Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-17
THE POP-GUN BILLS.
HARD ROAD THEY HAD TO TRAVEL IN
THE SENATE.
Car,lsies Letter settled Their Fasc~-Popu.
lists Disricased with virxinia Repub-
iicans--M ahonc's Disappointment

WASHINGTON. August is.-tSpeciai)--
The ''pop-Run" tariff bills have had "a
hard road 20 travel in the Senate. II was
pretty well known when they passed
the House they would meet with great
deal OF opposition In the upper branch OF
Congress. From what can be learned. the
representatives cared very little about
any Of them except that one providing
for free sugar. They thought that pos
slbly the frcc-suear bill might get
through. unless IL was talked 20 death
by the Louisiana senators and those who
sympathike with those gentlemen. sec
Rotary Carlisles letter came HE bomb
shol into the camp. and when senator
Harris showed by his speech mat ne
agreed with the Secretary. things looked
very souauy indeed for oil OF the pop
gun bills.
Mr. Carlisle Il recognized as one OF the
most lc,el-hcadcd men In ths country
-, a. euhi,ct Of the tariff. Long before
A, cleveland was ever heard Of. the
.,,t,od kentuckian was battling for tariff
rcforrn under the leadership or Colonel
Morrison. Of Illinois ana he was elected
sneaker OF the House over Mr. Randall
y'bcu Few people thought IL was possible
10 Gfitht iu' kAAhA iNihTf aNtAitA 'fhf'-
man.
some people seem TO imagine that the
Secretary does not play exactly into the
hands Of the administration In sending
ont such = letter at this time. hut they
forget that the President. In his letter TO
Chairman Wilson. specially made the
point that sugar ought 10 be 'aNcd for
revenue producing purposes and he even
went so far TO sanction the ',uty given
for tho benefit OF the rcnners. II Will
be remembered the President said IL was
delicate matter but still he favored 1t
under the circumstances.
DOMINION COAL COMPANY.
Several Of the agents Of the Nova
Scotia coal-combinc are still hanging
around Washington hoping that some
thing will happen by which the black
diamond win be pat on the free list. 50
that their gigantic corporation may get
in its work at the expense Of the Nir.
giria. Maryland. and West Virginia coal
mine-owners the transportation COM
IanieS and the iabOrers who are employed
in the mines But they are doomed to
disappointment. They are apparently In
rs hopeless q condition as General Ma
hone who tried to induce Congress 10
nlur0Yriatr X5O0o for the purchase Of his
u periy here for government printing
office purposes.
Every Republican, with one or two ex-
c.pflons ana not less than fifteen Demo
cratic senators viii vote against the bills
pr1,iiinc FOR free coal and free iron-ore.
General Malone. finding that Congress
would not accept his lot. Is now said To
D.. using hts influence 10 have the pro-
position considered 90 purchase a lot very
r.lr his which was offered some time
AK, for glos D0o, and which ala not figure
in any Of tn votes recently taken. If
tbis should be done 1t would enhance
the value Of the Malone property, but 1t
H. so late in the session that probably
nothing can Do done
Tho massage Of the bill providing for the
construction of bridge across Content
u,a creek az GriftOn. Lenoir county y.
G.. on the knston Branch OF the WI
minct0n and Weldon railroad. this week,
was one of tho quickest things ever done
I'm the way Of legislation. There was
ynshuut. which mpcded travel, and Sc
riouslv intcrfcrcd with the operation OF
tie road. Captain Galloway came 10
Washington on Monday. and talked 10
Senator Ransom about the matter n Dill
was Put through the Senate without ever
having been referred even 60 committee.
or having been printed. 1t was passed
without opposition. and would have got
ten through the House on Tuesday, in all
probability. had that body been In session.
j. was passed by the House yesterday,
md sent to the President. and the latter
was acquainted with the urgent need
for action. and asked TO approve 1t at
once.
JONES BEING CONGRATULATED.
Ecprcsentotve Jones is receiving the
concentrations Of his congressional Assoc
ci1f.s ON his denomination by accldma-
tiun The nomination is equivalent To an
election ordinarily in that district with
Mr. Jones a. the candidate, but TINS year
D.. viii probably have walkoVer be-
caus, Mcdonald, the Republican nominee,
is not calculated to awaken any en-
thusmsm. as he stays 50 little IN the
district. being engaged In the klndnng-
wool busiu - In Washington Indications
.r, We will have a cold winter, and he
can got ready for a rushing trade here In
LlnIluE-wood.
The Popul.sts have no show In the First
District elmer. IL would seem that the
Republicans. IN all the Virginia districts,
.rc disposed to freeze out the Pops.
ph,r allies IN Congress do not like me
WY things are going. ana they are begin
ming 10 think the Republicans are not
"totlng fair" General Field. Colonel Bev-
erv and the balance Of the leaders IN
Nin.in,a made the Pops in Congress
believe that fusion would be resorted TO
100 most of the districts. II IS said that
Brad Beverley viii insist on running IN
o.. Eghth District no matter what action
th. Republican convention may take at
Mtuassas.
Although Virginia is pretty well repre-
snfr1 nj present In the consular ana
Diplomatic service. II Is probable the state
may o. given one more appointment IN
a.. near future.
Mr. Ioscphus Daniels. chief clerk OF
tho Interior Department who recently Sc
cured control of the Raleigh News ana
Observer. is at present on visit to the
capital Of North Carolina. Mr.. Daniels
Viii mot give up MS position here, as the
r.prr Is IN the hands OF a Board oil
directors. and everything Is going along
smoothly.
RIVER AND HAR3oR BILL.
Supporters Of the river and harbor bill
hay, been very uneasy. but some of the
prominent Democrats seem to think the
President will either sign it or allow IL
10 become law. They do not look for
veto. az least
North Carolina postmasters appointed
TODAY: ". NJ Fcrncy Duval, Excelsior
brunswick county, vice w. 5. Miliikin'
removed. A. 4. Young. Micaviile, Nanccy
county. vice ". T.. Clouts. removed.
flFTY-TRlRD CONGRESS.