Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
What viii The Poor Congress Do Nov,
Poor Thing?
pOpULIST TALE OF INTEREST.
How General Field Came to He Nominated
for the yicc-Prcsidency
In 1891.

WASHINGTON, November D.-(Spe-
ciaI)-Among the public men who have
returned to the city since the avalanche"
which overlook the Democratic party on
last Tuesday there has been n good
deal Of quiet talk as TO what Is likely
TO be done In Congress during the
. coming session. 1t is pretty generally
understood that no further attempts Will
be made to change the existing tariff
law, and hardly without exception the
opinion Is expressed hat the measures
now before the Senate Known as
the "pop-gun' bills will be allowed TO
slumber. Two OF these measures are OF
much interest TO Virginia. n II will BE-
remembered that during last session both
Senators Daniel and Hunton opposed the
proposition to place coal and iron-ore on
the free list. There were eight other
Democratic senator's who held out nrmiy
against that Mugwump New England
scheme, and the Republicans were almost
solidly opposed TO making free or duty
these articles. In reality very few Demo-
Gratis favored the movement, Tor, as a
rule, they thought that when the iron
and coal-producing States were willing TO
give up more han 80 per cent. OF the
duty on the products they were hit about
hard enough. especially as the industries
INTO which the two articles enter IN the
process of manufacture were given such
high rates OF duty.
i, should also be borne in mind that
Secretary Carlisle. who was foremost IN
the fight for genuine. honest tariff reform
tr.~. ca,,. 81 fhaSa faOdprn pXpDntntS
had ever been heard OF in public life.
wrote a letter to Senator Harris last
session. In which he emphaticaily urged
the shelving of such mischievous mea-
sures. and It Is tolerably certain that his
advice will be Needed.
MORRISON AND WILSON.
From what many Virginians have said
while visiting this city. the defeat or
Judge Morrison for Congress in the Nlnth
District Is due largely to the atlituhe
of some OF the managers or the tartl
bill on this very question or Tree raw
material" so called, and In the mldst Oh
tho campaign IL was stated here by lead
ing Democrats tina certain men IN the
Southwest section of the State who had
formerly given literally to the Demo-
cratic campaign fund. and who have al
WAYS used their influence among their
employees to induce them to vote the
Democratic ticket. were this year r"l-hot
against the party. Congressman WILSON,
defeat Is attributed also In great measure
to his position with reference 10 coal AUG
iron-ore. and his former position, IL iol-
Iowed last session, would have kept MN
solid with the miners OF MS dlsli'ct
He was warned by leading Democrats.
Including Senator Faulkner ana others OF
equal prominence, not TO chase suN" "
fad. out. unfortunately ~
fell In with the theorists VINO "ah''' 10
carry ont n pet scheme. regardless OF th-
nIaIn fact that TO give free coal ana
iror.ore would have damaged the interests
Of the coal-producing States OF the couh-
try and played right into the hands OF
the grasping Nova Scotia syndicate anN-
tons TO aobble up the New Engi"hu'
New York. and New Jersey markets.
Nothing more will be heard during the
balance of this Congress or the piOp'H'
t,on To repeal the 10 per cent taN y"
state banks. 1t was killed deader 'han
Hector in the House last session, VIC
Senate has never been In faVor oI NV
plan. and the President Is KNOWN ~ "
violently opposed to the proposltloh' i"''p
,,,Ii ha roo much pressing business In the
OF appropriation bills 10 ty any
VI AaAlN SOAN d
SENATOR'S BY DIRECT VOTE.
There IS likely to be very little done ut
the approaching session outside or the
nassIng OF the regular appropriation DIS
and In that event the Senate Will hardy
able TO get through with the bill when
has already passed the House proNiilhs
for the election of senators by direct vote
~ the neople. The idea Is not a popular
-- 1901 ~ tfnnUFACa HnN- .
way. and the average senator Will be apt
n conclude. aside from his natu-
rel prejudice against upsettins
what the trainers or the govern
ment thought was Il very wise provision
in the system, that there IL no pressing
demand just now for any such Legislation
The talk. in fact. here now Is that the
oeople seem 10 know Just when ana now
upturn things. and the old methods
work well on the whole. west
has just elected n republican
legislature By a comfortable majority
md It has been known for more mar 4
rear that II this result came about ex-
Elklns would In all probability
Do the senator. He has been working for
hat object with all his might and main.
his father-in-law. ex-senator Davis.
10 be a Democrat. HIS possibly
)een helping his son-in-law steve" At
my rate the papers Of the State. as wen
IS those outside. kept d~ingdonginB into
he ears OF the people that a Republican
legislature meant the election to the
senate OF the wicked" Elkins, backed by
he "~monOpolistic combination" with
he Is identified. but the returns
rom the State do not seem TO Indicate
hat the voters became aroused. ElkinS
s undoubtedly the most prominent Re-
I'm West Virginia next to Judge
Nathan Coz. and his party have under
that he would be senator provided
here was a landslide and n Republican
The dear people" approved.
If the Legislature had been very close
nd the Democrats a about held their
'wn In other matters. the cry most as
uredly would be that corporations and
money had purchased the election. The
Democrats have simply been cleaned out.
the people knew in advance that