The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-22
SUSPICIOUS HASTE.
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES
WORKING VERY HARD.
Their Object to Hurry aud Make Room
for Force and Apportionment Bills
Democrats Determined to Fight Hurt
full Legislation.

for Force and Apportiopment Bills
Democrats Determined to Fight Hurt.
: full Legislation.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. els Special.
subcommittee Of the House Appropriation
Committee are at work daily at the Capitol
The Republican members of these commit
tees evince a somewhat feyerish haste in pre-
pairing several Of the annual appropriation
measures. They are Singing them together
with mach speed. They say that before the
first week Of Congress has closed they will
finish and report to the House the FDrtifica-
tion bill and the Military Academy bill, and
that before the holidays there will be passed
by the lower branch of Congress these two
bills, and perhaps two others. They may
be right. but all the chances are the other
way. The wish is father 10 the thought
when they announce what will be accom-
plished at SO early date. It l.
the policy OF the Republican side in the
House to get the Appropriation bill through
with all the celebrity possible, for that would
give them clearer way for their Appor-
! tionment bill and other partisan projects
But the Democrats are fully aware OF their
game. and, therefore, the Republicans will
| not 20 at as rapid gait as they think
they will. Before they can strike
| that place they will be compelled
bv the Democrats 10 show their hands. and
| il what is contained therein is not salts
factory from Democratic standpoint, then
will the Democratic brakes be applied t.
appropriate measures. The Democrats will
not be caught by the stale cry Of business.
| REPUBLICAN QUARRELs IN PROSPECT.
| Chairman Cannon, of the House Appro.
1 ia hara a srf IN
| look cheerful and TO encourage Republicans
| by declaring that it was only small shower
and not deluge. Cannon, of course.
predicts Republican success in 1892
| but his prophecies amount to moth
| ing, while his utterances in regard
to the policy Of future appropriations
have an important bearing. Cannon is
one of the Republicans who really believes
in public economy. During the last session
he opposed as far as he dared the eXtraya-
gance Of his party, and he succeeded In re-
straining the House upon some measures.
1t was said that the refund of the direct
tax, the French spOliation claims
and other measures involving the
expenditure Of public money, which
Cannon strenuOusly opposed, would
be passed at the next or short session: that
after the election Cannon would withdraw
his opposition to these measures. Now the
chairman OF the Appropriations Committee
intimates very plainly that he intends 10 in-
sist upon more rigid system Of
economy than in the past. lie says
that economy must prevail, and that
he will eXOrt himself to enforce IT,
There is reason to believe that Speaker
Reed in working two combination, last
session, appeased some discOntented Re
publicans by promising the passage at the
next session of mOneyed bills in which the
malcontents were interested 1t is certain
that not few Republicans are counting
upon getting mOneyed bills through at the
coming session which were objected 10 for
political reasons by party leaders last ses-
sion. q
Now, according to Mr.. Cannons declara-'
tiOns, he will not let up in any OF these mea-
sures, but will insist upOnd0rcing down all
the appropriations 10 the minimum. There
tore there is an opening prospect for some
interesting quarrels in the Republican
family during the coming session.
DEMOCRATS AND TIE EXTRA SESSION.
The Democratic members of the House
now in this city all agree in declaring that
they do not want an extra session OF the
next Congress, and that If one shall be
made necessary the Republicans will bear
the responsibility. Mr.. Sayers. of Texas,
Democratic leader on the ApprOpria-
tions Committee, says the Democrats
will cooperate cheerfully and actively in
the passage Of all the appropriation bills.
should the Republicans subordinate the ap-
preparation bills TO partisan legislation
such as reappOrtiOnment bill, the Force
bill, etc, MIR. Sayers says the Democrats
will insist upon cOnlnlng the session
to its legitimate work, and will fight
it out on that line. The Force bill can
only get before the House again by coming
l.s..l d d. slffna ~
reach that stage of progress the Democrats
would continue TO antagOnize it, and to
demand that regular appropriation meas
ures be considered.
THE CASE OF JyGUIGo.
Argument was made in the United states
Supreme Court to-day in the case OF JuguigO,
the japanese under sentence OF death by
electricity in New York. Roger NJ. Sher-
man made the argument for JuguigO. He
claimed that the execution OF kemmler was
cruel and unusual, and not a scientific sue
cess. Mr. Sherman said This gradual
burning at the wire instead Of at the stake
is a refinement upon all cruelty which has
ever been devised"
Attorns, General Tabor will follow Mr.
Sherman for the State of New York. The
case comes TO the Supreme Court on an ap-
peal from the decision OF Judge Larc0mbe,
Of the United States Circuit Court for the
Southern district OF New York, denying the
application for a writ of haheas corpus.
EFFECT OF THE LOTTERY LAW.
rhe action of the Lottery law has greatly
decreased the business OF the New Orleans
postOflce, and on this account Chief Post
office Inspector RathbOne to-day dismissed
nine employees OF that office. The withdraw
al of the lottery business from the the mails
made a decrease OF about yl20,OOO year ia
the postal receipts of the Office or about one
third Of its entire business. The salaries OF
| the employees dismissed amounted TO $500
| "A year.
THE INDIAN CRAZE.
Actng-C Commissioner Belt, of the Indian
Bureau, received the fCllOwing telegram
from Special-Agent Cooper, OF the Pine
Ridge agency, this afternoon: Newspaper
reports false Agent Royerat his post. De-
tails by mail. Icdians still dancing, and
police report that 800 Rosebud Indians
have arrived at the post, and six or seven
hundred more are about the agency. We
hope to settle this Indian craze without
blOOdshed. All kinds of rumOrs in circula.
ton. viii keep the Department fully In
| formed"
CAPITAL NOTES.
The following postmasters were appoint
ed today In Nirginla-Lancy &. Powell,
at Air Point, Roanoke county; j. ;. Scrog-
| ham. at Crimors Station, Augusta county;
Ii. l.. KOOntz, at Marksyille, Page county;
Galley +. Wood, at Keya, Bedford county;
w. p. Bray, at Walama, King William
county. In North Carolina--E. Swift, at
Amantha. Watouga county: W. W. Bald
win, at Rise, Moore county.
PRESIDENT ROBERTS ESCAPE
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