Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-04-11
WASHINGTON LETTER
Harmony Prevails Among
the Presidential Aspir-
ants.
SPEAKER REEDS RULING.
The Cuban Question Nearing Oonsum-
NATION.
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent
ants.
SPEAKER REEDS RULING.
CFrom Our Regular Correspondent.
wAsH1NaroN. April 8. 1see.

WAsHINGToN, April 8, 1895.
The republican leaders in Congress
are men of too much experience in
such matters TO allow themselves to
become the tools of the democrats and
10 begin lighting each other, instead of
the common enemy. They know that
the little hope that democrats allow
themselves % indulge In of ever re-
gaining control of this governms mt
again rs based entirely upon their abil-
Ity To stir up disSention among the
supporters Cf the several candidates
for the republican presidential nomi-
nation Notwithstanding the action
and talk of few of the over-zealous
friends of some of the republican can
didates, your corr spOndent has no
hesitation whatever in asserting that
contest for the nomination will not be
allowed either before or during the St.
Louis convention Co degenerate into Il
cat and dog fight that will leave sores
for the democrats TO throw salt on dur
ing the campaign Each of the candi-
dates have warm supporters among
the national leaders OF the republican
party, and each OF these leaders will
use every honorable effort to bring
about the nomination of his candidate,
as he has a perfect right to do, but
there will be no blows below the belt
with their sanction, and when the NOM
nation shall have been made every
man OF them will be found cordially
supporting the nominee. In Washing
ton these things are ~ell-knOwn be-
cause republicans all know the cordial
personal relations which exist between
Speaker Reed, Cows. Mckinley and
Morton, and Senators Allison, Cullom
and Quay, and that should any one of
the six be chosen that he would re-
ceive no warmer OF more heartfelt con-
graduation than would come from the
other five, but they are here written
for the especial benefit of those repub-
ii;;Ssass =aS i::.sas ::.$k he The =:
take of getting their information as to
republican affairs from the democrat
ic or assistant democratic press
THAT CONSULAR SERVICE.
Representative Mccall of Mass has
not been impressed with the alleged
reform made in the consu ar service boy
the Cleveland administration On the
contrary, Mr.. vocal thinks our consul
lar service might be improved in many
ways which would add To its efficiency
and ne has introduced bill provid ma
for thorough investigation Of the sys.
tenn by non partisan commission
which shall report plan of re -organi.
cation TO the President in time TO be
acted upon by the fifty fifth Congress
:. at it's first session. The bill is now il
the hands of the committee on For
eiQn Affairs and Mr.. Mccall hopes I,
get it favorably reported and placed
on the calendar before the close of tn,
present session, and to get it passed a
the next session.
RERD EXPLAINS.
Speaker Reeds explanation of VIII,
he reversed his ruling in che fifty frs
Congress, that the presence Of a major
ity of the eLtire number OF member
entitled TO sea in the House was nee
essary to constitute a quoI um, and las
week ruled that a majority OF the Twin
members of the house was legal quo
rum is perfectly logical He was com
pelled 10 make his first ruling on shor
notice and not desiring TO take an
chances chose that view of the questio
which could not possibly be upset by tn
Courts at the time IL will be remem
bered that the democrats were threat
ening to carry every ruling he mad
into the Courts. Since then he ia
made a careful study of the matter an
become satisfied that majority of lily
ing members are a constitutional gu,
rum.
HIS SECOND BURGLARY.
For the second time since he h,
been a member of the Senate, Senat,
Quay's committee room has been bu
glarized The first time was in 1873
when he was Chairman of the Repul
lican National Committee. There
no doubt that the object of the burgl
ry in both instances was the same-p
litical information papers. The la
burglary was no more successful tht
the first, as about three weeks ago Il
Senator had all his important priva
papers removed from his commit,
room to his house. Mr.. Quay's heal
has not been good of late and
physician has ordered him to Flori(
to remain there until the weather ge
warmer in Washington He declin,
to discuss this last burglary before
departure, further than to say tn
somebody had taken lot of trout
and the chance for term in the pei
Tertiary for nothing.
Up TO THE PRESIDENT
The Cuban question is now up to N
Cleveland, the House having voted
favor of the original Senate concurre
resolution, declaring in favor of
immediate recognition Of the bellig,
ency of the Cubans and of taking STE
loo ing towards the independence
Cuba Nobody seems to be authoriz
to say whether MIR. Cleveland will ?
any attention to these resolutions, /
the impression prevails in Washingt
that he will not. Many believe ii
the report, prevalent here month
two ago, that Mr.. Cleveland had pro
ised he Spanish minister to take
action before June, was true.