Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-12
WASHINGTON CITY.
SENATOR WASH9uRN OPPOSED TO
The FORCE Bill AND GAG LAW.
buchanan and Eimunds VIII Walk Over
Yes, and Vance Fighting the rarin
Biu--coing Slow In the Hou,e.
IRON our RasuIa. cerre.ponacn.l


wlsrIxeroS. August II. Senator WASH
burn has just returned from Minnesota and
brings the information that the force bill
Is no, beng demanded by his constituents.
Speaking Of tho proposition 80 apply gag
rules 20 the Senate be also declared that
he would oppose the change. a. the pur-
pose evidently was 10 pass the force bill
Representative Buchanan will leave to-
morrow night for Pulaski City. The DEM
ocratic convention Of the Ninth Virginia
district assemblies there Wednesday,
and Mr.. buchanan. who has no opposi-
ton. will bee nominated hy acclama-
ton. ConQreesman Sayors. OF Texas, has
been anxious 10 accept an invitation that
has boon extended him 90 accompany Mr.
Iuchanan. bat 20 is not yet certain Thai he
can 20. The ancestors of Governor savers
were from Pulaski and Nvthe counties,
and for that reason il would be q source OIL
pleasure Tor ing TO visit that section, on
Virginia. lie was born, however, IN MS
sis.ipp, and went with bus parents 10
Texas.
Mo convention IN the Sixth Virginia dis
trict wall be held on the 23th instant, am
every body here Is glad 20 know that
Farmer Edmuuds j. gong TO have was
over for the nomination, as 10 ls generaAy
conceded that he is entitled TO u. and that
flr district would have a hard time ind
an "a better man. Mr. Edmunds IS gong
O. ne convention, of course, and on tne
GOSH instant hc expects 20 address biE
farmers picnic down in Halifax county
having received al invitation totlat eheo''
uI THWf LILL DISCUSSED.
TIE tarig biil was again taken mp IN the
Senate today. but progress w.s SLOW as
bofb Democrats and Republicans seemed
q Iepo-ed TO enter 90 length INTO tne MS
cuegon. and Mr. ket gave nolice tha' ne
would hght the iill paragraph 10y pala
graph. and. mCtHpHorcallY speaking, II nc
is1 20 die. he would dire IN the last dtch.
senator Vance 81. daily entering INTO the
debate. aud is standing up maniuuy Tor
tie interests OF tle south.
Tho prevailing opinion - mat ~ VIII ne
81 ioas' month set before the tarlh bill ls
disposed of iu the Senate. The Democrats
are not making aur unnecessary delay,
md SOME OF tho Republicans are lnsiSiiuE
FIAT the items IN the bill shall bee fully
Lud ifccly discussed
DULL WrrK rs TIE HOUSE
There was O quorum IN the House TODAY,
but the indications are that forty or titf
cf tlo members now here Will leave To-
morrow. Many Gre going u the Grand
Army cucunpme1t ~ Boston. lhcn again
MANY arc conn fAiiti tf artf t' tAl'ti f.'ti 90
% mend their political fences, SO tnHt
the outlook for business IN the House
during tine balance Of the week Is poor.
This IS O. fortunate situation for the Demo
Gratis whose seats are DEE NJ contested. IL
Will throw tle eases over for about TWO
weeks anyway. ani as the Labor and Agr-
cultural committees bave important men-
-uTcs 90 come up, the probarlltes are thAt
none ~ tho Standardization eases VIII
Do considered lsmouth.
NED AGAIssr I'm srBIDIEs.
Boss Reed b doing his utmost to pre-
vent the passage chs session of the oc an
mu subsidy and merchant marine subsidy
mil. that the Senate sent over more tnan
six weeks ago. The whole state Of Maine
8. Wild for tho pass tgeOl che shipping blll,
and al New England for that measure. II
b senator frye's pct measure, and as IT -
known through Name TINT Boss Reed 's
.tGiuE the blll 10 may result in ms losing
some votes at the election mex month.
HEAVY DEFICIENCY.
Nlr. Doclory. 81 Missouri. made another
attack to-day 10 The House on TIE hepuu-
lcau- OF the Appropriations Committee
for their failure 90 make the necessary mp
prorrau1s. and reiterated his charge
'lat the Deficiencies for tho current hsch
ycur would approximate cZS,UlO,OOo.
INIIH VIZ" HIl A'I.i|N|lN.'At "NtfAf tAA'.'AN A..A
thc Republican leaders to near, but 1t was
O. biz bald fact.
nrD's SPONGE
Speaker Reed bought during the last
bot spell 70 IS sponge from an avenue
druggist with which 10 cool his enormous
BODY A observation-disclosures legislator
moods ana enormous sponge. The article
which he pure based is known AZ the silk
sponge. % very costly variety. The dealer
m- rot boon able to sell hut two OF these
meh-priccl articles. The Speaker sticks
Go his dude bellv-baud and yellow shoesre-
carlle4s of the uniavorable comment.
Senator Vance got disgusted and has quit
wearing q sash.
rOsT-OFI1Cr AFFAIRS.
The following post-ofiices have been es-
tahished Virginia Copeland, Nausemoud
county. William J.. Rogers postmaster;
I.yA. Floyd county, LOUIS H. Martin,
postmaster.
North Carolina 1uskeega, Graham coun-
U.s. Isaac G. Brooks. postmaster; Glover,
Nash county. Dr. II. Finch. postmaster.
post-ot'ic,s discontinued Walden, Bruins
wick county. North Carolina. mail TO
Smoab-.
N r. Iroyler was to-day appointed
lourth-ciass postmaster at Spencer, Moore
county, n. c.. ret T.. l.. Spencer resigned.