Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-21
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE INTEREST IN THE NoyEs-RocK-
WELL ELECTION CASE.
The Latter benefited bv Hagwump Inso-
isnce--A Fable with Q Senatorial
Observation-Disclosures Incident.
IRON Our Regular Correspondent

WAsHrSaI ON, ID. c., April 1.-The Noyes.
Rockwell contested-election case was to-
days congressional feature. The debate
as to whether Mr.. Rockwell. the sitting
Democratic member, should be turned out
and Mr.. Noyes. the Republican contestant,
put in was not. however. SO very lively. A
vote Is expected tomorrow. The debate
Just before 1t will, in all probability. be q
very exciting one. II certainly will be OF
that character if the Clevsland-Hil an
tagonism, which Ia involved in the ques-
ton. be brought TO the surface. The vote
will be close. The general opinion. how
ever, is that Mr.. Rockwell, the Democrat,
will not be turned out, although the Com
mttee on Elections has reported In
favor Of such O procedure. Some Of Mr..
Rockwells friends claim that he will re-
tam his seat by majority OF fifteen or
twenty. Chairman OFerrall, OF the Elec-
tons Committee, has endeayored to keep
the merits of the case before the House
and to make politics foreign to 1t. He has
found this difficult task. Remembering
the ruthless manner in which the Repub-
licans in the last House turned out Demo-
Gratis. IL can hardly be expected that the
latter will not think of politics when the
proposition is for them to turn out DEM
ocrat and make way for Republican.
INJURIOUS MUGwUMPERY.
Mr.. Cleyelands friends have also hurt
Mr.. Moves, the contestant. MIR. Rockwell.
the sitting Democrat. is friend of Sena-
tor Hill, and the latter has done all he
could to induce the House TO retain him.
Because OF this some gentlemen in whom
the Mugwump is very strong have gone
around saving that Rockwell must 60 be-
cause he is friend OF Hills. MIR. Noyes
can put them down on his list Of fool
friends. They have hurt him much. IL
it had not been for them the chances
are that Mr. Moves would have
been seated bv IN easy majority. The
effort 10 benefit him by striking at MIR.
Hills friend simply because he is Mr.. Hills
friend has not been crowned with the lau-
rel of success. Democratic members OF
the House look upon it as being possessed
Of that impertinence which approaches
insolence.
SENATORIAL AssISINITY.
On the long desk in the reporters gal
lery of the House to-day there was an
unsealed envelope directed to the news
paper men. 1t contained the following,
which is somewhat pertinent just now, in
view of the action of the Senate in dis
charging its executive clerk, Mr.. James X.
Young. on the ground that he betrayed
the secrets of that body. when it is we'll
advertised fact the newspapers get what
they print In regard to executive sessions
of the Senate from the members OF that
distinguished body themselves:
FABLE.
A drove of asses were much annoyed by
what they were pleased to call unaccount-
able noises which were made at night
when the darkness prevented the cause
from being discovered. All the other
ANIMALS around recognized the noises as
the braying of the asses themselves. but
the asses said that could not be, for they
were too dignifed to bray. Finally
some of the older asses determined
that something must be done. as all the
other animals were laughing at them. SO
council of the asses was held, during
which lamb was discovered sleeping on
some straw in a corner. At the suggestion
of the leader of the asses. the poor lamb
was seized and kicked to death, and pro-
clamatIon sent TO the other animals that
the author of the noises had been found
and put to death.
Moral: The noises continued after tho
innocent lamb had been killed as unac-
countably Ito the asses) as before.
RETRIBUTIoN.
There is something suggestive Of retri-
button in the proceedings which are now
on IN the House ana which will determine
whether Mr. Rockwell or Dir. Noyes is to
represent IN that body the Twenty-eighth
New York District. The Hon. Barnes
Compton, of Maryland. is, by the designa-
ton of Speaker Crisp, presiding over the
House. Mr.. Compton, who is one of the
best and most popular members OF
Congress. was one of the victims of
the Republican machine in the last Con-
cress. He was of the Democrats who
were then unseated IN order 10 make a
Repu blican working majority. Mr.. Comp
ton makes very good presiding Officer
He is quick and q good parliamentarian:
The pending election case is the second
one taken up by this House. The first,
which was from Pennsylvania. resulted IN
the unseating of q Republican and the in
duction into congressional life of Demo-
erat. While it was on. Mr.. Pendleton, of
West Virginia, who was the first victim OF
the Republican machine under Reed, pre-
sided over the House.
There was an amusing incident in the
Senate this afternoon. Senator Teller, of
Colorado, who is much given TO talking on
that subject, had just finished long
speech in favor of free silver. Senator
Saunders, of Nebraska. had uplifted him
self TO make a few remarks. just then an
employee of the Senate entered one of the
doors and gravely stalked across the cham
Der bearing III his arms an immense bel
lows. 1t has not yet developed whether or
not the gentleman with the wind instru-
meat meant anything personal.