The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22
GOING OUT LIKE A LION.
STORMY ENDING or REEDS HOUSE
ANTICIPdTED.

Tho Gar Determined on Revolutionary An
tocracy to the Last, and Democrats Deter
mined 20 Resist His Arrogance Secretary
Windows Successor.
WAsnNGrox. d. c., Feb. 21--Ispecial.l-
The House promises to 60 out in as stormy
manner as itcame in the opening OF this Con-
rress II has been q body noted for ITS
turbulcncy and for com 'ienceless abuse OF
mower by the majority. i was thought that
It's last DAYS might be peaceful ones, but Mr.
Reed and those with Him have wllled other
wise. The snag is in the arrogant forcing OF
bills TO allow Harrisonto appointnineteen new
United States Judges and 20 Oincrease the salary
of district iudges 60 5000. The fight to-day
cornmeuced about the old journal. the lying
ploclivites of which have been 50 often eX-
plotted in all but the hlde-hound Eepublcm
organs. Speaker Reed pursued ms old tac-
tics He threw everything but party adVan-
face and his own sweet will to the winds. lie
went along as if there We're 10 men IN the
world but he. The journal was IN
complete but he allowed the clerks
40 the desk before him To. piece II
ont GPi66nF rlo15 bressts prom the vroToms Gon5
protests were made by the Democrats under
the leadership of Mr.. McMillin, of tennessee,
against this fraudulant method 70 parisa
end but they were all 10 no avail lhe thh"
went on. There We're times when gen
tlcmen on either SIDE tod t'ch
other that thcv did not speak the uuth.
There were scenes withal that rivalled IN a
great measure the most exciting DAYS OF
the last session. The Republicans lndulged IN
their peculiar method of counting qu4ums
with which the Speaker has carried the days9
i f... +. 4fra.r Iart
honesty in parliamentary practices.
FUN AHEAD.
There is a good deal of bad blood abroad
lust now. The Republican officials Of the
House are hustling most diligently for absent
members. in order that that side may nave
quorum of their own members present next
week and thus relieve the Speaker from the
task of counting "a quorum when there are no
qtr1rums present But exactly why theY shoulD
DO this is not within the ken of ordinary NOR
tails Why Reed should be relieved from the
exercise of an arbitrary function IA winch he
seems 10 delight it is hard to conceive. The
evidence is however. that the Repuhlcans
intend next to attempt the passage OF a num-
hor of their pet schemes. Hence the anxiety
for "a quorum next week. The Democratic
leaders know that such things are IN the Wind
and they Will, with their followers, DE on the
alert. Il il assured that the present House
will die hard There will be a hurry burly
and much fun in the closing days OF the ses-
sion.
WINDOWS SUCCESSOR.
The appointment of Ex-Governor Foster Of
Ohio, as the successor of the late Mr.. VIM
dom as the head of the Treasury Department
which appointment was made to-day was not
unexpected. 1t had been nforeshadowedfor sew
eral days. The appointment Is not palaiahie
10 the silver advocates. hut on the whole il ls
considered good. Mr. Harrison appoints q
Western man To succeed % Western man, ana
81 t.IaT % fH
of the Treasury Department man
of WINDOWS views. The appointment
j. not exactly 10 the taste OF Mr.
Mckinley. There Is no doubt II Will sondiy
the Ohio Republicans. but MAJOR Mckinley
wanted 20 sOhdify them himself as their can
didate for Governor. BY the appointment OF
MI Foster President Harrison. who wants q
be- his own successor takes some wind ont OF
the sails Of Mckinley, who IN addition
10 his guberuatonal ambition, thinks
something about the White House
himself. Foster. although now
goldite, voted for the Bland Silver bill IN the
lortv-third Congress. when he was q member
of its lower branch He was also a very
prominent man i'm the events which led 10 the
Inauguration of Hayes. Tie was the head of
celebrated Wormley Hotel conference. at which
thefnal arrangements 10y which Mr. Hayes
induction into office was made possible We're
made Then again. he was one of the COM
missioners through whose agency the Kellogg
and the whole thing down there fixed up.
But. despite these records, Mr.. Foster viii be
confirmed by the Senate.
THE COMMISSIONER LXoNoRAITD.
The subcommittee of the Senate committee
which investigated the charges made IN the
Senate resolution of last June against the ad-
ministration Of the United States Fish Com
mission under the present commissioner, Mr.
Mcdonald submitted report 10 the Senate
tins afternoon cXhonorating him. The charges
embraced the entire lack Of system and dlsci-
pliue. resulting i'm q useless" expenditure Of
money. nepOtism. intemperance among en-
ployes. falsihed accounts 10 influence more
liberal appropriations. political iNoutsn,
etc The subcommittee finds these charges
uufouuded and says that the course oi the
commissioner deserves cOmlnendaton rather
than condemnation.
REPORTED WITH AalENDMENTs.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was re
ported TO the Senate to-day from the Commit
tee on Appropriations. 4 large number Of
changes were made by the committee in the
items for the Government exhibit al the
Worlds Fair. having been modified consider
ernbly. The appropriation of $3.50 900 for the
Government exhibit made by the House has
been reduced To $500 600. and the House pro-
vision that $1,000 of this sum shall be eX-
pended for the Latin-Anencan department
stricken out