The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-09
PIPING TIMES OF PEACE.
.v.soy or APATBf IN BUSINESS
md POLT7ICAL CIBCLEs.
80. Hottest Of Hot Weather and Mad Dogs
thrown in, Making Life Burden in
The Capitalize New Congress.
TlxYs BrsEAU. KArLTY BUrLDlSG, !
WAFuiNoIoN. July S. 1893

tr9vi,8ro that with the administration
ttere is bat little. II any. hope Of Sc
,srng action in the matter Of appoint
raents for some weeks. or even months,
90 come.
The Gun seems 20 have located within
aiout mue and d half Of town. and II
comes in every morning about AGO o'clock
and spends the dag. About ted dogs per
fiam are going mad and occupying the
shady side of the avenue, and 1t WAS with
.r.at difficulty that 1 restrained d Nir-
g'rla member OF Congress last night from
really using almost proiane language
about the temperature.
The next three weeks VIII be employed
b. the President and Cabinet officers in
recreation. and among the political mills
the sounds OF the grinding viii be very
low. consequently, the restless aspiTant
and the energetic congress may as
well take n cool bath Of resignation. and
with juleps and fan prepare 20 rest I'm
the shade Of inactivity until Congress
cOnvsncs.
The organization of the next House Of
Representatives elicits about as little
interest as Il Is possible for people 20
feel in such n prominent event speaker
Crisp IS certain Of "a reelection. and as
Chief Clerk Kerr only appeared in the
House once last winter. he made no enc
mics and Will probably 20 back without
opposition. Tho subordinate officers and
attaches win generally come in again
as before. except probably one poor wet
eran in the late war" who used 10 sit
az the gallery door FOR two or three hours
per day for 81 goo per annum. and who has
Just been sued for $4,000 for bruislng
some widow womans heart. and whose
property is valued al $4,000. 1t may he
that his trial VIII keep him away too
much for renewed service. but he will
continue drawing his liberal pension just
the same until that department is over
hauled
Speaker Crisp will not have much
trouble in the rearrangement OF his com
mittoes, although 10 IS we'll assured that
several very important changes Will be
made. This session Of Congress. called
as II is. FOR financial or silver legislation
VIII, OF course. look first to the chairman
Of the Committee on Coinage. OF which
0ir. Bland OF Missouri. is now chair
man. His pronounced free silver views
and antagonism 20 the repeal OF the Sher-
man law win probably cause him 10 be
dropped az the start. and II Is said that
Representative Tracey. Of New York,
will be put IN his place. Mr.. Springer,
as chairman Of Ways and Means will. II
g. said, be retired and Hon. Benton Nc
Nillin. OF Tennessee. given this important
committee, whose action. this Congress.
Will make name conspicuous I'm history
for its chairman. " has also been said
that Mr. Holman would be retired from
the head Of the Appropriations Commit
tee. but his thirty-two years Of expert
enoe has too well fitted him for the work
90 be disregarded. and although his Il
object" has made him unpopular, every
one knows he saves annually hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars from reckless
dissipation.
II has also been said that owing TO the
confidence expressed by Colonel O'Ferrall
az % his nomination and election as Gov
ernor Of Virginia this fall, that ne might
resign the craftsmanship Of the Commit
zee on Elections I'm order that Mr.. Crisp
might appoint his successor without de-
Jay. thus preparing for immediate at
tenton 90 the numerous contests which
now await the Fifty-third Congress. OF
this resignation. however. Colonel OFer-
rall has given no intimation.
Secretary Morton IS now one OF the few
Cabinet officers IN the city. and I'm speak
ing Of a talk with him last evening a
prominent Nirginian said. Il was urging
Secretary Morton TO appoint Hon. $.
Wexford Corbin and stated at this
would be Of party assistance TO us in
our close campaign Of next fall."
Why" responded Mr. Morton. Il no.
uce by the papers that you have an ex-
cellent opportunity 10 help yourselves by
nominating as l understand II, one OF
your candidates who is farmer.
should think this was better party SER
vice than ] could give you by n Federal
appointment"
"It had not occurred 20 me just in this
shape before" said the gentleman, 'and
81 was "a puzzllng kind OF thrust IA parry"
hf hu hQgp
holding court in Alexandria this week,
passed through the city to-day for Rich
mond.
Captain r.. T. Herbert. OF Portsmouth;
Joseph T. Duke and John a. Lesner OF
Norfolk. were I'm the city to-day
Nr william H. w. Moran, OF Loudoun
county. who was recently appointed I'm
the Census Bureau. was to-day unex-
pectedly promoted TO act as appointment
clerk OF the bureau. The speedy ad,
yancement OF Mr. Moran was based
solely upon his own merits and recogni-
ton OF the ability he possesses.
Most OF the members Of Congress have
become dshcartencd at the poor show
they stand now 20 get anything IN the
shape OF offices for their constituents.
owing TO the absence from Washington
of so many OF the secretaries, and are
hurrying towards the comforts and quiet
~ home as fast as the railroads can get
them there only a month now remains
flr them 20 Tecuperate I'm before they
will be I'm the hottest fight that viii have |
been waged I'm Congress In many years, !
possibly the hottest during the service OF |
amy member OF that body. a hot nght |
f0r there ia such divergence among |
che members as 20 the hest financial pol |
icy f0r the Government 20 pursue, and |
also because the eKigencies OF the situa- |
U0n have neccssitated "a call for an extra |
session at the hottest season OF the year
The President has been commended on |
on sides for having called Congress to-
gethcr at such an early day, because il
e. recognized on an sides that relief IS
needed by the country: but. taking the
time % The year into consideration. there
ST. hardly % member who would not have
been in favor of the selection Of date
when lower temperature could be ex-
gccfei Tho duty % be performed is an
important one. and when the work gets
under way there VIII be few vacant
seats in either branch OF Congress A
large force ~ wOrkmcn IS now engaged
putting the Capitol In as comfortable
condition as possible. and on the House
eide providing for the twenty-four new
members who VIII take their seats with
The coming together Of the Fifty-third
Congress
Few and far between are the applicants
from Virginia for positions in and under
the departments now coming in vir-
ssf.I f.t /