Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-08
TIE SILVER Fight.
A Good Majority 10 Favor Of Free Coin
aEe-WiDston's Public Building, &c.


Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
washington. March THE silver fight
opened in the House to-day and was one
of the liveliest episodes of the session.
some of the eastern Democrats eyincing az
an early stage of the proceedings dispo.
sition to fiihuster. On the first real test
OF strength ID was shown that the adyo-
Gates Of free coinage had a clear majority.
IL was on motion 70 table an appeal rom
the decision of the Speaker. Dir. Tracey;
OF New York. appealed. and MI blahu
made the motion TO table, which was car
ried by a vote of 14 to 49, Many
Of the Republicans voted for the
Bland motion. Some Of them did so
with the object Of helping along
the fight, aud Others have such high re-
gard for Speaker Crisp they did not want
the appeal from his decision sustained.
The vote showed quite q small contingent
OF anti-silver Democrats. and one or TWO
things about the business are hard TO ex-
PLAN. All of the Virginia aud North caro-
lima members present yotedfo TOR MIR: biahu
motion except Mr. Tucker, OF virginia
Some Of the Democrats who voted TO sus-
tain the Speaker are known to be pro-
nounced anti-free-coinage men. and there
fore II will be noted that the ballot was
much-mixed affair.
LAUGH AT TRACEY.
DIR. Tracey made a ridiculous exhibition
OF himself in his tilt with Speaker Crisp.
The latter, in strict conformity with the
rules, ruled against him. and the New York
er, who was evidently at loss TO present
an argument, complained that he did not
ike for the Speaker to look at him
in that wayn As Speaker Crisp Is q
most pleasant and sffable gentleman and
is fair aud courteous at all times. the
House had TO indulge in big laugh az
Mr. Tracey's expense, and it was generally
remarked that the member from Albany
cut a sorry figure on the floor.
IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. Epes returned to-day from New York.
whittier be went with the Immigration
| Committee, of which he is member Mr..
| Epes YVES much interested in the questions
which the committee had TO investigate,
aud they will go again IL short while as
| the immigration problem IL an important
one, and there will have to be cOnsidera-
bic investigation on the part OF the COM
| mittee.
1t is understood that the subcommittee
| OF the House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds have agreed fayorably
on the bill for Winston, n. c., but the bill
has not been ordered reported. The
chances are doubtful for its passage this
|
of the Treasury, the result of Reeds bill
| lion-dOllar Congress.
| RELIEF BILLS.
Mr. Meredith introduced in the House
bills for the relief Of John w. Beckley. Ro-
zier ID. Beckley, and other colored laborers
| employed in the Quartermaster's Depart
ment at Alexandria during the war: 60 pay
! i. b. Robertson. of Fauquier county,
$500 for the use of his building at Alex
andna during the war by Union troops
TO pay n. q. Sanford - ,321.25 for supplies
and property destroyed during the war
$500 10 Malyina Maxwell. edmlnistfatrix
Of John Churchmsn. for fencing DESTROYED
and wood cut; S743 to Charles ii. Strunkle
for supplies taken.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
POst-ofiices have been established in
| Virginia as follows Glenfall, AppomattoS
county. Stephen W. Harvey postmaster
| Karl, Appomattox county, Isabella D.
| DlckprsDn postmastar