The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-09
THE THIRST FOR OFFICE.
an SORTS or PEOPLE SEEKING III
SORTS or OFFICES.
Very Few BILLS OF Importance Likely TO
be Passed by the Present Session.
Washington Notes.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. Z, 1898. J

" AhuANN4oN. OtSs q A"'"'
A gloomy, murly morning greeted the
Solons who climbed the Capitol hill this
morning. and when Speaker Crisp called
the House to order not more than seven
ty-nve congressman were on the floor.
The committee rooms are now all in
daily use and many Of the members are
found there during the morning, unless
some special measure attracts them TO
thc House. The short sessions, as q rule.
are not marked by any particular en-
t.usiasm, and this one will, in all like
mool. prove no exception. Few private
bills viii be introduced. as the members
re, uze the fact that IL is almost inn
f.. bile now to get the unanimous con-
sent TO- take up a special matter, and 10
l., bills in the hands of a committee, or
..u ON the calendar. now means that
March atm will find them Enacted on.
SD public bills of any particular inn
l..Huce are likely 10 be considered,
aside from the Appropriation bill. per
hans am immigration measure, and pos
sUy Mr. Rayners bill for d national
Qafiantine.
40 noon Speaker Crisp called the House
O. order. and the blind chaplain, Or.
Nburn. offered the usual morning pc
uuon The first business was the bill
t3 increase the engineer corps of the
navy. adding about twenty-One officers
90 the present list. IT had come over
from the previous day on a hlibuster
motion Of Judge Holman who of course,
objected 10 the bill. lie was how
ever. outvoted and the bill passed its
third reading.
ON bin called up by the Committee
ON Military Affairs Colonel "Buck" Kill
gore. of Texas. the terror to private pen
sion bills, raised point Of order and
read in support of his position from the
rules, quoting a ruling Of Speaker Reed
in the Fifty-frst Congress. The Speaker
ruled that the point Of the Texas con-
gressman was well taken, and the bill
went over. The Printing bill was then
called up. and it's one hundred and two
sections are now being separately dis
cussed.
The Senate held n very short and un-
interesting session. passing a bill to build
"a bridge over the Mississippi river above
New Orleans. A short executive session
was held. and the body adjourned until
Monday next.
General samuel T. Busey, the Demo
cratic Congressman from the tlIteenth
district Of Illinois. and the man who de-
fested the notorious Joe Cannon two
Years aeo and who this year was in
turn defeated 10y Cannon, IS being men,
toned as the possible appointee under
the next administration as Commissioner
of Pensions.
General John G.. Black, of Illinois, who
WAS Commissioner under the former
Democratic administration, was elected
TO the Ffy-third Congress this year.
and as the present Commissioned kaum'
t. also from that State, the sentiment
seems 90 Doc that General Busey may pe
selected L asked General Busey ABOUT
90
were ureing him to- become a candidate,
and spoke as if he would accede 70 ther
Wishes lie showed me number or eN-
tracts from the Illinois papers, all pro-
claiming his eminent htnesS Ior Ihe
place. General Busey Was born In IN
diana i'm lNl. and moved 10 his present
home i'm Illinois that spring. lie was an
officer in the SeVenty-sXth limos Ttai-
meut and has often been honored Dy MS
people iu local matters.
Colonel O'Fcrran was at the Capllol
carIv this morning, and was gong
through q mail that would do credlt 10
the weekly transportation or many OF
tine star routes When / commented on
tle size of the daily budget ne stld.
af, receiving over one hundred letters
.r ds, aud a. is absolutely matter
df physical impossibihty for me 10 repN
tb.rn III were to devote the necessary
.f--. to the answering of these letters
cor1d not spend an hour either IN my
c.mmittee-room or on the iloor OF 'nc
House. ] would be glad for my lilehuS
in the state 10 know that II IS lot "c1"'l
need of time and not lack OF interest
r.t comnels me to seemingly neglect
colonel OFerrau to-day. in behalf OF
Mr. Meredith who is still very jill, IN
troduccd bin for the releI OF MtS'
Mary Ann Randolph Nusus Lee, 'i ti'o
f.v county. Mrs Lee is an aunt or lne
i.tc General w VI. +. Lee, and her cialm
is for wood and timber cut ana laNo"
from her lands during the war
Tbc thirst for Office seems to be rather
% craze at this time; It is at least gro"
ine general enough % become q I0'l' "'N
a.. one of the Virginia deleeaton sdIu 10
a.. "NTen are making applications lot
otpces which they know nothing about,
,,a ,vould not retain three monlhS IL
tbev could be appointed immedlalely'
very interesting incident whlch Is
eunlicablc occurred here lew u"S7 "7''
Two addressed ladies, attired IN mourn
a. and herring evidence of having come
frou, that gentle type of Virginia woman
hood which nourished protuselY III Nio
ante ballum days, but whose al pea'1il00
sadly betrayed the fact That IN lhe my
FERROUS turning Of fortunes wheel lhey
nd drawn blanks, appeared before
rronincnt congressman from our ot"to'
Tbev were accompanied by a bright-iook-
inc lad of thirteen years whose neat at
fire. from hat TO shoes suggested q sac
riace of their limited means 70 II axe MN MN
attractivc-looking. The ladies Desoeaht
tre member 10 have the boy made
rooa I'M IN. House. and m0desuy SPOKE OF
a. ancestry for their nephew, whose
taianted men had graced the bench anu
lar of Virginia and rendered service 10
tbis nation IN her councils. In VAN ulu
tr. commemorative assure them thdt lhe
rages had an been appointed al tnr or
Toer session They were certain tli@l
rorebov or some way the thlng coulu DC
fvod and when the congressman sus-
p.sted the better plan Of putting the iau
g. an office. or allowing him to learn
trade they replied that Senator arthur
p German had once been d page ana
they would compromise for such iu-
turs for their charge. After eNhau7tl"s
every resource the gentleman promised 10
do what he could at the next session
and with request that he get an extra
session called early IN the spring the
ladies left
Captain II. H. Downing. Of Warren
county, an cX-member OF the Virginia
LEGISLATURE. and Mr.. Richard +. Byrd,
OF Winchester. the law partner OF state
Senator Tom Harrison, are both here
II is said that each is a candidate for the
Office Of United States District Attorney
l0r the western district Of Virginia.
Ar Turner A. Smoot Of Luray, is n