The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-19
A VIRGINIA WAR CLAIM.
ADVANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT
FOR THE WAR OF 1912.
81 AGO, ,657 Reported Due and its Payment
Urged-Prevsient Opinion About the
Republican Csucus-Ths shipping Bill
washington News and Notes.

sponse 10 q resolution Of the Senate
I adopted last session, the Secretary OF the
Treasury to-day sent communication
stating the amount due to Virginia and
other States for money advanced TO carry on
the war of 1912. This is an old claim that
has been pressed before Congress for many
years. According 10 the Treasury state
ment Of to-day the amount due Virginia Is
81. 46O, ,657, and to the city Of Baltimore $780,
672. The committee report and the Treas.
ury urge the payment Of the claim, as other
/ States have been paid for moneys advanced
at the same time and for the same cause.
The Jackson Club, OF Philadelphia, ia
preparing 10 give Governor Hill boom at
a banquet for his benefit on the oth OF nexl
January. A committee frUm the Club was
here to-day TO get speakers and they select
ed none but Hill men.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
| After a hard struggle, the Shipping bill
was taken up in the House to-day. Ii is
denOminated a subsidy by its opponents,
but its friends claim that 1t Is not sub
sidy. They say 1t is simply proposal TO
fairly compensate American vessels for car
rying our mails; that the compensation pro-
posed is not in excess of that now
paid for star-route and other land
mail service. The bill before the House Is
a substitute for the one which passed the
Senate last session.
So tar as the Virginia delegation is con-
cerned they seem TO be divided on party
Iines-the Republicans fayOring and the
Democrats opposing the measure.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The prevalent opinion here is that the
action OF the caucus Of Republican senators
last night was only big bluff; that the Re-
publicans do not mean TO pass the Force
| bill. The fact that they consented TO lay
aside the bill temporarily" is taken to
mean that the advocates Of the
bill are willing to accept an
easy way out of the dilemma they are in;
that if the bill shall be laid aside il will
never again be taken up. 1t now develops
that there was very decided opposition
manifested to the Force bill and that Sena-
tor Hoar was convinced it could not
be passed this session. III evidence
were wanted as TO the insincerity
of the caucus action IL is furnish
ed by the tact that it was proposed
TO adopt closure rule, as if that would
promptly settle the question. The Demo
Gratis can make a protracted hgnt
against such rule just as
the caucus arrangements the Force
| bill would not again be called up before the
middle OF January. Then the apprOpria-
ton bills will be demanding attention from
the Senate, and under the rules they have
precedence. It is generally believed that
the Force bill is doomed.
THE LYNCHBURG POsToFFIcE.
There is an indication that the bitter fight
between Republicans for the postmaster
ship Of Lynchburg will soon be settled. IL
now seems that the contest is chiefly
between Wathall. prOn6unccd anti
NahOne Republican, and McLauch-
lin. a friend Of Malone. Accord
ing 10 adyices obtained at the POstollice
Department to-day, Mclaughlin Will get the
place. The P0stmaster-General says the
question Of Malone or ant-MahOne Is not
considered, but that Mclaughlin has the
best endorsements.
FINANCES CONFLICT WITH FORCE BILL
The financial measure reported from the
Finance Committee Of the Senate as the re-
suit Of the caucus action last night mas
come in conflict already with the Election
bill. and the chances are greatly against
the passage Of either Of them before Jan
uary lst.
Another danger threatens the Financial
/ M.
ate caucuses are not binding on those who
attend them. One or two Republican SEN
at0rs have already announced their deter
miuatiOn 10 vote against the Financial Dill,
and il is possible that 1t will not receive the
! full Republican vote in the Finance Com
mittse. A Republican Senator said THIS
afternoon that the Eastern senator's
had accepted it only because there was
impending a union Of Democratic senators
with a few Republicans 10 pass free com
age bill. II Republican Senator'S spit on
the question Of bringing the new RUE De-
| fore the financial measure Is considered,
both the Election bill and the Financial bill
may fail Of the required number OF votes 10
pass them.
SENATE.
In the senate to-day bill to terminate
reduction in numbers Of engineers corps Ol
the navy was passed.
The Federal Elections bill was taken up
and Mr.. Coke spoke against the Dill as a
whole and in all its details, and especially
against its libelOus reflections on the capa-
city Of the people OF the States tor self-goV-
erninent. and its audacious assumption
| mat all the honesty, virtue, and intelligence
found in the country were possessed Dy
| Federal officials. ~,
Mr.. Cullom spoke in support OF the Dill,
and Sir. Bate followed in opposition TO II.
| He thought the bill the most prominent OF
| the many finger boards on the pOlitlcal
highway that pointed 10 empire. Such
LEGISLATION was dangerous and vicious, es-
pecially al the present.
Mr.. Bate suspended speaking for the DAY,
and the Senate, after passing nulhOer oi
public building bills, among them one aP.
| nropriating $25. 600 for a public building al
| Reidsyille, \. c., at 5:2j adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House to-day passed the Senate Dill
to bridge the Green and Barren rivers IN
Kentucky, and then took up the shipplns
bill in a Committee of the Whole.
MIR. Farquahar, Of New York, spoke IN
support Of the bill, but without action on IT,
the committee rose, and the House aa
journed.
TO PURCHASE SILVER BULLION.
Senator sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee. reported to the Senate to-day tn'
bill agreed to in the Republican caucus las'
night. and asked that it be recommltted U
the committee, which was ordered 10 D'
done. 80. H..
The bin directs the Secretary OF the Treas
urv 10 purchase from time 10 time durlnl
the calendar wear 1871 silver bullion 10 th'
aggregate Of twelve million ounces at tn'
market price thereof not exceeding VI ioi
3I 1925 grains, in addition 10 the amoun
required TO be purchased by the act O
July ~, 1890; not exceeding s3,OOO0OO 10 D'
purchased i'm any one month, and 10 ISSUE
in payment for this bullion treasury notes
The compulsory deposit Of United s.ate'
bonds by national banks having capita
of not more than $4,000 Is limited to 81 ,OV
OF bonds each; provided, thai the voluntar!
withdrawal OF bonds for the retirement
national bank notes shall not ex
ceed the amount Of ;3,0O0,0OO in any month
And provided further, that this act 81 a.
moi apply to deposits Of bonds required b.
the Secretary TO secure deposits OF puoli'
money. National banks may issue CIR
culating notes 10 par value OF the bong de
posted TO secure such notes, proNldel ina
al no time shall the total amount OF sue
,otes issued to any banking association eS
ceed the amount paid in OF its capital STOCK
The bill also provides that whenever 10
national bank note circulation shall be les
than $3.50, O,0OO,OOO, the Secretary OF ID
Treasury shall purchase from time 10 TINT
as such notes are retired and cancelled
silver bullion at the market price, not 10 eA
4, ceed 81 tor 81. .25 grains, but ;he amount
: such purchases shall not exceed at an
time in the aggregate an amount, equal
the amount OF national bank notes retire
: and cancelled below the sum OF $loO,'DO,OO