The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-12

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ny ted 20 attend and r'r sFe t'
From this end Of tie line the spea s.
.r- have for some r.as0u backed Out
/ 70 prasentatve- Grrsveuor, Of ONO DALI y
/ OF Pcunsglrania. and McComas of Maryland;
loecptcd invitations 10 Dee present. Int an
+ ..ree of them made excuses Gr1svenur be-.
e,d Oh ,aviu. he was iil McComas pleaded
/ business. and Dlz u said his speech ot yes
+ to-day had exhausted him Finally Mchin-
/ lev lad to tll back on Supt Porter of tie
Census BWGu ie delights n advertising
himself He i- vain en0usl 90 imagine him
self an orator and always jumps 80 chance
/ to make 90 IS eech SO doubt Mckinley Will
get gopl send Oh from Ohio kepu ili ans
bat thc HelU hcans iu Congress do not seem
inclined to boost him.
-ILyfH LEGISLATION.
The outlook Decentralization is undoubt-
edlv di-ccumging IL Is evident that the Coin
AGE Comm ttee do not intend that the '1ll
snail Doe reported I'm time for action. Repre-
sentative Walker. OF Mass chusetfs who Is
leading the opposition 10 silver. when asket
to-day when the bin would ber ported repli q
with hnkne-s "lf can have my way. not
before the second of March,
Wont that bee too late for actiOn;'
"I would 20 De- surprised he answered,
hut that would be good for the country
There are suggestions Ol compromises. but
IL does not look as II any WILL be
acceptable. The President has become
po..tivelv aggressive on this subject To
nearly every Republican member OF Congress
who calls upon him he brooches the silver
question. and invariably. with considerable
heat and emphls's declares that he VIII not
approve any bill relating 10 coinage, no
matter what may be its provisions.
UvFAvonABLY REPoRrED.
The Senate Committee on Claims to-day
passed uufayoml Is On the House bill 10 re-
fund about 5000 dues collected from the
North q rman Lloyd Steamship Company for
a new shaft shipped from bremen 10 replace
the broken shaft of their steamer. TINS ac-
Representatives and friends of the measure
which recently passed the House unanimously
a. unfriendlvaud ungenerous towards the sub
iects of q friendly nation. that through the
vicissituie- of "a sea voyage find tner vessel
practically stranded. without shaft OF rnddef.
on foreign shore. 4 strong ohCrt VIII he
made t0 secure reconsideration ot tins acton
aud q favorable report on the I'll by the COM
mttee.
BLAINE DENIES THE LETTER.
Secretary Blaine this afternoon positively
denied the unth of the statement tele
eraphed from Carada 10 the e1ect that Dee
lal written 90 l.tterto Hon. Nlued lauller.
saving hc would negotiate for reciprocity
only with the Liberal party, OF which Laurier
is leader. Mr. Blaine said 1T Is without the
slighte-t uulatlu. hve written No su Ia
letter. Indeed. have not written a letter 20
anyone in Canada since / became Secretary
of State two years ago. and further than that
/ lave written u1 letter ON the subject OF
reciprocity with Canada beyond the note TO
Mr.. Baker"
PENSION COMMISSIONER BAUM.
Pension Commissioner Raum apparently
cOn,turs thc wnitewashing report made 10y
the Republican majority of the House lnves-
iigating committee as an approval of ms al
ministalion and as license 20 20 ahead IN
the course for which he was arrugned. He
has issued an order prohibiting the
publication of the post0ilice addresses
m list of pension cases supplied TO the
press This action is plainly in the interest
of pension attorneys Without the pOstOiilce
less. For instance in Virginia there may be
twenty pension claimants of the same
name. When the newspapers pub
Esh daily fun list Of the cases
passed upon. giving the name and resi-
lcuce of each, claimants can and do oO-
tain tine Information desired from the press;
With the locality or postottice omitted
the claimants are left in doubt.
The significance Of this order lies
in the ct that il was made at the instigati1n
of Washington pension attorneys. A year on
so ago. a.ter the Harrison administration had
leen estn llshcd, the same order was issued.
In provoked such condemnation that II had
to be resciulod When the pension claimant
il denied information of the daily action OF the
Bureau through the press, he Is forced 20 en-
ploy an attorney IN order TO keep advised as
to his case.
RAUM PECUNIARIIY INTERESTED.
II is no secret that when Raum was appoint
ed Commissioner he was connected with one
of the largest pension firms IN Washington.
After be became Commissioner his office WAS
so plainly conducted in the interest of the
firm that even Reeds House of Representa-
tiyes could not refuse an investigation
The inquiry developed al that had been
ALLEGED against Raum. The evidence was
So conclusive that a staunch Republican au-
thoriZed tine New York Tribune and Philadel-
phia Press condemn Raum and demanded his
removal. But ID. spite all this. the RepuDh-
cans of the committee whltewashed him, and
now Raum feels authorized 10 60 ahead and
make all that Is IL sight for himself and for
his party.
SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATOR VESTS BILL.
Mr.. Hates. for the Committee of Agricul-
ture. reported 10 the House to-day with re-
commondatiOn that il pass "A substitute for
Senator Vests lii 10 provide flr the inspec-
tion Of live cattle. sheep and swine, and eir
carcasses and products intended for interstate
commerce or export to foreign countries. The
substitute embraces the provisions Of Senator
Vests bill. providing for the inspection of
cattle intended for export, and the meat of all
cattle intended for export. The substitute
prOvides further for q careful post mOrtem
examination Of cattle, sheep and swine
slaughtered AZ slaughter-houses canning and
packing establishments. the carcasses OF
which are TO be transported 10 any other
State.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The House Committee on Public Buildings
to-day ordered a favorable report on the bill
apprOpriating $4,000 for the erection of a
public building at Annapolis, Nd
Alr. CutcheOn from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs. reported favorably to the House
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