The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-12
WANT THE PRESIDENT
Dispatches Sent to Him Urging Him TO Re-
turn and Call Cabinet Meeting.
POPULIsT SENATORS IN CONFERENCE,

Tf;e President I'm No Dnu@cr-L0rd
SniiSbury's Reply In the ycucxt,-
elm Matter. and Secretary CnrIisIe's
Annual Report Awaits Approval
before Submission To Congress.
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE PopulEsts
of the Senate held n conference this
morning In the room of senator stewart
all the members being present. includ-
ing Senator Jones. of Nevada. The gen.
eifl situnt ton was dlnvaSscd, but no
definite conclusion as to the policy Of
the Third party was reached. The
published statement that the Poptilists
lau decided to abandon the field and
make no nominal lions for Senate Offices,
waS denied by one or the prominent
men ut this conference II has been
practically agreed that Senator Allen
Of Nebraska, shall be their candidate
Tor President pro tcnporc, but so far
as candidates for the other elective Of
ilccS are concerned no programme has
oeen arranged. The conference this
morning had more TO do with commit
toe assignments than anything else, the
Populists hcing determined 10 get as
good assignments 10 committees as pos
sible. and secure ut least ne Same
aiimanshlps they have held under
the Democratic administration of the
Senate.
President Clevcland's eurly return to
Washington is looked for. il Is nu-
thenticaily stated that dispatches have
ncen sent to him by members OF the
cabinet. urging that Il special Cabinet
meeting be called for Monday next to
consider, amongst other important
innttcrs Lord Salisbury's reply in the
Venezuela matter. aud Secretary Car
isles report. The Secretary of the
In
important document TO Congress until
IL has been carefully read and ap-
proved 10y the President and his Cnhi-
net, hence the requcs, for II special
gesiions which will probably bring the
President back to Washington by that
time. rf~ -,----D.s..... ,-.-.--.-.
The storm now raging about Cape
lintteras gives no uncasIncss to the
personal friends Of President Clevc-
land who IS reported to be In the Cane
Channel II was learned to-day that
MIR. Cleveland WAS warned by telc-
graph of the coming bad weather by
the Weather Bureau. Cape Channel
Is the best refuge in the vicinity of Hat
terus, and the Violet Is in no danger
there. She Is sheltered b an island on
one side and by the cape on the other.
The Republican committees appoint
ed to fill Senate committees held an
other meeting this afternoon ana dis
cussed the probable arrangements of
Senator'S. No definite conclusions were
reached. but the conference was along
the line Of chairmanships indicated In
last nights dispatches.
stephen Bonsal, OF Maryland, trans
ierrcd during the recess of Congress
from the position of secretary OF Legal
ton at Madrid to that of secretary
Of legation nj Toxic. Japan, appears
TO have run afou! OF II snag In the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate. Mr.. Bonsal was endorsed hy
senator German. among others. for
foreign mission. his preference being
the sccreiaryship OF the legation III
Rome. He was given that nj Madrid.
hut last summer was transferred to
Toxic. and Mr. H. Clay Armstrong
sent TO Madrid in his place.
This nomination with others was talk
en- up by the Committee on Foreign Re
lHiinnS this morning. when the state
mcnt was made that the services OF NJ
II. Bonsni at Madrid had become i'm
paired owing To certain acts Of his. and
that this government had found ii ne
ccssary To make the transfer To japan
No particulars were given and the
committee seemed to be ignorant OF the
nature Of the report II was decided
that no action should be taken until
all he facts and the State Department
viii he requested To lay them before the
committee. Without knowing whether
there had been complaints of a serious
chara cter or moi the committee II Is lln-
dcrstood took the general grounds ir
there were reasons why Bonsal could
not acceptahly fill the place Mt Ma
drid those reasons would doubtless APP
ply To Toxic. The case was therefore
held UP until information is given the
committee.
In accordance with an arrangement
made last week. Secretary Herbert to-
day gave hearing to representatives
Of the Cramp Ship-buiiding Company.
Of Philadelphia: the Union Works OF
san Francisco, and the Newport News
Ship-bulding and Dry-dock Company,
OF Newport News. Va with reference
to the bids recently submitted for the
construction of battleships Nos. : and
G. one of which Is To he called the Kcar-
sage. The occasion for the hearing was
the great diversity in plans submitted.
particularly by the Cramp Company,
which offered TO construct for the
amount appropriated by CongreSS-SS,-
0Oo, ,000-two ships with armor and an
otho: ship in addition without armor,
thus giving one mere vessel than the
appropriation provided ut the price in
tended for Two. The Newport News
Company was the lowest bidder on the
plans prepared by the department., the
Union Iron Works coming next in this
class. and the Cramp Company third
Plans of their own submitted by the