The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-28
THE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
DULL DAY AT The CAPITAL OF
THE REPUBLIC.
Senate Meets and Immediately Adjourns-
House Practically Notwithstanding
Proctor shocked-AIleged silver Pool
The Financial Bill.

House Practically Deserted-secretsry
Proctor shoeked-AIleged silver Pool
The Financial Bill.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Dec. sT.-ISpecial.l
Secretary Proctor received quite a severe
shock to-day. He was sitting at his desk
shortly before noon, when a telephone mes
sage was received at the Department that
his team of horses, hitched to a large double
sleigh, had run away while on the avenue
and the occupants, Mrs. Proctor and her
two sons, were thrown out and badly in
jured. The Secretary hastened down town
to find the story only partly true.
Mrs. Proctor and the sons had left the
sleigh 10 20 into a store when the horses
became frightened and dashed of. The
sleigh was overturned and badly smashed.
The driver, William johnson, was severely
bruised about his chest, and for time was
rendered unconscious. The horses were not
hurt.
There seems TO be q fatality about the
horses Of Secretaries OF War. About TWO
wears or so ago Secretary Endicotvs team.
waiting for him at the basement entrance Of
the War Department, became frightened at
a piece Of paper blowing past and ran away
down G. street toward the stables betwaen
seventeenth and Eighteenth. At the corner
Of Seventeenth and the pole struck tree
and the outfit was smashed, the drivers
wrist being sprained.
Some months ago Secretary Proctor had
scare about runaway. \ report reached
him that his team-a fine pair OF black
hOrses-had run away on the avenue and
bis family had been badly hurt and taken
into a drug store. He found on inyestiga-
tiOn that a team of black horses had, in
truth, run away on the avenue and the peo-
pie hurt, but it was not his team, which was
out that day.
ALLEGED SILVER POOL.
A final conclusion with respect TO the
Dock ~ resolution providing for an inyes-
tigatiOn OF charges that Representatives
aud Senators were interested in a silver
pool will probably be reached by the Com
mittee on Rules soon after the holidays are
over. The committee, when last the subject
was considered, discussed the ad stability
OF summOning a few witnesses, to be
| interrOgated under oath, before de.
Gliding what report TO make to the
| House on the resolution. 1t was
thought that il regularly subpGuaed the
correspondents Of the st. louis Globe
Democrat, in which the charge of legisa-
tive silver pool was originally made, might
be willing to make some more tangible
statements than they had published or had
been willing 10 volunteer 10 the committee.
| The Speaker was favorable to this course,
as he has doubt of the propriety of inyesti-
eating charges that do not make specific
and definite allegations with somewhat
OF circumstantial detail, and thought
the Committee on Rules should have
more Of basis than the simple
newspaper publication upon which to order
an investigation. Messrs. BlOunt and Me-
Millin, the Democratic members, thought
the committee would be justified in ordering
an investigation, and Mr.. Mckinley was
also Of opinion that an investigation ought
to be had. "A decision 10 rrTOrt Mr. Dock
ery's resolution 10 the hOu-e with "a fayOra-
lie recommendation ha alm Il b en- reach
ed when the Shipping bill and o her matters
came up and delayed a final determination
of what 10 90 with the resolution.
TIE FINANCIAL BILL
There was not a committee meeting on
the Senate side to-day. and as but ono r.
publican member OF the Finance Commit
tee Senator HIiscock) was az the Sapiio
there WAS not even conversational rtiol-
eDce among Senator'S to the financial b.H
which was hut a few days ago the all-go-
able fact that the conservative element
among the Republican Senators-th0se wGo
believe that there should be no legislation al
all on financial matters-haye gained some
ground by the Intervention of the holiday
season. They relied largely upon a heavy
Christmas trade with correspOndingit
quickened circulation Of money to allay the
agitation among the business men Of the
country. They also calculate that the de
lay gained by the recess would
Increase the individual discomfort
with the caucus financial bill, and.
here again they seem TO have been
partially successful. But the extent of the
disaffection cannot yet be foretold, and If
the pending business IN the Senate is dis
posed Of within reasonably short space Of
| time, il is probable that the Financial bill
will be brought up by the votes Of the Sen.
atOrs who feel that while it is not acceptl-
| ble to them in every particular, still 1t Is
| the best compromise measure af;alSable.
THE HOUSE PRACTICALLY DESERTED.
With the exception Of a coterie Of news.
paper men chatting with Repre- sentative
Crisp. of Georgia, the hall Of the House WAS
wellnlgh deserted. Besides Mr.. Crisp.
Nessrs Hayes and Wade were the Cply
members present and they we're engaged in
their CORRESPONDENCE. There WAS dearth
of gossip aud the news gatherera found
! their search a bOOtless one.
4 BID FOR ALASKA.
James Carroll, Of Sitka, ALASKA, the dele
gate from that Territory 10 Congress, said
Yesterday that if Congress did not think
Alaska of enough Importance to give il all
the facilities and rights il bad granted
every other outlying settlement OF the Gov
ernment, he was empowered to offer the
sum of $l4.OOO,0O0 for the Territory, and
would pay 1t over in $50 gold pieces at the
shortest notice. This offer, he said, was
bona fide.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Virginia pensions: James McGee, Johr
Casey, Francis w. Duty and James II
Henry, National Military Home. Thomai
LOudon. Portsmouth; John G.. Dangerteld
Tappahannock.
Passed Assistant Engineer Webster, L
;. A., has been ordered to duty in the Blu
reau OF Steam Engineering Of the Navy De
partment.
The Navy Department il informed Of th'
arrival of the Petrel at st. Lucia.
SENATE.
The Senate met at noon to-day, and afte
PRAYER by the chaplain, the journal Of Wee
nesday was read and approved. Tit
senate then, at 1904 p. NJ, on motion o
| Mr.. HOar. adjourned until Monday.