The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-29

kecd thrust nllu-cll To the lInui 10y NI-l
announcing what be proposed 90 have
done with the tariff and then 20
proclaim as If dictator. his intentions with
regard to federal supervision Of elections, is
more than Mckinley's good nature can
stand. But Reed has also excited the ap-
prchensi0n of President Harrison and bis
adherents. Harrison has begun % work
every wire within his reach for ren0mina-
tiOn. and he does NOT propose that The hurly
Speaker shall now set himself mp as the one
and only man who can save the Republic
can party. Reeds c0nceit has rum
away with any judgment De ever
had. The plaudts OF % few hde-b0und or-
gans have 80 turned his head that be is
sticking 10 mp on every occasion 90 De- brok-
cn by the hard hiitcrs of his own party. lie
has allowed natterer- t0 persuade him that
iho Republican party is looking %
him and him alone 90 lead it
in next falls canvass, and tO save DO from
defeat in lSl2. 10 is evident. from the COM
mnnts of Republicans upon Reeds speech.
that his assumed leadership will Doe di-pu-
led. and if this spirit of opposition shall
continue. 10 viii not Doe long until the anti
Reed combination viii De strong enough 90
rendcr the conceitcd Speakers route to the
N bite House a very rough one.
WASHINGTON RAILROAD FACILITIES.
The present board 0f district commissions
ors do not seem 90 bee anxious tO increase
the railroad facilities OF the National Capi-
tai. There are now pending before the
House District Committee measures 90 au-
thOrizo the Chesapeake and Ohio aud the
Norfolk and Western railroads tO enter the
District ami e-tlbli.hc' 'O'e connection. with
the National Capitol and the chief obstacle
90 the entrance Of these roads is found in
the District authorities. 10 is proposed that
the Chesapeake and Ohio route -hlllhrauch
from ihe main Stem af lrolet thence Via
~perryVille. NarrufDn ami Fairfax Court
house tO Washington.
The project OF tuo Norfolk and Western rs
tO come this way. fia Manassas Gap and
Aldie. and thence across. 80 as io strike the
Potomac River. go or near The Three sisters,
Just above the aqucduct. or present free
bridge. The the-apeake and OHIO. proposed
f0 cross the Potomac. between the Long
bridge and the Free bridge. but the c0m-
mi.-ioners have reported against this plan
and suggest that 10 shall cross on the Long
bridge.
The commissioners are mo- doubt in
lluenccd hy the agitation of land -peculaior-
and real estate -yndicate5 here. The rapid
increase in the values OF real estate has icd
f0 the formation of hundreds ~ c0mbina-
ti0us. and in every direction subur-
ban property has been plated, and
the parties interested protest against
amy railroads crossing their bOun-
darics. They want the roads. but each
party insists that the railroads shall occupy
somebody el-e's land. This fever Of specu-
latiOn has led to organized movements 20
have the existing passenger depCts and the
tracks leading thereto removed from the
city. 10 is believed that in the natural
course Of progress these selfish barriers 10
the development of the National Capital
will Doe swept away, and the National Cap
tai VIII obtain the railroad facilities so nl-
ces-ary to it, extension.
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
REPRESENTATIVE Buchanan has received a
report of the result of the competitive eN-
held in his district for the selcc-
tiOn of cadets 20 the United states Military
Academy at West Point, and the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Five candidates
competed for each cadctship 40 West Point,
q. B. R0scnbaum. Of >mythe county, won
the prize, and ID. G.. Lampkin, Of Russell
county. heNt in order, goes rs alternate. 4.
4. Hail. of Marion. won the naval cadet
ship: W. k. Martin. of Pulaski, alternate.
Senator Barbour to-day presented "a pet-
ton, from thiriy-iiYe members Of the Bethel
Farmers Alliance, praying for the free
coinage OF silver as the one remedy needed
for the relief of the country.
The House War Claims Committee, to-
day. hy practically unanimous report, re-
ported adversely. the bin 10 reimburse Fred
ercll CITY, Maryland, for S25O,O0O, alleged
to have been taken from Getty. by General
luhal Early. In his celebrated raid during
the war. Taylor Of Tennesseh was the only
member who voted for e favorable report.
Warren :. Luuy. Of Virginia. who ran on
the Malone ticket i0I Lieuicnant-GoVermor.
Is here seeking an appointment as one oi
the United States Justices for Oklahoma.
under the new bin 10 give it a territorial
form of government. lie has succeed
ed i'm getting some backing. but
the oklahoma people are insisting
upon home rule. They demand that the
new territorial officers shall De taken from
among the men who east their lot with the
country when 10 was opened. and declare
that they have among their own people
men capable Of supplying the bench.
SENATE.
I'm the senate to-day. in connection with
the presentation ola memorial iu relation 90
the Mississippi uyer. discussion spraug
up and was participated in by many ,ena-
tors. ihe point turning on the question
whether the iettY system or The outlet sis.
tenn was toe bciiur or whether there should
not be combination oi the two. The Land
Forfeiture bill was then taken up. and. after
beng discussed. went over without action.
The senate, at j:lj Z. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House devoted the day 10 the con-
,ideratiOn of matters relatiug 10 the dis
H..Ns
bin was reported fayOrably 10 the House
from the Committee Of the Whole, but was
defeated in the open House. Teas. ,,. nays,
s.. The House then at j:lj adjourned.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Hon. +. C.. Henderson. chairman ot the
River and llarb0r Committee OF the House.
has received letter from Charles T.. Hunt
ington. Of New York. "a gentleman who has
made "A study of Mississippi river improve
ment. IN which be saws: mo law was ever
So perverted a. the act ot Congress of June
-. 1879 creating a commission 10 mature q
plan for improving the navigation ana pre-
venting destructive floods M the MISSISSIPPI !
river The plan recommended aud adopt y
by Congress upon which experimental wo' X
las now been going ON for the list
len wears. is not only oiuring
but il j. forcing the river 10 go
down the Atchafalaya and, at the same
time. il is undermining, oseftaXlng and
overiOpping the leyers. because IL increases
The volume and velocity al the water, there
by making a flood more destructive than II
would be otherwise. For the past six years
/ have been protesting against this plan. al
every opportunity offered where II did not
interfere with pending appropriations; but
the parties having the expenditure
of these appropriations are so deaf
10 reason and the warnings
that come 10 them from foreign lands,
where uader ID conditions, the evils Of Hood
have been aggravated, as they arenow being