Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-13
UNDER THE DOME
OVER WHICH THE GODDESS OF LIB
eRTY IS SUPPOSED TO PRESIDE.
Our House Cmsar-Thc Baiiof-bo>-A"'
Supreme Court and the Virginia
Cases--Notes
from Our Regular Correspondent

Bynum. of Indiana, demanded the yea,
and nays. Enough Democrats were on manu-
20 order aroll-call. Mr.. Walker, dlgnihed'
venerablenew member from Massachusetts,
finding that the Republicans were about
10 be caught In q pickle, arose and INSISTED
that under the arrangement for the debate
the Republicans had not thought 1t neces-
sary TO come TO the Capitol early to-day
and he would therefore move that the
/ House adjourn. The tyrant in the
chair, who has been ruling 70
suit himself for several weeks.
I precedents. appeared TO be dreadfully con-
| fused and hardly knew just. what to DO.
With a fresh trouble ahead for the kepub-
licans in the roll-cal, and with his own
ruling before him when he refused the
other day to recognize MT. springer
! motion TO adjourn. the dictator was com
/ PEELED TO inform Mr.. Walker that MS
motion was not in order. AS quick rs a
fash the Massachusetts, member threw ms
head back. and in the most indignant man
ner exclaimed: what, Mr.. Speaker DO
YOU mean TO say that motion 10 ADJOURN
| (strOng emphasis on the word adjourn }
Is not in Order!"
The Democrats laughed and Mr.. Walker.
who forgot for the moment the Republican
programme and that he was cruelty stao-
bing the Speaker, had to sit down, and the
roll-call proceeded.
THE DAILoT-Dox.
The ballot-box investigation, which has
| been going on for several weeks before the
special committee of the House, was CON
tinued to-day. Ex-Governor Foraker
sharply cross-questioned General eros
venOr. the member Of Congress, and every
now and then there was a red-hot spat be-
tween them. These men have no love
whatever for each other, ana "
was q current Iumor in ONO last
year that the Congressman was in
conspiracy TO politically knife Foraker.
OF course it was denied, but the attitude
of the men is proof positive that General
| Grosvenor did not weep when fire-Alarm
| Foraker went down last November This
| investigation has again stirred up a pretty
muss among the Ohio Republicans, ana
Messrs. Foraker and Halstead have been
striking illustrations Of the observation OF
a Chinese sage that "it is but human TO
| make an ass of ones self"
Senator Barbour introduced to-day bill
authorizing the Government to pay to the
heirs of George Miller, late Of Fredercks::
| burg, the sum of 1925 on account OF
goods and money taken from Millers store
in Fredericksburg during the war by the
Union army. Miller was Union man, ana
went from Baltimore to Virginia III 1862 TO
open store, and passed through the lines
|
VANCE WILL OPPOSE.
Senator Vance will appear before the
Census Committee and vigorously oppose
| the confirmation of the man Jockey who
has been nominated by the President to be
one of the supervisors of the census IN
North Carolina. Jockey lives near VII
mingtOn, and is said TO be man of lnfe-
rior ability, and 1t Is extremely doubtful II
he is intelligent enough to perform
the duties expected of hun IN the
capacity of supervisor. 1t IS stated mere
that he is both a barber and lawyer by
occupation. but that he knows much more
about shaving than he does law. After
scraping mans face for ten cents he has,
| however, been known TO go out and engage
in q so-called legal contest.
FLANK MOVEMENT,
Tho senators made a flank movement to-day
on Mr. Blair, OF Now Hampshire, and won't into
executive session, thus preventing him from re-
| Stunning his argument on the education BIZ. lie
has been speaking hours at q time for four or nYe
days and gives no hope 20 his iellow-senntors
| that he IL going 10 " abste himself" rs some OF
| the senators call IL when a man consents 70 give
| way aud the fac, Of the matter Is that senators
| on both sides Of the chamber have become eX-
| tremoly bored in listening 70 such Lengthy argu-
ments on q measure that has three times passed
tho upper branch Of Congress, aud that has been
debated until The subject has practically been
| exhausted IL IL rather strange that Mr. bar
| cannot realize this condition OF anaifs IN
| n body Of which he has been meni-
| her 80 many years. 1t IS claimed by
| come Republicans who have been making
| a canvass OF tho Senate that Mr.. Blair VIII Do
enabled 10 muster from only thriy-iour 10
| tbirty-eight votes whom the hual action on mo
| measure Is taken, aud that TO pass II he Will
need forty-tbree votes. While Mr.. Blair and ms
| friends do no not admit that they can possibly
| be beaten vet II IA a noteworthy fact that tney
are considerably alarmed, and pressure - being
brought to bear on Republican senators who are
thought to be about 10 desert The bill.
