Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-23
OUR HOUSE OF LORDS.
DID NOTHING IN PARTICULAR AND DID
1T VERY WELL.
Otherwise Among the Representatives,
Who Had Almost Free Fight
The Tobacco-Tax.

WASHINGTON. u. c.. February r.
Special THE Senate observed with its
usual dignity Washington's birthday, and,
after a brief session Of the utmost deco
rum. quietly adjourned until Monday. As
the lines In Iolanthe read. "The House OF
Lords did nothing in particular. and did
II very well" II was different I'm the
lower branch OF Congress. The repre-
sentatives had a high old time for about
three hours. and there was so much tur-
bulence II looked as If the ". C.s wanted
TO honor the memory Of the Father Of his
Country by having free fight. The trou-
bic grew out OF the failure OF the Republl-
cans and the eastern Democrats to vote,
thereby preventing action on the Bland
bill.
The Virginia and North Carolina Demo-
sessions and have answered to their
names. They are with Mr.. Bland in his
desire 10 pass the bill. believing the
Democratic platform meant something
when promise was made the country
that something would be done 10 give sill
Yer its proper place in the monetary sys-
tenn Of the country.
The situation in the House IS an ugly
one, but the great majority OF the Demo-
Gratis who favor the bill now being kept
TO the front do not feel Ike yielding 10
the Republicans and a small contingent
Of eastern gOld-bugs who want 10 block
legislation. The Democrats can play the
game as long as their opponents can, ana
there IS no telling when the row viii end.
The departments being closed to-day. the
rounds
OF INTEREST TO PENSIONERS.
The following was sent 10 the Dispatch
correspondent from the Pension Office,
with a special request hat it be published
as it interests number Of people IN Nir-
gnia:
Colonel s. J.. Wilson. the pension agent
in this city, calls the attention of PEN
slOners 10 a recent regulation Cf the Secre-
tary Of the Interior which requires that
after the lst of March next the vouchers
Of pension rs who sign by mark shall be
witnessed 10y the signatures of two witt
ncsscs In their own handWri,ing. and in
every case the signature OF the pcnsioucr
20 each receipt attaoned To the voucher
WhC thcr written or by mark. must be at
tested bY at least one witness IN his or
her proper handwriting, II being compc-
tent. however, for the officer before whom
nature OF the pensionar Of The receipt
Congressman Swan on said today he
had been unable to learn anything fur
thor abou; the intention OF the SeEatc
Finance Committee with regard 20 to-
b0cco. He stated further that The cCm-
mittce were procc ding 50 secretly that
they appeared unwilling for outsiders to
know anything.
Congra ssman Henderson, OF North Caro-
lima SAID ne was U The same nN. IL was
impossible TO get any facts. but from what
ne could CLEAN ne di1 not think they
would recommend any increase IN the tax
on manufactured tobacco. although he had
been told that such a proposition was
favored by the Treasury officials.
The President sent IN "a few non nations
to-day, bat did not rem .mb-r either Nir-
einia or North Carolina.
Nirgiuias chance Of getting anything
more i'm the consular service is BOW re-
Cardcd as very slender. though Messrs.
Wise. Tyler, and Jones are tll trying
their level best to get something Tor their
constituents.
PERSONAL MERELY
General Delaware N.mpar. of Bristol.
the uewly-appoiutcd Consul 10 Annoy, ar
rived here this morning
Other Virginia arrivals. A. Il. King,
James O'Cul nell, Richmond; q. McKln-
ney and wife Petersburg; r. Allen jones,
Norfolk; Colonel Grenville Gaines. G. Shir-
ley Carter WaTen;on; Captain G. VI.
Helms, g. VI. Hirt franklin county: &.
Sisson, Miss Hattie Wills. Miss Dora
Woodvilo. Culpeper.
North Carolina arrivals: d. IJchtcn-
stein, Tarboro'; James r. Young, Hender-
son.