Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-11

of tie Spanish Minister, who had done
only what was natural under the cir
cumetarces The entire tone OK the
Minister'S communication was very care
fui and very nice and very deferentiai
The press. he went on, was now made
the vehicle for representing TO the public
the views Of the great men OF the earth.
Mr. Gladstone wrote communications Tor
newspapers and magazines on both sides
OF the Atlantic touching great political
questions. and everybody was glad to
read them.
Mr. Lodge stated by what motive he
was Influenced IN bringing the matter
this morning to the attention OF the SEN
ate, and referred to the dismissal OF
Genet. the French Minister, by President
Washington, who. he said, was not
lingo. and would not be taken TO task To-
day for his incorporate action. lie also
referred to the dismissal OF the bri.sh
Minister, Mr.. Sackville West, during MT.
Clevtland's first administration. Tor
writing a private letter. which han so'
into the newspapers A.
At the close of Mr. Lodges REMARKS ,ne
discussion was closed; but new plaN ~,
OF the Cuban question was proush. W ~
the Vice-President laying before tne 60
ate the resolution offered yesterday W
Mir. Hoar, postponing the conIeien .n az
port on the Cuban resolutions u,.'. i.
Gin OF April and directing the .on''. au :
tee on Foreign Relations 10 report ~ u,0
Senate before that time the iaoes - ~
,esolu,ions and the evidence Thereon.
Mr. uoar's resolution went over un,ii
,o-r,orrou when he is to speak upon IL
at sorne length The rest OF inc uo%
session was given 10 the Delaware eiyc
,,o, casa-Mr. Turpie DEMOCRACY, or IN
d,ano continuing. but not finishing, MS
sneech AGAINST Mr.. Duponts right 20 uis
scat. end nj 4:40 the Senate adJourheu
until tomorrow.
House of RepresenfattSes'
The annual fight In the House Of Rep.
resentatives against the Appropriation oi
slas O00 for special and necessary iacin-
Ties over the trunk lines between Boston
and New Orleans" carried In the OIL
co. ,be mast seventeen years, engaged the
attention of the House to-day. In the
course OF the consideration of1he post
Office appropriation bill. 1t was precipi-
tated by MIR. Loud CRepublican), OF Call
fornia. In charge of the Dill, VINO maze
the point of order that IL was an appro-
priation for q purpose not al 'orized Dy
existing law. After some oeoate, the
point OF order was overruled by tne
Chair Representatlve Payne thepuph-
cam. OF New 10TH VIM iO4'N"N~
precedents in rulings TO that erect, going
back as far as the Forty-fourth Con-
gress. Later, Mr.. Loud moved to strike
out the item, but this was defeated on a
vote by teIlers-93 TO ia Previously, on
n division, the vote was, ayes, 100; noes,
g. So the item remains In the
bill. Paragraphs providing appropriations
for special facilities between Kansas city
and Newton, Kan, and between Chicago
and Omaha, were stricken out on points
OF order.
The provisions of the bill, setting forth
in detail the regulations under which
street-car mail-service should be con-
Quoted. the prices TO be paid. etc, were
stricken out on a point Of order made by
MIR. Picker Republican), Of South Da-
kota. This necessitated an increase or
$4,000 in the item of car-fare and bicycle
allowance to carriers.
The House passed bill making one
years continuous residence in a Terri
tory a prerequisite to obtaining a divorce
there.
Besides that bill. only two or three mis-
cellaneous matters were disposed OF in
the session-bills for the relief individuals.
At $40 the House adjourned.