Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-06
THE CITY WAKING UP
On the Eve Of the Assembling Of Con.
gress In Extra Session.
CABINET COUNCIL
Virginia and NORTH Caroline Represents
tivss asshs National cspiss,--cisvs-
Sand's Fershcemius Message.



lands Forthcoming Message.
iron Our Regular Correspondent
wAsHrsaroS. August 5.-The Capital
City is once more beginning TO show signs
OF activity. II Is always the case on the
eve Of the assembling Of Congress. AT
the downtown hotels, where 80 many OF
the southern Senators and Representa-
t,yes stop, the greatest life is to DO found.
Tho Virginia and North Carolina delega-
tions began to arrive two days ago. and
this evening most Of the members from
those States had put in an appearance.
kenator Ransom will not reach the city
until tomorrow evening. lie Is now on
his way 70 Washington. ,
All dav much interest was felt in the
contest going on for the positions OF Door
keeper and of Sergeant-At-Arms OF the
House. and hard work was done by the
candidates and their friends.
OURSELVES AND SEroHBoRs.
The North Carolina delegation had q
meeting this afternoon at O'Clock III Mr..
hepderson's room at the Metropolitan
Hotel 10 agree on policy OF action re-
esrding House officers.
The North Carolina delegation, at their
conference. decided to endorse the follow
ING for positions under the House:
Mr. Yoder, for Sereeant-at-Arms; Mr..
Hurt, for Doorkeeper, and Rev. N. w.
Journey, OF Beaufort. for Chaplain. The
latter Is a minister OF the Methodist
Church.
There was, Of course. no opposition to
Messrs. Crisp. Kerr, or Dalton for the re-
Bpectiye positions OF Speaker, Clerk, and
Postmaster.
All OF the North Carolina members were
present and the action was unanimous.
The Virginia members held an informal
conference this afternoon in the rooms OF
Colonel O'Ferrall IN the Metropolitan Ho-
tel They decided TO support Mr. Hart
for Doorkeeper, and Rev. Mr.. Bagby, of
King and Queen county. for Chaplain of
the House. Mr., Jones put up the name of
MIR. Bagby. He is minister of the Dis
clples' Church. Mr.. Thomas. OF the Bap-
tlst church of Richmond. was also can
fidate. and Mr.. Wise offered his name.
but it was decided to first support Mr..
Bagby. All Of tue Virginia delegates were
present except Messrs. Edmonds and
Epes, who Will not reach the city until to-
morrow. The delegation also agreed
among themselves TO insist that Mr.. Petit
should be retained in his position as Read
ing Clotk Of the House. On;the sergeant
alarms question no action was taken, the
delegation being divided.
The following Virginia members had
arrived this evening and are ell quartered
At the Metropolitan Hotel Messrs. OFFER
rail-. Swanson. Marshall. and Tyler.
Messrs. Henderson. Bum. Branch, Alex
Ender, Crawford. and Woodland, of the
North Carolina delegation, are also at the
Metropolitan.
ReDresentstjve. Wise has arrived and is
uunrtercd at Che National.
Mr.. Penn Petit. Of Fluyapna, one of the
Reading Clerks of the. House, arrived to-
JGv.
General Cox, of North Carolina, will be-
come Secretary OF the Senate on Monday.
He has been here for several days.
DR.. Carter Berkeley. of Stanton. is in
the city. He will be appointed to q good
position in the Senate. 1t has not We:
been designated. but will be in few days.
HOW THEY VOTED.
The Virginia delegation on the first bal
lot in the caucus supported Mr.. Bagby for
chaplain. and he received thirty-seven
votes. 1t was apparent he could not be
elected and they went over to Mr.. Hadda-
way, who was elected. The North Caro-
lnians also on this ballot voted for DR..
Hsddaway.
MERELY A cANARD.
Among the numerous wild stories put
ahoat as to the organization of the CON-
mittees in the coming House was one that
Speaker Crisp. IN advance OF hls re-elec-
ton, had been ted by leaders OF his
party and bad agreed to consolidate the
committees on banking and coinage under
the title of The Coinage and Currency
Committee"
What you have told is the first intima-
ton l ever heard OF such a thing: 1t -
news 70 me-" said Speaker Crisp, when
United Press reporter this morning asked
him ahouf tha proDOaitlon-
Mr. Crisp's ignorance of this project is
shared by the leaders of his party. Meesrs
Catchings and Mcmillan. of the Commit
tee on Rules, stated they had not heard of
IL, and all the talks the committee had had
concerning the proposed improvements III
the management of the House or changes
in the rules. this particular subject had
not been mentioned.
SPECIAL CABINET MEETING.
The special meeting of the Cabinet
called for o'clock this afternoon con-
vened promptly at that hour. All the
members were present. The session lasted
until half past 8 O'Clock without inter-
ruption of any kind. Secretary Carlisle
was the first to leave tho Executive Man.
sion. He drove directly to his home. The
other members fingered some time IN the
library comparing notes respecting their
summer vacations. secretary Gresham
remained with the President after the
Cabinet meeting adjourned, discussing
matters pertaining TO the Department of
State. All of the members or the Cabi-
net were tanned and improved by their
summer vacations.
Secretary Tburber could not say what
the Cabinet discussed, but II is under
stood that the President read 10 his adj
visers rough draft of his forthcoming
message to Congress. 1t is believed that
the message will treat solely of the imam
olal and tariff questions.
Shortly after the Cabinet meeting the
President drove out to his country home,
where he will spend the night.
Acting-Secretary Curtis has ordered the
force OF the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing to work an extra hour each day I'm
I'll further orders. beginning Monday next,
In printing national bank notes. for which
the demand Just now is very great. This
demand is oecasioned by the fact that the
national banks are expanding their clrcu-
lation.
CHOLERA SPREADING IN SApLYs.
Assistant Surgeon Young, at Naples. ca
bles the Marine Hospital Service that
cholera is spreading in the suburbs OF
Naples and that the Italian government
has consented to the adoption OF mea-
sures for the complete isolation for i've
days of emigrants on board vessels before
sailing for the United States, which in
Guides the ordering of of all bun boats
and other modes of communicating infec-
ton from the shore.
II il stated that the President will send
9 special message to Congress at Its extra
session IN regard to the HaYarian ques-
ton.
MIR. Bount's voluminous reports, in
GLIDING his latest and most voluminous of
ell, are being carefully prepared at the
State Department in the form Of abstracts
and extracts for the Presidents personal
consideration. The situation in he
islands Is admittedly critical. and
a prompt indication of some definite
limo Of policy on the part OF
the United States is called for.
The President, it is said. will await
Minister biounts expected arrival In
Washington on or about August 20th and
bis Yer oal report Of the condition of af-