Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-30
WASHINGTON CITY.
roMuNps's EFFORT TO GET UP THE
FORCE BILL AFTER RECESS
likely to Prove Futile - Virginia War
Claims Up In tho House--Car,tsie's
Great Speech In tho senate.
,rrom oar Regular Correspondent,


From Oar Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. August Ex-senator Ed
-aunds to-day introduced a concurrent
resolution providing that Congress shall
take a recess from September 10th TO NO
yembcr 10th. He does this 60 try TO
show that he does not exactly relish
Tho fact that Quay has knocked out
for this session consideration OF the
force hill. II would violate the
agreement II this resolution were 10 be
adopted. and the chances are that II will
moi lie heard of again this session. Should
+, he pressed II would in ali probability be
Knocked out. tor il IL apparent Mr.. Ed
l.rnds wants this recess taken, 50
Tat the force bill can be con-
sil.rcd. Enough Republicans are opposed
=, that infamous measure 20 beat II out
right whenever vote is forced. and II
there Il 20 be an extra session " Will have
10 b. called by the President He hasn't
much political sense. in the opinion OF
loading men in both parties, but 1t
Il taken for granted that he will hardly
Iress an issue on which the Republican
leaders cannot ugrce. MIR. Edmunds Is
Queer old man. He is opposed 10 change
of rules. and that Of itself would beat the
force hin in the Senate. whether taken no
IN extra session or during the regular
winter session. which commences the hrst
Monday in December.
THE WAR CLAIMS BILL.
Boss Reed and the Republican managers
allowed the omnibus war claims biil 10
come up in the House to-day, but they
were forced 20 do this by the Democrats.
There are nearly three hundred claims IN
cluded in this measure. a1ggIegauhe
more than half million dol
lars AID Of the claims included have peeh
passed upon by the Court Of CLAIMS. Inc
Senate may not act on the bill TINS session,
hut Il Is thought II will certainly pass next
session.
one important item was admitted, but
sir. Tucker got il added through an
amendment offered by him. IL was the
claim of John Kelley, Of Allegheny county,
w.. amounting 10 $500 Mr.. Bum
Gardner. of stanton, was the attorney Tor
Nr. Kelley before the Court OF CLAIMS,
where the case was favorably passed upon
A1Isr or vGEGISIA IrKMs.
Among other items IN the bill are the fol-
lowing: ,v,,;o.,
r. BGwen. administrators Of James Bowen,
Culpeper county. -, 4ss.S7 Oliver @. Butts
Ioud6un county, 800; George Cooper,
Louioun county, S3li; ElIzey Chai1
Hin. Ioudoun county. $3.50; Il. j. Conrad,
Ioudoun county, ~ .52G; Mary A; Conrad
administrative ofJohn w. Conrad ,Loudoun
county. -. l3l: James billiard, Goochland
county. ~ 587: Samuel L. Beade, executor
az Anthony r. Fraser. of Alexandra county
so see. 81; Joseph Grantham. Clarke coun-
tv. II .ss5. William s. Grover, admlnlstra-
t1~ of Emily j. Grover. deceased, OF HenricO
comfy. S3.O2J Elizabeth Mulvehlll, frede-
rick county. Sl.3i517; Eliza Marstellar'
administratrix of G. G. Marstellar,
Prince William county, S2,53i; George
Wngo. Isle OF Wight, SOS; Bette
u. Reilly, Frederick county, SV1
Robert +. Russell Loudoun county, SI9QQ;
Absalom Riley. LoudOuu county, 500
Frank Slade. administrator OF John r..
Tunis. Norfolk county. Sl0,sO7: Jacob ID.
NiriZ and l.. n. Vincent. administrators OF
Peter Writ. deceased, Loudoun county
81 ~. 10: Thornton O. Wvndham, Clarke
county. 1882 George Ii. Wenner' Lou
dOun county. Sl,l8l
Colonel stone, Of Kentucky, manager
the bill on the part Of the Democrats IN the
TI,ueo He has done "A great deal of hard
work on this bill. and in the last Congress
was chairman of the War Claims Com
mttee.
NFw MAN TOOK TIRE PLUM.
When the Democratic Legislature OF
Ohio perrimandered the congressional dis
tricts of the State they threw Congressmel
Thompson and GrosyenOr into the same
district. The convention met two months
OF so ago at lronton and got INTO such 3
deadlock that il had TO adjourn 70 mee'
acain Yesterday Gt Gallipolis. A new maj
atoms IN and gets the nomination in the
person OF Mr.. Enochs. IL Is bad knock
ont for GrOsvenOr and Thompson ana
triumph for Foraker. who Is AT war witt
These two Repu hlicans. There Will be NJ
tears shed by Democrats over the defea
# these men.
sHBEwD BAILEY BROWNE.
CONGRESSMAN Bailey Browne, of Virginia
gho was Yesterday renominated at Frede
ricksburg, did not allow his convention
TO endorse the force bill, as he is opposed
t. the infamous measure. and woule
the House, though he did not vot'
against He simply lodged. There
has been much comment here that his con
vention declined 60 endorse the bill, and
that few ignorant negroes got togethei
after the convention was over ana howled
FOR the election law. IL would seem tina
only negroes are really rampant for the Law
IN the South.
A CONCLUSIVE ARGUMENT.
Senator Carlisle made great speech il
the Senate to-day on the wool question
aud some OF the Republicans were com
PEELED TO admit privately that his argu
meut was better than anv presented
ON their side Mr. Sherman labOreC
hard u answer the great kentucklan
The Republicans propose To raise the
duty on wool in the face of the protest o.
so many ot the millOwners. Free hide
made the boot aud shoe-trade what il is
and it is claimed that free wool would
boom manufacturing IN that branch o
business
Hon. William Lindsay, of Frankfort, Ky.
who was Mr. Carhsle's chief competitor 70
the Senate. is now in the city. He Wa
born and reared in ROckbrldge county
Va. and Is one of the abiest men Il
his adopted State, being "a most dlstln
pushed lawyer. Judge Lindsay Is one o
tie fincst-looking men in the country, be
ing over SIX feet tall and of magniticen
bearing.
General Groner. OF Norfolk, who is here
saws he il taking no part at present Il
politics but IL Is the prevailing belief tina
h. will when Malone makes another move
Posr-OFICE ESTABLISHED.
A post-office has been established a
Aetern, Prince Edward county, Va.-Johl
Grubb. postmaster.
The Office al Beasley HILL Johnson coun
". n. c.. has been discontinued: mail I
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