The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-04
TILE SUB-TREASURY BILL
40 BIZ 0ITEN + HEdRING SOON
The Postonice Appropriation BIZ Con-
sidered and Amended-Cens"
Onice InNesticatiou.

" WASHINGTON. ID. g., june 3.-l Nitc'H'.
Tho SubTreasury bin is going 10 be given
hearing this session
The Democrats from those sections where
Alliance principles are strong have been
asking from time go t.mo that tae HI oe Ie-
ported back from tho Ways and Means Com
rn,ttee and an opportunity % debate IL
given Mr Livingston. of georgia. "'s
been notably active ID this direction. i'' "l'
tie others have found no ver} great '''''''.''
fn fo.r way. so tho Committee on hules A"7
decided tlat after tho appropriation 1il's ,.i3 arq
oui Of thc way t.e suo-lieH5ui5 d,so -
have the floor Tor three 1hl'' '"o "o"''
tgl doubtless be lively one.
MORE CENSUS aIrcr srcHrfs.
.tbo hearing ~ The Census OHlce investi-
eetIon this morning f. III Houston, employed
u. en engineer ID the Census once. tesiiued
dat ho with others. burned hundreds OF
thousands of envelopes that were addressed
f1 newspapers and individuals. sud also some
five 0r sN hundred I0et of dressed lumber
which could have been used 10 advantage.
This uas done lv order Ot Chief ucIneer
C1ley. He did not know whether Mr. lor
ter wa, co-ulIlnt ot the fact or not There
was SD much mismauagement ~ tie bureau
thar lt would be difficult To enumerafo 20 aD.
IIe witness salI superintendent torter hal
appointed to positions Iersons who bad been
known for years as persons ot bad character.
Miss Boswell formerly employed ln tle len-
sls Bureau. testified that there was any
amount ol fay0rtsm shown 80 the young
aud handsome ladies'.
AS ADMISSION PROM Trr rNnfY.
To-day for the first tme tho Harrison
people practically admit that Blaine is ln It.
d They now 500 that first of all things 1 they
would w.a they must Kill the Blame move
Ient whIca Will be iu such force at Niuuo-
aioIs They now concede ulNillDgiy 10 is
true that the situation a- fir as
JlHno SIS concerned ls about what B0u-
te.e kaines Ne.lccfeut leut tenaut. has
oeverl times during the past few days SAID Il
was that IS that Blaine viii write no more
letters. and that no written word or word If
u nth through represe entatlVO VIII Doe heard
from h.m at Minneapolis. He will 10 no
m0re. He leaves it % The convention t9 DO
as IL p.eases The Harrison people have
hustle. There is not much GOODNESS despite
the atmospheric cai0ric ln the condition of
flo wires between tie White HOusc and
Harrison head quarters at Minneapolis. One
Ot The things that have induced tne Harrison
people 60 think u0 longer ~ hearing addI-
Gona rem0usrances from Blaine is the an
uouncement that d. u. iayner. the hMne
member of the national Republican committee.
las res gued and his place been filed by the STE
lection of Joe Maniey. Mauley IS mighty and
nAfITInN IN inc cause NL IllAIut. TIE la Diane
Intimate friend and manager. luder The cir-
Cumstauce- 10 ls not at hi surprising tnut Mr.
Harrison should see in Mauiey's sudden pro-
motion To the national com ulttee a pOrteut
Ugch bigger than the band even OF John J..
sullivan
SLAP AT Hn DODGE.
Representative Hatch NGs). the chairman
Of the House Committee ON Agriculture said
TO-DAY that be had 40 douot thai tho pro
vision ia The Agricultural Appropriation b.u
fhe object of which l5 curb the fancy Cf sta
tlstclan Dodge of Secretary kusk depart
meut. would get through both houses. Air.
Dodge has been iu his day q caulif0wer and q
chrysantnemum. lie Us @ statlstieian by pro-
fessi0n. 10 IS true. but shu IS he bio-t with
mind not devoid ot fancy. The tobacco and
cotton growing sections OF the country know
this % their anger. SIR. Dodge, iu making up
l.- crop reports. has not confined
himself O. dull facts and dry figures. Ito
las given IBIS mind chance and allowed it 80
interpret Wlat those facts and figures meant
aud what effect they would have upon the
markets. aii 0t which WAS work Of superer-
ogatlon on IBIS part and caused much disc
lHetude ln the markets. The provision ln
the Agricultural BIZ Ju-trepCrted, which has 10
do with Ar Dodge. says that he shall confue
himself atrcfIF t0Inct. ana tgures and allow
other people 90 make ont l3r Themselves
what they mean. ll other words. Congress is
wiling o. retain the mathematical lobe of
Sir. Dodges brain. but insists THAT the inau-
curative lobe De given an indefinite leave of
absence. Such lLsletonce may be little
lard upon Mr Dodge bat il viii remove
Uuat has for long time been @ grievance
aut sometimes q scandal in tie Agricultural
Department.
VIRGINIA is SOLID sruI.
Nasi J.. Gordon. who is chairman Of the
Virginia Democratic. committee Aas been on
VISIT 90 tAs CITY. lie laughed ai the sug-
esti0n which % visitor made % him that Viz
.la would give its electoral vote 90 amy
other tlan the Democratic candidate.
II8 said lt does not matter who
nominated at Chicago ms far as
Virginia Is concerned and there is no
reason to fear that there will bee break
81. the solid 0uth. look 20 see an factions
.lteI and all differences fully ad du-ted 90
.r national convention whore believe
i-A Wll 1e named who viii be elect q Presl-
lelt As between Cleveland and those
opposed hlm the Virginia delegation Is about
evenly divided. am put down as one 81 the io.-
lowers ot the e1-iresident. So ] am. But oIr
delegates Will not go 60 CLigaco Or hero
Nrapper. They are fully impressed with
i.' Ilulness OF the oplulou that availability
s, be the dotcrmiuiIg factor in choosing
l.e Democratic candidate"
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Tie Washington agent Of one TIE leading
tr4lc.a. news agencies lu New ork to-day rec
IrI.l thef Glowing dis patch which shows how
l.e Holuur is going 10 that CITY when tie Re-
publican ..tult0n is the subject of tie wager
iaftea 0u the New Ork stock Exchange
N.t % make the following bets. Five thou
fli dollar, three times that ii Blaine is
iIitated at Minneapolis he VIII accept tie
tatou. and s. 900 three times that " no
s minated he wil be elected Spread 1t
A,lla aLd get some takers If you can.