The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-13
FOR FINANCIAL REFORM.
CARLISLE'S BILL NAY Pass THE
house BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS,
It's Expected That There VIII bo one OF
Two Amondments--Mr. Is and's views
On the Proposed teeisistion.
TiNEe BUREAU. BArLEY BuHDINo.
WlsHfSaros. December II. 1874


There rs one thing that seems reason
ably certain now. that the House VIII
pass some sort Of q financial re'oru
measure and send ID TO the senate beioIe
fhe holiday adjournment. Al lya9'' '">
IL the u.8graWmc at this time. ne H'"'
mgs which are now open before the I'm
uuttce ou Banking aud currency WI" "o
siosel ou Saturday, ana on No"uaS W
Tstsdar Mr Springer VIII 0ner MS Dlh
ir me House. The b,H viii bc that oil
Secretary Carlisle. with but one or ;wo
susulmcuts. the main one providing
44aIusf the retirement and cancellation
and the LEGAL tender and greenback
issuet OF The act of 1880. This amendment,
il is said is made simply because the
committee feared that the friends OF
th.s issue iu the House Woud resist the
entire blIL or al least prolons It's dis
,uss.ru beyond the holidays and the
friends of the now bill. and. in fact all
uf be Democrats in the House are eK-
ctciiugly anxious 90 get this measure
passed ana sent 30 the Senate before the
recess, in order that no excuse can be
given in that body Of "a delay ar the
House end of the Capitol. The recess
this year viii be much shorter thdn
usual. The Ways and Means Committee
always regulates the Adjournment. ana
RepIcseutaJve Montgomery said TINS
morning that the period would only Just
cover the holidays.
Mr.. BLAED's vITws.
Congressman Bland called meeting OF
the Coinage Committee for this morning
but only a. few OF the more ardent sHFer
advocates were present, and nothing was
done. Mr.. Bland stll holds that any
financial legislation passed at this ses-
,.r.It on 4
and that free coinage VIII surely even
tuaNy pass THIS however Is rot the
view usually taken by the Democrats OF
the House. and should the new Dill pass
the question Of free coinage would Ger
taiuly De- left 10 siumbeT even through
the next Congress.
The pooling bill which passed 'he
House yesterday, viii Dee sent over to-
day to the Senate. and viii be referred
at once 10 the committee. ON the COM
mlttee are Senators Brice German, smith
and Higgins. and as they Az favor the
bin DO Ir certain that a favorable report
viii follow. The bin briefly provides thdt
the POOLS or agreements entered INTO by
the various railroads shall be submitted
for the approval OF the Interstate Com
rltrrr Commission. which shall inVcsu-
gate and shall di5approVe II any UNJUST
determinations are proposed. The rieht
of appeal from the decision of the COM
mission. either upon it's first review Of
such contracts or upon subsequent ilud-
inEs. is provided to- the United States
Circuit court Ia any judicial district
sitting iu equity, and from such courts
TO the Supreme Court of the United
States.
The vote on the bin Of the Virginia del
ceauon was as follows. Ayea-Nise ana
Marshall Noe--Tuoker Turner, Jones,
dith. swanson, and Tyler.
1fp rYrrB's rETIT-oS.
Congressman Tyler has presented Pc
titIou from the citizens 0f Portsmouth.
requesting an amendment 10 the act Of
1870 relating 10 the retiremeuts OF soldiers
and marines. and also bin providing
for certain amendments TO the present
law relative o. appeals from the Circuit
Court OF the United states TO the supreme
Court
The Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee This morning approved the bill
for ,ne huulu- OF th, memorial bridge
from Arlington to Observatory iIll, the
bln b-iug amended so as TO limit its cost
and provide for the exclusion Of steam
railways upon the bridge
The Subcommittee ora Appropriations
hayIuE Boo charge deficiencies found "a
very l1rg. deficiency reported from the
Department oi Justice An investigation
OF the causes. they report. disclosed tine
fact that the increased tax ou whisky
has resulted iu a great increase In the
business of the moonshiners. and their
prosecution iu the United States courts
OF NUsnia, \orth Carolina Eastern Ten
uesst. Northern Georgia ana Mississippi
has been the direct cause of as least ~
per cent of the deficiency.
,IUGrSIAks N.ERTp
There We're several weddings of VIr-
RinIaus boz the city yesterday, among
them being Mir John W. Staley and Miss
MoiIir smith. ot Albemarle county, Hlr.
Samuel H. Hmesariuer and Miss Sue
Wright, SIR Walter >. opp and Miss
Martha SyucoN, an of Prince William
county and Mr. William T.. Robertson,
of CIeWe. 90 Miss Mamie Bradshaw, Of
Rise
ADVOCATING A MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Congressman Meredith chaperonel
uelceduou OF Nlrgnians who appeared be-
fOre the House Committee on Interstate
ana Foreign Commerce. at its regular
meeting this morning. Among the gen
tlcmen composing the delegation, were
MessIs. Hume. clark and Clements, resi-
dents OF ana large property owners m
Alexandria county. The object of the
visit was again 20 petition Congress for
an appropriation Tor erecting memorial
bridge across the Potomac AT Arlington.
Alessrs. Hume. Clark and Clements ad-
dressed the committee which semed 10
be unanimously IN favor OF the plan
The petition was referred 90 the regular
subcommittee with Instructions To as
certain the cost OF building said bridge.
and TO prepare bill for presentation to
the House.
THE APpoMATToX PosT-oFr1cE.
The P0st-Ohce Department has not vet
acted on the petition of the citizens Of
AppomattoX county. Tequcs ting the return
OF The old name OF AppOmattox c. H..
10 the post-oflice at this historical
spot bat will do SO in a few days
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-G General
Maxwell who has charge OF this mat
ter. has always been willing 10 oblge
the patrons of the Office and has only
waited forf Congressman fuckers APP
provaI OF the petition This Mr.. Tucker
did Immediately on ais arrival here. and
in few days the Objectionable name OF
surrender" viii disappear from the Of
hciaI roster OF post-0fiices.
Mtssrs. j. Brad and Il. a. Beverley
~ Fauquier county, are at the Metro
pOiitau.
Mr.. Q. G. Holland, Of Danvile, is in
the eity.
The total number Of fourth class post
masters appointed to-day was Al. The
only North Carolina appointment was that
Of M. b. Overnan, at Fremont, Wayne
county. vice y. O.. Johnson. deceased.
The Virginia appointments were as fol
lows Dobyn Patrick county, c. l..
Saunders. vice W, W Webster, removed