Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05
WASHINGTON CITY.
UNCLE SAM CAN MUSTER AN AVAIL
ABLE ARMY OF 1873, 2e2.
The Forces of Virginia. west Virginia, and
North Csrolina--Aa Alliance LcEis-
Iative Committee.
iron Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, February s.--The Adiutant-
General Of tho army to-day transmitted to
Congress returns showing the militia
forces of all The States and Territories.
The organized militia for all the States
numbers l03.5Si. The number OF men in
the United States available for military
purposes (unorganized) il 7.57s,2G2. The
figures for North Carolina, Virginia, and
West Virginia are as follows:
North Carolina, One hundred and sixty
one commissioned officers. 30l Don-coin-
missioned officers, l29 musicians, and SS7
priyates. Aggregate. LAS. Number OF men
available for military purposes (unorgan-
izedl, 200.
Virginia Two hundred and twenty-five
commissioned officers, 567 non-commia-
stoned officers, 4S musicians. i.97l privetes.
Aggregate. 2,80s. Number of men ayaila-
bic for military purposes (unorganlzed)'
10000.
West Virginia: Ninety-two commission
ed officers. 100 non-commissioned oiheeIs'
&C musicians, $40 pTivates. Aggregate, 50.
No return ON number OF available men lot
military purposes.
ALLIANCE DELEGATES MET.
Presidents of most Of tho State farmer
alliance organizations are IN the clty,
having come on here to confer IN accord
ance with the resolutions passed 10 DocsLu-
Der nj the 0cala Convention. IL Is unGCSI-
stood that a legislative committee wiu DC
appointed 10 remain AZ Washington during
the first session of the next Congress.
THF TREASURY sEcEETARYsHIP
Although the law has been changed IN
regard to filling vacancies in the Cso'nel
il does not give the Fresloent o tn,it sI'o
enough 10 defer the appointment on % euc,
cessor To the late Secretary WINDOW unth
after the expiration % the present Con-
cress. He il bound 20 make the seioc-
tion between now and the I'd OF March.
lie will probably send the nomination 10
fbe Senate bv the end Of the present
month. Some of the Administration or
gans are sounding the note OF alarm thai
onless the new Secretary IS not IN favor vi
silver the Democrats and the iree-coi1aEo
NAV combine and beat tao cOnhrmauoh'
NOT LIKELY 10 HAPPEN.
This il not likely TO happen, however.
Senators as a rule usually concede 10 the
President the right to have whom he
nleases az his Cabinet advisers. Senators
Teller. Wolcott, Jones, and Stewert would
undoubtedly Join IN any movement 10 &C
feat the confirmation Of an anti-tree-coln-
age man but probably no moro al the he
publicans would oppose the President
COMPLEXION or THE NEXT SENATE.
In the next Congress the free-coinage
Republican senators will be strong enough
10 form very lively combination with the
Democrats and the -four western men named
are go bitter against Harrison that they
will Toe quite apt 10 make trouble tor him.
The present Republican majority IN
the Senate will be materially reduced.
Hill will take the place of Evarts, Villas OF
Spooner, and PETER Of Kansas VIII not 60
into the Republican caucus. Then there
is likely 10 be either q Democrat or an
anti Republican from Illinois, and Demo
crat or Independent will come from South
Dakota.
THE BOSTON PosTMAsTERsHIP.
The President will be compelled 70 APP
point a new postmaster for Boston before
the LIST of March. The mugwumps and
some of the Republicans favor the re-
appointment of General John III. Corse,
who was appointed by Cleveland. Bos-
ton people seem 20 think, however
that the President can't afford to
keep Democrat IN so important an
office. for Cleveland made big mistake IN
keeping Pierson as postmaster OF New
York. II probably cost him thousands OF
votes in New York city and lost the presl-
dency to the party. The Boston. case IS
therefore ATTRACTING a great deal OF atten-
ton here at present.