret CON-
mttee-rooms, where both parties are repre-
sented, and then the measures are put
through an automaton machine on the floor
Of the House.
Whether Mckinley or Julius Caesar Bur
rows. the doughty Michigander, can take
the place Of the cold and satrical Reed a.
leader on the floor remains TO be seen.
SILVER.
Director Of the Mint. Leech. approves
highly OF Secretary WindOm's radical plan
TO stop coinage Of silver and buy il all in
| bullion bars at market value. and make IL
/ redeemahle i'm the same notes with which il
+ is purchased. both transactions to be- at the
market value Of the bullion. The objection
| that il stops the coinage Of silver j. met by
the fact that il vastly increase. the sale Of
silver by allowing the government to pur-
chase at the rate Of Si.OOO.OW per
month Thus Alr. Window proposes 10
supply our illimitable market for silver
ana. after some time, 10 cut the
GOrdian knot Of the difficulty and save
all complication with a bi-metalic standard.
As stated i'm this correspondence, we be-
leye that the solution Of the question will
rest on the simple truth that must mt last
bring it down 10 hard pan. and that is that
cOuntry's money j. lis official stamp
for value, whether il be on paper, iron or
gold. The TIMES will publish number OF
opinions of leading statesmen on the silver
question. but before the Window plan has
been fully discussed. it would be premature
20 fOretell its fate or cOyertly criticise its
character. since its Use or disusc depend 80
much on the opinions Of Congressman.
FIRST SCOOP FOR THE FAIR.
The District Of Columbia rushed to the
front this morning with its bill for an ap-
[ ,4ff ttI hoard f lIrlsfufs. IA d
Three Americas Worlds Fair, to be held at
Washington.
For place that has no votes and only eN-
lists under the wing of congress, the Capital
is D0r eTcciicHce the most cheeky city in
great lankee-land, not excepting Chicago,
when the latter advances lis foot Of mighty
size to seize the fair Time was when
Washington was the political model
farm Of the G.. .. T., when national patriots
and foreign pilgrims Of liberty could view
the illustration Of Republican ''mOral
ideas" rs they were called in those days.
But as time went on the patriots and pill
grims began 10 lose faith in the model farm
OF which the grand manager and governor
was Boss Shepherd. with reeking legisla-
ture of unkempt Darwinian negroes and
still worse white gutter Republicans. All the
Outfit was under the star chamber control
of the famous, or rather Infamous. "Dlstrlct
Ring" that stole more money IN the same
length Of time than even old Boss Tweed
did.
The shame came over the citizens OF the
district. though the G.. o. J.. patriots stood
| il without "A blush. many Of them "standing
in with the thieves. Finally the safe
burglary" in which the ring were implica-
ted. brought the model farm to the end Of
it, tether, and since that time there has
been no voting in Washington. whereby the
obseryant foreigner is taught that though
the "nggcr" ae a voter applies very well
10 the South. We will none Of him here: be-
cause. fOrsOOth the shame and discredlt Of
the thing can be seen without the mark Of
falsehOOd that cloak, II elsewhere.
But the District has retained the audac-
ity Of those days and II now wants the
great Columbus Celebration and Fair, with
museum and circus attachment. and all the
appropriations il can get. beginning with a
proposed issue Of >lJ.OOO.OOJ District bonds.
Perhaps Baltimore. Alexandria ard Fair
fax 4. II. might help Ia hold the people, hut
the question il, who would hold the gate
money :" rs the shOwmen call IL.
Doubtless Congress VIII daily with the
bin for "A year as il did with the matter of
the Paris Exposition. and thus dealt with IL
IN such fashion that America was assigned
no proper space.
While the President went on grand
iunket t0 Chicago with l. Ird High EXecu-
toner ClarksOn and baby Mckee, and near
ly cot squeezed 10 death by the rapturOus
hoosiers. the pallid boss, who holds the
gavel over the House, proceeded TO name
his most important committees, rs below
stated. and il il supposed that as Carlisle.
Mills. Mcmillan and Breckenridge are in
the majority on WAYS and Means.
Randall. ON the appropriations, and Wilson,
confronting Father Kelly on the Manufacture
Commi tee, Speaker Reed desires 70 take
the tariff by the horns. 1t l. expected that
all the committees viii be named before the
holidays, and that at once tue Republicans
will open the ball with a fight against the
rules.
This was outlined in THE TINES some
time ago. There are seventeen contested
seats, but the Republicans intend To seat
two contestants from the North. giving
then majority OF ten, and then 20 for the
~outherners whenever there is a chance for
"A fair show. Theae are two propositions to
restrict the minority in delaying legislation.
one is to give the Speaker power to deter
mine when "A motion il made merely TO
DELAY. and 10 refuse such motions. The
other is 10 provide that such motion can
only be- made once in a day, and that a
motion TO adjourn cannot be made until the
lapse of a certain period after the dilatOry
notion The Democrats will iiercely com
bat these propositions under the lead Of
Carlisle, and though Speaker Reed may not
recognize dilatOry motions pending this
contest the Republicans will be obliged 10
hold all their force sOldlY in hand and
keep quorum all the time in order 10 effect
their design 10 muzzle the minority.
The CENTENNIAL.
The Congressional centennial ON We'd
nesdav il expected % draw an extremely
varied and picturesque crowd. owing 10 the
presence Of the thirteen Governors Of the
original states, and the two or three hun
dred representatives OF the other American
Republics. who have been here IN atten-
dance on the Pan-American Congress and
the Maritime Congress. When all these
w0rthies appear in costume the sight Is pc
culiarly fine, as everybody knows who has
ever seen the inside Il the senate on inau-
gurati0n day, but the appropriation Of $780,
900 was cut 10 $1,000 10y some refOnner who
slipped the comma up and, cut OF two ze-
rOs.
senator Vests beef ring inYes 'igation
was quite a comedy to-day. Several butch
prS of hinh degree sWCrc that the dressed