The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-26

The >i.erites Control the Financial
Influence.

N
Hon. peter J. Otey. the memoer-eieet
from the sixth Congressional district ol
virginia. arrived in this city yesterday.
Tie made the rounds OF ue he.ai TINE Is
In the interest of bus cons llI'iii9
eecure1 the appointment ul D ,'iI VI
r,.usiOu examiners for his ll-tiiti H-ilDil
board Will Doe located az lNt4 7''lie' 'i'''
lOtte county. ,-..
lie also paid his respects 90 the list
Assistant fOstmai ief-l'ri.ial @.' '''', ~
complaint as % the poor idclnit7 LOT
handling the mall and the LdflsAil7 'Hr
patrons OF The Blacksburs post ounce un-
dersO. I'D.
J.. is thought here that the mai .aciu-
Ties will be Increased ia seryic- TWO iills
daily during the session OF the ,oll -st-
Major Otey LETT here tonight, ACCOM-
Yaniel by his wife, for his home.
TIE FOIL o. IHE stSArF.
The Senate OF the United states con
stItutcs eignty-slX members, not iEcluQ-
ing the ice-Prosident who only votes
IN cese Of "a tie. a careful poll OF tlat
BODY according 20 the records OF last
the press as 10 how the new members
stand. show that on the financial question
the SllEprltcs control iNdl hOty h5 !"
small majority. they having forty eight
as against thirty-seyeu solnd-mOney men.
The Republicans cannot organize -
body unless the five fJuuNSt nee Sill
critics go 20 them. senator Allen, of
Nebraska, Who has acted with the Demo-
Gratis ln the past on most every ques-
ton: Senator pfeiffer, Of Kansas, who
acted with the Republicans, also senator
stewart who has up 20 late date been
a Republican from start 20 nnish, .uI
Senator Jones. OF Nevada, VINO is classer
with Senator stewart
The new senators. Butler and Pritchard,
the latter a Republican, viii be found
on the Republican side.
But as 10 Butler. no one knows with
what party he viii 81 MS vote on the
POpulists can dictate who shall be the
members DID the Finance Committee n
Is likely they Will vote for either party
who will make this conc -ssl ,n.
IL Is thought here. rs the patronage Is
now about equally divitsi. that this win
not cut much OF a fg Ire IN tho Organiza-
ton, as the committees constitute the
most important matter and the line ot
battle viii be fought out on this EIe.
Mnttncr there VIII Dee caucus or Sill
yeritls and art-silyerltcs is now tie
question which is taking some shape.
Whether the old party lines viii Doe
dropped on the organization is also
Que stion some politicians think that the
Finance Committee should De FOR a sound
money policy rather than have complete
control OF everything else
4 uOll of the body also shows that
there are % Democratic members Al Re
"A vacant seat from Delaware which will
be settled by q contest. Which party
VIII control the organization is yet a
question. and also. VIII party lines be
draWn2
Da. CooLBicK's DFATH.
Dr. Peter Goodrich. formerly OF Fred
o~irl-shtyra, who for eeyeral years has
been practicing his profession In this
city. died al the Garfield Hospital early
this morning His brother is ex-Judge
coolrlck OF Fredericksburg. His re-
mains were taken TO MS home this ar
teruoon. accompanied by his brother
where they Will De inferred. he has been
suffering for several weeks with nervous
prosfrafion and stomach troubles. Much
regret is expressed here at his death. as
ali who knew him loved him. The Nir-
ginia colony resident at the capital sent
horal Offering.
Captain Seymour White. OF Fredericks-
burg, arrived here to-day on business
with the Southern railroad.