Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-11
SENATE DEADLOCK.
Silver Men Insist on Considering Yarln
and Bond Bills Together.
,.,.r FLORIDA CLAIM MEASURE
,..,oosit,on 10 E0ectu"te ire"'s
x,ith spain-Mnjcr OBEY ""'eS
.,.t, ,f Certain Claimants u"
u,. ni.,rict-washingtoni"n"'

T.. \
..t,,..rs and silver-men in the senate
.-,, e,n,,nuo. aud legislation on the bono
-, Hills in that body IS practically
-, a standsti1. The siiver-men VIII ms
j., consldering the tariff and pohuS w
thor and In coupling them together III
,or,o hin. senator Tcller's posiuoh
,h,s subiect is firm and pronounced
s.ronelv limited. however, that
,.,,s,ion Of the sound-money Repuoh-
....s,f Democrats can be formed. when
IAN tlo n not defeat. the silver men, ana
i ,..s ths bond bill as it came from the
House.
ID, tbis connection, Il IS interesting to
.,.t. that there has been no test yet mace
,... which the financial views Of some OF
,,o senators-say three. or probably
,,,,r-conld be clearly ascertained, and
,so hest energies Of the most expert news
n,oer lntervieWers have so far failed 10
solve the intricate problem. The entire
situation hinges probably on one or TWO
,otes and if the question comes uneN-
rectelly TO a vote, 10 may be found aiter
.u that the silvcr-men have not got IL
au their own way. At any rate. uniil
vote Is taken. or some disclosures laho
mace. the result in the Senate VIII re-
main I'm great doubt.
THE VIRGINIA CONTESTS.
Elections Committee. NO. 3 when mas
charge of the Virginia contested Sd9es'
held a meeting this morning Messls
Jones DemocraO and Walker u'tpuDn-
cam OF virginia, are members OF TINS
ID Brady. counsel for Messrs Ihorp ana
yost who are contesting the seats OF
CONSERVATIVES Mckinney and tucker,
was summoned before this committee 10
.et a day for the hearing OF argument
IN the cases. Colonel Brady appeared
and moved 10 call them up at once; Dut
80 ,1n meeting to-day. owing TO the Ill
ness Of Mr. Tucker ana me uhaVoiuao's
absence Of Mr.. Mckinney, the cases had
80 h. rosfponei until a future meeting,
4 when some definite arrangement VIII Dc
made. ,,-.,,-e..
,..oiutiou. asking that Mr.. J. J. Nc
n Donald. of this city, who wants 10 contest
fhs seat Of Representative w. A. Jones
Do, allowed TO introduce testimony, which
resoution which was referred TO THIS
committee had been mislaid or lost,
land so no action could be taken in that
matter. and the committee proceeded with
other business.
EAST FLORIDA CLAIMS.
Representative Otey, of the Sixth Dis
.rirt to-day introduced a bill TO pro-
Tide for the complete execution Of the
,iuth Article OF the treaty of 1913 between
be United States and Spain This Is a
,i1 which contemplates settlement OF
an the unsettled claims of the spanish
uhabitsnts of East Florida, when
rose during tho years loi- loio'
ma are generally known as the
Past Florida Claims In 1872 Presi-
dent Monroe called attention to the ne
ressitv of settling these claims. The Ju-
iiciarv Committee Of the House In the
Tnirty-third Congress reported unaul-
nouslv I'm favor of the settlement III lSo7.
I'M 1850 the House Committee on Clalms
made a similar report. and IN lsv' inc
Senate committee did likewise.
These claims had their origin III the
invasion OF East Florida in 1912. when
hat country was a province of SPAIN
,hich invasion was in violation OF the
avs Of nations. In ceding Florida In
1919 10 the United States the payment OF
these claims was agreed 10 by the treaty
with Spain
Mr. Oteys district. and hence the IN
PRODUCTION Of the bill.
PERSONAL.
Colonel J. +. Gaynor. Of New York.
who was at one time large contractor
ON the James river, and had his head
quarters in Richmond. is here. stopping
II Chamherlain's. The Colonel got his
military title from being member Of
Governor Hilrs staff. and during his ser
vice in that capacity established quite
ercditable record, both in New York
and elsewhere.
MIR. Josephus Daniels. proprietor of
the Raleigh News and Observer is in
the CITY, partly on business, and incident
ally on politics.
Mr.. William 4. Mccoy. president Of
bank at Bristol. Va. is in the city, stop
ping at the Hotel Johnson
Colonel y. G. Morton. of stanton. Va,
is In the city, stopping at the National
Hotel.
Hon. j. A. Lockhart. Of Wadesboro', y.
g.. representative from the Sixth Dis
tfict arrived here yesterday, and was in
his seat to-day.
Colonel Robert w Burke and wife. Of
stanton, are quartered at the Metro
pOliton for the winter.
Lieutenant S. J.. Faison, Of Virginia,
Is registered at the Cochran.
Colonel ". A. Taylor, Of Norfolk. Va.
+ IN the city. stopping at the Ebbitt
House.
Mr.. Peter y. Smith. Of Norfolk. Va.
vas to-day admitted to practice before
the Interior Department.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP |
pointed to-day were the following: ]. \. /
bfawner vice l. \. Free, resigned. at I
Bristow, Prince William county, Va;
Mrs. q. L. keaD vice T. ". Simpson, !
resigned, at Hemaute. Allegheny county, /
Va: c. T.. Bell vice c. G. Mckee. dead. |
al Whitehall. Frederick county. Va
Benjamin l.. Holt has been commits !
stoned postmaster at Waverlay Station. !
Va, and Samuel W. Brooks at Ernul. /
n. c., and a new office has been ostab- !
hshed al Duf, Orange county, Va, with /
John L. Dun as postmaster.
ARRIVALS
The hotel arrivals to-day include the
following:
W. \. Goodwin. Virginia; W. NJ. Mum
son. Virginia. Hotel Johnson.
r. n. Hicks, Roanoke, Va. Ma
tlonal
L. u. Aylett Richmond: T. c. Fuller
Raleigh; NJ. NJ. Green. Warrenton, Va:
Mrs W. 5. Burke. Stanton. Va, Me-
uopolltsn.
A. Hose and wife stanton. Va: G. /
r. Schaap. Richmond: c. T. Janney. Vir-
ginia. ST. James
c. y. Johnson. Richmond; Charles |
stephenson. Roanoke. Nendome.
D. J." Woodbridge and wife, Richmond:
leigh.
j.. A. Smith, Bessemer City. n. C.: II. I
-. O'ls and wife Virginia; j. d. Coshill. /
virginia, Howard House.
BAR VERSUS BENCH.
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