Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-19
WASHINGTON CITY.
QUAY DENOUNCED AS A TRAITOR BY
THE SOUTH-HATERS.
Mississippi Chalmers Makes a Speech--Ie
Is Not seated--Other Contest-
ed-Election Cases.
From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON. August ls.--1he advocates
Of the force bill continue TO denounce
Senator Quay as traitor" because he
proposes to-side-track that infamous mea-
sure that is becoming almost as unpopular
in the North ~ in the South but
the Pennsylvania keeps right ahead,
and 10 Is said that either tomorrow
or in the near future he will press his reso-
luton 20 wind up the session next month
without including the election bill IS one
1 Of the measures that shall be pressed 20
| passage Mr.. Quay has an important point
10 work. He Is chairman Of the National
| Republican Committee, and If he lives
| IL going 10 hold on TO the place until after
| the meeting OF the next national conven-
! ton of his party. He expects 20 be pretty
| thick with the man who Will receive the
Republican nomination for the presidency
| IN 1892 and even II the nominee II not
millionaire he will need the money
Of the millionaires 20 put him through.
and Quay would rather have big
| campaign fund than to have the uncer-
| tam advantage that the hot-he0ds claim
| the party would enjoy were the force bill
| TO be passed and put in operation. Mr..
! Quay realizes that the rich men on
| whom he will have TO rely are more
| than "A dozen force bills, and QUAY 10 OF
| the opinion that the moneyed Republicans
want this strife and contention to cease,
| the tariff bill 20 be put through, and the
radicals squelched, so that the development
Of the country regardless of section can
| 90 ahead.
DETERMINED TO KILL 1T.
| Mr.. Quay thinks that II will be bad poll
| tics 20 press the force bill. and be seems
determined TO kill the measure, and ne
will do il, according to present Indications.
| The abuse that is beng heaped upon him
| by the radical Republican organs VIII
rather spur on Sir. Quay than whip him
| into line.
| The House took up to-day the Chalmers
Morgan contested-e!ectiOn case and the
notorious General Chalmers made speech
| of considerable length. He was about as
severe on the Republicans as he was on
| the Democrats. and said there was
no more sense in seating McDufie,
| Featherstone. and others who are now
| drawing salaries that the people voted 20
Democrats Old man Kelley. Of Kansas,
made a m'tion TO recommlt the case 10 the
| Committee on Elections with instruc-
tions 10 throw out certain precincts,
| or, in other words. 10 seat Chalmers.
The Elections Committee with but one eI-
| ception-Houk, of Tennessee-sgned the
| report declaring that Judge Morgan. the
sitting member, was entitled to the seat
which he now occupies. Thirty-One of the
| Republicans voted for Kelley's motion.
LASGsToN VS.. vENABLE.
The next case on the docket is that Of
Langston rs Venable. The Republicans
want, however, to call mp the Breckenridge
| case, of Arkansas, as they clam that 1t Is
q hoater and can come up in advance OF
| the regular order agreed upon 10y the
Democrats and Repubhcans OF the COM
| mittee.
ridge case Is really last on the docket and
| will not consent TO have 1t come up first.
| They want the issue 70 be made fairly and
| squarely. and do not propose 10 have any
| shifting of the cases. The Republicans OF
| the committee are keeping very quiet
about their plans. They donOt say whether
or not they Will press the Langston case
this week, this month, or this session.
WANTED TO KNOW.
Representative O'Ferrall was at the Post
| Office Department this morning TO inquire
whether any charges had been preferred
against Mr.. George Booker, the Democratic
postmaster at Fortress Monroe. IL seems
| that the term of Mr. Booker does not eX-
| the nomination of his successor, by re-
quest OF Congressman Bowden, wasl sent
| to the Senate last week. the friends
| of Mr.. Booker naturally wanted
to know whether be was removed
| because he was a Democrat or be-
cause of any charges. II appears
that there was nothing at the department
| that would reflect on the character OF Mr..
| Booker either as a man or an official. Dir.
| Bowden, il would seem, wanted bis place
for Haas and the latter got the appoint
| ment.
Mr.. Ewart introduced in the House to-
day hill TO place the name of Noah Har-
wood on the muster-roll of Company Is,
Second North Carolina mounted infantry,
and that an honorable discharge be grant
| ed him.