The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-06
HOPEFUL JUDGE HOLMAN.
BE BeliMls There are Brighter Prospects
fdr Silver Legislation.
RUNOnS ABOUT SENATOR HILLS VISIT
Valuable Revolutionary Papers Sent 70 the
Houso-Mr. Settle Thinks Holton IL
Entitle ed to the N. c. scnstorship'
TIMES BUREAU. RAPLEY BUILDING. |,
WAspIYGTos. January 5. 1873. J

| WAsHISGIOs. Jauudfy D. los"
| After a short morning hour IN the
House. during which several bills faiied
| of massage by unanirpous consent on ac-
count of the Dunn English blockade, the
| debate on the Carlisle substitute WAS re-
sumed. The general debate en- this Dill
nil "hold the boards" until Monday al
tornoon. when it will give way for the
| democratic caucus, which will be held at
that tine.
After a consultation with Secretary Car
Isle during his viSit TO the Capitol yes
terday afternoon, Mr.. Springer deciled
rot TO ask the Committee on Rules 10
interfere with the debate on the bill. as
Il va7 believed 10 he conducive to har-
morv TO allow the members Of the House
n 20 into caucus untrammellcd by either
| rules or suggestions fr"m the House COM
| r,ittee on Rules. =.
| ne Course all eyes are now turned To-
| yarJ the caucus chamber, anu an V.
| thoso who are anxious for tho ehactthe en-
| Of legislation OF some descriptoh o' -
| currency question earnesuS MI ~, thot
! nv some process of evolution Dill 'n9s
u.tu he acceptable 20 the majority oi
,b,. House will result from the delloet"-
| tions OF the caucus.
| II WAS asserted by one or Two coh-
| o.essuen this morning that the pehuihs
| glbstftute would be adopted by the eau
Gus. but this idea was ridiculed by 'hoee
who are taking the greatest interest III
| the discussion now going on
why" said Mr.. COombs. OF Hroohlyh'
| thi, mornin,-. "the Secretary OF the Treas
| urv does not want 1t now. This discus
| sion. like many others that has been car
| ,ied on I'm this House. has opened the
| wav 10 better things. and the secretary
| of the Treasury is now satisfied thdt 'no
| House viii pass better pili thau ~
| boped for when he sent ms proposi. '''
| 10 the Committee on Bahkhg anu
| rcncv. He was fully aware OF us teh'a-
! .iveness. and knew that it would ohiy
afford temporary relief, but he believer
| tbat II was as far as the House would
| ,rn at this time and thought halt loaI
| better than 10 bread. This discussion,
| bou,ever has shown that a better plll
can be passed, and am perfectly sat,sheu
| that such an one will be the result Oh
| the deliberations of the caucus on Moh-
| day"
| PROSPECTS OF SILVER LEGISLATION.
| .orbro,gh all this discussion, however
| eaid Judge Holman, the veteran ~ ~,
r,,.ess,nan from Indiana, 1.-The prospects lor
| LEGISLATION favorable to silver are sro"lHe
| brighter" - ,ho,, wore
! Inst exactly how or where they VIZ
| growing brighter few besides 'uus ms
| nm could see until the statement "ao
ni"n 1T NIGHT that one of the results
| 80 senator Hills visit to the w mite iiouse
| 80 on agreement between himself anu
| Tho administration that he would lahe
| charge of the bill passed by the Ilouso
| and do everything in his power ~ seO"te
| its massage through the Senate III -
| for which the administration Woniu
| code from it's position on silver anu @sI
~ the coinage of the seigniorage now re-
| naming i'm the vaults of the Treasury
| While This Is as yet only ruinor' 1t
Is believed by many here, and the ue,
| velonments of the next week are aWalleu
| with more than ordinary interest
REVOLUTIONARY ARCHIVES.
Among the executive documents sent TO
! tho House to-day was letter from the
| Secretary of State transmitting, by Ill
| rection of the President list OF reVo-
| mtionary archives, exclusive OF military
| records. now in the State Department OF
| sufficient importance to be published, the
number of books they would make ana tue
| probable cost of the same.
| In the list of historical archives sent
| were lHS AplipN4ho ~
| g!nia:
The Washington papers, S07 volumes;
| the Madison papers, 336 volumes; the
jefferson papers, 70 volumes; the Monroe
| papers, 137 volumes.
| CONGRESSMAN Settle, of North Carolina,
| left here this evening for Raleigh, where
| he goes to be present at the opening Oh
| the State Legislature. While he naturally
| feels a deep interest in the initial pro-
| Of lO1V psngc1dilY In the
| election OF the United States Senator by
| the Republicans, he will not actively es-
| pouse the cause OF any one OF the nu-
| numerous candidates, but will lend MS III
| fluence to the preservation OF harmony
| within the ranks of his party. Wheh
| asked this morning II he had any choice
| among the aspirants whose names nave
| been mentioned, he said:
| yes. | have. l can say without any
| disbursement TO any of the many gentle
| men mentioned, all of whom are good
men. | think that for many reasons MI.
! A. e. Holton, who so successfully con-
| Quoted the campaign for the Repup-
| leans last fall, Is more entitled to the
| senatorial toga than either OF his com
| petitors. He has been lifelong RepuD-
| ncan; has fought the battles or ana
| made many sacrifices for his party, ana
! has never yet asked anything I'm return,
| while all OF the other gentlemen who are
| candidates along with him have at some
| time received position of emolument ana
| trust at the hands of the party.
| MIR. Settle will probably be absent until
| the I'D OF January
ME-. JOINS on THE PENSIONS
| CONGRESSMAN Jones arrived here yes
| terday in time to be present at the FRIDAY
| night session of the House, where ne
| arrived just in time TO prevent a foray
| ON the Treasury by advocates OF indis-
| criminate pensioning.
| Mr.. f. II. Lewis. of Norfolk, is at the
| St. James.
| Mr. \. L. Rowe, Jr., one OF the pro-
| prietors OF the Fredericksburg Free
| Lance. was among the Capitol VISITORS
| to-day.
| Mr.. u. NJ. Honey. Of Stafford county,
| Va, had "A long interview with Secretary
| OF Agriculture Morton to-day, at which
| the establishment of national bureau
| of public roads was discussed.
| State Senator Henry Fairfax. of Lou
| doun passed through the city last night,
| en- route home from "a hunting trip 10
| Helena's Island, South Carolina, where he
was the guest OF Senator Don Cameron,
| OF Pennsylvania.
| BRIEF NOTES.
| A fourth-class post-office was yesterday
| established az Jacock's, Perquimas coun-
| ~ n q with LeonidaS g, Rolte as