The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-05
ECONOMY THE WORD.
NO EXTRA PAR TO CONGRESSIONAL
ATTACHES THIS YEAR.
The Usual Measure TO That Effect Defeated.
The Norfolk and Western Bill.
Hill on Barbour.
Tnsfs BUREAu. RArLE1 BUILDING,
WASHINGTON. Feb 4. 1893

The number OF corgtessmen who daily
heard the chaplain was very small when
the House convenad at noon. but now
sincs business is stated TO start at IL A.
NJ. the chsplain might as we'll just have
his prayers printed In the Record.
II was expected tfat the Anti Option
bill would be reported from the Com
mittee on Agriculture this morning, and
an effort made 20 pass II under sus-
pension OF the rules. but 1t transpired
that there were about 100 men determined
IN their opposition TO the measure. and
that these with the large number OF alb
sentees would defeat the two-thirds vote,
which would be necessary 10 suspend the
rules. Mr.. Hatch. therefore. gathered
his pet measure 10 his bosom and will
not thrust II from his sheltering care un-
Ill the clouds Of opposition lose some OF
their ominous forebodings.
Mr.. Meredith filed a petition to-day
which he had received from Colonel Dan
gerheld and Mrs John Paul, asking for
woman sunrage. II created some amuse-
ment in the delegation, and an outside
member remarked, that he had received
similar petition, and attributed 1t TO the
inpr,ssions created by the prominent part
bsing taken by the ladies department Oh
the Worlds Fair.
The Norfolk and Western bill has been
reported. and that looks very much as' II
II was all of It, for the mysterious and
Intangible influence succeeded In tacking
on two amendments. which are designed
20 defeat the measure. IL is queer thing
that all OF the people near whose property
the road would run want II, and yet these
Senators, who are supposed to do SER
vice for these people attack and defeat
the bill for some undiscovered reason.
Nr Meredith Will make another effort
70 get HIS bill for the repeal OF the Civil
Service law up for consideration. He
has also introduced a resolution setting
apart the 25th for euogies In the House on
the late Senator Barbour
The cutting out Of the appropriation OF
an amount made available for the de-
mands Of Mr.. John l. Davenport shows
that the temper Of the House is not in
accord with the slightest delay in the
undoing OF the Federal election laws.
II is not at all likely that any legislation
of that Kind will be effected this session,
hut several members Of the House have
bills already prepared for the next Con-
gress.
The following resolution, introduced
yesterday during the consideration OF the
Deficiency bill, caused a great deal Of
discussion last night and this morning:
ITO enable the Secretary Of the Senate
and the Clerk OF the House Of Represen-
tatives 10 pay 10 the officers and en-
ployes OF the Senate and House, borne
on the annual and session rolls, on the
Sd day OF March 1898. including the Capt.
tol police and official reporters of the
Senate and House, for extra services dur
ing the Fifty-second Congress, a sum
equal 10 one months pay at the cOmpen-
sation paid them by law, the same TO
be Immediately available.
This is one Of those things that inva-
in State Legislatures. and nine times out
Of ten the question of public economy
runs only a good second 10 personal
considerations. IL is absolute nonsense
for members Of Congress TO prate about
empty Treasury retrenchment. economy,
&c. and then vote for such an unreason-
able proposition as this, whether the
employees are constituents or not
There are, for an instance a dozen or
more war veterans who sit about the up
per galleries during the few hours that
Congress is in session each day They
receive 500 per month, Independent Of
the pension Of nearly the same amount,
and have averaged about three or four
hours Of sitting down each day when the
House was In session. Then the annual
clerks some Of them earning as much as
5000 per annum and working only while
Congress Is I'm session; of course they
need contribution. and IL would be
niggardly not TO give II. II the House
had been half decent they would have
supplied these patriots. bowed down by
the burdens they daily bear for the peo-
pie, with a spring suit and light over
coat and a pca-green cravat.
This IS what Mr. Holman thought OF
N: Mr. Chairman il is supposed TO be a
very ungracious task 10 vote against a
proposition beneficial to the employees of
the House and Senate. Nearly every
.f .fp .rfA rf he
al least. has some friend drawing sal
airy as an employe in the service of the
House And yet | can not imagine how
we can excuse ourselves in going outside
of the law and taking the public money
and giving II TO our friends without any
consideration. | would not like TO face
my own constituents and tell them that
] had voted 10 give the employees OF the
House and Senate $1,000 or $4,000 as a
naked gift without any authority Of law
a mere gift OF that amount in excess
Of the salaries established by law. l
would not wish 10 do that.
on the Vote-which was. ayes l4O, noes
a. not voting l&-the Virginia delegation
was divided as follows Ayes, 2, noes. 4;
not voting, T.
Something akin to a little sensation was
inaugurated in the senate yesterday by
the speech Of Senator David Il. Hill al
legged 10 be in eulogy Of the late Senator
Barbour
OF course the reference ne makes 20 the
political alliance Of our senator Is now
well understood by everybody here, but
this Is the first declaration to the extent
u which promises had been made. Sem
ator Barbour died before that convention.
Had he lived he would have found. as his
colleagues did, that ii was not an easy
Thing 10 deliver a State against the viii
u the people. though fondness for him
personally would undoubtedly have oper-
ated as il did then. 10 modify the win OF
The majority.
Senator Hil began by very pretty tri-
butte 70 the talents OF Senator Daniel, and
among other things. said Of Mr.. Bar
hrar.
j do not forget the fact that in the
t.terparty contest OF last year he was
my Political friend: firm. unyielding and
true. II was critical period when
friendships were tested and strained.
Some were broken. some were cemented.
ic vas an Of courage and resources.
a statesman Of foresight and prudence, a
skillful politician in the lest sense Of the
term honest. high-minded. generous and
undertaking. He hated hypocrisy fraud.
and a. am Of every kind and nature He
respected honest opposition in political
affairs. but he detested personalities and
defamation.
Let me refer 10 an incident in this con-