Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-14
ROBBINS IS OUSTED.
The Republican Strength in The House
Increased by One Vote.
cocKnELL on THE FINANCES.
n. Argues Against the Single ""'"
standard. and Pays His hc"pe
% secretary Carlisle in Very IN
tcrcsttnE Fashion.

,s41NGTON. d. c.. March 81
rho Republican strength In the iio"Se
-, po,resentatives was increased by one
,,ts .ftsrnoon. when by vote OF l'S
70 CASTOR A. Robbins Democrap
,..s declared to be not entitled TO 'he
..t .rcupied by him as representative
,, the Fourth District Of Alabama
william r. Aldrich. his Republican
-.rt was placed therein This re-
, eouowed a two-days' debate on
,t. r,.ar, OF Committee on Elections NO
...l.y.s session being occupied by Mr..
....,. of Arkansas. In "a three-hours'
, i, behalf Of Robbins, and Mr.
.ls az New York, chairman OF
..r-mItfee, closing in an argument
,..t,rr or more for Aldrich. The Re
..,l.,rs now number "a members, the
......rits l0i, the Populists Z, and the
..,.rtes /. There is vacancy from
a.. Eleventh Texas District, caused by
.t. recent death of Representative
,-.t, Mr. Aldrich appeared at the
t.~ and was sworn in by Speaker Reed,
amid Republican applause. The vote
MAS along party lines, the Populists
uniting with the Republicans In voting
Robbins out. SIR. White, Of Illinois
Was the only Republicans who voted
Tor Robbins. while Messrs. Cobb. Dock
,,y and Dearmond (DemocraD, Of Mis-
souii. voted with the Republicans lor
Alrch.
Before the election case was taken UP
two bills we're taken up. one was to re-
uuire that the engineers and assistant
,rs.necrs on steamers sailing under
American register shall be American
citizens. The other was the tonnage
tar-Lll. repeating the reciprocal proVl-
sious Of the law OF 1884. Of which only
Germany and the Netherlands take aa-
vantage. and reducing the tax On lhe
c1astwise trade between the Americas
letween the United states and the West
Indies. and between the United states
and Hawaii. from 20 cents a ton.
At 515 the House took recess un-
tu o'clock
EVENING SESSION.
Al the evening session not a single item
o.. business was considered. Upon the
r.ual motion, made as soon as the House
assembled az o'clock, to 30 into COM
,r..t,e OF the Whole. Mr.. Erdman Demo
rr4n. of New jersey. made the point
.l ro quorum. The roll WAS called aiH
fl, members responded to their names
Or motion of Mr. Picker Republican).
Of south Dakota, resolution was
.f....I directing the Sergeant-at-Arms
q. arrest members absent without leave,
f..t u was within few minutes or ~
O'Clock before the warrant wac prepaIeu
..r ..enod by Acting-Speaker Payne (Re-
,...n..r, az New York At that hour
p vote bv yeas and nays was obtained
anon n motion to recall the roll, ana that
exhausted the period Intervening ull.I
tt. hour when the session expired under
tr. rules-iO:30 o'clock. The House t"eh
adjourned until Monday next.
senate Proceedings.
With the exception OF one rather curl
ms episode at the opening or To-Day
session. the Senate was entirely ttHeNeu
II all consideration of the queslloh o.
Cuban belligerency. and had us a',ei''lu"
turned 70 the financial question. An al
llsiou had been made in Mr.. Shermans
.-eech on Thursday 10 a communication
..aich Mr.. Lodge was supposed 10 nave
racelved from the Secretary OF state ana
Boz have made known. confdenually' 10
.ra Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr..
rolge said Mr.. Sherman had fallen into
an unintentioual error; that he had had
r, interview with Mr.. Olney. and had re-
eelvcd no private communication from
linn. and that the paper which had Deen
scrt from the State Department ana had
lssn read TO the Committee on Foreign
1s.-4tllna bv one OF its members was
statement 10y the Spanish Minister. giving
Tire Spanish version Of affairs IN Cuba.
Sir sherman admitted the mistake he
l7l fallen Into. and to suggestion that
Do should communicate the paper 10 the
Senate. he replied that It was matter
90 Boz read in executive session emily
Nr HOar and Mr.. WOlcott commented
uton tho peculiar position In which the
rltter was thus placed and Mr. Hawley
Indicated his purpose to move that the
Senate insist on its disagreement 70 the
House substitute for the Cuban resolu-
4ols and ask for a further conference.
FINANCIAL SITUATION.
The financial condition Of the govern
u,nt was presented in a four-hours
speech ty Mr. Cockrell, in which he ar
rl.t That every government obligation.
with the single exception Of gold certifi-
Gates. Eas payable IN gold or silver coln
st ODE OPTION OF the government; and he
Ctagcel that Mr. Charles Foster. while
Seer ly Of the Treasury had, In Octo-
lor. I@i, surrendered voluntarily, meek
j. and sghm sively the right OF the gov
eminent % redeem the United States
notes or lreeabacks IN silver, as well as
in gold That action on the part of Mr.
Foster Mr Cockrell described as the
landlords box out OF which had come
b. thc financial Ills that had since fallen
'.on tfe country.
Referring % Secretary Carlisle's recent
speech 100 New York. Mr.. Cockrell said
sat the disguise had been thrown aside.
trl that "sound-mOney" meant gold,
lnI nothing but gold. He declared that
such recommendation was anu-Dcmocratic.
n'rary 90 the entire record Of
.ae Democratic party up 70 1873. and
r'ry 90 the Democratic platform.
d. e'sred that gold was monarchical.
tretocrauc. for the rlch silver, for the
or When war lowered over the
U.atrv gold fed into its hiding-placos,
anil remained secreted until white
winged peace spread above once more.
Witness the Venezuelan message, he
-.i sent here wi,h a string tied 10 II.
fdaltug the possibility OF war when
he sold standard trombled TO its founda-
..rs
Larlaul he declared. had been I'M
ti.e with all the resources of the Bank
IF England. 20 carry ont It's gold,
~oaometalhc standard. and twice had 10
borrow from France.
pie denied that courageous advocacy
" ifD. silver would divide the Demo-
e'ie uarty. Reading from a list of