Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-16
TOOK A REST.
THAT IS WHAT THE AUGUST BODY
DID YESTERDAY.
hut the House Was Active--Our DIctator's
Ruies--Personui aud General
Mention.
rrom Our Regular Correspondent

Iron Our Regular Correspondent
w.su,xaros. February 15.-The Senate
~ q rect to-day. but the House assem-
Mod the same as usual The first two and
a half hours of the session were devoted
ob;eav 10 the discussion OF the bill re-
o.;r,,,o the Census Bureau to procure sta
t;stica as to farm mortgages and the per-
eontaoe Of farmers who own tho land
worked. 1t was farmers day. and very
few of the congressman were found adyo-
eating anything that would not be likely
10 receive the endorsement OF the agricrl.
fnral classes. There are some very good
tactical farmers among tie congressman.
FARMER Stone, of Kentucky, expressed i'm
mense qualification that there was such
nnanimity for the bill under consideration.
and humorously mentioned that the desire
for reSlectiou might have something to do
with the case. Farmer Hatch. OF Missouri,
who was chairman Of the Agricultural Com
mittee in the last House, made a speech.
and so did others who have long been
champions of the farming classes. Farmer
Edmunds, of Virginia, did not speak, but
he worked and voted Tor every motion
made in the interest Of the agricultural
classes. =, $50,
Most Of the opposition to the bill came
from the Republicans, and it was par
ticularly noticeable that the persistent
onponents were the New England and Mid
die States members. The object Of the
bill is to show that the West and South
are getting poorer under existing laws,
and the Republicans do not want the
farmers to know how unjustiy they are be-
ing dealt with. The Republicans nave tired
10 prevent the collection of these statistics,
but the issue has been forced by the Demo-
Gratis and enough Republicans nave voted
with the Democrats because they are AFRAID
to oppose the proposition TO carry 1T
through the House.
EULoGTs.
Fulogies in memory of the late Congress
man Townsheud, of Illinois. were deliver
ed in the House this afternoon. Dick"
Townshend as his friends III. Congress
Familiarity called him, was one of the most
nopular men at the Capitol. He had rep
resented the Nineteenth district OF ILLINOIS
for nearly fifteen years, and SO strong was
he with his constituents that he could
probably have had many more terms , had
death not cut short his career last
spring. Mr.. Townshend was Marylander
by birth, and his boyhood and early youth
were spent in Washington. He clerked in
n store here when a small boy. and was
page in the legislative body OF when ne
afterwards became such distinguished
man. He was genial, able. and conside-
rate, and the tributes paid his memory to-
dav were earnest, sincere expressions from
the heart.
THE DIcrAToR's RULES.
The Republicans of the House having
adopted Dictator Reeds code of rules are
now prepared to pass any bill they want to,
and thev can turn out Democrats and put
Republicans in as many Of the contested
cases as they see fit. Mr. Pendleton, OF
the Wheeling district of West Virginia;
will be the first one unseated. lie Will
probably Hit next week or the week after.
The Republicans have an opportunity to
make good record. so far as mere Iegisla-
ton is concerned, having by brute force
made rules TO suit their purpose, bu5 IL -
not believed they will avail themselves or
IT, There is too general and marked de-
sire among the Republicans to sack the
Treasury, and the bills that they. have IN
troduced will wipe out the surplus II ono
third of the number become laws.
PERSONAL.
go. James. of Goochland; r. NJ. Sully,
Of Richmond Richard Mcllwalne, OF
Hampden-Sidney, Va. Jasau Ashworth
and r. G. Clayton. of Fairview D.. >.
Hemphill, Of Asheville, and ". w. Parish,
of Winston, n. c., are registered at the
Metropolitan.
About a hundred members Of Congress
have been invited by the Memorial Monu-
ment Committee Of Philadelphia to visit
that city on February 22d, and to meet with
other citizens at Old Independence Hall.
Both senators and all the members OF the
Virginia delegation in the House have been
invited. -,
Hon. John Hudgins, representative or
Caroline county in the Virginia Leglsla-
ture, was in the city to-day.
II. j. Maynard, W. II. Woods, and +. Is.
Watkins. of Virginia. are also here.