Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-22
NOQU0RUM PRESENT.
SENATE AND HOUSE BOTH MERE
SHADOWS OF THEMSELVES.
Rumors that the President VIII Net" 'ho
Tariff BiIl-yicws to the
Contrary.

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. August IL
Gpecial)-It was quiet and dull aoou'
the Capitol again to-day. The Senate was
not in session. and the House did very IT.
tie In the way OF business. There l. NOT
a quorum OF members in the city Oh ei'"er
branch Of Congress. AMI the Repuoiic'hS
do not intend % permit any more ies''''-
tion while this state Of affairs lasts. p'hS
that are not contested can get through
but they will not allow any corrections to
be made in the tariff bill outside oi 'ie
alcohol paragraph.
The Senators and Representatives. nave
pulled out by the wholesale Ior '''''
homes and the sumner resorts
Congressman Marshall has gone 70 Ni'Is
county. and gsill probably not return any
more this session. unless his presence IS
absolutely needed. The convention VIII
meet again AT Bristol on the 2sth' ana tne
friends of Sir. Marshall claim WIN Ger.
talEty he Will be nominated on the "iS'
ballot.
RIMORS OF \ VETO.
There we're some rumors about the cap
ltol to-day that after all the fr-si'e,'
might ycto the tariff bill, but rev p opl'
took any stock in them. The Clncihh'u
Enquirer Of Yesterday when got mere
to-day. contained a double-leadod "d,u
rial 20 The effect that the President Wou."
veto hi measure II is thougnt the e,l-
torial wa telcsraphsd from Washington,
and IL set tongues to wagglns' eve" j.
there is nothing in the story.
The best-informcd men in puDhc ne
appear 10 be- confident the bill VIII b'-
come a law They are not certain the
Preaid m viii sign it, but they heue'e
he viii likely let tn ten days elapse.
Mt. VERNON RAILWAY.
Tho President has rot yet acted on
the hin giving the Washington. Alexandra
and Mt Vernon railway bill the ribnt of
way into the District Of Columbia. but
II IS not thought ne will disapproVe y.
lie will probably let II become "A law.
The Alexandria people would be very mu'h
disappointed II anything happened 10 pre-
vent this bill from getting through.
JOINT DISCUSSIONS
The Indications are there viii be
Joint discussions in most OF thu North
Carol.a congressional districts TINS year
Mr.. Crawford said to-day he was ieady
TO meet his Republican opponent on the
stump. ami Messrs Branch ana Bower
expresscd q willingness to meet their COM
petitors as soon a. ,hey are nominated.
In virginia. Mr.. tucker mas ili'ibS H''
a Joint debate with Mr.. Nost IN the
Tenth District. aud it is supposed there
Will bo meetings in most Of the districts
of 'he state The PopGlists are cutting
no figure. and the probabilities are the "p-
posing candidates will be straight ke-
publcans IN every district.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Virginia visitors to-day. ". 9. Mur-
phv. Charles Wcil ami wife. X. T. Dun
ham. G. \. Martin and VIII" - J. Hunt.
william J. PAYNE Richmond: Hon. j. L.
tucker and Mrs. Tucker. Lexington; Nj
cajah Woods and Mrs Woods. ". -
sne,d. Charlottesville: G NJ Botts, Frcde-
rick.hurg William 4. James. -. Tucker
Brooke. Norfolk. David Bailey ana Wiir'
Miss.- BESSIE and Maggie Bailey. 4. J..
Campbell. Petersburg; j. Il. Barr u
Wyt..yllle.
North Carolina arrivals: Edward D.
Gre4n and wife. Concord; A. henderson,
= Stlf-bury