Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-08
SUSPENSI0N-DAY.
REPUBLICAN ATTEMPT TO PLAY =
DOUBLE-BARRElL TRICK.
The DomagoRues-And Now There "
Question About tho Tobacco
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WASHINGTON. April This was suspension
day in the House and In order 10 play a double
barreIied trick and 60 back on ell their pledges
the Republican leaders 10 that body orougn' up
the dependent pension bill They hive pro-
missed the soldiers to give them liberal PENSIONS
but they called up the bill on day when u re-
CURED two-thirds vote 70 pass IL. They talioo'
and they knew this would be the case on sus-
pension-day. Any other day the measure vooid
hsve passed the House by comfortable ma
;ority' Mr.. Tawler Of Chicago. killed the bill
BE at nrst voted IN the amrius-
tive, but before the result was an,
nounccd he changed 20 the negative. Al oi
The votes against the bill came from lne W. ~
cratic side Of the House with one exception ~,
Moore. Of New Hampshire. on we ntst oa,'
Turner OF Kansas voted against, but nc cnahseu.
No amount Of persuasion would snake VIC 80 ""
Hampshire msn-noi even the remhk VI In, Iun-
should vote against the bill ho ought 20 plAe nus
vote ON the Democratic side OF the nail IN 'no
future.
GREAT DAY FOR DEMAGoGUEs.
The defeat Of the bill was by Only three votes
IL was a great day for the demaCcgces, but uccp
down In their hearts many OF the hepubncens
were glad that the bill was beaten. No one was
more reIoiced than Boss heei. who hsd ordered
that this measure should BLOCK the way ana pro
vent the recognition OF any one 70 move inc re-
peal Of the tax on tobacco 1ben again the vote
on the pension bin may enable the Republicans
70 fool some OF the old soldiers. They VIII say,
1--WE tried to pass tbs bill, bat the Democrats
an day long Mr.. Tucker, Of the Virginia dele
CATION, Kept trying TO secure recognition 10 move
the repeal Of the t0baccO-taxes, but Boss keed
had his " blind eye" turned to that side OF the
House whenever MIR. Tucker arose.
WILL HAVE A HARD TIME.
The southern Republican congressman will
probably have mighty hard time % explain 70
their constituents, and especially those from VIZ
gina and North Carolina, why they did not pro-
test to-day against allowing the dependent pen
sion bill 20 etand In the way Of the tobacco Dli.
Not a southern Republican said anything IN Do
half Of tobacco, and they really helped 70 pass
pension bill which, II law. would make such a
demand upon tho revenues that the tobacco
taxes could not be abolished. The Republican
leaders have no idea Of doing anything for tho
relief Of tho tObaccO-growers.
Mr.. Vance made powerful and highly-inter-
osting speech in the Senate to-day on The Mon
tans case, and was listened most attentiyely by
tho senators on both sides OF the chamber.
In the course Of his speech he told story OF the
psrsOn who was once schooling country bump
kin 10 NJ him 10 be godfather at christening.
The parson asked him what was the outward
and visible sign Of bapusm. The pumpkin. az
ter scratching his head for awhie, answered
with an air OF triumph, why tho BABY 10 be
sure" Aud 80. said MIR. Vance, the outward and
visible sign Of the backsliding Republican party
viii DO the Montana twins-not baby, but q
couple Of thotn. tLaughterl
ANOTHER ONE.
He aiso Illustrated Mr.. Hoar's position that
while none ~ the objection 10 counting the votes
Of Precinct - In silver-Bow county was sifii-
cent OF Itself 20 Justify rejection Of tho votes, all
of them together did constitute sufficient grounds
for dong 500 by an anecdOte OF an Old justice Of
The peace before whom o case was tried IN which
eleven distinct pleas IN tor were entered. The
justice took them up one by one ard decided as
10 each Of them that II was not worth one cent,
but that takIng all OF them together they made q
good case for the defendant
lie Uanccl hsd never heard a tito 10 a seat IN
the Senate based on such slender. technical,
trlning grounds. He had never known tho pub
JIG will o. community % be thWarled and
trampied under foot IN such nimsy pretetts.
re know, be said, that the fiat had gone forth.
He knew that he Republican claimants were TO
be seated. But in the wise regulation Of tho
moral world there WAS a compensation for all
things. The Republican Senators would DO
sckor over tho thing before they were done with
II Than ho WGs.
AND STILL ANOTHER.
He had heard Of On old fellow who went out
20 Ohio 10 speculate In hogs. lie bought big
drove Of them and shipped them 20 New York.
When he got 10 New Iork 10 found that they
were cheaper there than they were In Ohio. so
he shipped Thorn back and sold them in Ohio.
Some friends said 10 him: " jim, you made a
hnd speculation" YES" snid he, Il lost "A good
deal % money, but J had the company Of hogs
both Ways
So he Or. vancel thanked God that In oil fI-
ture depunciatiOns Of the South for the suppress
zion Of coOred votes southern senators would
have the company Of hogs. Laughter And all
that they would have To do Was 10 inquire OF Re-
publican senators la their altiiudinou-, cerulean
flights OF Oratory for purity " the ballot: "Nno
stole Precinct 40. "a OF Silver Bow county, Mon
tan6?n