The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-16

! ". Irlnce 'reofHe. D,NoV, OtciedSc OF 4.-Z1
! Princess Anne, 1859, increase Of 2,lij;
Richmond, 1.l32, decrease Of 63; South.
amptOn. 20,030. increase Of 2,0lS; SuTy,
$500. increase of $50; Sussex, 1866, in
crease of l,OOl; Warwick, G,Gl6, increase OF
2.2jS: WestmOreland. S,3s3, decrease of 46};
| York, l,N0, increase Of 2ll.
The total population for the First district
! is 34O,O1S, an increase over 1880 of 35,21I.
/ I'm lSS0 the population Of the district was
| 30l. sol.
The enumerated population Of the cities
and towns Of the district is as follows
/ Hampton, G,5;,S, an increase of 2.Sji; Nor
/ folk. 1886. an increase Of l3.020; Porte
mouth, 12,3lj, an increase of -.
REPUBLICANS GETTING DESPERATE.
The Republican managers, under Speaker
| Reeds direction, declare that they mean to
unscat Nonable and Elliott before aiding to
any other business. They assert that they
are only fifteen short Of a quorum, but this
is not fair statement of the number of Re
publicans present. I'm the first place there
are only about one hundred and forty
! five Republicans here, and Of these
two are openly opposed 10 seat
! ing LangstOn. ana tour or hye others will
indirectly aid the Democrats. The Repub-
| lican leaders IN thci. angry mood declare
that they intend 10 teach the Democrats a
severe lesson; that they will push through
the resolution to seat LangsiOn, and will
then take up the south Carolina case, and
will allow only forty minutes for lis cOnsid-
Grafton: that at the expiration of forty mln-
utcs they viii seat Miller. thus putting two
negroes i'm the House in the same
day. According to Republican threats
all this IS 10 bee accomplished to-day and To-
morrow. Mckinley. usually good tenn
pcred. is mad. lie said 10 THE TINES cor
respondent while the Tariff bill was under
consideration today: "Just as soon as we
vote on the rarih we will resume cOnsid-
Grafton of tie Virginia election case. and
we will adopt the majority report without
delay"
"llaye you "a Republican quorum ready
asked THE TINES correspondent.
I'VE will have one here AT the needed
time" replied the leader Of the House
seriously.
Now while there is no doubt that the Re
publican leaders are exceedingly anxious
10 punish the Democrats. there Is grave
doubt as To their power TO do 50. In the
first place, some Republicans who respond
ed 10 appeals for their immediate presence,
came only tO vote ON the tarlh that
il might not Ice DELAYED. and
the indications are that they will return
% their rcspectIye districts 10 look after
their fences, without waiting Ia help the ne
gr0cs LangstOn and Miller TO seats. But
aside from the disposition Of number Of
Republican members tO help themselves
rather than Lang-ton j. the potent fact that
Representative Enlt e's question of personal
privilege had precedence over the election
case.
The recognition Of Mr.. Enloe at least
partially upset Mckinlcy's plan, and at
least postponed the execution OF his threat
to promptly unseat Nenable. In thus
threatening, Mckinley was simply the
m0uthpicce Of Reed.
In addition TO other influences is the fact
hitherto stated in The TIMES that not a few
Republicans hold the opinion that LangstOn
has no valid claim 10 the seat. and while
unwilling to openly defy their party, these
Republicans will cOyertly cooperate with
the Democrats.
Mr.. EnlOe's question Of privilege goes
over until tomorrow as unfinished bust
ness. This will help the Democrats in their
fight for Mr. Nenable.
CHARGES PROVED AGAINST RAUM.
After weeks of iadefatigable effort Repre-
sentative Cooper, assisted by the Democrats
Of the Raum investigating Committee, has
succeeded in establishing his original
charge, TO wit: That Commissioner Raum
ity 10 place the stock Of his refrigerator
company among his sub0rdnates, the en-
plOyes of the Pension Bureau.
During the entire investigation the au-
theirs of the charges have been confronted
by eYasiOns, by roundabout denials. and 10y
all sorts Of subtertuges. commissioner
Raum and his allies sWOrc most emphati-
cally that no officer or employed of the PEN
sion Office had or held any stock in the re-
lrgeratOr company.
To-day the Investigation proceeded in
listless sort Of manner for some time, but
suddenly it was invested with renewed in
tercst. Ii was shown that there Is sub
company subordinate to the parent com
pany, and organized by II, which con
trolls the territory only of the Dis
trict of Columbia. This sub-cOmpany
has for its secretary Bradley Tan
ner. private secretary Of commissioner
Raum. and it was confessed by Raum ans
by Bradley Tanner that the latter is stock
holder in the sub-c0mpany. IL was shown
that Commissioner Raum has been hiding
behind subteriuge; that his oaths OF de-
NAL have been construed by him To apply
only to the present company, While rs
matter Of fact the PeHsiOn-Oilice stock
holders are interested in the sub or local
Company. Representative Lewis then offer
ed resolution, recitng the fact that on
recent occasion Commissioner Raum yOlun-
tarily declared before the committee thai
if il could De shown that a single emplOye
Of the Pension Bureau was interested III
the refrigerator company he would freely
assent b. the widest latitude of inquiry.
even TO taking testimony as 20 the value of
the patent. After recting thus declaration.
Mr.. Lewis resolution proposed 10 inquire
INTO the value Of the patent. The Republi
Il ion
despite the fact that Mr.. Cooper had letter
fI0m New York man stating that he hao
been swindled out of $4,000 by this same
patent, and that he has suit now pending
10 recover.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The following pensions were granted to-
day: Carey Thomas, Eastville; Charles II
Morton, Rational soldiers Home: jacob
Auch, Soldiers Home; Ephraim Ellen, Ar
lingtOn.
Widows and others Rosa A. Davis, for.
mer widow of George Moore, Huntersyile;
George H. Miner, child of George Moore.
Huntersyile.
The following iOurth-class pOstmasters
were appointed to-day: Virginia, q. L
Riley, at Cartersbrige; Mrs. j. +. Katlfi, at
Grundy; John Nenabecr. at opeer's Ferry.
North Caroinia: Robert w. Ivy, at
Bilesyille.
SENATE.
The Senate this morning, on motion of
Mr.. FRYE, took from the calendar and passed
"A number Of Senate and House bridge bills
mostly over Southern rivers. Senate bill
appropriating $1,000 for postoflice build
ing at Fortress Monroe, Va, was also
passed.
At the close of the hour assigned 10 bush
ness on the calendar, the conference report
on the Railroad land-forfeiture bill was
taken up rs the unfinished business and
Mr.. Sanders resumed his argument.
MIR. Morgan argued that Congress had ex
hausted its right Of forfeiture in the eases
of the Southern Pacific and the Atlantic
and Pacific companies. Mr.. Morgan did
not conclude his remarks.
The Senate, at d Z. NJ. adjourned Till to-
morrow AT II \. Nj.
HOUSE.
Mr. Mckinley, from the Committe, on
Ways and Means, reported back the Tariff