The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-12
The Cream Of The DOIngs of Day In the Ra-
tIOnal Capitol Brightly Epltomzed.
BIDDERS ON EEW BATTLESAlpS HEARD.
Blind chnpiaina in Senate and EIousc
Rev. Condcn Does Not Believe
In Ncis-This Non-Eclicr Account
ed For by 1His Departure From
she House After Prayers.
Especial corrcspondenco.)
NirEinian Bureau,
WashingtOn. Doc. II. Is:

House have selected blind preachers to
serve as chapluns to their respective
bodies. Each day at noon the Rev.
Conden, OF Michigan, is led up 10 the
desk of the House and offers I. short
prayer for everybody and everything
i'll general and then is led away
again. The thought comes irresitibly
to one looking on that ic that chaplain
could only see the gang in front of him
he would either lengthcn his prayers
for them or give up the game as too
big for one man TO conquer. 1t Is said
the Rev. Condcn does not believe i'm
hell, but this is accounted for on the
grounds that lie has only been here
ten days, and always goes out of the
House us scon as he has prayed. He
ought TO get the opinion of Ambassador
Bayard on the scenes OF yesterday.
The HaynrG En.,cuclincnt.
There is always Il marked difference
between the two great parties in Con-
grcss, and certainly the sober Judgment
of the country endorses the Democratic
methods Of procedure. although it Is
not as showN nor as we'll calculated to
attract notoricty rs the invariablc rule
OF the Republican partisans. With Il
Democratic House and a Republican
Amba ssad1r at the court of st. James,
who had acted precisely as Mr. Bayard
has done, there could not, and would
not have been such Il scene as was
enacted yesterday under the leadership
OF Mr.. Barrett OF Massachusetts.
Republican in the House who seriously
believed that Mr.. Baynrd nuGh, to he
inpeached or that there existed any
reasonable grounds for such action, but
ii was Il good occasion to manufacture
a little cheap political capital and the
Republicans always improve such op-
portunitieS. The methods of the Re
publicans are common and they gloat
in great glec over Il chance TO stab a
political enemy in the back rather than
by rising to q high plane, and COM
mand the admiration OF people.
Mr.. Crisp. with more than his usual
sagacity, caught the Republican desire
to emphasize their protection policy.
and very adroitly put them on the
defensive with their own trick for
political buncombc.
The New Mat;leships.
The Virginia Senators and Rcpresen-
tntivc Tyler have had notice OF the
resolutions offered by Mr. Merritt
Cooke in the State Legislature, and
from the Business Mems Association OF
Norfolk, relative 10 the securing of one
or both of the new ships TO be built
for the Newport News company. and
they will do all in their power to ad-
vance the interests OF the Virginia COM
pany.
The BOARD of Naval Bureau, as It is
called. held Il meeting to-day ana heard
III person from the different bidders.
but did not render Il final decision in
the matter. They WILL however. in the
next few days announce their tinal de-
t.rminat ion. and at present there seems
10 be nc apparent reason why the New
port News Company should not secure
contract.
Virginia Men and Matters.
Gen. V. d. Groner Of Norfolk, has
been Il conspiCuouS figure about the
Arlington Hotel. while the Republican
National Committee was in session, and
was. as usual, enthusiastic about the
Growth a niit ff,t No
Mr. Groner. in speaking of Old Point.
said that Mr.. Pike had leased the Hy-
gcia Hotcl for term of years st $4,000
per annum. and that TIE Chamber
lain Hotel would be ready for it's open
ing by January provided the sewerage
system was completed. but as to this
he seemed to think that ii would be at
least March before the work was fin
iShed
Senator Thomas S. Martin. with his
wife, nee Miss Lucy Day. will spend
the winter at the Cairo. in this city,
and later in the season Will enter fully
into the social features of Senatorial
life.
Senator Daniel Will be absent from
the city for short period, as the time
approaches fer the marriage Of his
daughter which will occurr in Lynch
burg very shortly.
Congressman Meredith, who is one
Of the most efficient and indcfatigahlc
workers in the Virginia delegation has
JUST puDilStci Il lclter, III which lie an
nounces that lie will he Il candidate for
reelection next fail. This was called
forth by numerous letters from his
friends and number of prospective
candidates from his district Mr. Mcr-
edith has faithfully and earnestly
served his people and will doubtless re-
coivc their undivided support for his
continuance in Congress.
Mr.. w. II. l'airlcss left for his home
In Portsmouth last night. after becom-
ing Thoroughly convinced that the
promises of politicians are traced IN
sand and that the pursuit of Office Is
flat,stale and wholly improbable. He
promises. however, to be in the front
pew when the roll call is made for the
next Republican Congressional nom-
nation in the Second District
Miss Mollic Elliott Seawell, formerly
of Gloucester county. but now living
In Washington, and who is n relative
of the Hon. -. Gardiner Tyler. has just
received $4,000 prize from the New
York Herald for the best novelette,.
Miss Scawell is a gifted lady of very
unusual literary accomplishments. and
won this prize over number of ia