Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-13
MR.. J0NESS RACKET.
That Special Pension Fight Tho Talk Of
Washington.
lOaTHERN DEMOCRATIC DEFEAT.
q Was All on Account OF the Warsaw. yir-
Eiais, Champion. Say the
Defeated.

WASHINGTON, u. G., January H.
Speclai) -Thore was great deal OF talk
to-day among congressman about the
livcly racket caused at last NIGHTS scs-
sion Of the House by Representative
Jones. OF Virginia. As Is generally known.
these Friday nlCht sessions are devoted
exclusively TO the consideration OF PEN
sion bills. ana usually the attendance is
Slim. For some months Mr.. Jones has
been blocking the schemes OF the Trea-
sury-lootors. Meritorious measures he has
never opposed. but he claims he has
stopped hundreds of unworthy bills frcin
getting through.
When questioned to-day about his rcd
hot diac4 sion last richt. Mir Jones re-
marked that he was glad TO know that n
lot OF the uorthcra and western Demo-
Gratis have al last found out who Is really
responsible lor their failure 10 loom up
rs m,mtrTs % the next House. Just after
thy got back 90 Mash.ucton. IL was
fmea 10y some that CO., Gogman-Br.ce
combine d.l it. others were positive that
Cleveland was to- much OF 4 load for the
party 10 carry. ard they had % 20 down
because Cd tho Presidents appropriately.
sun others insisted that Wilson's free
trade bin and hiss Lon.on speech cooked
a." whole business. bat SOW tln mystery
has been solved. Tcc Democratic disaster
IN III" North and Wce; wGs 0le e. Jones.
OF Virginia, ana CLEVELAND German.
Bricc. Wilson, irec-jr.i'. hard times,
ana bad crops had nothing whatever so
90 with the wholesale defeat Of Demo-
cratic coaErcs. .oBal CANDIDATES in the
North and West.
CHAMP CLARK. TOO.
Champ Clark, Of Missouri. who was
bcatcn ~ an ordinary p.3no-tuHcr and
fiddler at country Cluce. lays his own
wreck az TIE door al Jos-s. &c Warsaw.
lichmonI county. Va, and Champ fur
tnvrmore declared NJ last nights session
Of the House that Alr Jon =. Of Warsaw,
was re-poas. DE for the defeat Of no less
than hfiy Democrats in the North.
Air. Jones says CmDhauc1liy Tat hc
proposes 20 continue his hsEt lie I'M
tends that II what he considers such
bal bills are TO BE- pat Through there
VIII have 90 be quorum OF tl> House
Present at the FT3ay-n. mt sess Ions.
Speaking OF tn, row last night. the
member fron the First District, re-
marked further That it was amusing 10
reflect over the nice sgear-coatcd bin
WIKI which the combination tried 10 bait
al who or" opposed to this reckless pen
SION Legislation.
TAtFY AND STUFF.
They brought forward. SIR. Jones went
Oh to oxpldia, "a measure in which the
beneficiary vas O. Democrat. aud there
vas lot OF tn1y ana sNN about his
having presided Over the convention at
=. lDu.s. which nominated Tu!cn and
Iitnuil'h'' Inc t-'"1 VS. 70 hHuc'
- ."u, '".S ~ S"a"'W '".s sweet d'Se'
""4 'h'A Ehe" ne b's NA',h o. out
i"te'"S b'.,' 'ea!i'i il IL tit-A up In
hoped 20 silence them toy pointing to the
N.tI"rh"nI o.Ii. on which certain Demo
ciats Fol.'. AR. Jones says n never
La4 any lied OF being caught
and here IS substantially another state
mont made TO-DAY ~ Alr. Jones in
reference % tie 'ac'ics of an" oIyooat as
Of reckless pension legislation: "rhey
kc-p quiet in the House when these slol-
ICr-month bills are brought M. Tie OBJ
icct Is 20 PIT Thorn through Quietly, ard
The "s'n they VIII not discuss me h"IS
Is thov arc afraid - Jet the small Try
me rslvHtrs "iaoW# ans t1" hhe-NhoW
'-.E nave voted S3nh ldrte PENSIONS.
nave VIC J. .a' 'iF 10 iN iu,' 'n.Se
c,hSr'ssm' % q d"i'nd some OF ,he DIS
th'Y r'i'r'' ann NY @..''IlY ~ ny
o'''d' u''' rs y rue my oa'-''o' ="
drawn INTO ne discussion.
POSTAL NOIi.S.
Among fourth-ci1Ss To- tmasters ap-
po.n.cl today were:
Nus'nn-A. G. VOLS. Bunker IIill, Bod
ford county. vice Fannie \. Austin. re-
signed, Nr-. S1i.l' g Smith, CroN'o1,
C.roune county. vice Susie G. Smith. zee
f-ust. Ephrlim Baker Mt olive. Shon-
ulo.u county. vice George Eb.rl", goo
:" vel; T. -. Miles, onar'oclt. Aecam1c
county. vice ". H. Parker. removed; Z.
II. Ovens. SyiVotus, Carroll county, wee