The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-21
GRAFTON OF executive business, and at 4 r.
NJ. Adjourned.
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HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the House to-day the speaker an.
nounced the appointment Of the World''
Fair committee.
Mr.. STr nger, Of Illinois. offered "A resOlu
tion, providing that the House decide on
Thursday next the question Of the l0.
cation Of the Worlds Fair: that the
place having been decided, the special
committee 10 report a bill locating ~
fair at the place selected. The resO
luton was referred 10 the special commit
tee. and the House then went into commit
tee Of the whole on the Oklahoma t0wn-site
bill. At 3 Z. NJ. the committee rose, and
the House Immediately adjourned.
TRYING TO BRIBE DEMOCRATS.
General G0ff. who was defeated for Gov.
ernor Of West Virginia, but is trying to get
the Office. slipped down 10 Washington
yesterday 20 get some help from the Ad.
ministration. As the Legislature that must
decide the contest has only one Democratic
majority, GOii has been persuaded he could
bribe one or more Democrats with Federal
patronage. He came to Washington and
asked that several fat Offices be placed al
his disposal for this purpose, but Harrison
gave him the cold shoulder. and Con re-
turned home tonight, speaking in bitter
terms against the Administration. lie
said he had made a hard fight for the Re
publican party all alone; that he had had
neither money nor encouragement from the
Administration nor the National Committee,
that he had been compelled 10 pay every
dollar OF his contest out Of his own pocket,
and ne was going back home 20 continue
the fight on his own hook and without any
obligations 10 his party. He spoke with in
dignatiOn against the Administration and
Senator Quay, chairman OF the National
Committed
A man named Alexander, who keeps a
small shoe store near the Navy Y ard. To-
night shot and killed Henry Benton, a we'll
known r0under It was a family feud. and
Alexander shot Benton five times. Alex
ander was arrested.
BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE.
The following were ameng the bills intro
duced i'm the House to-day:
By Mr.. Lawler: Making the sth day OF
January a national holiday. in c0mmemer-
alton OF the life and character Of Andrew
Jackson.
BY Mr.. Enloe: A joint resolution propos-
ing TO amend the Constitution Of the United
states by providing for the election of Sena-
tors 10y the legal voters Of the states.
BY Mr.. StOckdale: To provide for the bet
ter compensation Of fOurth-class pOstmast-
ers. The bill provides that postmasters
who open one mail per week shall not re-
ceiTe less than $40 per quarter, and post
masters who open two mails per week shall
receive not less than S2j per quarter, and so
on, increasing the quarterly salary OF post
masters s. per quarter Tor every additional
weekly mail opened by them.)
BY Mr. Robertson: ApprOpriating $780,
900 10 reimburse the state Of Louisiana for
loss in the destruction Of the state capitol
az Baton Rouge, while in possession Of the
United states military authorities in 1868.
BY Mr.. Kelley, Of Kansas: Appropriatlng
100000 for the erection Of monument 10
the negro soldiers aud sailors who gave
their lives for the protection Of the United
states government.
BY Mr.. McCOmas, Of Maryland, and Mr..
Wilson. Of West Virginia, respectively, the
two bills heretofore introduced in the
Senate 10 provide for holding the Worlds
Fair in Washington.
BY Mr.. Cowles: To repeal the tax on To-
bacco in all its forms. Also the following
public building bills:
BY Mr.. Wilson, onkentucky; appropriat-
ing $lj, 900 for the erection OF public build
ings at Pineyille, Barbouryille, Mount
Sterling, and $4,000 for public building at
Winchester, Ky.
RIDDLEBERGER's ILLNESS.
The news dispatch received here to-day
that ex-senator Riddleberger is danger
Ously III and may not recover. IS rot sur
prising 10 his friends here. 10 is known,
Tor more than year before he left the SEN
ate he was suffering with a bronchial alice
tiOn, which has grown serious and danger
Gus. On many occasions he could not speak
above a whisper.
DEFENSE OF WASHINGTON.
4 board to determine sites on the Po-
tOmac river, which are eligible tor
the erection Of forts for the de-
fense Of Washington, consisting of
COlones II. :. Abbott, G.. b. Comstock, d..
G.. Houston and q. l.. Gillespie, all of the
corps of engineers, United states army,
has been appointed by secretary Proctor.
THE VIRGINIA COUPON CASES.
The Virginia coupon cases are set for ar
1iment i'm the United states supreme Court
tomorrow. II all the Justices are pres
ent, the day will probably be devoted %
them, and the great question, 50 vital in the
state. whether the anti-cOupon legislation
which has been enacted during the last few
years, is constitutional or not, will be de-
cided. The decision in these cases will
be watched with intense interest by All , r.
ginians, and those interested in Virginia
affairs at the Capital.
The North Carolina and Louisiana bond
cases are also set for hearing this week.
CAPITOL NOTES,
Judge David j. Goodwin. Of Norfolk, Va,
an examiner i'm the land Office, died last
night. His remains will be taken TO Nor
folk Tuesday.