Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-03
Washington Aftermath.

Secretary Blaine has 80 far recovered
rom his recent illness rs TO have been
back 40 his desk az the State department to-day.
This i@ the lrst time I'm nearly three weeks that
le has been 90 the department.
n ls probable that there vi DO no formal re-
ply % Lord Salsburys note Of the 26th Of
March on The Boring Soa matter. 10 d. the gon-
crab understanding that this government will
c,pt the proposition in that note which PFC
V..le- for q suspension Of pelagic sealing, with
iruvIs'uns loy Indcmnlties.
There is reason 90 believe that the House may
yr' nud Itself iu position of embarrassment
Ir nn the silver question Ono 81 the strongest
advocates of tho silver hill said to-day that the
-I.trr men had about decided upon the course
fley would pursue. That course IL ono OF Oh
afr4cfiOu To- an legislation except tariff mes
-4re-. until their favorite measure Is given the
right % way. lie did not criticise speaker
Gasp iu ms action, but he said that whom the
lI0u-e adjourned on the famous "silver Thurs
dow 10 adjourned under mi-apprehenAion.
Itero wore eighty men who would unite 10 pre-
vent any legislation by tho House, he said.
Asked whether distractions would DO made to
fpr. prafion bills. he replied: BLESS the ar-
.UVratiuusi Nothing but the tarln until we Sc
ol.o faIr confederation Oi the silver measure
Die iId nor, however, use tho word I" bless."
ST.. Batch, from the House Committee on Az
r.lliurc. today reported a bill AZ a substitute
f.r the various measures before the committee
defining futures and options and imposing
fterial taxes on dealers therein. 10 /. a yolu-
U. nous document, but the main difference be-
I"NH. lt lN4 tle hn-ubufu tiL - inc lucAuhOu
iu The present measure of cotton aud hops
among the articles which may not be dealt in
flr ugh futures and options.
lte report of the House Committee on Flee
f.f- iu toe Caf . OF Noyes agninst Rockwell, from
ur Iwruy-eighth New York District, was sub
l .tioi to the House this afternoon by Mr. OFer-
.l.. ui virginia, chairman Of the committee
Ite majority report takes up and discusses at
ffrat length tho question as 20 whether Rock
we'll iad priu,G face case, which entitled him
o.. fle seat IN the first Instance, and decides
uat he Was never entitled 10 the GER
cool. ate ln the nrst instance or 10 the
tn.t and that neither should have been given
m. Tho committee also throws out the claim OF
I0.kWeu that he gained votes on the recount
I.r report further shows that the certificate en-
r..uf o.. kwell 20 his seat was given him ile-
rt.Iy and should never have been Issued. The
minority report which Is being prepared by Mr..
'Ih. 0f Alahams, will make an extensive re-
v.tu 0i tho evidence and lawe bearing on tho
.l-e. and Viii say 10 seems 10 the minority that
l..kWeu has q prnd.faoie case, at least.
J. Gays tnst the evidence may raise n suspicion
I WfluE-dOing, but does not establish II.
10 tle circumstances In regard 90 the Doyle
ballots lU Republican psst,rs containing con-
t.tanfs nAmel went no further than 70 raise
.sf.clon, they should not be excluded. "but
rr believe theso circumstances do 80 further
t.i That they should 10 excluded nom the
..ft' IL they are 20 be excluded the contestee
N.a.kHe.Q - entitled O. the seat.