Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
WASHINGTON.
cocKRELL MAKES A STRONG SILVER
SPEECH YESTERDAY.
Tho Public Building Combine Force the
Speaker Into ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
who voted Against the Copy
right Law.
1rrnm oar Rnrular corrospondentl

w.suryoroy. June 0.--Silver held full
syvov AGAIN in the Senate to-day, and Gone
raj Cockrell. of Missouri, led on IN a
strong speech in favor OF the white metal
There. was, however, very sum at'ena-
ance The statesmen at that end OF the Dig
Lnilding found il more TO their tastes
Ia work In committee-rooms and compare
tivelv few remained in-the chamber. In
tbe House nothing but bills OF interest
10 the District of Columbia were
considered. General Lee is mem,
her of the District Committee, and he had
n pretty busy day looking. after measures
TO which he has given much ettention.
The public building combine IN the
House are gg growing R So has been i
compelled 10 promise that later
on In the session the thrty-sFx bills that
are tied up shall be taken from the Speak
er'e table and given a chance. 1here Is n
feeling of distrust among members IN the
combine. however, and If the thing II not
hurried mp it is beloved one OF thelr
leaders win soon make MOTION IN
mon the measures that were fayorably con-
sidered in Committee of the Whole nuIs-
dav before last. Farmer Edmunds's hll Tor
Roanoke Is not on the list. the Repubhcnns
having bunkoed him out Of his rights that
dav. although he was faithfully PROMISED
that il he would remain here his bill should
be passed. He did stay, and IN so DONG
was deprived Of the pleasure OF attending
the uuvoiling Of the Leo statue at Rich
mOnd.
REEDS BEAsoNs TOR DELAY.
For two reasons Speaker does not
want these bills con Il until atter tne
Ist of July. One Is tlat he does not care
TO have this large expenditure OF the pup
4 -, lc I4tafnaaa nf fnR lis
cal wear about 10 close, and the other IS thaV
n LONG az the hope Is held out 70 mem
hers that they can get their public-bulldlng
bills through they will remain here ana not
run % to their homes TO look alter pollti-
cal fences. If all were TO be passed IN
dav there would be an exodus OF members
Immediately afterward.
When the weather agSn becomes snltry
and depressing Speakof Reed Will bloom
ont in a flannel shirt He has ordered q full
supply of these neg'lq6e garments, and u
takes an awful quantity of material 10
make ono cf the garments for the moon
faced despot. -" as some of the political op-
popents Of the Maine man have called him
since his arbitrary rulings in the char.
BULL-NEcKED sPEAKTR.
Mr.. Reed il a 2OO-pounder in weight
something like forty or fifty pounds heavier
than ex-President Cleveland Nh Reed IS.
however. taller than the ex-President. Tho
Speaker doesn't look any fatter, though,
than the ex-President. but the Speakers
neck measurement is larger, being, II 10
said. twenty and q half inches for the collar,
and the ex-Preeident wears No. - collar.
Mpldoon. the wrestler, 10 the only cele-
brated man.in the country who Is SAD TO
have n bigger neck than the Speaker. Null
doon's neck measurement was some years
ago twenty-One inches.
The Speakers flannel shirts had 10 be
made TO order in New York city, none OF
the stores III Washington having any OF
these garments that would fit HIM. They
did not arrive until after the last hot spell
of weather had expended itself, but lie
will be loaded for the next hot wave.
Is THAT A GOOD EXCUSE?
People in Virginia who are disposed to
criticise Representative Buchanan Tor
having voted in the House against the In
ternational copyright bill may be inter
psted in knowing that the gentleman from
The Ninth district had lots Of com
pany. Democrats and Republicans az
"a r1le from the South and West
refused to support that bill. If it comes
mn acain (Which is doubtful this session
IL viii be beaten by much larger malori-
ty. n is hardly fair 10 ceusure MIR. Buch-
nnan when he had such good company, and
when the opponents of the bill are in such
n large majority in the present House.
A prominent Virginia Republican. now
in the city SAYS that Malone Will not IN any
way yeoocniZe the "antis" in the coming
campaign. but proposes TO continue to run
the machine, having the Administration at
his back.
PosT-OFTICE APPOINTMENTS.
Postmasters appointed to-day;
Vrginia-W. NJ. Thompson, Goggins-
vile. Franklin county, cice w. W. st. Clair.
resigned; NJ. c.. Milton, Hawkins Mills,
Russell county. rice n. L. Burdone, re-
moved J. A. Hughes, Wabash, Giles
county vice II. i. Shell. resigned.
North Carolina-N. l.. Orr. beavers,
beavers, suspended Mrs. i. Dickey,
Ranger. Cherokee county, rice q. W.
Dickey. deceased