The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-04
ANOTHER RESTRICTION,
COHGREssMEN MUST Oct THUR.
BER's L. RUIsSION NOW
Before They Can See Mr. Cleveland-Ru-
mors of n Compromise on Silver Still
Rife--"sickle" Marshall.
TINrs BUREAU, RAPLEY BUILDING. !
WARHINaToN. October 8. 1899.

each providing for silver a very cleveriy
proportioned deal and closing Of course
| with the repeal Of the Sherman law.
| The opinion of many Of the habitues OF
| the capitol is that some one Of the pro-
positions will be accepted and that af-
ter vote early next week the Senate will
take recess for few weeks. The house
will then have passed the repeal of the
Federal election laws, and will Join the
Senate in recess.
All Of these theories however, Of COM
promise come from the silver men and
the extremely conservative advocates of
the repeal, while Senator Worries and
the leaders for unconditional repeal pro-
| test that only a straight repeal will be
| considered and that they will begin to
| draw in the lines on Monday next What
| the final outcome will be no mortal
man can now determine, but the silver
ties are clamoring for compromise and
| the friends Of repeal are firm.
The latest proposition offered looking
| toward compromise comes from Senator
| Henderson, and embraces in the main
| many Of the features of the Faulkner
amendment.
IL proposes the coinage Of 100000 sill
yer dollars each month for three years
the coinage Of the selgnlorage In the
Treasury-about $4,000, ,0O0-into subsidia
ry coins. the issue of bonds to the amount
Of $500, 100000 and, OF course, the repeal
Of the purchasing clause Of the Sherman
act.
In the House the debate upon the Fed
eral election laws is rounding up well
to the partisan and sectional point, but
day after day the House is nearly de-
serted. except by the leaders I'm the
fight and the personal friends Of the
| speakers.
The President has issued another or
der regarding visitors to the White
House and this time the representatives
and renators are treated TO a similar
dose to that administered to the horde
Of oftice-seekers which thronged the
presidential abode last spring. The re-
cent order provides that no congressman
shall be permitted TO call upon the Presi-
dent until he has first explained his mis-
J sion to Private Secretary Thurber, and
| upon the judgment alone of that dis
, | tinguished clerk shall rest the question
| Of talk with the "old man himself
| The congressman are very much pro-
voked at the order, especially as Mir.
| Thurber has continually been the butt
Of newspaper jests all tending TO show
: | how little capacity and judgment he
| Idu III lItff HidlAFi0 anu AlAt AfkilN
arrival of little Esther formed the cli-
max Of the jokes upon the nervous
, little man from Michigan. Mr.. Cleveland
evidently thinks that about all Of the
applications have been filed, and has
concluded that when ne is ready 20 make
an appointment he can easily nave an
Interview at his request with the in
terested member. This is all right as
far as it goes. but frequently a congress-
man has reason for talking with the
| President upon matters that are Of very
great importance 10 him personally, and
/ | yet which may not suggest themselves
81 ! as being Of much moment 10 the suaVe
! | but Impractical and inexperienced young
p | man I'm the outer office. IL Is SAID that
quite a number Of the senators have
, | privately expressed the determination
not to go and submit their reasons for a
, call upon the President to his clerk.
: | They claim that their judgment I'm the
1 matter is sufficient and when they so
. TO the White House with matters OF
. business that they go to see Mr.. Cleve-
{ | land.
; The WAYS and Means Committee Of the
7 House and the Finance Committee OF the
, | Senate this morning each considered a
Joint resolution permitting the Foreign
, | exhibitors at the Worlds Fair 10 sell
such Of their exhibits as they deemed fit,
= | and providing a remittance or one hali
| Of the duty imposed upon such exhibits
as are sold The brief submitted with the
, | Joint resolution was drawn by Colonel
Alex. u. Anderson, and recites the fact
| that a similar resolution was adopted
: | after the centennial In 1876 and that
many of the foreign exhibitors brought
a greater display than they otherwise
would have done had they not hoped to
escape the expense OF repacking. shipping
10 the seaboard. and transportation back
to their respective countries. Both com
D. mittees made a favorable report upon
{ the resolution.
Congressman Meredith secured the re-
moval Of two fourth class postmasters
= to-day in Fairfax county. but was com
{ pelled TO bring charges against each OF
e them before the changes were accom-
plished. In the case OF the office at Chan
} lilly he charged the removal Of the post
I office Of over mile from the desired
location, and in the Vienna ofhee, ht
5 charged that the postmaster DID not at
tend properly TO the duties Of the oiiiee
The charges in each case We're, OF course
. made by the patrons, and simply flee
/ and called to the attention OF the Depart
2 ment by the congressman.
5 Hon. j. w. Marshall returned to-day
from SpOtsylVania c. H., where he yes
terday addressed the political meetinl
e there Mr.. Marshall spoke for two hours
70 and his speech is highly spoken or Dl
those who were present He reports th'
Democrats of that section as IN goOC
working order, and predicts big majoriue.
for State Senator Little. and also Mr.
Solon T. Coleman, the Democratic nomi
Q nee for the House Of Delegates.
+ Mr Marshall was In Spotsylvania Owe
twenty years ago and took part In littl
. unpieasantness on which occasion ne cam
s ! out second best He soon rningnni
5 | with the comrades of the day tnaI trle'
e mems souls'' when that grand old count!
r. was but a fre-scarFed and battle-scarre'
:. wilderness Yesterday he not only adde'
s lustre to the fame so dearly bought on M
n former visit but gained another name a
e well. Cyclone Jim" Marshall vii
p be known henceforth in Spotsyivania a
+ Sickle jim" and this Is the way II hal
:. pened who is that large man owe
there?" asked one OF the soversisns
Spotsylvania OF Squire -, who is IN
recognized authority on all subjects ina
c arise for discussion In that county Nh
: that is Sickle Jim Marshall. replied IN
c Squire "Sickle jim? why do tney cal
y him that?" Because he talks sc fast an
! mows down every one in his patn, replle
y the Squire. who was certain that ne ma
: | Cyclone's name right. as the reason 5
u readily given showed.
+ Mr. Marshall will call upon Presider
i Cleveland tomorrow, but as yet does n'
Il know for what purpose he goes. as IN
II reauest from the White House TO ca
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