Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-06
WASHINGTON.
COMBINATION or REPUBLICANS
AGAINST AuTocRAT REED.
Tho Consideration Of the silver Bill Begun
I'm the House-Recd Rides Rough-
shod Over the Rules.
rrror, our Regular correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, June 5.--Many OF the ne
publican members Of the House are very
much angered at Speaker Reed because ne
refused TO allow the public-building DIS 20
come up that were favorably. cousi,dseIiru
last Thursday in Committee OF the Whole;;
There are thirty-six of these measures ana
at present they are OH the Speakers desk,
and because the appropriations have oeen
piIingup so fast the Speaker thinks he VIII
head OF the interested parties by keeping
the measures where they are. lie WIN
probably not succeed, as the members VINO
were so certain OF getting these OILS
through are now forming combinatlolni 20
break down the autocratic Speaker. nv
mutterings OF discomfort are the lOuuc9s
that have been heard this session. 81,
A favorable report was made 70 the
House to-day on Congressman SKINNER
bill providing for the erection OF puoilc
building at Elizabeth City, n. C., but the
committee have limited the cost or the
building to $4,000. having reduced the
amount from 100000, a. named IN the
original bill. The written report states
that there is no public building In tnat
part of North Carolina. and that as the
First congressional district is a populous
agricultural section and rs terms OF the
United States Court arc held at EliZabeth
CITY the city In the opinion Of the commit
tee should have a building. The post-oince
is now located in a small wooden building
that the Government has TO rent.
THE INSTRUMENTATION BILL.
A favorable report was made to-day IN
the Senate on MIR. Daniels bill approprl-
ating 500, 900 for the construction OF aroad-
way from the city of Petersburg 10 the
National cemetery IN Dlnwiddie county.
A similar bill is pending in tie House, but
Boss Reed will probably not permit tins or
any other bill to pass that proposes to put
any money IN Virginia.
The House to-day commenced the con-
sideration OF the silver bill fixed up by the
Republican members of the Coinage Com
mittee. and which IL more in the interest
Of the gold bugs of the East than IN the i'll
terest Of the masses. u Is the nearest APP
prOach that the Republican bosses dared
make to the HARRISON Window policy, and
it could not pass the House but
for the gag rules that have been
applied. There was to-day mani
on the part Of Boss Reed and his men on
the Rules Committee. They allowed Repub-
Icans TO offer amendments and denied the
same privilege 10 Democrats. Their scheme
was put through under whip and spur
The silver question Is more I'M
portant one than the tarih at TINS
time. but the Committee on Rules
UlOHUSt 10 IitNH lliiN BifAohAN AhA NN 80
between now and Saturday at 3
o'clock. II is not sufficient time III which
To discuss such a question. The Demo
Gratis protested, but Boss Reed the big
gest Of the gold bugs in the House, issued
his orders and the Gnk and file of his
party obeyed. They DE kicking vigorous
~, however, and many Of the western Re
publicans are saving that the COnger bill
will be amended before its passage.
THE SENATE AT IT TOO.
The Senate IL also pegglng away at sill
yer. and the two bills are at variance with
each other The public may wonder why
the House is considering SILVER before the
Senate has disposed Of the measure. IL +
because Boss Reed had nothing else TO call
up that would head of the members IN
terested in the public-building bills await
ing the action of the House, and he
was afraid TO turn the mob loose during
the three remaining days of the week. I'm
the last Congress MIR. Reed constantly
protested that the House was no longer a
deliberative body, but that the Speaker
and the Committee on Rules controlled
everything. 1t is ten times worse now, toI
Boss Reed is the whole House. lie rides
rough-shod over the Committee on Rules
HIS ABSENCE REGRETTED.
Senator Daniel was to have delivered an
address last night before a graduating
class of the law-schOol here. but he was at
Ieesburg. Va, and was unable TO he
present, and so telegraphed during the
afternoon. There was much regret eX-
pressed that the Senator could not KEEP
/ the engagement.
| Nathan &. Clarkson was to-day appointed
postmaster at Hamilton, Mo. The Repub-
| lcans of the town wanted William y
/ Walker appointed but the man selected n
n cousin of First Assistant Postmaster
/ General Clarkson, and he had the bulge
! therefore, on Candidate Walker.
The Administration is having, great
/ trouble in disposing of the Louisville post
Office question. Mrs. Thompson, the In
/ cumbent, has had the Office for seyera
terms, and she demands reappointment
! Cleveland reappointed her, and Mr.. Willis
! then congressman from the Louisville dis
/ trict, endorsed the appointment. 1t re-
| suited in the defeat of Mr.. Willis for Con
gress. President Harrison wants to reap
! point Mrs. Thompson, but Mr.. Manamakel
| and Mr.. Clarkson think a man should have
| the Office.
POsT-oFFICE APPOINTMENTS.
The following fourth-class postmaster,
were appointed to-day: Virginia-G. f
! Albaugh, FRYING Pan, Fairfax county. nc
! r.. W. ArrisOn, removed; l.. i. Chappell
| Lumberton, Surry county. rice j. L. Daley
resigned: G. O. Brodle, Snow Greek, Frank
! lin county, rice a. NJ. Tatum, resigned.
/ North Carolina-W. O. Reed, Fairnont
! Davidson county, rice 5. Nj. Peacock, re-
/ signed: J w. tanning, Michael, David
/ son county. rice Lemma Weaver, deceased