Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-30
WASHINGTON CITY.
eseuel LEAN SENATORS OPPOSED TO
The FORCE GILL.
m. Measure Regarded Defunct-Chica-
60. Conservatism on the Biii-A Re
snit Of ITS Defeat in Virginia.
,l,ro,n orr Rnrulsr corrosponaeaLl


WASHINGTON. January 29.--lt is under.
,,,,l that this morning Senator SAWYER,
Wisconsin. and Senator Stockbridge, Of
,r,b,ran, informed the Republican Caucus
.,ri,,oe Of tho Senate that they would
..,ara.n vote 20 take up the force bill for
.tsr.ssan that the bill had already caused
... GREAT a waste Of time. They think
..t.he pressing business legislation be-
... Congress should have the right OF
f-.r, now until the end Of the session.
also claimed that two or three
. E.puuh cau senators are talking
ID. same strain, and when Mir
..... returns. The order 81 bust
.a- tlc remainder of the ses-
e.U re more thoroughly mapped
few Of the Radicals still cling
trrIurg hope that another effort will
-.T. o. rescue tBc infamous bill, but
.. General talk here IN both parties Is
..tt.e measure is dead and that no
e.g can uuw rCsurreCt II.
runoCR AND CocGBEIL.
-.-s.ar Barbour seems to take tins view
... >.uar.n. although a week ago he
... entirely sauEulue. Senator Cock
. Missouri, who rs most careful
..r. .l matters OF legislation. SAYS that
-.a-5, 'H. bill as dead beyond any
risu1' now thought that even
... ... make another motion 10 con-
.. uI. tie has heard some rum
.. '-.m his own State. and Plumb Of
- s, uulnrstood 20 be opposed to
..v moro tine IN trying TO pass "a
- .tat BIAS been rouudly denounced
.. .wcr branch of the Kansas LeglSla-
WINDY CITY REJOICING.
Sam. Chicago people who are in The city
t....r. a.tlouCt the state legis atuTes
-I 'o ihe Worlds Fair created a
,-.,Harsulc among the citizens of Chi
@ I..y rrIoic,d greatly when the
.. decided on Monday 20 sde-traCk
...e u.L.
trHoIu0Sy'ENT BILL PASSED.
r.. Senate passed the apportionment
...tg without amendment. but the
RATS opposed the measure because
Zig au's amendment TO do justice TO
..,.-.ta Nv York, Missouri, and Ar
.... wa- not accepted. On the whole,
....,.r 'as bill Is about Gs far as any
- -.a' could have been expected of
It.t..sns.
AZ ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.
Colonel n. c. Parsons Of Natural Bridge,
3. ,nslt gave supper to the south
. .... lean congressman and Others
10 section. Ii was rather an en-
.I.. -..al AFFAIR. Colonel Parsons is a
... COPS .dtrAble influence, and he has
r...... Intense opponent of doing any
..... political legislation that would
-.. , -.ari the development of the
-.N Being q Republican he has
... ra, right to speak plainly to Re
..ar- regarding questions affecting
BOOMING.
",.T states Marshal Watts, of Taze-
...r.s, Va, who arrived here several
..... ... came 90 the city in connection
r..r.. lard company which he, eX-Scu-
..- - hone, Senator Plumb, and others
t... .-.rIl,i II is understood that they
control about $1,000 acres of mineral
.-. .l 'ac counties Of lazewell and Pu-
.-. one. Watts insists that his portion
.. ... state viii soon De an greater BOOM
r. t.l' outside capital viii find profit
.y.s.meut there.
...-. lrc also some people here % or
...4 company 10 develop marble-mines
.....- county Iney have exhibited fine
r n,us ut black AMI red marble and
'.ut the deposits are lncXhaust!ble.
GRATIFYING RESULT.
BISCUIT. gratifying to hear the constant
.. ..r. about the mineral possibilities
Virginia. and "a, soon as this Congress
....E us known there Il to be no force
r
..- u.. lp greater than ever. 1t IL a
-.r. 30 m0u,ved men in Congress are
r...- The closest Inquiries about the de-
Fu.rr of mineral properties in the
s... They have the idea, and the proper
.. that big money is 90 be made IN the
ig- hr investing in Virginia enterprises.
Senator Cameron has gone 10 Old Point
.- ..w day, 10 take much-noeded
.n.r. the well-kuown Yirginians at
J- the city Is State-Senator Jordan,
G. Halifax county.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
The House has been more than three
rr- 100 the Military Academy bill, but the
l lcaus have bcen responsible for the
.. Kelley, of Kansas, to-day prolonged
t.l-.u,siun by bringing in "outrages,"
s.a.w4s badly squelchod By the Demo-
".H Williams. an Ohio Radical, also
i..,. pa. and in hisTough style OF debate
.I i.. oppression, the history was
"- Cannon protested against tie politi-
l. debate and reminded the Republicans
rs...- rarity bad been whipped at the
.-....c,9. horse, foot, and Dragon. and
.. ... ..uutry would like for Congress
...,.rl t9 business
...,.Isa defeated Rad cal, and was re-
'.IyI .f Oh, fact this afternoon in the
.... tr Nh Lnloe, who rubbed II m, and
n..Hf.at the people Of kelley's district
.- '.iu.s.-d him.
TuE CHICEAHosnNY.
I'D. engineer corps have reported TO
Congress that the Chickahominv river
'a Holly Landing 20 Long Bridge Va,
... v.rthyoi improvement. Assistant
'..'-r White. who made the eXamlna-
. state. lu hrs report that an attempt
... '.a. .t Co traverse the river in a small
-ea.a-. bot 10 was found to be so OBJ
a.',I by logs that II was impossible TO
f| although the water was three feet
. IFS ordinary summer level. Mr..
'a saws that the proposed improve
@ would not benefit commerce.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
tHur'rr.tood that movement Is on
.'h., among southern Republicans to
I'., before Congress a bill this session 10
..'.. Industrial schools, lnasmuch as
'r BLAIR n.l has been rejected. The mat
81, -as lot taken definite shape, however.
FusIMAsTERs.
l.-'was.,rs for North Carolina: r.
Weaver, ka,1us, Nash county, nee w. X.
4R. resigned; G.. II. Finch, Steedsyille,
'---s county, riot W. ii. Stewart, resigned.
The FREE COINAGE OF SILVER.
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