Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-03
THE POSTAL SUBSIDY
PASSED BY THE SENATE MINUS The
TONNAGE FEATURE.
why Blair Hesitates About the Chinese
MIssioa-raik About the Defdnct Force
BnI-nIr.. Porter Pensioned.
rrom onr Rerul.r correspcnaen..

wAsHISGToy, March 2.--The Senate to-
day accepted the postal subsidy bill when
was passed by the House Friday night
with an amendment. Three Democrats
Messrs Carlisle, Morgan, and Pugh-voted
/ TO concur in the House amendment on the
ground that it would be better to take the
amended bill than to send it to conference
4 and run the risk of having the tonnage
/ bill tackled on. Senator Frye, strange 10
say, voted against the bill, although he was
! the author OF the two measures OF inns
character which the Senate passed LAST ses;
sion. He was provoked because no c9utu
not get his tonnage bill through. Ihis
| postai-subsidy scheme Will take Only ABOUT
| $500. 900 the first wear.
The Pacifc-M Mail lobby got badly deteat-
| ed when the Farquhar subsidy I'll was de-
| feated. Tile measure would have gwen
/ the Pacific Mail S750.000 year for htteen
years That is more "a little more-than
per cent. wear on @l2,00O,0 600 III woulu
| have sent Pacifc-bIail stock up a great
many points if the Farquhar bin had pass
cd.
MIR. BLAIR's DILEMMA.
The wavcring position of Senator Blair
with regard 10 his acceptance OF the Cnl-
nese mission Is not due 50 m1ch 10 any
aversion to going to the Celestial Empire
As to the fear that he would be rejected by
the Emperor of China and requested 10
| amble back 10 the United states.
1t is stated here that on the
made the Chinese Envoy at Washing
! ton cablcd TO Pekin ut once the
Senator's record on the Chinese question:
! Mr.. Blair has been posing as a champion OF
| the American workingman and by ms
votes and in his speeches, he mas always
advocated the rigid exclusion OF the
! Chinese from our ports. In view o. thls
record it would seem that the New lamp
shire man will not be apt to receive any
welcome at the court of the Celestial ruler
He MAY BECOME MARTYR.
Mr.. Blair claims that he did not solicit
/ the appointment and that 10 was surprise
! to him when the nomination was sent III.
! He was ut the White House about week
| ago and the President intlmated that ne
| was going TO do something for him anu IN
| cidentally mentioned that the Chinese
mission was one OF the best THINGS 'm aC
was vacant. Mr.. Blair did not then say
ANYTHING about not going. When MI.
| Harrison was a senator he voted rlght
| along for the admission Of the Chinese,
and IN this differed from Brother bar.
| The talk around the Capitol is that Mr.
| Blair may probably accept, take O trip 70
| China, and If he Is rejected, as ne IL hKey
TO be, come back and pose rs martyr pe,
fore the laboring classes OF the Uniteu
| States.
Representative Browne returned this
| morning from his hasty trip to Accomac.
THE DFPuNCT FORCE BILL.
The stories sent out to the effect that
! final effort would be made 70 pass the
force bill in the Senate have put IT'S oppo-
nents on the watch, but really there does
not seem to be any danger now from TINS
thing, though Johnny Davenport tried
| hard to induce the Radicals not 70
give up as long as there was the
| slightest chance. He and some of
| the Senate Radicals labored earnestly with
| the Republican advocates Of the free
| coinage of silver 10 change front and let
! the party get together" but they are
| true TO the agreement entered into, ana
there are no indications at this writing
that they will JON the Radicals IN
| an attempt TO rescue the infamous
| force bill from the ditch into which
| il was plunged several weeks ago.
| The Democratic party owes an immense
| debt of gratitude to Mr.. German for his
| superb leadership in the memorable hgnt,
| and he is now attending the sessions or the
! Senate night and day to watch every point
and to prevent the Radicals during the
| closing moments from taking snap
| Judgment on the minority. The thing Will
|
| breathe easier.
THE EXPIRING HOURS.
| The indications are that both branches
| of Congress- will be in session through the
whole OF Tuesday night. 1t will be all the
| Senate and House can do to pass the ap-
propriation bills, but they will do this and
| thus prevent an extra session.
1t seems 70 be practically a settled fact
| that the usual vote of thanks will be
omitted in the House unless the majority
put through the resolutions. The Demo-
| cal presiding officer. 1t is customary for
| such resolution TO come from the NIL
nority.
PENSION FOR WIDOW PORTER.
Representative Boutelle, of Maine, tried
| to have considered in the House this after
noon by unanimous consent the bill to
pension Mrs. Porter, wife of the late Ad-
miral Porter, but Representative Bum. OF
North Carolina. objected, and the matter
| had to 90 over for some time, and then the
objection was withdrawn. 1t is proposed
| to pay Mrs. Porter $4,000 per year, which
| is $500 more than the pension that is being
| received by the widows of General Han
| cock, General Mcclellan. General Frank I.
| Blair, General Logan, and Others. Mrs.
| Sheridan gets g, 500 year, however.
Admiral Porter left large estate, but
all the same some OF the hepuDllcan con-
| gressmen want to add to her already hand
| some annual income. The principle Is
considered wrong by most of the congress
men, but yet they continue to vote these
large pensions to people who do not need
| them.
Mrs. Hancock and Mrs. Mcclellan are
comparatively poor and needy, and no one
| objected to the bills in their behalf.
The Porter bill was finally passed by.
| considerable majority.
| POSTMASTER,
s. Nixon has been appointed postmaster
| at Triangle, Lincoln county, n. c., U,c3 ID.
| Kincaid, resigned.