The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-20
ADVOCATING MR.TUCKER
yIRGINTf CONGRESSMEN VISIT Mr..
CLETELAND IN MS BEHALF.
Why Colonel o'rerrali Did Not Attend the
Meeting Work of the Interstate
Commerce Committee.
TINES BUREAu. RAPLEY BUILDING,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. 1898.

After "a SdhbAtn OF quiet anu AtAt anu
with the knowledge that after three
more days they can go OF somewhere to
catch once more glimpse OF sunshine.
.esrly all OF the congressman in the city
u,re at the Capitol this morning. There
vss no apparent air OF interest, as most
Of the members do not expect any legis-
,.aon OF importance before the holiday
-.,ess The various delegations. however,
,lwed more of a disposition to flock
~rethcr. and Il was not much Of
...sser who did not anticipate that the
.t for conversation was found alone in
-. ,.gsino Book" and that their time
s heing occupied iu fixing up lndoIse-
,..nts for their local aspirants lot VllcS.
f-,r during the short stay al none '@ei,
Congressman win Doe asked thousuiu
times inst how his delegation stanas l0l
Mr.. Cabinet Portfolio or MI Fouei"'
Office job c,r-
,..to,,e air of having taken decided move,
and n was not long before history va
.l,.ir recent political efforts was gwen me-
Lost week the entire delegation "Ss.""
lied. with the exception ot Ooiol''' ,
r,u. and decided. I'm consohan'e WIN '.i'
Inv resolutions being adopted IN NaIl-
80 ~ the state. TO communicate
. pr.eidout-clect Cleveland the TACT lhd'
,.l,,iri,,s representatives Woulu pe
'.e.5 at the appointment of Hon. D.
r.,5.inh Tucker as Attorney -1ehei"i'
...ere George ID. Wise ana w. a. ""il'9
,..re selected 10 convey the lhioI Iinati4n
o.. Nr Cleveland, and IN Response ~ ~ 'lgI'
...-or, asking II they could De hedIu,
4 Cleveland wired. "les. at No. IL
....rret street," Accordingly, they, on
.-,7.. were ushcred into the private
- The President-elect I'm his home
81. Eew York ,,..
v~ Wise. as spokesman or the oeie5"-
..o told Mr Cleveland of their acuoh
..1 remarked that while they dld nor ue-
.. 10 ur.a an appointment OF one oI ms
t1 f.r1Uv al this time. they consii-
1 tr.+ ro impropriety would atiach 10
..- Informing him as 10 the sentiment
.+.rtainel by their people on the suoJr.|
rs. also cxrlaincd that the absence OF the
.....~e.rlent of Colonel OFerraH mas
i...a solely upon the fact thar ne had lh-
l.rsei SIR John Goode for the Sohe'l"'-
e..ar.lehip. and considered that mas
,-..b as rfc appointments might possibly
conflict that he had Withheld ms acINe
s.ruort 81 this case.
st- cleveland was also informed that
,r- wise and others of the delegation had
.l-. given their support 10 Mr.. Goode' hul
.s fh. rostions We're entirely separated
thev dd not consider il inconsistent 10
tm n the recommendation oI MI
Tucker
Nr Cleveland it is said, received the
gentlemen with agreeable cOrdiality spoke
very pleasantly Of his personal acqualn-
f.nce with both Mr.. Tucker and Mr'
Gooie il, did not vouchsafe any intima-
ZION ~ il, intentions. nor did he venture
% erlehten them upon the subject OF
conflict in the positions The majority OF
IL rrr1H fN M
ferable 20 have a Solicitor-General
in thorough accord and touch with the At
t0rney-Gencral. and therefore one of these
Endorsements rather strengthens than IN
validates the other, but Colonel OFFER
an feels differently and is acting as he
believes 20 be right and without prejudice
to Mr. Tucker.
Wednesday has been set apart i'm the
House for the consideration of bills pre-
.-nted by the Committee on Interstate
ana Foreign Commerce. The committee
has practically decided upon the bills to
o.. offered The principal one recommends
fha appropriation Of about 100000 Tor
Ilitlonal lighthouses along the coasts
.f The great lakes and the Pacific and At
lauuc oceans. Another very important
iN win be one which is designed TO OBJ
uate the decision recently given by the
supreme court I'm the Counselman case.
Tire hiu oxcmpts from prosecution any
nan examined as witness I'm any crimi-
t case for violation of the Interstate
0.mmerce law. TWO other bills viii be
taken up. namely, TO allow commercial
travellers 10 carry more than $50 pounds
ot baggage. and for the building OF reve-
l.- cutters for the great lakes and the
Pacific.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company have completed the organization
NJ the steamship company designed 10
assist IT'S traffic systems, and has awarded
tl. contracts for the building OF six new
steamers 10 ply between Newports News
and England, making regular weekly
sauings.
Mr Springer. in pursuance Of the reso-
luton adopted the other day, has ap-
pointed a committee. with himself as
chairman 10 investigate the condition Of
The Treasury. The committee is as fol-
lows. Messrs Springer Of Illinois, chair
man. Wilson of West Virginia. Turner Of
Georgia Reed OF Maine and Burrows OF
Michigan.
Secretary Foster has sent 90 the House
deficiency estimate Of $4,000 in the
quarantine service for the fiscal year
1898. The unusual expenditures In some
of the stations last summer during the
cholera scare caused the deficiency
The hastily rushing into print of the
afternoon papers here yesterday announc-
ing without authority that Mir. Blaine
was dying was commented upon consider
ably to-day There is now but little
doubt but that the "Plumcd Knight is
T. very III man, and Il is much more than
kry that he VIII not recover sufficiently
l. be removed 20 a milder climate before
tAe end comes, but the news will come
coon enough 20 his friends and family,
without the jll-adyiSed anticipation Of
oFer-ambltiOus newspapers. President
Harrison has called twice-last night and
this morning-upon his old premier and
many of the Republican politicians and
L-mocratic Congressman have expressed
profound sympathy for Mr. Blaine and
his family.
Hon. W. a. Jones OF the First district
!rit Tor bis nome to-day 10 remain until
Jaruary an.
General w. y. Taliaferro and Mr, Lyon
- Tyler are still here. looking after the
" VILLAIN and Mary College bill
Ia the House OF Representatives.
The man with the longest name IS
Archibald Hend srson Arlington Williams
of North Carolina
The heaviest man Is John w. Rife OF
pennsylvania. A special chair IS pro-
Hlsd for his use.
The handsomest man IS Allan Cathcart
Dlrhorow, Jr., OF Illinois.
The homeliest man is William T. Par
Ielt Of Indiana.
The Oldest man IS Edward Scul, OF
Eenntylyania. lie was born IN 1915
4he youngest man Is Joseph w. Bailey,
u Texas. lie was born October G. 1863
The blst-dreASed man ia Henry IL Ping