Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-18
NEW HOUSE RULE.
How Our congressman Stand on the
QuOrum-COunling Subject.
BOSS REED CONGRATULATED.
Buck Kiicore Performs the Act With All
Due formaiity-Generai wash
ington News Notes.

| w NASfilNGION, ID. -, ApTi i''~'oPN-
cial THE President to-day sent To the
Senate the nomination Of Hugh r. Smith
10 be postmaster at Petersburg, Va. Mr.
| Smith was recommended by Congress
man Epes and the Postmaster-General
| on Saturday last assured Mr.. Epes that
| he would be appointed. The contest mas
! been a lively one. and so great was the
| rivalry among the five candidates that
| Mr.. Epes endeavored a month ago 10
| have the matter referred to primary
election. but the Democratic commit
! tee of the city thought 1t would compi-
cate matters. and Mr.. Epes finally had
TO decide and he recommended Mr.. smith,
who is reputed to be one of the soundest
of Democrats and gentleman OF excel
| lent business qualifications.
In the House to-day during the diS-
| cusslon over the new rule for quorum
counting, Mr. Cummings, of New forA'
| I'm a two-minute speech. delivered IN req
| hot style. referred TO the memorable oc-
casion during the Fifty-irst Congress
when Colonel O'Ferrall stood single ana
alone on the floor trying to save the seat
Of Mr. Venabe Of Petersburg. Mr.. Reed,
| who was then Speaker. and daily indulg-
| ing ia his quorum counting act, Mr.. Cum
mings asserted, would have counted Mr.
Venable had the latter been on the floor,
and in thus doing would have made the
| presence Of f. G. Nenable count to un-
seat l.. g. Ncnable. or. as Mr.. Cummings
| expressed it, would have compelled a
man to take part in forcble proceeding
| to rob himself Of his own seat.
| All of the Virginia ana North Carolina
| members present to-day voted for the
| adoption OF the new rules. except Messrs.
| Epes and Wise, of Virginia. and Grady.
| Of North Carolina. This morning Mr.
| Epes said he was undecided as to how he
would vote Re had opposed, he added.
| the proposed innovation at the caucus
| held by the Democrats last Friday night.
| but there was a doubt In his mind az to
| whether or not he ought TO he bound by
| the action of the caucus However when
! the name Of Mr.. Epcs was called he re-
! sponded In the negative. showing his un-
| alterable opposition 10 counting a quorum.
CAPTAIN WlsES POSITION.
Representative Wise stated this after
noon that he voted against the adoption
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| that he thought IL was an Objectionable
| rule. and he would have preferred plan
| 10 fine members If they did not attend.
| Then there would have been no necessity
| for counting quorum. Another reason
was that the majority members Of the
! Committee on Rules refused to grant
| sufficient time for the discussion of the
| proposition brought in by them. In the
! opinion Of Mr. Wise, they should have
permitted At least one days discussion.
| 50 that members might have had an op-
portuuity 10 more carefully consider the
! proposed departure. He saw no necessity
| whatever for such haste. Nearly a month
] had been wasted, and it would not have
| hurt anybody to have permitted L fun
| discussion
| Mr. Wise further said that he thought
! the business Of the House was 50 TAR
! advanced there was no particular object
! I'm passing the new rule. More than half
| of the appropriation bills are out of the
! way, the teriH bill Was passed Ions ago,
and there is nothing OF such pressing I'M
! portance before the House as to require
| such heroic action
Congressman Grady voted against the
+ rule. because he could not bear the idea
| Of departing from the old estab shed GUS
| toms. nor did h care to accept Il plan
| that might seem to indicate that the
| Democrats had been compelled to bow
| down before eX-Speaker Reed.
Messr'. Marshall and Tyler. Of the Vir-
| gina delegation are still absent from the
| House on account Of sickness Messrs.
| Henderson, Alexander. ana era awford, Of
| the North Carolina delegation, are absent
| by order Of the House. having been ap-
| pointed members of the committee 10 ac-
company the remains Of Senator Vance
10 their last resting place
SWANSON MUCH PLEASED.
Congressman Swanson is much pleased
over the adoption of the new rIle in the
House, as he believes its adoption will
insure the passage Of the bill 10 ropca!
the lo per cent tax on State banks.
ioun$ swanson asserts that the people Of
MS section of country are anxious that
this hll should pass
y biz laugh was caused in the House
this afternoon when Colonel Kigore. Of
Texas, walked over 10 the Republican
side OF the House and congratulated eX-
Speaker Reed.
During the Fifty-nrst Congress Colonel
kilgore refused 10 be- penned in the hall
BY Reeds orders, and kicked down one Of
the doors leading to the Speakers lobby.
Ar. T.. j. Renck, who has been ap-
pointed Chief Clerk Of the Department
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attended Roanoke College and afterwards
graduated in law at the University OF
Virginia. He is IA pronounced Democrat,
and started in here as a clerk IN the Trca-
sury at leo a year. Mr.. Eeuick IS 4
bra!ny and popular man.
Amanda T. Morris was to-dly norni-
mated TO the postmastership tat Hender-
sonyille. y. G. He was recommended by
Representative Crawford
Representative Tucker was :among the
Presidents callers to-day.
Mr.. Tucker introduced in thf House to-
day a bill directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury 10 pay To John -. Youoll. OF
Augusta county, Virginia. 1919 for sup
plies and stores taken from him by the
army Of the United States during the
late war.
Mr.. Meredith introduced I'm the House
n bill to pay TO the heirs Of Mary T.
Simpson, Of Virginia, s., 10 for supplies
taken during the war
Robert Warden was to-day appointed
postmaster at Crab Orchard Lee county,
Va. vice j. X. Legg. removed. and ".
G. Manning at Amherst, Marsn county,
y. c.. vice II. L. Nolan. decetsed.
4 post-oftice to be known IS Youngs
has been established in S}otsylvanla
county. Va. with Alice NJ. Le}y as post
master
PERSONAL ONLY
Virginia arrivals: Abram c. Ely and
wife T. Il. ThomasOn. w. f.. Roddy. Jr..
John j. Fnegan. Richmon .; United
States Dlstrict-Attorney Lassi:r, Peters
burg: United States Disti:ct Judge
Hughes. T. y. Almond. Lurzy: o. w.
Holllnssworth and wife, MIA Lashly.
Petersburg.
II. l.. Patterson, of Durham, y. c., is
In town.
Mr.. BREcKlNRIDCe'S APPEAL.