Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-09
WASHINGTON CITY.
PASSAGE BY THE HOUSE or THE To-
BACCO-ReBATE BILL.
A National Conservatory of Music-The
Pubiic-Building Bilis-The DE.
bate on the Force Bill.
lFrom Our ReguIsr corr.spondent.l

rebate bill, although early this morning
it looked as il it could not be gotten
through. Suddenly. however, every
body got together and action was
taken. The tobacco manufacturers
and dealers who came on made strong
appeal, and represented how much
money they were losing by the delay.
The Virginians who came TO the city last |
week all remained. with the exception OF /
Major 5. ". Venable, OF Petersburg, |
who was not well and had to 90 home.
Among others who were in the |
city working in behalf of the |
legislation were MIR. Robert Boy |
kin, OF Boykin, Seldom & Co., !
Mr.. Thomas Atkinson. of p. II. Mayo |
4 Brother. and Mr.. W. I. Yarhrough, OF |
W. j. Yarbrough & Sons, of Richmond, |
and Mr. II. d. Judkins, of Danyile.
This morning Mr.. Z. Lorillard, of New |
York. arrived and has heen helping his |
fellow-manufacturers in the work.
ROONEY AND JEANETTE.
Genera, Lee introduced in the House |
to-day bill to incorporate the National |
Conservatory of Music, whose head |
quarters are to be located in Wash |
ington. Mrs. Jeanette Ihurber, of |
New York, the wealthy lady who has
spent SO many thousands of dollars for
the advancement of music, is named as
the head director or trustee. Among |
others in the board are Hons Chauncey |
NJ. Depew and Abraham s. Hewitt, OF |
New York, and Ex-Governor Fitzhugh |
Lee and General William II. Payne, OF |
Virginia.
Mrs. Thurber the great patroness OF |
music and interested in the conservatory |
TO be established here according to the |
provisions Of General Lees bill intro
duced in the House to-day, will to-mor-
row go TO Richmond on n visit. She |
is president OF the New York COnserva-
tory and founder OF that institution. |
She SAYS that no subsidy will be asked |
OF Congress, but resources will be drawn |
from endowments and voluntary sub
s.riptions from art-loving Americans
from all parts of the country. The
Musical University TO be established |
here, Mrs. Thurber states, will have |
branches in each OF the capital or metro
politan cities of the various States. The |
present conservatory Of which she is |
president will be one of the chain.
BIG BATCH.
The House will tomorrow give up |
most OF the session to the considera-
ton of the big batch Of public
building bills now on the Speakers |
table, and were last session favorably !
passed upon in Committee of the Whole.
The aggregate appropriations in this list |
Of bills will approximate $4,000, OOO. |
There is only one bill III the lot for Vir-
ginia, and that is for Norfolk-SlO0, 900. |
1t is Mr.. Bowden's bill, and the day it
was fayorably considered he tried to get |
in the bill for Newport News, and |
the same day Farmer Edmunds |
made a strong pull for Roanoke. There |
was no chance for any more OF the Virgi' |
MIA bills then, for in the deal that the |
Republican leaders made ii was obvious |
that they intended to put the Norfolk |
bill through with view Of helping Mr. |
Bowden in his canvass.
THE FORCE BILL.
The de5ate in the Senate to-day was |
very interesting, and Senators German |
and Gray made speeches that are calcu-
lated to strengthen the justice of the |
opposition the Democrats are making to |
the infamous force bill Senator Germans |
speech was exceptionally strong. de |
fairly peppered the Republicans. Old man
Hoar, realizing that his own side does
not now mt least propose to attempt TO |
pass gag-rules for the guidance OF the |
Senate, proposed that the Democrats
should act like meek little lambs and al
low him on Friday next at 4 o'clock to call |
for vote on the force bill. OF course |
the Democrats will consentto nothing OF |
the kind. They are going to do every
thing in their power to defeat the mon
strous measures in other words,
meet force with force in this
Congress, and talk as long as
necessary. Mr.. German warned the
Republicans by calling attention to the |
financial troubles now prevailing. and |
declared that they were doing notbingto |
relieve the distress. The Democrats |
were ready to join in any legislation
looking to the general welfare of the
country, but would oppose this partisan,
sectional measure 10 the utmost.
Old Mr.. Hoar was greatly ratified, and !
his reply to Mr.. German was decidedly |
lame.
IT WILL PASS.
The opinion prevails here that il vote |
is reached in the Senate on this bill it |
will pass. AT least, that is the present |
indication. President Harrison is
bringing oil the possible pressure
to bear to have the bill pass
ed. He has no better political
sense. He has learned nothing by the
recent disaster TO his party. Republi-
cans say that they do not believe a vote
will be reached, and men OF both parties
predict that within a month deal or
compromise will be arranged and the in
famous measure will be side-tracked.
Mr.. Ingalls, has been keeping quiet,
and has not yet shown his hand. lie
has been hoping to be reelected and has
been afraid of the Farmers Alliance
Legislature of Kansas; but the court
having made q decision that practi-
callv loses him reelection
he nav become holder and attempt to
play the role of Gar in the Senate by
irving to squelch the minority a Ia
Reid if his party will give him
chance.
APPoRTIoNMENTS.
The Republicans Of the House are
much divided on the question of appor-
tionment. None Of the bills that have
been prepared give general satisfaction,
and they are all Objectionable to the
Democrats. The Republicans are play
ing for an advantage in the electoral |
college in the contest Of 1892.
Judge Waddill has his family all with |
him this winter, and they will remain |
here until the end of the session OF Con-
gress,
PosTMAsrERs.
Postmasters for North Carolina; c. i.
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