The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-20

VINO WILL BE SPEAKER.
Crisp Prominently spoken OF as Mr. Reeds
Successor.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. 10 Special. J.
As the session draws 10 a close the subject of
the Spcakership comes uppernost IN the
minds of the Democrats, and most of them
are exchanging opinions as 10 the probable
outcome of the race. II Is generally conceded
that Crisp. If Georgia. has the inside track.
lis friends claim that If the one hundred and
twenty Democrats of the present House, who
have been reelected To the next. nincty-oue
are open and ardent supporters OF Crisp.
Speaker Reed. in spirited cOloquy with
Springer to-day. put himself on record as 10
the next Spelkcr,hip I'm resenung am impu-
tation of partisan unfaincss which Springer
had uttered. Reed replied that Springer would
never have AN opportunity 10 reply 10 a slInl-
lar attack from the chair meaning that
Springer would never be Speaker.
INGALLS, DESIGNATION.
Senator ingalls, to-day formally resigned the
position of President pro-lrn. Nearly all the
Democrats join inacc0rDiing the Kansas Scna-
tor HIGH praise for the fairness and lmpurtlul-
tv with which he has administered hi- office.
While it is admitted that be is rank partisan.
it is only fair to say he has never carrie
parti-an,hp into the chair When such
prominent Republicans as Edmund-. Evris
and lioar Joined i'm urging ingalls, to rulc arhi-
tramy that the Force bill might hc pass q hc
Indignantly refused, saying he occupied the
chair as % Senator, % representative OF all the
States, and not as a partisan.
HAMPTON AND Old POINT RAILROAD.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
to-day reuo q tayorably bin authorizing
the Secretary of War 10 grant permission
10 the Hampton and Old Point k'nl-
way Company. corporation chartered
bv Virginia. tp construct and operate
street railway over and upon the lands otthe
Government reservation at Fort Monroe upon
plans and conditions tO"be stipulated hr the
L. D HH ...H# D #I. H.HH|I q
shall cross Mil creek ON 70 bridge separate
and distinct FROM that owned hv the United
States. The rates of transportation shall not
exceed ten cent. for each passenger Tor one
continuous ride over the entire route. IL Is
further provided that the privileges granted
may Doe rcscmdei at any time by the Secretary
of War. Further, the road must be completed
within two years.
The report states that the object of the bill
is 20 eXtendtho time ef0rthecOnsuuctlon otthe
railway which is now under way. The work
was DELAYED by ambiguity in the original act, ,
which the Secretary Of War disapproyed.
TENNESSEE AND wEsT VIRGINIA.
The Census Office to-day announced the
population of Tennessee and West Virginia
as follows. Tennessee: White. l,3i2,Nl, COLI
orcd. $4,000. Indians 173. Chinese "a: Jap
ane-c. 10 Total. 1,7G7,5lS. West Virginia,
White. 729.sG2. c0l0red 33,J0S, Indians, 3;
Chinese, l6 Total, 7C2,79i
CAPITAL NOTES.
Virginia pensions: Ballad Preston, William
II. Smith. Gottloh Kcucher. John Christ,
james Dickens. David Burke. Thomas Cody,
Thomas MILAN. Patrick Dolan, William Nil
lnctou John Baird. James Sawyer, Robert
Hallahau. and John Stcinbrewer.
4 postoilice has been established az hvland,
Sussex county, Va, with Sally c. Wyatt as
pOstml~tre--.
The name of the postoffice at Hoover Hill,
Randolph county, n. c., has been changed to
Tulla's.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
to-day recommended that the House concur
iu fourteen of the fifteen amendments mad5
bv the Senate % the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bin and that it uon-concur i'm
the remaining one-that relating 10 the lla-
waiian cable project The House commit
Tee has already reported "a separate bill for the
Chartcrof this company.
The Democratic members Of the North
Carolina delegation in Congress met to-day
and resolved TO urge the election of Repre-
sentative McClmmmy. Of North Carolina TO
the clerkship Of the next House.
Mr. Kelly. of Kansas, introduced in the
House to-day bill 10 repeal that part of the
National Bank act that compels national
banks to purchase United States bonds.