Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-20
WASHINGTON CITY.
REPUBLICAN SCHEMES TO MAKE THE
MOST or The NEXT SESSION.
Measures tho Democrats VIII Flght-wiil
the Bnyonet BIN Bc Passed ?-Rc-
joicing Over Gordon.
From Our Regular corresponden,I

From Our Regular Correepondentl
WASHINGTON, November l9.--Accord-
ing TO the talk heard among some OF the
Republican representatives who have re-
turned to the city strong effort will be
made to omit next month the usual holi-
day recess Of Congress. This has been
attempted before. but in nine cases out
OF ten the statesmen have managed "to
saw off" for ten days in order
to enjoy the holiday festivities
Just like the balance OF mankind, and
the chances are that if some of the
bosses whose power Will soon he gone
should insist on having Congress grind
away all the month of December Reed
could not find his little quorum on hand
when the counting begins.
There is another scheme on foot which
seems to DO more reasonable and which
in all probability is likely to be carried
out, and that is 10 have night sessions OF
Congress all through the months OF Jan
uary and February. Tho Republicans
realize that they will have to fight pretty
hard this winter TO put through
much of the unfinished business from
the last session. There are seve-
raj measures that the Democrats
intend to oppose with all their might.
One is the partisan reapportionment bill
drafted and introduced few months ago
by Representative Dunnell, Of Mime
sofa. 1t will be remembered that under
his scheme Virginia is TO lose member
The figures have been Iuggled
so as to cause this southern
State to lose in representation,
while some Republican States with
no b1tter showing in population than 'lr-
gina are to hold their own. Not only
will the Democrats of the Virginia dele
CATION oppose TO the bitter end this I'M
Just discrimination, but it would seem
that Messrs. Waddill, Browne, and Bow
den ought to do the snme thing If they
care anything about the welfare OF the
people of the Old Dominion.
THE FRYE BILLS.
Strenuous efforts will also be made by
tho Republicans next winter to pass the
Frye shipping bills. Some of their own
people are opposed to these bills,
notably several of the more prominent
western men. With but few exceptions
the Democrats are opposed to the postal
subsidy scheme embraced in one of these
measures and the controversy over the
Frye bills will be long and bitter if they
are pressed in the House. They have
already passed the Senate.
TIE FORCE BILL.
The hot-headed Radicals like Senators
Hoar and Spooner and Representatives
Reed end Lodge will undoubtedly insist
that another attempt shall bo made TO
pass the infamous force bill, and in the
face of the fact that the people at
the polls repudiated this scheme.
Spooner has been doing his utmost
to induce President Harrison to once
moro favor in his message 10 Congress
the enactment OF the proposed law, and
the New York Tribune and the Philadel-
phia Press are editorlally shrieking for
the infamy. On the other hand, the big
western Republican newspapers, like
the Chicago Tribune, the 81 Louis
Globe. Democrat, the st. Paul Pioneer
Press, and tho Cincinnati Commercial-
| Gazette, are telling the party
leaders to drop the iniquitlou!
thing as they would hot poker. The
/ chances are that the Radicals in the
Senate will make the attempt, but II is
lot believed here that they can succeed.
The Democrats feel certain of their abil-
ity 70 beat the bill, and DO not expect to
have 40 resort to Obstructive tactics
either, though they will do any
thing in their power, of course, to stran-
gle such an Infamous measure. They
believe, however. that enough sensible
Republicans Will. with the aid of Secre-
tary Blaine, be ready to nip that bill il
the Hoars, Chambers, and Spooners are
foolish enough to call it up.
ALL THEY CAN DO.
The Republicans will have all they
can TO pass the regular appropriation
bills and provide legislation that will
prevent big deficit at the end OF the
fiscal year in the revenues of the Gov
ernment. The enormous pension ex-
penditures have about swamped the
treasury. When Mr. Dockery, OF Mis-
souri,, gets back he will undoubtedly go
to figuring agmn. No man in pub
lie life aided the Democrats in the
last campaign more than Hon. A. NJ.
Dockery. He is a member Of the APP
propriations Committee, and his state
ments in the press Of the country in re-
gard to tho reckless appropriations
made by the Republicans last ses-
sion were so accurate and told such
tale that his figures were used
all through the country with wonderful
effect, Even the Treasury experts were
compelled 10 admit that he had the
figures down fine. He is trained busi-
ness-man, and has proven himself
one OF the most energetic and
useful men the Democrats ever had
in Congress. He will soon be
heard from again, and no doubtthe poor
old Republicans dread the still further
strong and convincing exposures that
the present condition Of the Treasury
Will enable him to make next month.
The Appropriations Committee will get
to work by the end OF the present week.
The annual report Of the Commission
er OF Internal Revenue is being printed
and will be ready to be given TO the pub
lie next Monday. The prelimary report
was made in August. The oneabout &c 30
issued will go into details and will in
clude mass of interesting matter OF Pc
culiar local import to the States OF Viz
ginia and North Carolina.
GoRDON-yANcE.
There is general rejoicing here among
Democrats over the election OF Governor
Gordon to tho Senate from Georgia. and
they confidently expect to hear in the
near future that Governor Vance has
been reelected.
AMPLY SATISFIED.
General Malone and bis son Butler
have returned to the city and are quar-
tered at Chamberlin's The little Cen
eral is exceedingly quiet, but his friends
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