Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-20
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
YirSinlans and North Carolinians on The
Presidents Letter.
HILL. A HAPPY MAN.
He VIII Mako . Speech To-Day on FREQ
Raw Maserisis-Mr. Fuller Out
OF Danger.


The tariff situation Is very much compIi-
Gated to-day--more so. In fact. than II
has been for n month--and II the Demo-
Gratis of the House. with anything like
solldity. follow the advice OF Chairman
Wilson, OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee, there Is no telling when the ques-
tion will be disposed Of. Some Of the
Virginia delegation, who were heard to
express an opinion this afternoon, talked
as II they thought the House ought TO
fight the Senate to the bitter end. even II
Congress should remain In continuous
session from now until the 4th OF March.
More conservative members from Virginia,
North Carolina. and other Southern States.
while not pleased with the general situa-
ton, are disposed to favor the passage
of any reasonable sort OF bill. so as to
bring about an early adjournment OF Con-
gress. and relieve the prevailing business
distress OF the country.
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.
Opinion Is largely divided on the let
ter OF the President TO Mr.. Wilson. Mem
bers who have been bitter and unrelent-
ing against what they term the Sugpr
Trust. regret. as they express IL. that
he has practically conceded all demanded
by that gigantic monopoly Sugar is
the one thing they have declared ought
TO be made free and cheap. There is also
some disappointment in certain quarters
over the Presidents demand that coal and
iron-ore be made free VI duty. ard the
statement is emphatically made by know
l,as ha will Nipll
on those two articles. That Nova Scotia
coal trust In which eN Secretary Whit
ney. of New York. X believed to be 80
heavily Interested ought not, IN the
opinion OF many people. 10 have such an
advantage over the mine-owners OF VIZ
ginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Mary
land. Tennessee. and other States; and IL
Is no exagyeration 10 say that votes
enough can be- mustered In the Senate TO
prevent this action. even II IL is favored
by the President of the United states.
The railway and steamboat ransporta-
tion-companics of Virginia have taken "A
firm stand for a revenue duty on coal ana
iron-ore. and the indica tions are at this
writing that the Senate Will not make
any further concession on those two
articles. New England manufacturers
may howl as loudly as they choose, but
the prevailing belief is that the House
will have 20 back down eventually on this
question.
There will be stirring times In the next
two weeks In the Capitol. The ball. which
opened to-day, promises TO be gay Que
ANTI-MEREDITH PUBLICATION
A paper known as the American Citizen,
published In Boston. II being circulated
i'm the Eighth Virginia District WIN
Meredith. IL seems the Citizen is an IN
tense anti-Cstholic paper. and II charges
that Mr.. Meredith has. by bill he IN
troduced I'm the House enabled Catholic
college in Washington to make thou
sands OF dollars" The bill he ntro-
duced enabled the college to close an
alley. and the proposition was endorsed
by the District commissioners. MIR. Mere
dith SAYS he knows no religion when IL
comes TO introducing bills and he never
inauires what mans religion Is.
The President to-day nominated Con-
gressman Breckinridse. of Arkansas. 10
be Ambassador to Russia. Mr. Brock
iuridge was defeated for Congress be-
cause he voted 10 repeal the purchasln-
clause OF the Sherman law.
HILL HAPPY.
An immense crowd will be At the Capt
toll tomorrow to hear Senator Hill speak
in favor of free coal and iron-ore. Ine
Senator Is very happy. He has fought
hard for free raw materials. ana mas
been almost alone in the senate. NOW
the President. i'm a letter to Chairman
Wilson. advocates the policy 30 stoutly
contended for by Hill. The Virginia dele
CATION are opposed to FREE coal and IRON
ore. They want tho Senate revenue duty
of 10 cents a ton to stand. IL is believed
TIE Senate idea will prevail, unless there
Is a great change In sentiment.
Richmond people who are Interested In
the Nicaragua-canal bill will be disap-
pointed to hear that SPEAKER Crisp Is not
disposed to have that measure considered
in the House.
Mr.. II. w. Fuller continues TO improve,
and his family and physicians no longer
have any fear OF serious consequences
in his case.
Representative Swanson to-day secured
n position In the Government Printing
Office for w. T.. Wtcher. Of .Pittsylyana
county.
WAR CLAIMS.
Mr.. Turner. OF Virginia, introduced In the
House to-day bills for the relief or the
following persons, the measures being war
claims with the amounts attached: VIII
liam Weaver OF Shenandoah county. $3.50;
David Rudy. of Woodstock. 30. David
Sheetz, of Shenandoah county. $50.
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