Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-30
REEDS THREAT.
he CARRIES 1T OUT IN THE MATTER
OF NO QUORUM.
The Indian Trust Punds-A Batch Of APP
pointmcnts-Bruee Gets
Job-Isriefs.
fFrom Our Regular corresponden.l

from Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHrsGTos, January 29.--Speaker Reed
carried out his threat. and to-day, when
the Democrats refused to vote, thereby
showing that there was no quorum in the
House. the Speaker looked around and de-
clared that there were certain gentlemen
present-Democrats of course. He named
Messrs. Breckenridge Of Kentucky, O'Fer-
rail-, and others, and as each one was named
he arose and denounced the keiferism that
was being practiced on the House. Colonel
OFerrall, of Virginia, was especially. en-
phatic in his denial Of the right OF the
Speaker to exercise any such arbitrary
rights. There was n lively cornmotion, and
an appeal taken from the decision. This
was argueda at length. and the regular press
association reports will show what was said
and done.
INDIAN Trust FUNDS.
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced in the Senate to-
day resolution which was agreed TO, re-
citing that certain Indian trust funds have
heretofore been invested in certain state
bonds. as follows; Arkansas, 800 GOO; flo-
rida, Si32, 600: North Carolina, $4,000;
South Carolina. 1926. 600: Tennessee, Ss47.-
900. and Virginia, 1884, The resolution
then declares that il has been alleged that
the said States have defaulted in the pay
ment of principal and interest on the
bonds until the sum due the United States
in the aggregate amounts TO S5.722. $40, as
follows: Arkansas, 1888, 40O Florida,
S253. 700; North Carolina. 81 $50: South
Carolina. $4,000; Tennessee, S2,26S $50;
Virginia, 81, 5O7, 800.
Then the resolution reads as follows:
Whereas it is alleged that certain pro-
portion of the direct tax levied by act OF
Congress approved August 5, 1861, has not
been collected IN certain States and the
amount due therefrom is alleged TO be as
follows: Arkansas. $77 1903; Florida,
S3S.993: North Carolina. Sl9O,0O0; Ten
nessee. S2Sl.7G4 Virginia, S2l3.50l; Ala
bama. $500 1913 Georgia. SAY .404; Iouisi-
ana, Sill 81: Mississippi. S3l1 1851; Texas,
1927. O9s-total. S2,457,6 l4; and whereas it
is alleged that the other States and Terri
tories Of the Union and the District of Co
lumbia have paid their quota of said tax,
amounting i'll the aggregate TO SIT 1000;
now therefore be it
ResOired, That the Secretary OF the Urea
sury he, and he is hereby, directed to fur
nish the Senate Mt the earliest practical
date statement showing the amount Of
Indian trust funds invested in State bonds
which have not been paid at maturity the
amount Of interest due thereon, the States
which issued such bonds. and the date of
defaloation on the part of each State.
Resotcod further, That the Secretary be di-
rected to furnish the Senate list OF the
States in which the direct tax LEVIED by the
act Of August 3, 1861. has not in whole or
| in part been collected. and the amount re-
naming uncollected in each State.
THEIR OBJECT.
Mr.. ingalls, and those who are acting
with him will seriously hamper Virginia
and North Carolina in the settlement of
their claims with the General Government
| IL thew can have their way. The object,
evidently. is TO rake up this old matter and
| to hold the States named responsible, and
not release them from the direct tax uncol-
| lected, if the facts alleged in regard TO the
| Indian trust funds are true. At any rate
| it will mix up and complicate the situation
| for VIRGINIA. This would not have been
possible had not Mr.. Cleveland vetoed the
direct tax bill last winter. Senator Coch-
rell Of Missouri, said repeatedly last year
| that he thought the Presidents position on
| this question was q mistaken one.
APPOINTMENTS.
In the big batch of appointments which
President Harrison sent TO the Senate to-
| day there was lust one for Yirginia-Camp-
| fell Slemp. to be supervisor of the census
| for the Fifth district of Virginia. In some
| of the southern States Mr.. Porter has been
recommending few Democrats for super
yisors, but that was because il was difficult
| to obtain competent Republicans. 1t IS
not known whether he will apply such a
rule TO Virginia and North Carolina, OIL
though several Virginia Democrats have
| been recommended TO him, anu strong
efforts have been made to secure their
appointment. North Carolina supervisors
| of the census were nominated to-day as
| follows: George w. Cobb, First district;
| Madison Hawkins. Second district; Caleb
r. Jockey. Third district; William L.
| Webb, Fourth district, and Henry Hard
| wicke, Fifth district.
BRUCE GETS THE JOB.
| Ex-senator Blanche X. Bruce, OF Missis-
| sippi, was to-day appointed TO be Recorder
OF Deeds for the District of Columbia. For
six months he has been pulling hard TO Sc
cure this job. and he literally got down on
| his knees and begged for the position, and
| il was represented TO the President that
Bruce was really in need Of something TO
keen him in spending money. Bruce, like
| Frederick Douglass and others, IS IN poll
| tics what is styled professional negro"
| The color of his skin is his stock III trade
| and he has PLAYED 1t for all it is worth;
| Bruce is what Blyder. the full-blooded
| Florida negro, would call " mulatto, and
| he married awoman with more white Dioou
| in her than black. Bruce has had very iittle
| to do with any coal-black negroes anu can
scarcely tolerate them, having always
tried here in Washington to NIX as m L;.a
as they would allow him with the white
| Republicans. The Office of Recorder OF
| Deeds has paid the Mugwump mulatto
| which Cleveland imported here from Mas
| sachusetts-the man who now holds the
| nlace being named Trotter-at the rate OF
| s,l6, 400 per year. 1t Is the best-paying
| Office in the District, and SIMPLY because
| Frederick Douglass once held the place
| Cleveland and Harrison both thought 1t
| necessary to give it 70 " colored men," as
| Senator Blair and others call all dark
skinned people. Bruce is really not resi-
| dent of Washington, and the taxpayers
| will not like the selection. Severai com,
| petent and prominent white residents OF
| the District wanted the place, but they
stood no chance against pro1eSslohal
negro" like Bruce.
WILL NOT PLEASE THEM.
Bruce's appointment will not please, the
| negro masses. They have been complain
| ing for years that only such men as Bruce
| and Douglass are recognized. Ex-senator
| Kellogg, of Louisiana, IN a recenI inter
| view declared that it was the small places
| that the negroes want, and that sucn up
| pointments as that OF Bruce ana DousiaSs
| made the negroes mad
| New stmasterS-yirginla: Inoinas
Mock. at Atlantic, Accomac county, U,ce
| Mrs. +. Il. Parsons. removed; D. w.
| Matthews. ut Cobb's Creek. Mathews coun-
| ty. rice z. Hodges, resigned.
| Representative O'Ferrall, who has been
complaining, was in his seat in the House
to-days
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