The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-29
THAT BAY0NET BILL.
REED AND HIS CONSPlRATORS
WORKING HARD FORT.
Cunning Tactics of the Eevolutionists-
Langs:on .NeBablc Case Congressional
Proceedings and other News From the
Federal Capital.

/ Langs:on-N -Nenablc Case se-ConGressional
Proceedings and other Nows From the
Federal Capital.
WAsHINGToN, u. c., July Is Special.
The radical element Of the Republican
party has been working increasingly Of late
10 countcract the influence of the business
men and firms against the Force bill.
Speaker Reed has been and is yet The NOV
ing spirit Of this onslaught. lie feels that
/ the failure of the Force bill in the senate
would be a direct aud positive reflection
upon him. The Reed element adroitiy de-
cidcd 10 send the Force bill to the rear tempo.
rauly and to bring the Tariff bill forward.
/ Their plan, rs developed at t0-nighrs caucus,
was to make tho Tariff bill the chief issue
and the importance of adopting "A rule tC
curtai debate in order 10 get that measure
| through was urged. II a ga"-rulc Wcl,
adopted with any scheme 10 call the pre-
yiOus question and cut of debate, II would
/ be- comparatively easy 20 pass the Force
/ bill Now is the very crisis of this fight,
and the Democrats are fully determined Ia
antagOniZe every change of rules proposed
/ by every means m their power
TIE LANGsrON YENABLE CAsE.
As was intimatod in TIE TIMES dis
patches some time ago, the LangstOn-N en-
! able case is proving the obstacle ln the
way Of rapid disposition OF all the con
| tested election cases. The plan of the lie
publican bosses was 10 rush all ihosc
cases through, and 10 claim partisan sup
port i'm the coming canvass because thel
| had seated So many Republicans. But
thc proposition To- unseat \cndble was
so m0nstrous. 80 revolving tO every prncl-
pie 0f honor and decency that some of the
Republicans hesitate tO endorse d., and
behind this hesitation is the active innu-
encc Of General Malone. lie realizes that
the seating of Iang,tou would hc "a serious.
if not "a fatal stab % his political leader
ship and prcton~iOns. This Laug~tnu case
ha, the precedence of several others, and
must Dee disposed Of i'm it- regular ORDER
unless the Republicans can lind some pre-
text 10 defer n. That they have not yet
discovered. Meantime the contested cases
are being showed aside.
4 FAENER~' CANDIDATE IL THE SIXTH.
At the Farmers Alliance headquarters in
this cItv Your CORES p0ndent was informed
to-day that that order Will capture TWO OF
the Cougres,men from virginia. They re-
very plainly that they count upon the sixth
district. This was made evident hy the
declaration that Il. +. Gaines. 0t Charlotte
county. had announced himself rs candi-
date AGAINST Edmuuds. The Alliance man
aycrs say that they will elect Gaines.
REPRESENTATIVE Edmuud- said % luF
TIMES CORES pondent to-day that hc had
been apprised of Gaines candidacy. lie
had "a letter or telegram informing INN
that Mr.. Gaines was ln tine Held % stay. 81
do not intend" said Mr.. Edmund-, "to
leave my post of duty for a single day. J
shall NOT leave here at all. ! ann perfect!
willing to leave my future in the hands oi
the people who sent me here. II they thlEh
{ have been faithful representative they
viii take care of me. II ! have fallen short.
they know it,
APPOINTED REAR ADMIRAL.
Commodore William =. McCam has been
appointed am acting rear admiral. ana has
b' en- ordered to hoist hi, f51 ON board tine
United states steamship Pensacola on
AUGUST 4th. II is said no the Department
thi, morning th1t tIie order has no slGulh-
canoe or uclriu- upon thc reported a--isn-
wput of the Pensacola 90 convey Ericsson
remains % sweden. Commodore Rlm~ci
Saws that tine Pensacola Will sail for the
-.uth Atlantic soon after August lth. a-
the dag.ship of that station, and mat 7omt
other vessel viii have 10 be selected for the
European tour. The Essex and Entcrpris'
nave also been ordered TO the south At
lautic squadron. lhi, leaves the Bhtl-
more MS the only available vessel, and th.
commodore conieciurcs that it was a moral
certainty that tine Baltimore will De order
ed % Europe.
THE ~ESAToRGAL CAT
At tine caucus OF Republican senators
held tonight al the capitol to consider the
order of business in the senate. and during
which much of the timc was taken up ln
DISCUSSING thc modified Federal Election
bin q, formulated boy ihe senate PRIVILEGES
and Election. Committee, 40 definite action
was reached except That thc senate should
meet al 10 o'clock c1cD day and push the
| Tariff bin discussion to au end ANA vote.