Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-11
FREE COINAGE BILL.
AucloUs PLAN DEVISED ~ THE op-
poNENTs FOR IT'S DEFEAT.
three "Bugaboo " Amendments TO ne Of
fersd-Probabie Action in the senate
cables from < c. 20 Virginia.
rrrom our REGULAR cOrrospOndcnt.l

fIfoM Cur hcfuldf toftefpOndcntl
v,suINeros. March 1o.--Althouch tho
,,poacuts Of the free coinage Of silver
go unable on Monday last TO prevent the
,lop.ion Of the rule fixing the time for
a., conuderation OF The Bland hill. they
t,rs hii upon plan which they believe
s,Il prevent the passage OF the measure In
A.. House. OF at least so weight II down
,-.,1 amouamepts that II cannot possibly
,.t.-.g tho ardent advocates of the propo-
,,,r that Is 60 be pushed by the fol-
i.,r.-a OF Mr.. Bland. II is learned
,1o8 authority that one of the
,-t..lver members % the House hos
h,s possession three amendments.
.-t..h he viii offer in that body ~ tine
,..D time. The first provides that tho
r.nenf o. pensions 10 ex-soldiers shall
g. made IN gold.
81 .rt.-. of Ohio. sent out a circular TO most
f,. posts Of the Grand Army OF the Re
,...r calling their attention TO the fact as
..-l br hlm that should the tree
a.e.oi-silver bill become a law the old
,...rs would be paid IN a deprecated
..-r.acv and asserting that the proposed
,.r., dollar under tho plan of Mr.. Bland
v.r'l not bc worth over seventy cents.
r.r...4 ABOUT TuE GRAND ARMY or REPUBLIC.
-- U.rfer has not. however. prepared
o.. maaimcut referred to above. 1t is
81. work ol ON eastern senator. according
t.t.. siatemeu, made here, and that sen-
,..- l.U, NOT care TO wait until the free
.e hll reaches the upper branch OF
res. hos idea being 70 have IL offered
an .ro House, where northern and western
uar~ o.. both parties are exceedingly
,r.ar ol OH questions affecting the ex-
TO scarf DzposrroRs.
I'd. second amendment is IN effect one
., ut.r.les that dcpOsitors IN savings
f... ..u demand payment of their &C
..... u gold u there ~ a free-cOinage-of-
s.r.r Iag. 10 held that more than 4,010,-
t rr.us IN the United States are
t...U0l, in savings banks. Their money
O., .r.l Oh tho large capitalists of the
c....r.. and 81 q treo-cOmage law we're
t..I tlo outi-silver men claim that the
rf. flu6crb.lts. and others would,
/. r..ue back tne money borrowed OF
-rfi dapositors through the vari-
d.. .fv.r,s-bInk institutions, be quite
D.. n.es them the deprecated dollars.
tmrl amendment provides that la
lr- man snail have the night TO demand
t.rNi- in gold.
~ IrtEED OUT.
OIL, mon who are 10 spring these amend
mat. ..v. bCcu keeping tbe matter very
,. lut DO leaked ont Wednesday that
q. .ui.-lry tr0m an eastern senator had
-.I pilgrimage 10 the House side OF she
t.l.Iull placed the amendments IL the
U ODD mu-siiyer representative.
rIt . understood also that II these
.-.aum.li. ial IN the Bouse they WILDE
o.I u tlt Senate, ana several more IN
0.tru.
u.. authority on the subject of
i..r..n. ri~.afIuu SAYS that be Is posi-
t.. f.. o. lls House passes q irce-coiuage
I.. v-I not D. snothered by the senate
committee. uu wall be reported to the
+ lfa. -l.l-h oi course under adverse
a. l committee.
rn.er-I,. TELEGRAPH CARLEs.
rr Ni.a .arod a resolution in The
t0-.r -lauting the right TO tho
"t.mr i. Fraucaise du Iaiegraphe de
I-.. h.H York 90 lay o submarine
c-ala telegraph on tine Atlantic coast
a. Oh. lu,i States Gt some eligible place
D tu. c.aa o.; South Carolina and al
t.u...l.- eligible place on the coast of
1a or uear Norfolk. and 20 use the
cables subject Co such regulations as Con-
uaF from time 10 time euact.
tentative O'Ferrall and bis family
v- DID H4risonburg today. Mrs. O'ter-
luI the children will remain at their
l Here. ana Colonel O'Ferrall willre-
i.r .1 Washington IN few days.
NEWPORT NEWS BUILDING.
70 understood that the House Com
p on Public Buildings and Grour ds
l- greed 10 report fnvorably the tlll
I ding for the erection of - government
3 ing 90 Newport News, Na.. not to1ex-
tf 10 cost Slj.dJJ.
.arsslntatiye Buchanan is back from
.Iltcr tfial. at Abingdon. after m ab-
..re. ol Ton days OF two weeks. He
81 k- highly OF thc Botetourt jury who
o. tle case.
t-oourrossman Goode. of Virginia.
Iai to-day before Che House Com
Itr on Naval Affairs in advocacy Of Dr.
l'- bin. providing for the purch aSe
81 .lr Grove tract of land on Eliza
Or. uvCr. opposite the GOspOrt navy
rrl. This purchase has been urgently
uueDded by the Navy Department.,
Of .s essentially needed by tine navy
g-,L
TCsTAL ArFAIcs.
Soil arvico from Berkeley 90 Norfolk,
g.. F he discontinued after March.
n-cias5 pOstHla5teTs were TODAY siTl-
20 tOllOwa IN Virginia. j. l.. taln-
.l. at Highland Springs; /. n. Wilner1s.
81. % n,ui; e. q. Fades. at PemDerton;
't'. N-t.i-''i.., az ''4"''"t-'f ~"" 81 -
O, Teat, al IhaxtOns.
INDIAN TRUST BONDS.
Ih0 United States Treasurer has pre-
p-.f settlement showing tGat he hol ds
B -- issued by the State of Virginia )e-
-l- to tine Indian trust fund amount
g. -. 60 $3.50. aud similar bonds belong
g.. rn tle United States on account OF
g.. ..r.s mOae 10 Indians amounting 20
t..lJ making o total of cl,G3J,92O.