The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-02
Telegraph Wires DlStancsd When a va
CanCy Occurs,
UNFORTUNATE DEMANDS OF MEMBERS.
Amusing Incident of How Quickly the VI
fees are Fined-Mr. .Clevelandsh hoy-
atty TO His Friends -Bumored
Changes.
TIMES BUREAU, RAPLEY BUILDING. !.
asH1vGroN, March /. 1895. !


trcgs who have sustained his personal
,Gor's 20 cncct legislation. and who at
the last election found themselves rel
ceaicd 20 the list Of Statesmen out of a
Job" out of l0i Democrats in the present
C0ugrcss from north Of the Mason and
Dixon line only five will be IN the next
Congress, and there is also most lib
Cral spruKng of southern members
who. mol being returned. are looking for
something equally as good" or, i'm fact,
many Of them VIII take anything I'm sight.
member OF this Congress from New
Jersey. being defeated, has already APP
Ilcd for the postmastership Of his little
city. Buck Hngoro Is slated for a Judge
ship. while 10 IS reported that two &0D
olorksbips in the departments will be
tiled next week by two Democratic mem
lers Of tho present Congress.
The messenger boy who brought the
gcws Cf The death of Hon Isaac 4. Gray
had not returned 10 his Office before
'the friends of Strator Ransom were
busy with his petition as Minister to
Mexico, and POstmaster-Gencral Bissell
did not have his baggage checked for
Buffalo before Mr.. Willilm l.. Wilson'S
name was into the Senate for his place.
The people who talk OF rapid transit
really believe that electricity and cable
cars DO the business, but telegraph wires
are distaEced when vacancy occurs.
THERE WAS 40 VACANCY.
The other da" n congressman told me
that he had a candidate for position In
tie Post-Ollico Department. He was as.
surcd that there Was no vacancy then,
but that he should have the next one
His applicant waited and hoped and a
lew days ago down by the caral. he
helped i'm the rcscuing of drowning
man. After reaching the bank the man
fcobly told that he was a clerk I'm the
Post-Oifice Department. and then breath
Cd his last Away flew the candidate and
getting his Congressman. they at once
went TO the department. There is no va
cdncE' was the stereotyped reply
But said the congressman, "this
friend OF mine has just helped 10 rescue
clerk who is now dead; he helped Jull
him out Of the water, and now l want
him appointed"
There is really no vacancy" said the
Secretary.
But how could there help being" said
the congressman. "A clerk has been
drowned and my friend here helped pail
him out"
An" said tina Secretary. your friend
staid TO pull tho clerk out. but the man
who saw him fan into the canal was ap-
pointed nearly an hour ago"
Mr.. CLEyELANDs srEADFAsTNRss.
The President is sticking to the con-
grcssmen who have been his friends. and
as fast as they fan by the wayside. be
ginning with Clifton Breckenridge TO
Russia, he has helped them aIl-Ransom.
Wilson, Joe O'Neil and half a dozen
others. Truly:
The cuckoo flies home to his own downy |
nest
For the boss bird" has lined 1t with evil |
dent Zest;
And the pastures Of Statesmen Ioyal 10 |
Grover
Are redolent now with the perfume of |
clover.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The Senate amendments TO the naval |
appropriation bin meet with the u1ani-
nous and unqualified disapproval OF the
friends Of that measure i'm the House and |
unless there is restoration By the Sen
ate OF the pricipal features eliminate,
by the committee there will be Il lively
scrimmage wren the bill goes TO confer
ence.
Inc pill. as it passed the House. had
been framed with great care by the
House Naval Committee, and It's pro-
visions looking toward an increase OF
the Navy had only been inserted after
several consultations with. ana mainly on
the recommer dation OF tho Secretary OF
the Navy.
The class of ships needed had been
discussed. The depleted condition Of the
Treasury thoroughly considered, and TN
construction of those ships only provided
for that were considered absolutely
necessary at this time.
How and where 10 build these Shps !
hai been thoroughly considered. and the !
bulk OF the work-the three battle
ships and nine torpedo boats-was to be
let by contract while the three remaining |
torpedo boats were TO be apportiOned. one ,
10 each OF the three principal Govern
ment navy yards
by the Senate amendment these yards |
are entirely overlooked and the hundreds |
OF skilled mechanics employed therein |
forced TO look elsewhere for employment
FOR rHE NORFOLK YARD
Both Senators Daniel and Huuton VIII |
use their utmost eudeavOrs to replace i'm |
the bill the torpedo boat TO be built AT
the Norfolk yard. while Congressman
Talbot and Tyler ana other members Of
the House Will insist on the bin being
restored TO the condition I'm which II
leu the House. The Senate amendment
providing Tor the construction Of the six
gun-boats, offers an opportunity 70 the
Newport News ship-yard but under its
provisions only one gunbOat can be built
al the same yard. The amendment reado
as follows
And six light-draft composite gunboats
OF about one thousand tons displace-
ment, to be fixed by the Secretary OF I
the Navy. and no one of which shall cost
more than two hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars. or IN all for said six gun
boats. one million three hundred and q
eighty thousand dollars. exclusive Oh {
armament. and not more than two Of
said gunboats shall be built in one yard.
or by one contracting party, and IN each |
case the contract shall be awarded by
me secretary OF the Navy 10 the lowest Il
best responsible bidder 81
POSSIBLE CABINET CHANGES. II
with the retirement OF Mr.. Bissell y
from the Cabinet, the rumor Of further %
changes In that quarter is revived. IL
Is said now that Secretary Carlisle is y,
slated Tor the Supreme bench TO be sue ~
ceeded aS Secretary Of the Treasury by :
Hon. Daniel $. Lamont, who al present ~
poses as the head of the War Deparf b'
ment. the portfolio OF the latter depart- ft
ment 10 be assumed by General Tracy. OF 81
New York
All these changes, however, are con-
tingent on the resignation Of Judge Jack
son from the Supreme bench This she | n
Associate Justice is perfectly willing 10 :,
DO. provided he can do so on full nav | 4,
but as he has not served the requisite n
len years and has not reached the re- 4.
lured age Of three score years and ten | q
1 special act of Congress- would be neces- | n