Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-04
AFTER HOLIDAYS.
CONGRESSMAN RETURNING FROM
THEIR CHRISTMAS VACATION.
The WAYS and Means Consmittee-Mr'
Randall and Mr.. Carlisle on Rulcs-A
Vote fer McGinty-P ostmastsrE-
rrrom our Regular correapondsntl

WAsHn0T0x, January 3.-Ihe congress-
men are returning to the city. and u is
thought that there will DO few absentees
on the Republican side Of the House when
that body assemblies on Monday. 1t Is not
40 important that all the Democrats should
be on hand, but the leaders, nevertheless.
have been urging their followers to be
here as tho Republicans have already
been voted down several times this
session on questions where political
lines were drawn. II has been fright
fully dull all during the recess, and
but for the hearings before the Ways and
Means Committee there would not have
been much of interest going on at the ma
tion's capital. These hearings will be con-
tiuued next week and the sugar producers
will have chance to present arguments
on Monday. 1t is understood that they
win make vigorous protests against the
Republican policy Of cutting down tine
sugar duties one half.
COMMITTEE ON BULBS.
II is not known Just when the House
Committee on Rules will be ready 70 re-
port, but the prevailing impression IS that
q move will be made in this direction next
week. The Democratic representation on
the Committee on Rules is limited to two
nembers-ex Speaker Randall and e1-
Speaker Carlisle. Mr.. Randall has not
been able TO attend any OF the
meetings and probably will not be well
enough during the next two weeks, and
therefore all the work for the Democrats
before the committee will have TO be done
by Mr. Carlisle. However, the Republl-
cans are not giving the Democrats mucn
consideration, and the Democratic fight
for rules will be made when the commit
tee report goes before tho House. The
Republican members of TIE Committee on
Rules are Speaker Reed, Alr. Cannon, and
Mr.. Mckinley. Several meetings. which
would have been held during the earlier
part of the recess. were prevented on &C
was called TO Illinois By the sudden death
of his wife.
THE BLAIR BILL.
Senator Blair has informed some. of the
friends of the education bill that he Will
endeavor TO call up that measure IN the
Senate next week. He has ever since he
has been hammering away at this question
insisted on having the Senate tackle it be-
fore the regular business OF the session
piled up. 1t will be three or four months
before the House sends much OF
preparation bills during long session sell
dom get well under way before the month
of Nav. II is thought that the senator's
will indulge in speech-making tor four or
five weeks Mr.. ingalls,, of Kansas, is now
on dress-parade. and il is understood that
he is preparing several radical speeches TO
be fired off at the earliest opportunity.
VOTE FOR M'GIsTY.
Congressman Charles II. Turner, Of New
York. who is generally known az the - ice
man." and who was Elected in December.
1889. has brief and modest notice of him
self in the Congressional Directory. 1t Is
less than four lines and simply states that
he was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by L. t. Fitzgerald November &c. 1889, re-
ceiving ZIG votes, against LAS votes Tor
Collier, Republican, 172 votes for Hines,
80 votes for Haley. 80 votes for Clark. and
/ vote for lIcGintv. 1t is not stated, how
ever. whether this man McGinty who re-
ceiyed the lone vote was Dan. McGinty who
went to the bottom OF the sea-"
JOURNALISTS CHANGE.
Mr. William J.. Hampton, who for tho
past four years has been connected with
the Washington Critic, and moro recently
the managing editor of its successor, the
Eoentnq Capital, has severed his connection
with the latter and accepted position on
the editorial staff of the prosperous Ecent'g
Star. of this city. Mr.. hampton Is one OF
the brightest men engaged in newspaper
work here. He is a Kentuckian and form
erly was connected with the Louisville
Courier Journal and other papers in the
West.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
Among fourth-class postmasters appoint
ed are the following:
North Carolina: j. Mikeal at Stony Fork,
Wautauga county, rice II. W. Walker. re-
siened: II. w. Walker at Virgil, Wautauga
county. rice T. b. Mcneil, resigned.
Virginia: Il. III. Owens at Owens, King
George county, vice II. 8. Fitzhugh, re-
signed.
Edward II. Bissell and John A. Coke, of
Richmond; James Clark and X. Bresan. of
Lynchburg, and j. j. 4. Powell, OF Wythe-
vile, Va. are at the Metropolitan.
DIR. ID. d. Carter, of Woodstock. Va, IS at
the National.
Arnold W. Meyer. of Winchester, is at
the ST James.