Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-18
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The House "Sits Down" on Hoar and
Wiiiiams-Yance ImprOviug-Notes.
lTrom az Rernlar COTespontentl


fFrom our Regular Corespontent.l
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Congressman Hoar
and Williams, the two Massachusetts Mug
wumps who went into the Democratic caucus
last winter ana then bolted the nomination Of
Hon. Charles f. Crisp, were badly squelched IN
the House to-day. A coupleO OF months or so ago
Mr.. Walker. n rank old Republican rom Mas
taChusetts. inserted I'm the hccgfl bitter attach
on the MugWumps and these llilt ieilohs ever
since have been irving 90 nave tno perr.nal
illusions expuuscd, claiming tuht tho rehiai -
relating 90 them were not spoken on the IpOl.
Tho Democrats were drawn into the hsht unWlt-
tingly and two whole days were Waslea IN TYING
10 adopt a report expungng tue portion oi MI
Walkers speech complained Oi. To-Day Wiz
lams and NOar ins sted on renewing tho hshl,
aud the Democrats dropped them WIN duh
thud by adopting q motion made by MI Dur
rows 20 refer the whole matter TOT the committee
on Rules. Not n Democrat opposed this motion.
Tho thing will be allowed 70 rest IA the commit
tee. Speaker Crisp certainly VIII noi heip TWO
Mucwumps claiming 70 DO democrats, duu
vet refusing 20 vote for him as Speaker after
they had attended the caucus. IL was dlsfepu-
table for them 20 bolt under the ctcum-tances'
auI the action OF tho House to-day SHOWS lnas
Williams is in exactly that standing among tIe
Democrats - has been shown In this cores Ond-
cncc, though sOmO stories have been sent 20
Richmond with the hope Of proving tnst no =
very popular here with democrats Mluiams
fs the &" chap who attacked senators baryO4r
aud Daniel In Richmond recently, ana VINO was
m a hurry 70 apologize when he discovered how
Nirgnan5 were reseniiug his insulting Ie-
marks.
Today whom the House dropped the two Mug
Wumps 50 hard tney looked a. d they had each
been kicked IN tho face hy mule.
SENATOR VANCE BETTER.
Senator Vance IS improving, and HE family do
not now regard his condition as dangerous. lis
son said today that the Senator Nas rev .ns :
his appetite aud was much stronger than az any
time since his return from Nofth 1arolihh' az 4
'ne family hoped aud believed he would econ De
ny and about a. usual.
ConSG TO THs C0SvESroS.
Very few Of the Virginia delegation In Con-
] rrees sill attend tho State convention no Rich
mond on Thursday. Senator Daniel IS dele
/ gate aud 90 Is Representative Orerrail, from
| their respective counties. NcprcsentatiFe yer
/ rall lsft this afternoon for bchmpAl ana hepre-
sentative Wise starts tomorrow. The latter VIII
! he accompanied by Representative Bryan, oi
/ Nebraska, and the distinguished young memucf
RON tle Wet, VINO inade national repitiiou
ou hls recen, tsrih speech no tne House. - 4ul.e
1 gpt 20 De called on 20 make speech while in
| Richmond. II he responds there vii be treat
| IA store for those who may chance TO hear him.
SIR. Bryan comes Of Virginia stock, and only las.
| week he returned from visit % tulpeper AM
Rappahannock counties, where Inc has a number
Fosr-oFHcEs.
P5st-oalcos have been ESTABLISHED As follows :
North Car0lna-Mdland, Forsyth county,
Granville o.. Redmau, y stmas.er.
Nirglnia-W -Winfrey, Culpoper county, Annie i.
Colvin, postmaster.
A ange has been ordered in the mail service
from White Top 10 CuiihOwic, Va, 50 a. 70 end
the route a. Crosses, 0mliting Loves Mills aud
ChilLONIe, decreasing tie distance seven anu a
half miles.
Patents issued to-day: Yireinia-John r.
Grvinos, Danyllle, guard attachment On pen
h0ite~. 4. j. Davis. Richmond, and Thomas =.
Ineienv. -. Louis, rope clamp ani stopper, and
Charles W. MANNING, Graham, box and fastening.
North Caroina-Riehaid II. Payne, Aqu0ne,
stran-eneIne governor, and Jc-5e II. aud j.. l..
Noolarl, williamson, peanuf-cieaner.
Governor Mckinney, Colonel RliHn, and
others. who came heie % attend senator Bar
bours funeral, returned 20 Richmond ms eve
ming.