The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
THE WRONG" SPEAKER.
MIR. CRISP AROUSED by AN IHPOR-
TUNATE TIRGIYLAN.
Who Mistook His Room for That OF Speak
Washington News.
TINEs BUREAU, RAPLEY BUILDING,
WAsUINGToS Dec 10 1892


Senate or House. and there was COM
plete and perfect lul about the Capitol.
At noon there was not a single Senator
In the Chamber, and Mr.. julius Caesar
Burrows, Of Kalamazoo. Mich, was the
only Congressman I'm the House AS the
various correspondents climbed the hill
in search of anything that with little
Imagination and breezy verbiage could be
contorted into news they sought the soli-
tary, Strong-lunged bulldozer, whose loud
voice was raised in Virginia in behalf of
General Malone In his campaign against
the present Governor, and after having
been interviewed about a dozen times on
the threadbare current topics, he bundled
up his papers and left the hall to the
exclusive use Of the ambitious pages
/ who tested its acoustic properties In the
repetition Of stray fragments of fiowery
| efforts they had heard regarding the
! findigent soldier" or in behalf of the
! Ypoor Indian, whose untutored mind"
! does not grasp the fact that they cost the
| Government $11,15O,57.6 during the fiscal
| year ending June 80, 1892. The Capitol
was as barren Of news this morning as
/ the desert Of Sahara, and as almost all
| of the legislators have quit the hotels
and sought seclusion in the remote cor
ners of the city, Washington had the SEM
blance of the days before the session
opened.
A big petition has been presented to
the House for the modification Of the
Chinese Exclusion act which was passed
in May of this year. II was presented by
Mr.. Andrews, of Massachusetts, and Is
enormous in size. 1t is signed by people
OF Massachusetts, and they ought TO know
about these things for up there they
have whole Sunday-school classes full of
them, and every now and then one Of
them who has saved up a goOdly sum
from his washtub earnings, marries the
teacher, and thus rescues one Of the great
sex majority in Massachusetts to escape
the sad plight Of spinsterism, but as most
Congressman are not Sunday-schOOl teach
ers and the members from the rural dis
tricts, at least, still stick to "Old Aunt
Nancy" or Aunt Snthy" as the reliable
conductor Of the washtub business, IL is
not likely that the opinion of the people
Will be reversed, and the verdict, "the
Chinese must 60" will probably remain
unchanged.
The resolution of Mr.. De Almond, Of
Missouri, or that of Mr.. Beltzhoover, Of
Pennsylvania. for the election of Presi-
dent and Vice-President by popular vote.
IS attracting much attention. Colonel A.
X. Mcclure, made a strong argument be-
fore the Committee on Elections yester-
day. as did Mr.. Springer. 1t is not likely
TINT anything will be accomplished In the
r1atter now. but these arguments all de-
fiie something that will eventually he |
done.
The Secretary of the Treasury yester-
day reported that the deficiencies in the |
appropriations for the current fiscal year |
would amount to moro than $4,000 900. OF |
this the pension department comes in for |
Il deficiency of $l0.A3.631, but some of he |
Democratic members Of the Appropria- |
tions Committee believe these figures are !
too low and the subcommittee having |
pensions in charge will question Mr..
Raum very closely to find out if the de-
ficency is really not larger than these
figures indicate.
The Democrats all along the line are
thoroughly stirred up or the pension mat
ter, and before the session is over pen
sions will be heard from The majority
report Of the committee, which, under Mr..
Enloe, investigated the Raum regime last
session. reported a resolution to the ef-
feet that lit is the judgment of the
House that Commissioner Raum should
be removed by the President This re-
port awaits consideration by the House
Congressman Henderson, chairman OF
the House Committee on POstofices and
Postroads, is very much opposed to Post
master-General Wanamakers sugges-
ton Of a one-cent letter postage, and as
Mr. Henderson will doubtless be cOntin-
ued in his Craftsmanship in the next Con-
gress, his policy is noticeable. lie says:
The time is, in my opinion, inopportune
for this reduction. 1t would increase the
postal deficit by $4,000 900. We are rap
idly closing the gap in postal eXpendi-
lures, and I believe I'm another year the
Postofiice Department will be self-sus-
tanning. My idea is TO wait until We
shall begin to have a surplus. and
then apply 1t to the improvement Of the
service and the reduction Of postage.
This would cause no drain upon the
Treasury and impose no burdens in the
cheapenlng Of postal service"
Congressman Scott, Of Illinois. has in
troduced a resolution, providing against
the employment of apprentices in the
Government printing Offices. He consid-
ers that the boys should complete their
trade with private establishments, and
hat men who have possibly families to
support should be given preference.
An amusing incident occurred during :
he recent visit of the Virginian Bound
Try Line Committee. Mr.. Pitcher OF
fauquier county member or
he Virginia House of Delegates, had {
!
ertained in Speaker CardwelPs room. ,
Carly the following morning Mr.. Pilcher :
ought his companions OF the previous J
vening, and was wandering about the :
imly lighted halls in an effort 10 locate :
he exact room, as all Of the delegation
vas Quartered in the same floor. who y
5 dat who wants TO fine, surY' inquired =
bell boy. whose black face stood out :
n bold relief in the surrounding gloom.
Il want TO go TO the Speakers room,' =
Mr. Pitcher. Right dis way =
lease sur" and the boy pointed 10 =
Oor close at hand. 4
vigorous rap that WAS intended 10 /
rouse the sound slumber or Mr.. card o
yell and at the same time attest ehe ar
ent friendship OF it's perpetrator was
net by a response 10 come III. hlsht
1 bolted the effusivc Pitcher, and banged
ne door behind him with the vigor when Z
q would have exercised on the rusty ,
inged barn door or the dragging gate =,
n his pleasant farm at Midland. Ihe -
rOwsy clerk in the office below started up :;
ewildcred, and the sleeping occupants or "
ne neighboring rooms turned over In bed >,
nd mentally swore at the porter ana -
tidal parties with Saratoga trunks, which | u
ley imagined had arrived. a,
why In the devil don't you get upF n
led out Pitcher. not glancing at the bed Fl
the corner. "Who are you?' came from
le covered figure. and Pitcher, turning in
round. caught sight OF bald head al
,und face and stubby moustache, peering tt
ON beneath the covCrlets. I'll
grHn IN ~