The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-09
Willy ELKINS WORK.
,,,,yr,slrrrrn or DrcrfNArIoN.
~. Admirers say They WIN Nominate Him
s...,or Daniei's Bills Reported.
Congressional Proceedings

,r...,~oro>. D. c.. Ieb. S.-lSpecial. D.
-r,. r,...e mon are recovering from the dis
,..,..,tmest they felt upon first reading tho
r.,..-.f the.r .a,orte declining TO permit tho
-...ofl... name ia the presidential race. At
-. clio. wero staggered and apparently
,t.r.tt that thoir iatorlte would havo to bo
...o8o.cl. uut now they joyously assert
sat thev viii nominate Blaine anyhow and
nstlc cannot refuse Co ruu.
Senator WasAhuIne perhaps represents tAe
IIs.rn sertmclt about as thoroughly As tuy
,ftermau. ln talking of the letter To-Day
.e .a.l vitl t2ttaton that nowhere "o's
.te.rfliu a I'D. .|aralon that Blame VIA .l't
r.asf nominated. Mr. WashOurne says tla1
1885, even after the publication oi 1lo
..rar.e letter "a majority of t-e htpNo'tS"u
convention was for Blaine. He preaiceS e"a5
ra trends of Blaine viii eo rsAt "ne"S
working tor him aud thu, they Wr' co",Iol
g.. Nnneauolis convention tait uA4e's MI.
r..ra .hal supplement l.s present letter
W.. another positively sd. .tnug lAAt "-Nol
r. c.rcumsAuces will De accept the h0HiiU"-
... la viii be nominated. Acd Senator
Na.llurne believes t-at if nominated he VIII
r1a.
oYrIcg-HotuEEs rrhfLANI.
Tie administration people are eXuItsnt.
Tie. maintain tsat bla.nes Withdrawn ls
f1. and that 70 means the renomihatIon OF
r.rr.eon. This isthc general opinion OF puh-
r. men ~ both partles. Neither Harrison
,r IIaire WILL discuss the matter for pnOilca-
en-. .n1 tIe methods employed 90 bring out
tfs letter at this time are kept secret. But
.-afs ul doubt that tie schemiug tkns
'-0rrtt ~ about. That IS what he was ap-
...rt.I 90 tie Cabinet for. IL was deemed OF
...rf fr.n.f. lrrr
B..ra f. publicly declare himself n1W. Tho
PRESIDENT lui bis friends felt that the longer
T...r. .afcsined silent the more Clucult u
r... fr Hsrris0uft0 obtain q reuOIninatiOn.
Ih..e is reason 20 believe that Blaine has not
rsla any agreement with Harrison that he
I.sn.t consented o. even raise his hand -
influence hs friends t. support Harrison.
However. Harrison undoubtedly gets the
rs .rlct of Blaine retirement.
DANIEL BILLS RECOMMENDED.
Tie Senate Committee on Public Buildings
Grounds to-day reported layorabiy Mr.
Daniels bill % appropriate 7l3,O0J Tor q pub
r Oulding 10 Fortress Monroe.
HE same committee reported lavOrably
3d. Daniels bin for the erection ol q public
building at Bedford City with an amendment
i.i ing the appropriation from coOUOO 10
-ll0. A report from the Postofice Depart
fant shows that the gross postal receipts OF
-,-f.Z1. Tho net postal receipts We're Ia
ln 1881. t2,2ll.sl. Ia 1891, S3,Sf.l4 In 1881
there we're two employees and now there are
three IL Is estimated that ground suitable for
site can be purchased at from So0O 10 @l,JOJ
for aa eighth of an acre
Senator Daniel to-day offered a resolution
calling upon the Secretary OF the Treasury
for detailed statement OF all accounts be-
tween tho State of Virginia and the United
States He wants a complete showing. con-
tain ng every TEN of Indebtedness claimed.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Mt Buchanan to-day introduced a bill to
pension Mary a. Lawson. of Scott county.
Representative Lawson. of Virginia. was in
q d. seat to-day. lie shows the suffering he
i.s gone through. but is steadily recovering
The President sent 10 the Senate to-day
the nominations OF Edward G. fuen TO be
Commissioner of Navigation. vice William VI.
Rates. resigned John f.. kendrck. of Rhode
Island o. be marshal of the United States for
tie district of Rhode Island.
Colonel Richard j. Bright. Of Indiana has
been appointed sergeant-at-arms of the
National Democratic Convention, and j. A.
Canda of New York. has been appointed
agent Of the national committee.
The Senate.
There was considerable curiosity on the
floor of the Senate when the proceedings
Ihu. German and 3rice would be on hand
exchanging views with their Democratic asso-
ciates on the all absorbing topic. the Blaine
letter. Chairman Brice was the sole repre-
sentative of the trio present He sat IN
silence alongside of Alr. Faulkner OF West
Virginia and occupied himself with his mail
Senator Carlisle. who obtained an indefinite
leave of absence TWO weeks ago was back IN
DDS seat. Senator CullOm was early IN attend
GuCe ln the front seat SO long occupied by
John s. Logan and between himself and Re
publican senators many whispered cOllOqules
we're held. Senator Sherman had several llt-
tie groups gathered around him during the
morning. Seuator Cullom walked over 10
the Democratic side. and was the recipient ot
much g0od-notured attention. Mr. Butler.
ot South Carolina. remarked shake hands
Old round, CullOm. lll not be q candidate
against YOU" Mr.. Coke. of Texas remarked
that he would rather vote for CullOm than
ANY man he knew. Dir. Cockrel. of Mis-
souri, laughngly held the Illinois Senator IN
conversation Tor time. and Dir. Morgan, OF
Aab8ma and others JOined III.
Petitions were presented by Mr. CullOm of
Illinois. Mr. Blackburn of Kentucky and
Alr lutler Of South Carolina. IN favor OF the
lassage OF the bill prohibiting dealings IN
ouuous. The Senate took up and passed
il. reported favorably from the Committee
Cl Commerce repeating section 44sS and 44SJ
steamers. so far as those sections applied TO
steamers exclusively plying on lakes. bays
alI sounds Mr. Jones Of Arkansas, intro
duced a bill for the relief OF the heirs of the
late Albert Pike the distinguished Mason.
yIRGNIA's DmEorTAx.
Mr. Daniel. of Virginia. who had secured
reconsideration of the bill previously passed by
tie Senate directing the Secretary of the
treasury to pay over % the State of West ir-
Q.u.a It's proportion OF the direct tax refund
offered "a resolution requesting the Secretary
Oi the Treasury 10 restate the accounts of the
State If Virginia reported December IT, 1880
fom the original entries on the books OF the
Treasury and TO consider such evidences of
advances and payments as may bc offered
ir0m the time of the original entries on the
books of the State ot Virginia. In this state
c accounts the Secretary Of the Treasury WAS
resle.ted 10 cause "a statement 10 be made
showing how the accounts between the nlted
States and Virginia would stand, providing
thlt the fuuds turned over by the United
states 20 the Wheeling w. Va. Treasurer on
account of distribution of public land funds
an1 o. the State Of West Virginia on account
0i wsr eXpenditu es aud other funds were cnl-
euaIed as Offsets of Virginia 10 the bonds OF
il.t State held by the United States. Mr.
Ialle| made an explanation Of the resolution
a-i submitted correspondence, which he
asked shOuld be inserted IN the Record. lie
ie'ersd 10 paper lost while Nirgiuia's claims
We're ID the hands Of ex-senator Johnson. of
'Hsna and SAID tue amount OF tl50OOO