The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-21
National and Local Matters Brightly and Au-
morousIy Voiced by Our Correspondent.
BRAKES BRANCH AUIOCRAT ExPOUNDS
His Fluency md Hriilinncy Holds
: Statesmen SpcIlbound-His whole.
souIcd Treatment of Friends-Thc
Nou.Observnncc of Ices Bir:hdny
IA the Legislature,
Especial Correspondence
Nirginian Bureau.
Washington. Jan. 81, 1886.

inc business OIL Congress cannot De
Judged by what occurs on the floor OF
the House and Senate, especially the
former, for while Il day goes by without
apparent progress, the committees are
nearly all at work in the most earnest
way Imaginable.
The Committees on Appropriations
and Elections are, Of course, the busiest
In the building for, after all, they are
looked upon as really furnishing about
all that this Congress will do. The Ju-
dietary Committee is struggling with Il
bankruptcy bill, while Foreign Affairs
entertains itself with the various con-
sidcraton of Cuba. Venezuela, und the
Transvaal
Virginia Notes and Personals.
Hon. William r. Townes Consul Gen
eral to Rio, has returned for n sixty
days leave. 1t has now been two years
since Mr.. TowneS was here, and he
stayed in Washington just long enough
TO report at the State Department and
tncn hurried on to his home. in Dan
VILE. MIR. Townes is n business man OF
large experience and splendid training
ana has done much to increase the COM
mercial Importance of the trade between
this country and Rio.
Ihe failure of the Virginia Legisla-
ture to adjourn in respect TO the birth
Gay or Gen. Robert l.. Lee has been
much commented upon here. and is
without any explanation 1t is about ns
had as that North Carolina Leris,ature
winch last year refused to adjourn on
Nashington's birthday. but adjourned a
lew days later upon the death of Fred
!,ouElas 1t is not difficult to see that
.he racetl1ck measure was AT the bot
tom or the action at Richmond and
tHcre is one thing certain ir the Vir-
Einia people do not quickly and cnrec-
tnally settle that racetrack question
.neS VIII soon become Indifferent to her
own history. unmtndful of the birth
unNS OF Washington and Lee. and most
mkeiN forgetful of the twenty-fifth of
December
Hon. Thomas w; Scott. the antocrat
OF brakes Branch, was in the city
on saturday. Mr.. Scott has been n
memher of the State senate, and has
served term rs United, States Marshal
therefore he has been about the Canitnj
ana the city Il great deal ami has here
US ne has everywhere, a large nun, be-
Oh friends Mr. Scott is an orator of
no mean ability. rs all of those know
VINO heard his splendid efforts on the
Soii taN anu female physicians in the
Mr.. Scott has now turned his alton
tlon TO the study of finance. and can
,aik a free coinage proposition until
ms audience holds their breath and
tEiiaspS thclr hatS tightly over their ears
llNs men going down Il mountain grade
on n fiat car.
~ The Capital on Saturday Mr.. Scott
ht!u an audience spell-bound He de-
pcted the detected ana disconsolatc con
dition OF the toiling agriculturIsts until
tears ran like the sprnkling carts on n
summer day. He denounced the mono
poils'S and Wall street barons until
every one of his hearers were glad they
were broke. and then. Just then i'm the
nour OF MS triumph Tom offered 10
treat, and without exception the inyi-
tatlon was accepted. for an invitation
from nm then was practically a com
mand.
Ine incident closes as Tom approach
60 ,ne cashier and going down into his
: IIohsers pocket calmly laid down n
confederate ten dollar bill The cashier
looked at the crowd evidently thinking
Il Joke was on hand. but no one had
scent, seen me biil and all were grave. The
c.tS,lltr, however. was not TO be caught.
so he said: Il really have no change
pay me some other time"
Thc crowd walked away, and Tom
pocketed the money of other years. and
went down town, blissfully unaware
OF the question among his former aufli
ence. as to whether Tom used that
kind of money to illustrate his silver
speech or whether il was still legal
tender Mt Drake's Branch.
Hon. ID: Gardiner Tyler has introduc-
ea ms bill of last year for the relief
OF Postmaster Irwin Tucker at New
port News, on account or the robbery
or his Office about two years ago
Nir. Tyler also has a bill to make the
Ct'isiiS vi lut OF customs 4
Newport News $1,000 per annum.
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page is building
a beautiful home here I'm WASHINGTON.
The house will be of sand stone and
buff brick. will be GOX30 feet and is es
timated to cost 100000
Secretary Morton has told the com
m1ttees of Congress that he will not
buy any more seed for distribution
under the present law. Some of tho
committee are in favor of more man
datory law on the subject. while Others
speak OF not appropriatlng another dol
iar Tor this branch OF the administra-
lion until the President selects another
man for the Sacrctary:hip There is no
no DOUBT that some abuses existed In
Inc seed business but this grew out
or the fact that each Congressman was
given seed while those with agricuI-
them.
senator Butler of North Carolina. Is
tnlrtS-three years old and has been in
the Senate n little over thirty-thrce
days, yet on the average he has already
were broke, and then. just then I'm the
MADE; 1t has been figured by
statistician that should he
Gemain In the Senate as long as SEN