The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-03
WILL ADJOURN TO-DAY.
THE EXTRAORDJNlRY SESSION OF
CONGRESS ENDS THIS AFTERNOON.
hin and Stewart Have n Tiit-Bore Vir-
gina Aspirants- Captain Hudgins'
nees-Washington Notes.
IIMRs BUREAU. RArIEY BUILDING, /
WhsHNOToN. November 2. 1898. !

! lnc ufSt MONDAY IN December, Dy winch
time # is supposed that the tariff meas
ure viii be ready for consideration in
thc House, and the Senate will begin the
discussion Of the Federal election laws,
or may possibly by that time have formu-
lated some silver legislation which win
then be introduced.
Last night at Chamberlain's a secret
conference was held by a number of
! leading silver senators, including both
| Democrats and Republicans. The gen
! tlemen who We're present al this confer
! ence absolutely refused to disclose the
/ subjects discussed but it is well known
! that their chief object Of meeting, and
] In fact their only object, was a discus
! sion looking to the formulation Of some
! silver measure which will be introduced
! before the next session Of Congress has
| passed.
In the Senate this morning Senator
! Voorhees, arose and asked unanimous
] consent for the publication Of a work
! entitled 'The Future of Silver for the
use Of the Senate. Senator hin arose and
! With mock dignity said that he had no
! disposition TO oppose the request but that
| as he had heard so frequently Of late
! the senator from Nevada, Mr.. Stewart,
| declare that there was no future for
] silver, should the repeal bin pass, that he
| did not suppose that gentleman would
| care 20 have the book published. Mr..
| Stewart replied that silver was by no
means dead and that the fight for It had
! really just begun, but that he would
! assure the senator from New York that
! when the fight for silver was again at
! tempted it would be I'm such a shape as
| to call for direct division Of the sheep
and the goats, and that they would have
| no senator upon the floor talking pleas
! antlv and sWeetly about silver and BIZ
! metallism and at the same time casting
! his vote steadily for the single gold
! standard.
Mr.. Hin replied that If there was any
/ work which could be printed that would
/ add to the information of the senator
] from Nevada he should certainly adVo-
! cate it's publication and would be rejoced
| if the work succeeded i'm adding something
! to the length Of the speeches which the
| senator had made within the last few
| months This parting shot caused a
| laugh I'm the galleries, and without oppo-
| sition the book was ordered to be printed.
The final determination Of Congress TO
| adjourn instead Of taking recess, which
| has been suggested to-day, was based
! upon the fact that with an adjournment
| ain the APPOINTMENTS heretofore made by
r.
drmed by tomorrow afternoon viii, Of
| course. fail with the close Of the session,
and the President will be compelled 10
reappoint. I'm some instances, the men
whom he has already named, and 1t is
understood that in some cases he will
select new officers.
Another motive for adjournment is
found in the fact that all Of the members,
upon adjournment, viii receive their mile
age both home now and' TO the regular
session. both Of which I'm case of re-
cess would have been lost.
A petition against adjournment was cir
culated by a large number of employees
Of both branches who are simply em-
plOyed by the session. and who, of course,
would have lost a months pay, besides
having been put to the expense of re-
turning home and coming again within
month Trihng as this may seem, IT
amounts to thousands and thousands of
dollars. and IL has now been agreed that
n the general deficiency bill there VIII
be clause inserted allowing pay for all
the present employees during the month
of November. Thus the whole matter is
settled 10 the satisfaction of everybody.
Nobody loses anything and everybody
Gets an they can, and SO the adjournment
is the order Of the hour for o'clock to-
morrow.
Virginia has developed to-day two new
candidates for appointment under Presi-
dent Cleveland.
The first IS Mr. Shepperd, son Of the
Internal Revenue Collector. Captain Ham
Shepperd who is a candidate for posi-
ton as paymGster in the United States
army.
Mr. Charles Button. Of Lynchburg %
former editor. is candidate for the
office of Public Printer, and has petit
zion which is being very widely circu-
lated and sie in the city. Mr. Button
under Mr. ClevelaId's former administra-
ton. was appointed pC master at Lynch
burg. but through the opposition of Sena-
tor AIahone the Senate refused TO con-
firm him. Both these gentlemen We're
I'm the city to-day, and were at the Capi-
tol.
a story was printed from here last
night. regarding the United States Mar
shaIship of the Eastern district of Nir-
cinia. which rather seemed 20 indicate
some question as 90 the final appoint
ment of Captain j. NJ. Hudsins TO this
Mace. None of the Virginia members
who were present to-day could give any
reason for the foundation of the story
and Mr.. Swanson, who voted for Mr
Hudgins in the Virginia delegation con-
ference. stated that he was satisfied that
Mr. Hudgins would be appointed when
the proper time arrived.
The story is that Mr.. Cleyeland's care
ful analysis Of the various votes taken
in the Senate on the question of repeal.
has not had a tendency TO strengthen his
desire 20 assist Senator Daniel in the
matter of appointments, and as it is
known that Mr. Hudgins was a person
al candidate Of the senior senator it
Is thought that any candidate opposed 20
him might be considered by the Presi-
dent Again. il was said that Colonel
OFerran. who voted I'm the conference
last spring for MIR. Joseph r. Duke. Of
Norfolk county in view of the fact that
MIR. Hudgins county had given him no
support for his nomination as Governor,
was inclined 20 renew his support Of Mr..
Duke Immediately after the election, and
the two elements combined might oper-
ate TO the disadvantage OF Mr.. Hudgins.
There Is. however. no apparent ground for
this story, although the facts are cor
rcctly stated, but as the other five en-
dorsements of the delegation have gone
through without objection, il may not
be that the remaining one will fan of
appointment.
Nearly all Of the Virginia members Of
Congress have already left the city, and
by o'clock tomorrow the last one will
probably have gone. Messrs. Edmunds,
Jones and Tucker have gone. MIR. Swan
son and Senator Daniel will speak at
Danvlne on Saturday. and Mr.. Marshall,
who Is to-day confined 10 his bed, hopes
10 be able TO go tomorrow
Several gentlemen who have recently
come from the first district, give the
most encouraging reports of the progress
90 tho State senatorial camDaign of the |