Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-15
IT WAS RATHER DULL
THE SENATE ENGAGED ON THE PHI
vATE CALENDAR.
Biair's Biii-Quoting Reed Against 'no
Dictator--Frepch spoItation Claims
Personal and General.
From Our Regular Correspondent


WARRINGTON, February 1.-THE senate
passed great many bills. The proceedines
were Of little general interest. Senate,
BLAIR managed TO have his education Dn,
keep its place as unfinished business. ana
he proposes TO resume his argument On
Monday. The five-minute debate on the
code OF rules was continued IN the House
all day, and was highly interesting. Ihs
Republicans kept their forces intact, all. ,
managed To vote down every aInehnincn'
of any consequence offered Dy the Dill
Gratis. The caucus understanding guideu
the Republicans in all their votes, anu
every right of the minority was denien.
Judge Crisp even quoted Tyrant Reed
own speeches TO prove that when the he-
publIcans were in the minority heeu pro-
tested against some Of the very Things the
majority are now doing, and advanced the
same constitutional arguments that nave
been presented by the Democrats. L.,
Congressman Anderson. OF Kansas mas
turned the most complete hiPnop .aas
this winter. lie will be remembered tnat
in the Republican caucus he declared tiiae
he would not support any code OF rules
that Invested him of his right 10 hHuus.eI,
and that certain measures were pehulhs
before Congress thai his people were more
Interested in having beaten than tney
were in this fight over contested,electlOn
cases, etc. Mr.. Anderson has also Deen
heard to denOunce ia private the ruiiHfs
OF Speaker Reed, and 1t IS common talA
that the House Dictator took u upon MN
self To discipline the Kansas member. III
his speech in the House Mr: Anderson,
who did his level best TO beat hecd lQr tne
speakership, said that the man now IN lhe
chair was q great man. and that the ruies
ought TO be changed. Verify, MIR. Anderson
is obeying the scriptural Injunction ny
kissing the hand that smote him.
FRENCH ISOLATION CLAIMS.
It's understood that the House Commit
tee on Claims have reached q conclusion on
the French spoliGtions, and favorable re-
port will soon be made. Many, Virginia
people are interested in these claims, ior
when the vessels were destroyed on the
seas many cargoes of Virginia tobacco were
sunk.
The House Committee on Territories Will
soon consider the report of a sub-commit-
tee upon the bill providing for the adinis-
sion of the Territory OF ldaho INTO tne
Union of States. 1t is not yet known what
the decision Is, but is believed that IL VIII
be favorable, as it has been generally IN
derstood that the Republicans would 40
their utmost to have both ldaho
and Wyoming admitted while they have
possession of all the pouches OF the General
Government. and It will not make any uli-
ference whether either Territory Is lacking
in population or resources. The RepuD-
licans brought in Nevada as political exi-
gency. 1t is not worthy the name Oh
State and the population Is decreasing m
stead of increasing. WITH ldan9 anu
Wyoming in the Union the RepublcahS
& gfN
votes I'm the presidential election OF 1872.
The admission of the DakOtas, Montana,
and Washington will give the kepub lcans
ten additional votes III the electoral col
lege and they have chance OF carrying
Montana. having stolen SO far everything
that was not nailed down IN that state;
though the proceedings of this winter VIII
probably react and make Montana reliably
Democratic in the future. If Idaho and
Wyoming IRE admitted the party advan-
taoe to the Republicans, together with the
gains noted in the other four new States,
would give the Republicans total OF SIX
teen electoral votes. or one more than IN:
diana has. more than the electoral votes OF
New Jersey and West Virginia combined
POSTAL.
New postmasters tor Virginia have been
appointed ~ follows Joseph kiser, Brum-
resigned; A. 4. Gibson, Jessee's Mills,
Russell county, rice Sarah y. lessee, re-
moved; H. T. Scott, North Danyille, Pitt
sylyania county, rice /. V. Nicholas, re-
moved: J. ". Layman. Frontville. Boteo-
tourt county, vice G. i. L9ymsani removed Ii,y
Congressman Blanchard, of LOUISIANA,
who was the chairman of the House Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors IN the last
Congress. has gone to Richmond for a
few days. He IS a member oil the same
ablest and most experienced men III the
House in this class of legislation.
George i. King and wife, OF Richmond
are at the National. 81,
Colonel Robert w. Burke and wife, OF
Stanton, and j. l.. @ Bird. OF Marion,
n. c., are registered at the Metropolitan.
William Henry Jones, Mrs. Jones, and
Miss Nav Jones. of Richmond, are at the
Fbbitt House and will spend few weeks
in Washington.
Congressman McClammy, of North Caro-
lima, who has been away on important Dusi-
ness, has returned.