The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-07
CAMPAIGN MILL AT WORK
REFUBLfCxss TRYING TO CATCH
PENSION vOTERs.
Concessions to be Made In tho Senate on
the Tarin-Argument on The POGO
moae sound Gaze Resumed.
TINES BUREAU. RArLEY BUILDING, }
WIsHIsGIoS, March 6. 1894.

TINES BrnyAu. RArLEY BUILnrso.l
W.sHIsc1oS, March 6. 1894.
Since the passage Of the Bland bill the
House has been the busy scene of the
manufacturing Of campaign literature, and
the poor old soldier who answered the
last roll-caU years ago would turn over
in his grave II ne could but hear Hepburn
ana Joe Cannon dangling MS widow and
children 10 catch his districts vote like
the hunter on the beach trolls the red
flannel ban 70 allure the ducks within
range.
The attitude Of the Republican party
toward tho pension soldier vote is re-
called in the story Of the negros dream.
The old man greeted his white friend one
morning With the remark, Lord, Mars
Tom. Use had an awful dreem."
"Weu rrncle Billy, what did you
dream?r replied his former owner.
81 tell vou marster, | dreemed / was
dead and went down yonder TO the devil"
"tTncle Rnlv." asked the Colonel. did
you see any Democrats down there?'
"Oh. YES. marster, dere was some DEM
"Wen, Uncle Billy, were there any PEN
sioners in that place.
Yes sir yes, sir dere was pensioners
dere shure.'
oWen. were there any Republicans
there, Uncle Billy
Lord. vas marsier; cat place Is JUS
full Of dem folks
what were the Republicans doing IN
Gle Bnlv?" asked the Colonel
"vybv n,arster deg was JUS dancin
round holm, dem consumers twiXt dem
an de fire"
This IS inst about the situation. There
is NOT , southern man in Congress to-
dav who ,,ould abatc one dollar OF the
neneion IN ioval Union soldiers or their
denepdeuf families Year by year they
have viewed the pension appropriations
grow 10 the enormous sum of $3.50, ,OJO
and nav without a murmur their proper
tomato share. and It IS only fair TO their
constituencies and Just TO the country
that they insist upon reward only TO those
who actually deserve IT, and only dema-
gogues attempt 10 miscOnstrue their mo-
lives and misintcrpret their speech.
The general debate upon the pension
bin closes Tomorrow AT +. NJ, and then,
with one DAYS debate under the i've
minute rule, the vote will be taken.
Tariff Concessions.
The Democratic members Of the Senate
Finance Committee still have the tarlt
| bill under discussion and no one can
predict when II will be reported Con-
cessions seem To be- the order of the day,
and the rumor is that the senator's VINO
seem determined 20 obstruct legislation
on the bill will be given what they de-
mand in order 10 get the bill through
the Senate in some shape with the nope
Of eliminating the most Objectionable Tea
lures in the conference.
Another instrument OF delay came up
in the Senate this morning in the intro
ductlon Of the Bland bill. which was i'm
mediately seized upon by the silver sena-
| tors, backed by q large majority or the
! Republicans.
Mr.. Hodson. OF Crisheld, Nd, resumed
his argument this morning for Maryland
in the Pocomoke Sound case. This case
begun yesterday and will occupy the time
Of the Supreme Court to-day and part OF
tomorrow The usual time allotted TO
all cases for argument before this court
! is four hours. On account OF the I'M
portance Of this case, the wide range OF
argument necessary 10 its proper presen-
| tatiOn and its vOluminous record, tue
counsel on both sides asked that the
time for argument be extended TO fNe
and one-half hours. This request the
court declined 10 grant al nrst' Dut before
the case was fairly opened decided mat
il could not be properly presented IN a
| short time.
The argument i'm the case was concluded
this evening. 30 decision is expected loi
several weeks The Virginia counsel are
confident Of q decision IN their taVor' III,
decision of this tribunal will forever SET
AT rest the question which has been So
prolidc of litigation and the cause OF r.
much beligerence between the states Vi
Maryland and Virginia.
Congressman Jones has given his whole
attention TO this case, and on account OF
| his familiarity with all the Facts IS
valuable acquisition to the coterle oil
| other able lawyers who represent the III
| terest of Virginia.
The argument before Postmaster-Gen-
eral Bissel I'm the Bristol post-oiiice mat
| ter which was TO have been made yester-
dav nv the Virginia and Tennessee sena-
tors and some Of the congressman from
| each State. was postponed on account OF
| the absence of Senator Hunton. who was
i'm Ivnchburg attending the funeral OF
| General Early.
THE hearing has been fixed for Wednes-
| dav March 7th. and as all the parties
are on hand IT is probable that the mat
| ter will not be further delayed.
| As the subcommittee Oh the sVh1. &c
| Finance Committee was engaged tiaS
morning in a discussion or Inc tarlH dr.
| the regular meeting OF the committee We
nostooned There are several nominations
| ~ collectors of internal revenue that have
| heen hung ND i'm this committee Tor some
time hut as in nearly every case the
| nominee has been duly installed ana IL
| oriovine the emoluments and dispensing
the patronage Of the Office ne Is mol
greatly Inconvenience by being Kept Oh
| the anxious seat.
| The Anti-opiion Law.
The House Committee on Agricuiture -
| holding daily sessions now LOT III -
L I'm ~.