Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-24
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
AT WARRINGTON.
The Kew stntss-- Blsskburn and Chandler
A nsmisisssaeo-R Fool
ishne,s--6snsral Notes.
lrrom our Roralar corrssponaentI

Cabinet that Harrison hes constructor ae-
c0rdIne 70 What nas appeared 10 the newspa-
ucrs. Uuc Of the New York delegation In
conversation with the Dispatch CORE
spondent said: :" II the newspaper reports
are true the coming Cabinet will certainly not
be satisfactory TO the Republican politicians
Of my Siste."
lt was ssgzested 10 this gentleman that
Harrison could not give either Miller or Plsit
a place In tue Cabinet without offending
either one faction or the other.
Harrison need not worry about that
Miller crowd" was the quick response.
" rom Pllli ~ the mau who has The big
following in New York lie does all the
work. and the Miller following Is small and
weak. j. would be better for Harrison to
recognize Plat, no matter bow mad Miller
might gel.'
Then the New Yorker meditated fora few
moments end said: at looks 70 me rs II
/ Harrison is going 10 get the big head just
| Ike Cleveland II lie does it will be bad
for him, ana / predict now that he will be
done no as badly a. Cleveland has been done
up. They say that Noble, OF Missouri, Is
gong 10 be asked to take place in the Cabi-
net: aud what claim or what influence has he
that he should thus be honoredy None out
sine Of The fact that he was cassmate OF
HarrlSOn's OF college, And why should Har-
ri.on think OF Offering Miller, OF lDdiandpo'
| liz. the Gtt0rDey.general9hp, as is reported
be intends doing! Who ever heard OF
Miller in politics. Perhaps these reports
are untrue, but II they are not / tell you DOW
aud here there will be howl among the
men wbo planned the battle aud won the
fight Zoe Harrison. Miller il his law part.
ner. but that Is not a sufficient reason Tor
msking him Attorney. General. All I've got
to say "a That II Harrison makes sppoint-
menis on bis own personal hook. and picks
up men who have no claims on the party,
he will find thar he will encounter more OPP
position IN his own party.
CLEysLASD's msrAKF.
"Tbe one grea, mistake that Cleveland made
was 10 imagining himself bigger aud better
than his party. There IS no man living VINO
can afford u attempt TO bnck against the
party leaders. The boys will make 1t warm
Tor HARRISON II he doesn't do the square
thing. II Is my opinion that the Cabinet has
not yet been made up"
THE Nsw STATES.
Since the Preudcnt has signed the bill to
admit four new states INTO the Union a sud
den and wonderful change has cone over
the Republican members OF the House, and
they are now SAYING that there will be no oc.
casion for Harrison TO call an extra session
OF Congress. Men who claimed two weeks
AGO rba. something ought % be done to re-
duce the surplus are saying that there is no
danger ard that the country will not complain
n Congress does not meet until the regular
time next December. one Of the prominent
| Republicans VI the West, in speaking OF the
mater lat evening", SAID TO lhe Dispatch
correspondent - mere is no necessity now
for the extra session, but there would have
been had not The bil been passed admitting
the four new STATES. We could not pave af-
iorded to have kept those people waiting,
and had The bill tailed Congress would GER
iainly have been called together In Aprll.
Then again. or party will be greatly
strengthened IN both branches OF Congress.
| We VIII get six OF the eight new senators and
four OF she i've representatives. We msy even
carry Montana, and get the representative
from that stlte next fall This will give
Us such a margin that we 30 longer have
any fears. We will have a majority in each
branch Of Congress sufficiently large TO
enable Va TO 20 right ahead without fear.
II we End The surplus IS piling up too
rapidly General Harrison can call special
session for next October"
II will be observed that the Republicans
are making heavy claims N too new states,
and at this wiring not many Democrats are
I
mence ont IN the iar West Il may happen that
the Democrats will pick MP more members
than the Republicans are allowing them.
BLACKBURN AND CHANDLER.
The personal encounter last evening be-
tween Senators Blackburn and Chandler IL
the talk OF the town, although the friends OF
each have endeayored 10 suppress the facts.
Indeed, some Of the senators have been in-
IA ~ no u 8 n.
counter. They are compelled to admit, how
ever, that there were some very hot words.
It wouldn't be n bad idea for some OF the
senators 10 have llght every now and then.
IL would be an imp oyement on the debates
which occur every now and then. II there
were more fighting sud less Safeguarding
IN that august body the country might have
higher opinion OF some OF its members.
RECALLED.
GEORGE W. Jones, OF Iowa, once a member
oi the House from Michigan, and afterwards
q senator ffOm Iowa, bas been In Washington
for several days, aud has proved a great at
traction when he appeared on the floor Of the
Senate aud House. Mr. Jones is remembered
by the older men because he was one OF the
seconds IN The celebrated meeting at Bladeus-
! burg when Graves. a member Of The House
from Kentucky, shot and Killed his friend
CiIley, Name representative, IS the result
~ I newspaper attack upon senator from
the Pine Tree state by James Watson webb.
OF the New York Courier and Enquirer.
Mr. Jones was connected with another Incl
dent not 20 well known. Some years after
the war Joseph Riley, resident Of Erie
county, n. T., and a southern sympa-
thlzer, overheard conversation be-
tween two gentlemen in New York,
in which one told the other that he
possessed the family photOgraph-album OF
| Jefferson Davis, Which be In his capacity as
an officer OF the Union army had soap
| tured" at the residence Of the President OF
the Confederacy Ia Mississippi. The ex-
| officer stated that be then lived IN Iowa.
! Riley at once wrote to Mr. Davis aud detail
/ ed the conversation which he had heard.
Z he result was that correspondence was
soon alter opened between MeSsrs. Davis,
| Riley, and eX Senator Jones, and through
the efforts OF the latter gentleman the album
was lpally secured aud returned TO its origl-
nal owner.
ROSsERs FoOLIsHSESS.
| The remarks OF General Rosser at the
| Baltimore reunion last night have been
generally discussed IN Washington to-day,
| aud il is amusing 70 hear sOTe Of the talk.
! The Republicans who did rot have nerve
!
! late uupleasintne-s are the most rampant
takers to-day. The men who did the fight
| ing on both sides are simply smiling, well
| knowing that every now and then some one
| oi the old war heroes Is bound 70 break forth
! i'm a few csustic remarks, no matter on which
| side ic fought. TIE young men are having
! a llueh. too, and are wondering how many
years a. viii require for the old fellows 10
! quiet down.
! Great interest Is felt in the contest next
! week In the House over the tObkcco bill.
/ NJ. HsnGall would have pressed the matter
Yesterday but Tor the fact that the general
| deficiency appropriation bill has not been
| disposed OF in the House. The tobacco bill
/ ba. votes enough to insure Us passage, but
whether it becomes law this session will
| depend upon the action % the Mis- follow
mg. II SIR. Mlis sticks 20 his determination
| 10 Glibuster Of course the bill cannot pass. IL
nav be that be will not resort 10 such tactics.
inasm lch a. he knows that large majority
OF the members want the bill 10 pass. IL It
should be rushed through Congress then the
one.uon arises, VIII It meet with The ap-
oroyal OF the Presidents IL is not believed
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