The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-01
COMMITTEE ASPIRANTS.
SOME VERY POOR SPECIMENS or
srATEsMAysHIP
Some Of the Presidents jaw May be Gone,
But He stiif Has His Backbone with
Him-Other Matters.
TIxEs BUREAU. RAPLEY BUILDING.
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Such monumental caricatures as Picker
OF South Dakota, and such rattlebrain
pessimlsts as Wilson Of Washington
when they jump headlong into alleged
debate are enough to make man believe
that Darwin's theory was correct and
that through the medium of Congress the
missing link has been held up for public
consideration.
These wild and ineoherent specimens
| of embrya statesmanship are now clam
! orlng for representation on the committees
! on Appropriations, Ways and Means and
| judiciary with a startling effrontery that
/ would suggest that they consider that
| the governmental proclamation making
| the wildernesses Of the West into state
| hood at once disrobed the savage Of his
| natural predictions and clothed the semi
| sensible politicians with the righteous
! robes Of capability.
There are 356 members Of the House and
! these committees have seventeen members
each. composed of men of long legislative
| training and equipped for their duties by
superior endowments and qualifications,
and yet the ioud-iunged representatives
of the prairies would Cheeuully hamper
the public business by going on com
mittees where they would create delay by
inexperience and accomplish confusion by
inefficiency. The rules have been made by
the speaker and the leaders Of the Demo
cratic majority and will be accepted by
that majority as being right proper and
Just, and still day after day is consumed
by the frivalous suggestions OF incOm-
petent men, and the ridiculous PROPOSE
tions of inCoEsiderate Congressman.
In the Senate the silver debate is going
along slowly but surely toward the repeal
of the Sherman law and the great speech
Of Senator Sherman himself has heartily
helped the cause. Senator Wolcott of
Colorado "braced up" for to day and
talked well for the free coinage Of all
the silver that Colorado mines.
Mr. Cleveland is now on his way to
Washington and is reported as being in
splendid health. IL does not matter mach
whether he brings back all Of his jaw bone
or not, but II Is faI- TO suppose that he
still retains all Of the backbone tor which
he IS conspicuous. There are a number
OF aspirants for office already on the
ground from Virginia, many OF them
having performed a little duty at Rich
mond on the nth. came right on 20 the
Capitol. and now await the coming OF
the President in order to determine If
his ear Is still within the firm grasp OF the
Congressmen who claimed It last spring
Some OF these questions will be settled
before the frosts Of autumn are here
Mr.. William Ryan, who has just been
appontd Internal Revenue collector, was
at the Capitol this morning. and left
for bis home in Richmond this afternoon
His al pOintnent was fayorably -epHred
by the Senate Committee to-day end his
confirmation viii Immediately toh0w. At /
the department this. morning ne was (
given the necessary blank bonds and per- I
a..
Of the Office from Petersburg 20 Rich n0nd i
There are about % appointments under |
Mr. Ryan. and while he refusd 20 give |
the names OF those whom he had already /
selected as deputies and clerks, it is 4
known that Or. John NJ. Peasants and /
Mr.. Alex. Donnan viii be with him at /
and that Messrs. w. II. Tyler,
Allan Talbot, Jr., and Alfred =. Shield
Will be appointed. Mr.. Gus Peay. Of Rich
mond. will also be one of the inspectors.
and Mr.. John Odell, Of New Kent. and
Mr.. W. G.. Pilkinton, Of Powhatan, are
certain OF places under the new coliec-
tor.
Mr.. Ryan is young, energetic and will
make most capable and efficient gov
eminent officer.
Congressman Jones was visitor this
morning TO Secretary Carlisle. his mission
being to secure Democratic officers es-
.ablished i'm the custom houses at Cher
-ystone and Tappahannock.
Representative Tyler paid his daily
'Ound To the various Departments to-day
n the interests Of the End district demo-
rats. He urged the appointment Of Mr..
Iohn G. Sands for the position Of Car
)enter in the Navy Yard, ana also re-
luested Secretary Carlisle 20 consider az
nee the application Of Mr. b. w. Baker
Is lighthouse storekeeper
Hon. r. Walton Moore OF Fairfax CO.
vas at the capitol to-day TO secure some
f the Congressional talent for speeches
{ the Confederate reunion sr Fairfax ,
= H. on the 20th. The County fair begins /
n that day and will continue for sew
raj days 1
Secretary Carlisle this morning inform
a Congressman Tyler that on next Sat :
rday morning he would receive the de- ,
,gation Of Norfolk business men who
ill come up TO urge the beginning Of the /
'ork upon their new post Office and Gus {
)m house building, for which an APP
ropriatiOn has already been made I
Hon j. W., Marshall left last night for 7
alem TO attend the Convention which Is i
nominate a State Senator and two men, 8
FRS or tie House. The district $ compos- /
Of Roanoke city and County and Craig :
o. Mr.. j. Allen Watts OF Roanoke is slat- ]
forthe Senatorshlp and Mr.. Marshall
ants 10 see that Craig Co. gets one Of
le members OF the house Of delegates.
he candidates for the house are Z
essrs. NJ. c. Thomas Of Roanoke City. :
II. Logan OF Roanoke Coand John 8
?. Lipes Of Craig co. {
Col. OFerrall left this morning for Lees :
lrg 10 attend the Loud0un c.. fair lie ! q
ired that he would not speak on this G
casion. :
Messrs. J. w. Burdlne and Geo. Camp l.
n left this morning for Leesburg to | q
tend the fair. j.
Vim. VI. Wager. a prominent real estate "
an Of Roanoke Va, is at the Johnson g
f Pilsou. OK Richmond. IS at the !.
hnson. DR.. j. Ward. =. s. Coe and II
mes. b Russell are at the Johnson. q
Capt. JnO G. White, Of Abingdon,
at theAletrOpOlitan. III
H. Fowler and wife, VIM. J. Swan u
Stonewall n. c., w. III. Iawyer and 81
fe, j. f. Coweii and wife, o.. Bayboro q
G.. and j. J.. Brown OF Charlotte n. G.. IL
2 at the Metropolitan.
/. B. Williams and wife, Dr. n. l..
oton. OF Rappahannock. Hon. Jacob
st. OF Staunton, DIR. @. II Nickel | ca
d J. e. Robinson, Of Virgin a, are at re
: National.
ym. +. Anderson. of Winston N. c. hs
II. MMiller. Of Rerpaharnock, are De-
the city, the latter would like to repre- u
II this country abroad and has made I'll
plication for a consulshlp en-
United States District Judge John or
ul is spending a few days iB the city sli
take some interest in poiics' said