Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-23
WASHINGTON.
CoNGRE SSMAN VENABLE'S zoe
POSTPONED BY THE COMMIT Its'
Drummers' Universal Mileage licA'
Barrison's Administration Cri'i
cised-Anothcr Blair Bill.
lrrom onr REGULAR corresponaeni.l

W,gprxcroy. Anril 22.-The House Com
miitce on Elections met to-day for q snol
while, but they reached no result IN my %
the cases that have been argued anu -, or
now being held up for decisions. 1ncI
concluded. however not so do anythi,E
today. There was a report arounu eali!
this morning that the case OF Mr. teh"niU,'
Of Virginia, would be decided TO-DAY pu.
so far as could be learned the matter wa VIZ
not brought up at all. The chances nIe
that ii will be month or so before NJ, W
case ia disposed II in the committee. me
long DELAY is thought 90 be tayOraple 70
Mr. Venable. The Republican mem DER -.
the committee are giving IT OUT tn mn. III III
want TO study the testimony caIrluiiy' IL III
il il said that they arc divided on tnt
merits of the contest and are unable 70 get
together.
CRISP TO SUCCEED RANDALL or RUiEs'
II is Thought that Hon. c. l. Crisp OF
Georgia, will probably succeed Mr.. nan
dali 8s n member Of the House CoiIliliil l1
on Rules. Judge Crisp IS an abe man. 'inD,
IN addition 20 his well-earneh hatlolIai
reputation he is quite wei known per
sopaliv 10 many ppople in Virginia, as he
served in the Tenth Virginia lnlhhlry
during thc civil war. There Is also some
talk If Judge Holman, OF Indiana, ior tlils
place. as the northern Democrats are in-
sisting that they should have representa-.
ton on the committee, Mr.. Carlisle Oelh@
regarded as a southern member.
DEUaIMEHs 41LEAGT TICKET.
4 delegation representing the various
examinations Of the commercial travellers
of the United States appeared before the
House Committee on Commerce 70 adVo-
cate an amendment 30 the interstate com
Inerce law allowing railroads to issue what
4 fsrk4f fluf
will be recognized on any railroad on
which 1t IS presented There Is strong
movement behind this proportion, ana
the delegation which came today express
their faith IN securing the amendment.
THE c1vII-sERvIcE LAW n1nDLED.
Tho debate in the House today was not
only interesting, but was rcd-hot anu
humorous from time 70 time. private
Allen. of Mississippi. kept the House IN
clee for moro than half hour. lie used
up the Harrison Administration badly, and
his humorous illusions to the head men IN
that combination were highly humorous
and entertaining. The great humbug
of the nineteenth century was savage
IN handled by members on both
sides Of tho House. The so-callcd civil.
service laws were riddlcd. Mr.. Ewart. Of
North Carolina, who Is "a pretty staunch
Republican, and who has done so much 70
show up the hypocrisy of the system as 1T
has prevailed, made q rafting speech,
which was enjoyed very much by al! VINO
are getting SICK Of the shams and frauds
that are practiccd III the name OF reform.
Altogether it was an interesting day in the
House.
FAyORABLy REPORTED.
The bill introduced by Congressman Nc
Clammy providing for the erection OF
public building at Fayetteville. n. g.. was
to-day favorably reported to the House,
hut the amount of cost TO which the build
inc is limited is cut down from $4,000 TO
20 $4,000 The committee make some IN
tereeting statements regarding the pubilc
and general business OF Fayetteville, ana
which they think fairly entltle the city to
such u build ing.
4 favorable report was also made on the
bill for n building at Henderson, n. C., the
amount. however, being reduced from
S75 900 in the bill TO $4,000. The commit
tee say in their report that the post-oihce
receuts Of Henderson were between ~4OOO
and $1,000 last year, and that II Is large
distributing point for the mail. but the
post-oflicc Is at present IN hired build
ing on "a back street.
4 favorable report was made TO the
aJouse to-day on bill introduced by Con
Fressman skinner for the relief of Mrs.
Ann l.. Alexander. at present living at
Yorktown. Va. Il proposes 10 pay her
S4O9.4l for her claim TO land at Fort KIP
lev. MINI. Her husband bought the land
at public auction in 1857. lie was then a
regularly enlisted soldier, having joined
the army in 1891, serving twenty-eight
wears. he was honorably discharged and
died at Beaufort, n. c., in1SS7; aged nearly
eighty years.
ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL BILL.
= Ill, Ia
Same provisions AZ the Blair bill will soon
be reported to the House, and an attempt
will be made TO pass it unless Speaker Reed
prevents any action on the matter. Repre-
| sentative O'Donncll, of Michigan, who IS
| chairman OF the House Committee on Edu-
| cation, said 10 the Dispatch correspondent
today that his committee would hold q
meeting in the nea- future, and that hc
| thought a bill similar to the BLAIR OIL
would be agreed upon.
There seems TO be feeling among the
| friends of this proposition that another az
| tempt should be made IN spite of the adj
verse action OF the Senate a few weeks ego.
| II will all depend. however, upon the
| wishes of Speaker Reed. II he thinks the
matter should come up he will allow the
| privilege. otherwise he will command the
! Republicans Of the House TO obey him.
| They are wearing the collar gracefully
| and Reed Is absolute boss.
HOW THE SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS DO.
The Republican leaders are getting deeper
and deeper into trouble over the pension
! question. In the campaign or 1888 they
promised the "old soldier" the earth and
! the fulness thereof, but now that they are
| in absolute control Of all the branches OF
the Government they are afraid to carry
ont the pledges made in that memorable
campaign. Ii they pass all the big pen
sion bills that they hayepromised, of course
there can be no tax reduction OF any KIND
! They have never meant really to abolish
| the tobacco-tax, but the promises made II
! this regard are ike those made to the OLD
soldier" The southern Republican mem
bers of the House are aiding the opponents
of the people in the tobacco-growing sec
| tions by standing III with the fellows who
/ want TO win soldier votes; for every time
they vote for a pension scheme nike that
which Judqe Waddill supported yesterday
they are rendering it impossible, to reduce
| much less abolish, the tax on tobacco.
PATENTS.
Patents issued for Virginia: Robert III
! Sully. Petersburg, seal lock; George A
| Tower, Richmond, electric railway signal.