The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-11
And Treats Itself to An Old Time Debate In
stead of Adiournlng Within an Hour.
BOND BILLS PECULIAR ELASTICITY
serves as q Text for Lengthy Debate
on Anything on Earth-A Conve
nicnt Vehicle for Airing All Sorts
ofPrivate Grievnnccs-Rcm
Gomnittee-Sennte OutIOok.
Virginian Bureau,
Washington, Jan. 10, 1896.
Especial Correspondence.)


Especial Correspondence)
The Senate has monopolized all the
fun and business, too, this week, until
to-day, when the House changed its
usual programme of adjournment with
IN an hour OF its convening, and treut-
cd itsell to genuine old time debate.
The changing of the rules garding
the counting of q quorum presents
several interesting features.
FIRST, 1t Is radical departure from
the CZar-llke methods of Mr.. Reed in
the tlfty-lirst Congress. and serves TO
confirm the statements made in this
correspondence early in December to
the effect that Reed was now q presi-
Dental candidate, full of conciliution
and was no longer the autocrat Of other
years.
Such q change as this is not made
compulsory by reason of any narrow
margin in the House, for with the pres
ent majority Reed could pass any rule
he desired.
Another thought is found i'm the fact
that this rule is also an adoption of
democratic ideas. for without the
change of scarcely a word the new
rule is that which was introduced in
Ine Forty-Sixth Congress by Hon. j.
which was defeated at that time.
Tikc Senate OutIooIt.
The outlook in the Senate Is decid-
edly In faNor of n great deal of talk
viii comparatively little action.
me bond bill has dwindled into a
simple free silver coinage proposition,
Whlch the Populists and other financial
fanatics greet with great glee They
90 not expect it ever to become Il law,
put the wonderful popularity about de-
pate on FREQ silver Is that n Senator or
Representative can take IL for n text
and then proceed to talk anywhere
from ten to twenty hours on anything
on earth. IT has served to ventilate
personal grievances, family connec-
tions. pedigrces and even the rcpudia-
ZION OF private and public scandal. Sen
ators Stewart and Allen, who have
talked for days at a time on this sub
1ect are jubiant now. Senator Teller
Is pleased and Senator Butler, of North
Carolina, recognizes a chance for prac
ice III public speaking.
Ihe republicans having now assumed
chnrSe OF the committees must not be
considered as having retired from the
Ileid or patl0naEe plumber. The Sena-
tors are dignified and grand. they ;,te
austere and august, but they never
overlook offices. THE mills of the gods
grind slowly, but they grind exceeding
small" and while weeks have passed
without changes they are sure to come
AZ lastc The Democratic Sergear rt-at-
Arms, Secretary of the Senate and even
Inc police who patrol the Senate wing
are doomed for dismissal and sooner or
later 1t will come.
The Democratic Committee,
Next Thursday the Democratic Nm
tional Committed will meet here TO
select the time and place of holding, the
next Convention. So far there has bt en-
no snsgestion OF any particular city
5einS selected In the interests of any
Presidential candidate, in fact there
are more cities this time than there are
candidates. and II has jokingly been sug-
sested by Senator Brice that there be
no no convention this year but that the
National Committee should simplv
name Grover Cleveland TO succeed him
self 80
There has, as yet, been no further de-
Nciopmcnts In the Virginia representa-
tioh @ on the committee, but without doubt
me rcsignation of Hon. Basil Gordon
VIII result In the selection of Mr.. !
Iaylor Ellyson, although there will be
no meeting OF the State, or even tho
Executive committees. None Of the
tionihcnt Democrats have arrived yet.
put quite n number have engaged quar-
ters at the Arlington. whore the com
mfttec meet
Personal and Local Notes.
i, General James y. Walker has intro
dnced resolution in the House request
ing that Col. j. Hampton Hogs be al
lowed to file further testimony I'm hia
contest against Major Otey. Several
such resolutions have come up in this
Congress, but the Election Committees
NH MI report adversely upon them all.
The law upon this subject Is very cx-
phcit and allows the contestant am
PIE time to prepare and file his papers
and failure to do this the committee
holds should not be indulged by subse
qucnt action OF the House
Mr.. John s. Hnrwood. who represents
In part the city of Richmond In the
Legislature OF Virginia, has been In
the city several days. Mr. Harwood is
greatly Interested In the Travelling
Mems Association. and is serving them
by the Introduction in Congress ~ n
number of bills designed for their bene-
fit.
Mrs. d. Gardiner Tyler with her 1T
tic daughter. arrived in the city YES