The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-22

up his mind 10 call halt. lie to-day sem
an agent to the capitol with instructions t.
make a complete list Of all public building
bills that passed and all thatare PENDING
in each Of the two Houses. with the amount
that each appropnates or proposes to 10
cate. This agent exhibited instructions tC
the proper officials, and was, Of course, az
iorded access 10 al hcrccords. and he made
"a list embracing an the appropriations
made on contemplated for public building
/ expenses. This list iS Cor the Presidents
private inspection. bat bee does not intend
I 90 restrict himself 90 public buildings. His
purpose is TO thoroughly inform himself as
/ 90 all public expenditures pr0posed-pen-
sions and other matters requiring disburse-
meuts from the public treasury. and il is
understood that Doe has made up
his mind 20 call halt. just
what method be will adopt 20
admOnish the Republican majority In Con-
grcss that no further reckless encrOach-
ments upon the public Treasury will Dee APP
proved or tolerated is not known. hut the
opinion is that IL viii come in the shape Of
"a veto Of public building bill: that he viii,
in connection with this veto. read the Re
publicans "a lecture upon economy; that he
Will inform his party that the people OF this
country will not tolerate extravaganza as a
means of getting rid of the surplu, in the
Treasury.
IL is believed that the President has been
inspired TO this step by Cannon and other
Republican members who have Nainy re-
sisted the spirit of extravaganza which per-
yadcs the present Congress. Cannon ap-
pealed 90 the President 90 use his influence
% check this spirit. saying the Democrats
were shrewdly taking advantage Of it boy
making "a show Of opposition 10 measures
needlessly approprlating money, and, after
getting themselves on record us in OppOsi-
ton. quietly providing enough votes 90 carry
such measures through.
MR.. CRISP, on GEORGIA.
Speaker Reed has decided 10 hll the va
cancy on The Committee on Rules, caused
by the death Of MIR. Randall by the appoint
ment Of representative Crisp. Of Georgia.
EX-Speakcr Carlisle and his immediate
friends urged the selection Of Mr.. Mills Of
Texas. but the Speaker did not take kindly
to the suggestion. The selection of Mr..
Crisp gives general satisfaction 90 the
Democrats, and is. perhaps, more popular
than would have been that oi Mr. Mills.
During his service Mr.. Crisp has. hy ability
and worth. nude his way 10 the front ranks
of Democratic leadership. lie is more con-
sevaii,e by nature than Mills. and not so
arbitrary. Though "a stalwart partisan, lie
is popular with the Republicans.
THE LANGsTON- -NENABrE CONTEST.
The House Committee ON Elections will
Tomorrow decide the contested cases of
langst0n against \cnable from Virginia.
and Chalmers against Morgan from Mi@Sis-
sipp. As usual. the Republicans are see
crctiye as 20 their purpose desiring % make
10 appear that they are not in the habit Of
arriving at q conclusion. In These cases,
uuiil after am exchange of opinion and r.
view of the evidence and argument by the
members Of both sides. That course. they
think, gives the committee an air of judicial
character and fairness. But 10 is a we'll
known fact that every case has been de-
cidcd in advance of the final summing up.
and i'm some cases the decision was even IN
advance of the hearing However. all the
indications point % reports favorable tO
NenaDlc and Morgan, the sitting Demo
Gratis. LangsiOn had nO case tO present. and
his methods have rendered him obnoxious
TO some Of the Republicans. With regard
10 Chalmers. the Republicans hold him in
utter contempt.
But aside from other considerations, some
Of the leading Republican journals have
editorally admOnshed the majority. that
they are going too fast and too larin unseat-
ing Democrats. and that sound sense and
policy demand a cessation of such manifest
partisanship.
JOHN W. OAsT, OF NORFOLK.
The nomination Of John W. CAST. Of Nor
folk. was to-day sent 10 the senate for
supervising inspector Of steam vessels for
the third district. to succeed Marshall
Parks. This appointment was practically
determined some days ago, as was then
stated in THE TIMES. cast having suc-
ceodcd i'm obtaining stronger backing than
any OF his competitors. Representative |
McCOmas had a candidate whom |
he pressed in most urgent manner, |
but CAST succeeded in obtaining the endorse |
ment Of Senator Higgins and other Repub- |
lican leaders of Delaware, and be also sue
ceedod i'm procuring the endorsement of
many Of the Republican state and county !
of Maryland, and the party |
Of other States.
THE NAVAL REVIEW or '93.
Senator German yainly endeayored TO
have the Worlds Fair bin 80 amended To-
day as 20 strike out the proposed naval t.
view i'm 1893. and substitute therefor an ap- /
prOpriatiOn for the erection Of "a memorial /
hall in Washington. But the senate voted /
almost unanimously for the naval review.
VIRGINIA CROPS.
The April crop report Of the Agricultural |
Department gives detailed statements Of |
of Virginia crops on winter grain. state |
agents report that on the whole the weather |
ha. been favorable. and very little damage /
was done bv the lessian ny. Winter grain 1
had very little protection from SNOW, only /
few western counties had q snow covering /
ln some Of them the growth was rank. and /
much of the wheat was cut down /
but the roots were not killed, and |
the grain is now coming up
again. As 10 horses few common dis /
eases are reported. hui generally I'M Virginia /
they are unusually healthy, and their con- /
ition was never better. The health and |
condition Of cattle are unusually good: no |
unusual diseases. The condition Of sheep |
Is excellent; tney have suffered some frOm
listcmper and foot rot. but the main los
has been by dogs. Hogs are generally free ]
from any unusual disease: only fourteen (
counties report ragagcs from cholera.
The following fourih-class p0stmasters
were appointed today &. 4. iackley, |
Amiss,ille. Rappahaunock county. Rada
pigg. Piggs. Pitisylyania county; I. A.
Fucker. Rough Greek. Charlotte county.
Pensions: James Flynn. National Mill
iary Home; Richard Hibbitts. Cranes Nest;
Abel &. Carter. Norfolk; George ". briggs,
National Military Home.
SENATE.
The Senate to-day passed the Worlds
Fair bill. which was passed by the House.
adding 10 il an amendment providing for
naval review i'm New York harbor. Mr.
Ilawley called up the bin after the morning
l0ur. The only amendment reported by the
senate Committee was new section pro-
iiding for a naval review in New York har-
lor in April 1893, and for the unyeilng a
statue OF Christopher Columbus al Wash
ngt0n.
HOUSE.