Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-13
WASHINGTON CITY.
Aess REDUCTION or THE FEES IN
The PENSION GASES.
a.. New Force hin introduced by Senator
ouay-The silver Pooi-Represen-
tatIve stones Speech.
,v.or Our Regular cOrre,ponden.l

w,suNoroS, ID. G., January i2.-The
so,s,e Committee on Appropriations have
God to the amendment placed on the
.'e,.iop appropriation bill by Mr.. Dockery,
- Missouri, reducing the fees in
,nc-sased cases from $40 20 g., and
- also added an item to the
,"...o-e culling the fees under the
r.oer.l disability act 10 s. or areduction
'f;.st one bali. This is terrible whack
-, 10 " mansion sharks" here in Washing
80 Int under the FIRST item It will save
saoid soldiers a million dollars a year
3D. thev now pay 20 the claim agents.
wrNr FOR THE FORCE BILL.
- S,one. Of Missouri, to-day made a
,..s,cech in the House, ostensibly on the
- snnropriation bill, but he switched
- srd hIt the force bill some terrible
- He struck from the shoulder, too,
l,,aid his respects 10 Hartford Conven-
".n" Lodge. the author of the infamous
f Nh. Stone brought out the point that
,.. ,ften been made in this correspond
noe that George Cabot, one OF Lodges
.rl.-tors. was an arbitrator IN the Hart
f-d Convention. Mr. stone Is hehtucK-
, tv birth. but his grandparents went
tortpckv from Culpeper county, Va.
Al. St,De will not be in the next House,
I'm. declined a denomination last sum-
- t1ov-b he was assured he could get
e.. n.niuation. lie Is now rounding out
Us third term.
WHAT Is QUAY ZIP TOP
c.-s.or QUAY introduced o new force bill
a.. tbo senate to-day. IL is red-hot ball
,,,uss up giving the President the
-, suspend the writ of hdbedS corpus
III Z, call out the army and
- whenever he sees fit. Hoar's In
-. bin isn't circumstance
,'....-pl with Qu8ys. Strange to say, the
y.5'.,,, are finding much fault With Mats
--..t move. They insist that he has
i.-.YrLt forward this drastic measure TO
i, flr b.l that is now pending, and
@.'l.Iss, he will be- attacked on this line
ly -ln.e Of the Radical newspapers.
tNJoYTNG TIE PUN.
Thai statesmen are enjoying very much
.,-t,,r winch appeared yesterday III the
,rI,, H.r1d of Washington. 10 repre-
- Tp... I..,bie IlOar rs having been
hooked fiat with q silver brick, and Sena-
.,t.r No!cott j. placed IN the attitude OF
,,.r thrown the brick. Peeplng over
. an. lar. seen the heads Of the seven
@t,r Rauubhcan, who helped to ditch the
go nh and they are all smiling as If
r... eriuyed keeniy the sprawlng of the
Nl,,a hu,ctts man.
r1scHARGED TIE COMMITTEE.
U.ss Reeds associates on the House
Committee ON Rules declined to report the
I.k,rr amendment TO investigate the
charges made in the ST. LOUIS Globe Demo
..trst certain Senators and Representa-
,-r.s we've engaged in scheme to corner
..y.f about the time the bill passed last
.'.l.n So Mr. Dockery made move to-
l.tlat outcencrallod Reed. The House
discharged The committee and decided to
,-l.r8u Investigation.
p0SINAsTERs.
Pus'ma-'.rs for Virginia; q. I. James.
Iuaer. Acc0mac county, Ulce j. l.. 1roNer,
T. turt
North Carolina: s. NJ Panky, Bragg,
Richmond county, rice j. A. Deaton. re-
,-.u.d. Y. j. Neal. Vaughan. Warren coun-
tr.rr.J. f. Vaughan. deceased.