The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-21
THE FREE SILVER BILL
c.,er,i Tosscr 20 oppose Colonel O'Ferrall
for Congress None of the Virginia
Members Went TO Chicago.

w,srINGrov. d. c.. Feb 20. Especial T.
There is now a very plausible probability Of
..c,cssiuliy postponing consideration Of tho
silver question. without the necessity Of put
ting members OF the House on record. Next
saturday. one week from to-day. the Ways
and Means Committee will report the tariff
bills il has been preparing for some time. Tho
Freo Wool bill will be first considered.
Tie Ways and Means Committee will
ask that tho tariff debate be be-
can on tho following Tuesday the lst Of
March. 10 IS conceded 10y all Democrats that
tho tariff must have right-Oi-way auQ that
en the debate shall once begin it shall be
Interrupted only by appropriation oills or
.f er privileged matters The Nundry civil.
District Of Columbia and River ana harnOr
an0ropr.ati0n bills are being prepared ana
wal al be reported within ne next several
weeks IL ia estimated that tie tarln debate
v... consume between two and thee months,
e.l shat the appropriation bills which Will be
renarted and considered during that period
.. occupv the House until we'll into or near
lilo latter part of May Now unless MIR. Bland
r.n yet his Silver bin up next week the
r.ances are that DO win 60 over vntil next ses-
SON without any Affirmative action OF the
House ltis regarded as extremely doubtful
nat Mr. Bland can get his bill before the
House next week
srrAKER cRIsP's ABsENCE.
Sneaker Crisp has gone TO Fortress Monroe
20 reouuerate and his physician advises that
he remain there for a week or ten days. as a
iess stav according 90 the doctor. would not
Io productive Of any real benefit During
tie absence of the Speaker no order for the
consideration of silver can be obtained from
f,e Committee on Rules as the committee
....rfuIf Ifr- ffxi1of rolltlcQliv The optl
silver men are strong enough TO prevent the
b. from being reached by going 10 the cal
eriar OF upon motion 20 suspend the rules.
Ifall the Democratic members who favor
silver legislatiOn were agreed IN detormi-
nation t0 have present consideration they
would be numerous enough u compel It. But
"a large proportion of the prO-siver Democrats
heartily favor pOstponement Of the question.
believing that present consideration would
work Injurious division in the Democratic
Iaty ,.,,
slr. Bland vehemently vows that his bill
shall be considered tariff or no tariff, but in
+nqt p0sitou he has but 20 feed adherents.
Almost with one accord the Democrats agree
that tariff reform is the paramount issue. the
first duty of the party, and that IT must not
ls longer deferred from any question.
The report 0f the tariff bills and opening
of the debate will have harmonizng ten
doncv upon the Democrats. The kepuOh-
measures and this serves % brng the Demo
Gratis together and make them forget their
little differences.
Postal changes have been ordered as fol-
lows. Virginia A postofiice has been cstab-
lshed at Rival. buckingham county. with
Albert k Baldwin as postmaster. North
Carolina -POsto.fccs established. Bddle-
vile. MecklenbuIg county. Edward w.
Davidson postmaster oak hnl Granville
county. Peterson Ihorp, Jr.. postmaster.
The name o' the Iostoihce at Stantonsburg,
Wilson county. hoa been changed 90 Stanton
burg Mail messenger service has been es-
tabIsIed % Garrsburg, Northampton
county. from Petersburg railroad as often as
fanTs1
Nome o.. ih8 Virginia members of Congress
accompanied the Worlds Fair inspection
party Colonel Oferralis name was pub
lsaed ou tAe list. but he did not 90. Neither
oll Captain Wise.
General No-ser who has been on a visit to
Washington stated 10 bis friends that he IN
tends ID be candidate for Congress against
C.0ne. OIorral
appointed to-day are. Virginia
~ CocklI. Calvin Run. fairfax county
North Car. lima VI. l.. Hawkins Iouisburg
rankin county A. B. Splyey, Margaretts
vile. Northampton county.