The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-10
WORK OF A COMBINATION
EPUBLTCANS AND SIL YER MEN DE-
FEAT THE RULES COMMITTEE.
How the first Blow to the Carlisle Meas
urs was Struck Yesterday In tho House.
Washington Gossip.
TIMES BUREAU. RAPLEY BULDrso. !
WAsBrNGToS. January 8. 1885. 4,

For the first time during the existence
of the present Congress the Committee
on Rules has been deted and actually
sat upon by the House
The debate on the Carlisle currency
bill. which has consumed several weeks
of the tire of the House, was terminated
to-day in a sudden and unexpected man
ner. The result was brought about by a
combination of the extreme silver men
and the Republicans, although several
Democrats from the eastern States lent
their aid "to help the thing along.
The rule that was asked for some time
ego by the managers of the bhl was
brought in this morning, and next Friday
was fixed as the time for the final vote
on the measure.
Tho silver men. who all along have been
d,sirous of getting a vote on Mr.. Bland
nropOsition for the free coinage OF siiNci
Thought the time too snort ana ashe"
that the rule be amended so as TO give
Them the necessary time 10 get their
proposition before the House. AS an at
tompts at amendments was resisted py
the committee. and because they coulu
get no assurance Of recognition by the
termined 10 defeat the rule, If possible. III
order To force the committee TO agree To
an amendment The vote. which was ~
nays TO ~ ayes. was close, but siehh-
cant. and as several members voted win
the committee who have announced their
intention of voting against the bill, the
defeat of the Carlisle scheme was clearly
indicated.
What will be the next move of the
h, a bt
but as they must see I'm the action OF the
House to-day an opportunity Of letting
themselves down easy, It Is very probable
that they will accept the situation with
the best grace they can assume and allow
the bill to remain just where 1t Is.
HOW NORTH cARoLIsA MEMBERS VOTED.
All of the North Carolina congressman
present voted with the committee, as did
The Virsinians. with the exception OF
Congressman Jones and Edmunds, who
would have voted with the committee but
for the fact that they hoped to have the
rule amended so as to give the silver men
a chance to get their substitute before the
House
The House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds, TO which was referred
the bill offered some time ago by Con-
gresham Alexander. of North Carolina,
authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
ury 10 sell or lease to the city Of Char
lotte, n. c., the grounds of the United
States mint i'm that city for the purpose
of establishing a public park thereon, to-
day reported a substitute. which author
ICES the Secretary of the Treasury to
permit the city to use the grounds for
the desired purpose, but the permission
can be Withdrawn at the pleasure of the
Secretary.
gToLHN PosT-oFFIcE MONEY.
Congressman Tyler to-day offered a
bill authorizing the Auditor of the POST
Office Department TO credit the the ac-
count of Irwin Tucker postmaster at
Newport News, Va. with the amount
of stamps and money-Order funds stolen
from the pOst-ofiice at that place last
February. The amount of stamps lost
was $il96.9i; money-order funds. SS.62.
Mr. Tyler also called on Commissioner
Miller, of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
and requested that several changes or
technical notations Of the revenue laws
by several of hls constituents be over
looked by the department, winch the
commissioner will probably order done.
MR.. MARTIN AND MR. oTEY.
Senator-elect Thomas s. Martin ana
Hon. Peter j. Otey, congressman-elect
from the Sixth Virginia district, arrived
here tonight
BRIEF NOTES
Congressman Meredith made his usual
tour Of the departments to-day, but ala
not succeed i'm securing any places Tor
his constituents.
Congressman 5. s. Turner has been
confined TO his room for a day or two
with an attack of neuralgia or the face.
Dr. Benjamin Blackford, superintend-
ent of the Western Lunatic Asylum at
Staunton, with his son. Mr.. Thomas A.
Blackford. of the Military School at kee-
gan, Ohio are in the city.
Mr.. Moses Green, of Warrenton, Va,
is in the city.
Senator Daniel called on General Harry
Heth this morning. General Heth Is
still very i'll, but his physicians think
there is a slight Improvement in his
condition to-day.
Messrs. II. Il. Farrar and Charles
owen, of Virginia, end W. l.. Gilbert,
OF Elmwood. n. c., are at the Metropol-
itan.
Mr. j. j.. Clark was to-day appointed
postmaster at Progress, Randolph coun-
ty, n. c., vice G.. q. Hendricks, resign
ed.
The only Virginia appointment was
that OF Miss n. s. McClintie at Shanklin,
Bath county, vice NJ. ID. McClintie, re-
signed II. l.. w.