The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-06
the testimony produced tney wouiu "~vo ~.
been slow to entcr the lists against s''
ting members.

A.. ,as,,ronv produced, they would have
been slow to enter the lists against s''-
ting members.
DEMOCRATIC INDIGNATION.
r,.sa nhases of the controversies over
80 seats are the causes OF Dem
VI. o,te DEDICATION. and certain II wouio
ra,sa A question IN the puphc
,,a 40 90 the propriety OK organiAins
,h, uouss of Representative IN 'ne nn
tarast of the contestees.
Co., these circumstances, the 81. S,,.
advanced by Speaker Reed anu ..,a,v,an, ,s
lowers in favor of promp' rs,,'ar..
Of all the contests would Dc """ ,, .v,,-o
hls or In spite of them, IL wou,u s,,,on
the Republicans very suo"e ,,,st the
II tnri,v tm in the House proposed 10 dec'ue
,..asts I'm accordance with enc
,,,,as 90 common equity and jusuce' Du' %
,,hua no one anticipates that '"o
n,,hlicans will make clean SWEEP Vi
Democrats whose seats are pe'hs ~
...ad ,ha,a ,s little doubt that wher-
~ ~ onnortunity Is offered to gam
80, advantase or to throw DOUBT anu
5,scred,t non the electio1 methoos -,
the Southern States, the Repuphcahs WI,
avail themselves or H. "i'no"'
for testimony or FAIRNESS os,s. a q
The Democrats will, therefore, Ie,'s
strenuously as possible tne cnanse .a,o ~
ruIea which Mr.. Reeds plan VIII necessi-
,ate II has long been thought by prom
,ndnt man OF both parties In Congress
that the making OF senseless and use
Ices contests should be discouraged. me
nropriety of paying the expenses Oh All
contestees has been quetioned time anu
afain. Mr.. Reed, however, IL ne deter
mines TO have more than one eiecuoh
committee. will give a degree OF encou,- :
nent IN contestees which will be likely
10 increase their number In the future'
That this form OF procedure has q
dangerous tendency cannot be doupted
when IL Is considered that the more eiec-
tion cases are decided by the House on
marty lines. the less the people have 10
do with the selection Of their repre-
sentatives.
ON RULES.
If is expected that Mr.. Reed Will an
nounce the Committee on Rules to-mor-
row. and the other committees on Mon
dav the 18th instant. The silver Demo-
Gratis are opposed 20 the appointment
of Representative Catchings, or Missis-
sippi as one OF the minority members Oh
the Rules Committee, and to-day repre-
sentative Bayley. OF Texas. began the
circulation OF a petition asking that nc
be not appointed. NOTWITHSTANDING 'nis'
IL is thought to be certain that Messrs.
crisp and Catchings VIII be the Demo
cratic members of the committee.
TREASURY REPORT.
The report OF the Secretary or the
Treasury will be sent to Congress on Moh-
dav or Tuesday. Mr.. Carlisle will follow
q
concentrations. He will not, II is learned
ON apparently perfect authority. offer
any plan for increasing the revenues. TOR,
i'm his Judgment none is needed. From
the Treasury statement of to-day, IL Is
apparent that his judgment Is unusua"l
accurate on this point Exclusive OF
the gold reserve, there is in the Treasury
ury more than ninety millions OF avail
able cash. The deficit until the present
for this fiscal year is in round numbers,
st7. 600 0000 The Secretary in his report
will estimate the deficit for the entire
fiscal year at thirty million dollars. This
would leave q cash balance at the end
Of the fiscal year of s6O,N0,0Oo.
This would seem 10 set at rest the con-
tention of Republicans and silver Demo
Gratis who chorus in unison in opposition
TO the Administration, that 1t Is more
revenue that the Treasury needs. II
needs nothing but the full operation OF
the present tariff law and the retirement
of obligations which continually raid the
gold reserve.
In this same connection, inspired cor.
respondents are predicting, with a una
nimity whcih inspires the belief I'm their
desire for it., that another bond issue Is
imminent. This il far from the truth.
Il. Ia aH "a that hOnfl
will be issued--if issued at ali-unul
freest and fullest opportunity is given
the Republican Congress for protecting
the gold reserve and relieving the strain
on the Treasury's gold.
VIRGINIANS.
S. Carter and wife and G.. G. Smith. OF
Richmond; II. NJ. Anderson. Norfolk
X. r.. Barrett, Petersburg, and Il. G..
Herring, Harrisonburg, are at the ST.
James.
c. Maxwell. OF Winchester. is at the
Vendome.
W. L. Webb. of Norfolk. and B. r.
TiIson, Of Richmond, are at the Hote
Johnson.
K. l.. Ashroth, j. w. Carroll, and 4
j. Arvin, OF Virginia, are at the Metro
politan.
+. NJ. Story. strasburg; w. B. Smith
Richmond. and J. Yost, staunton. arr
at the National.
G. A Wembern, NJ. w. Gayle. OF Rich.
mond; r. b. Busick. Danville T.. Esti.
and r. T.. Barrett petersburg. are a.
the Howard House.
j.. Moseley and Miss Moseley. Fortres:
Monroe. are at the Ebbitt House.
POsTMAsTERs.
The following fourth-class postmas-
ters were appointed to-day:
In Virginla--E. T. Smith, at Cheap
side, Northampton county, vice L.. N
willis; j. y. Dinkins. at Grasses, Smytt
county. vice j. II. Tomlinson: Mrs X
A. Cross, at Jennings Gap, Augusta
county, vice J. NJ. Tahaferro.
In North Carolina--W. f.. Wagner al
Aha, Watauga county, vice Smith Ford
Blanche Ferebee, at Becross. Camden
county, vice W. c. Ferebee: l.. A
Grisham at Beulaville. Duplin county
vice ID. W. Landon; 5. l.. Puryear al
Blueing. Granville county, vice s. b
Luck; II. l.. Jackson. at Bosley, vice A
5. Fitchett. Jeanette Kennedy. at Gale
donia. Moore county. vice ID. NJ Kenne
dy; y. G.. Avent. at Corinth, Chatham
county. vice NJ. A. II. Ayent. Jr.. r
+. Rankin, at Lowell. CASTOR county
l.. j. Jones, at Merritt, Pamlico county
vice c. F.. Paul; J. c. Cottrane, a.
ReitzeI. Randolph county. vice e.. w
Wrightsell.
REPU3LICAN CICCUs.