IsTERvIEwRD.
Senator Vance. IN a conversation to-day with
| the Dispatch correspondent, was asked II the
| people Of North Carolina stu favored the pas
sace Of Tho Blair bill. lie said that the lnstruc-
| tl5ns ia the resolutions passed by the LeGisla-
ture OF his state 20 the North Carolina senators
| and Representatives had not been recalled,
| though no thought that possibly majority OF
the Democrats in North Carolina had changed
their views since that action by the legislature
and that they were now opposed TO tho passage
| OF the Blair bill.
BEHIND THE SCENES.
The executive session OF the Senate to-day was
| from oil preliminary talk as 10 what might TO
| eypected an unusually lively meeting Dehlnd
closed doors For several weeks the leading re-
| uublicans In that august body have been In q
stew over two important nOminations-General
| MorgAn the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs,
| and Ex-Governor WarmOth, collector or the
port Of New Orleans. The LatholicsGre opposing
| Morgans confirmation because ne has turned
| ont every person Of that religion In the bureau
| of the service under his control and has pre-
vented missionaries and teachers from going
| among tho tribes when he has been able TO do
| 40 MANY of the Republican senators arc
opposed to Morgan because Of his I'M
| savory military record during the war;
and senator Plumb IA lighting him because
the Commissioner and the kansan fell out
| months ago over patronage. The allegations
made recently In the papers against Warmo'h
connecting him with a lottery deal, and
charging that ne acted as o Ro-DelWeen
for the lottery aud Boss quay ana the
such a storm that IL looks Is II the ex-
Governor will be rejected. Ex-Governor kelloeg
WINS around tho Capitol all day, and II 10 thought
that no has boon dipping Into the case. There
Is a lively row among the Louisiana Eepubli-
cans and II all the things said In the star-chan-
Ter session OF the Senate to-day could be made
public 1t would furnish interesting reading,
THE SUPREME COURT.
Tho Supreme Court has taken recess u1til
March 81, and tho several justices are busy
nsndiing ihe cases that have accumulated and
will have perhaps a large number OF decisions
ready when the court sta sgain. Tho virginia
debt cases which were argued some time ago
may or may not be disposed OF during tho pres
emf recess. as fhero is 50 much business ahead
Of them, but IL Is understood that la view OF the
fact that these cases were advanced on inc
docket the court may mako an o8trs ehdcaVor
to dispose OF them earlier, but the chances are
thcv will hardly be decided before the close OF
tie spring term 10 May, and they may so over
until tho fall term.
SOMETHING SWEET.
Tho subcommittee Of the Ways and Means
Committee 10 whom were referred mo sugar
schedule have agreed, II Il understood, 10 report
10 the fun committee In favor Of putting all raw
sugars up 10 No. 10 Dutch standard on tho iree
list, and 20 give instead Of protection a bounty
of two cents per pound 10 the producers oil
sugar ia the United States. This proposition
is being savagoly opposed by many oil me West-
/ ern Republican congressman. They are down
on the bounty scheme, aud declare that II tho
Republican party believes In protection they
should maintain protect0n-lsws. They claim
that the proposed action OF the sub-coInmittec
would wipe out the sorghum-sugar Industry
now becoming important In the West, and inc
most "infantile" Of all infant Industries.
THE LONE MEMBERS CHEER.
Judge Hayes the lone Democratic member Oh
Congress from Iowa, is receiving the most cneer-
ing news from the Hawkeye State as 10 the poll
teal outlook for his party In tho coming con-
| gressional elections. In the last Congress- inc
, | Iowa delegation in the House included 'nioe
. ! Democrats aud one Independent who acted win
I the Democrats. In the next Congress Iowa ex'
! poets 70 sond down not less than i've Democranc
| members.
RIVERS AND HARBoRS.
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