The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-03
One Nay be Called for Tonight OF Some
Other Early Date.
uLrlxlYEPlTE OF The SPRINGER BILL.
Much speouIatisn Ipdu'ged >" ny "o'"
ing Consrs .smen-The Urgency Dsn-
eisnoy Bill to Come Up n
the Senate To-day.
TNlrs BUREAU. RAPLEY BUILDING.
W1sgIS0roS. January 2. 1885, \

,aselv that a quorum will be present to-
morrow at noon. The sole topic OF con-
,sr-ation tonight is the fate Of the fnan-
Dial relief bill. the discussion OF whicf
,,,u he continued Immediately Ipon the
reassembling Of Congress
The members arriving tonight STATE
that they have no advice yet OF agcaucus'
Amt this does not tend 10 refute the fact
mat one Will be called, for II mas beeh
determined upon since the members lett
,or The holidays. 1t is reasonably certain
that an attempt will be made TO hoid
., caucus tomorrow night If enough Dem
ocrats appear tomorrow. and If not the
,,ucus will be called for the night OF the
9th. IN.
The returning members all seem fully
Impressed with the idea that some meas
,,re of this kind must be passed, ana
generally they regard the means or the
|aucus as the most feasible and effective
manner of reaching a sure and satisiac-
eory conclusion. Mr. Springer has already
declared his preference for party con-
sultation, and IL Is most likely that ihe
matter will not be delayed. The specula-
lions as TO the ultimate fate Of the
Springer substitute are varied ana many.
FOR IN, most part IL IS said that should
that bill pass the House II would be de-
featrd in the Senate, ana II may yet De
discovered that to insure the passage
through Congress Of financial measure
The wishes of the Democratic senator's
must be learned and adopted. What kind
al a bill would just suit the senator's mas
not Yet been developed, but II is curre-tly
reported that they do not look with favor
upon the Springer scheme.
The Senate will take up the urgent de
nciency bill tomorrow. with its provision
for the collection of the income tax, and
10 is generally believed that the bill VIII
be passed. II is thought that Senator
IHn will content himself with speech
against the tax, and that the Republican
senators viii not oppose the Appropriation
I'LL but viii wait until the next Con
.rcss 10 make their warfare against the
pernicious measure.
WORK on PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The reofganization Of the Office of the
Supervising Architect Of the Treasury has
greatly simplihed the workings of that
bureau. ana the business of the Office Is
moving along very smoothly under Inc
supervision OF Chief Clerk kemper, who
will be in charge until the vacancy created
by the resignation OF supervising Archl-
tect O'Rourke is filled.
There is very ntJle work going on at
the several public buildings in course OF
construction in Virginia at this time.
The Government building at stanton
has been completed for some time but
has not yet been received by the Govern
1nent on account of a few minor defects
i'm construction which are now being rem
eded by the contractor. 1t is said that
The work on the building TO be erected
at Norfolk Will not be commenced Hhhi
Tie additional appropriation Of SoOVOO ask
J for has been made. AS the supple
IA A.
tion was only introduced by Congressman
Tvler a few days before the holiday re-
cess and as il Is very probable that WIN
the Treasury so depleted that BOND is
cue is expected every sixty days. increas
of appropriation for any purpose VIII De
difficult, to be had from this Congress ~
will be many moons hence before the
eNorfolk postmaster VIII take possesSioh
of his new quarters.
Nothing has been done yet by the Post
office Department in the Marion post-ot-
ice matter. and no reply has been re-
ceived by the Department from the pa
irons of the UOst-ofiice at New Appomat-
COX I'm answer to the Departments re-
ouest for name for the post-ofiice at
,hat place. The delay in the Marion
matter is due cntircl yto the Postmaster
General. VINO has not yet submitted the
uapers in the case TO the President.
MARION BUTLER EyAsIvE.
hon. Marion Butler. chairman of tho
Farmers Alliance oi North Carolina, ana
&. the next United States senator from that
state for the long term, left FOR his home
last hight
several times during his stay here he
was asked with which PARTY he womb
affiliate at the organization Of the next
Senate. but cleyerlN avoided direct reply'
although he made no attempt whatever 10
l. 10 he
tone OF his conversation, however II is
very evident that his trends is towards the
EeDublican party. and there is little
doubt that he will choose a seat on the
Republican side Of the chamber. Al
though not a protectionist, after the strict
est sect OF McKinleyism, he fayors protec-
lion 10 a degree higher even, than the in
cidental" especially protection TO the
American laborer. While ne is Il member
Of the POpulist party, he considers hm-
self thoroughly committed to the princl-
pies of the fusion party in his State whose
welfare Just now is of more Importance
TO him than that of either of the national
parties: but as that party is composed
largely of Republicans, and If elected TO
the Senate, he will be elected by Republi-
can votes. ia is very probable that he Will
act with that party in the Senate.
REEDS FOLLOWING IN VIRGINIA
AS SlrdWS Indicate the direction or tnc
wind, the action OF some of the Repuhi-
can leaders OF the South, who have VISIT
I'd Washington since the election. shCw
pretty conclusively The trend OF popular
feeling in the coming presidential con-
test.
As far as Virginia and North Carolina
arc concerned II looks very much aus if
the big man from Maine VIII nave a
strong following in both States. He has
already received voluntary pledges of
support from several of the nest promi-
nent Republican leaders from these
States and there is little doubt that he
~ the choice OF the rank ana hle OF the
Iariy.
~, however Harrison's Secretary OF
War Elkins comes 10 the United States
Senate from West Virginia. ana should
undertake to start a boom for his ex
chieftain. the situation will become some
what complicated, as the ex-Secretary
has a strong personal following In Vir-
ginia and is well known TO be one OF
the most adroit manipulators ana jug
glers OF men in political life to-day.
There were no appointments OF fourth
class postmasters for North Carolina to-
day, and only two for Virginia. as fol-
lows: l.. IL Bance at Antelope. Rock
ingham county. vice w. II. Marshall, re-
signed and j. NJ. Dowdy at Otterruin.