The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-02-19
Home Folk in Washington.

WASHINGTON, t6Oruary H. repre-
sentative Latimer is having hard luck
with his Newberry College war claim bill.
| By persistent effort on his part he OBJ
tanned a favorable report on the bill from
the committee On claims, and with he
aid of Senator Tillman q similar measure
was passed in the Senate. After making
q general can Vass of the House Mr.. Lati-
mer found that there was no opposition
to the bill among Republican members,
so he proposed to follow the usual prac.
tice in such cases, and try to put 1t through
the House ome morning by unanimous
consent. BY substituting the bill that
| passed the Senate for the House bill
much time would thereby be saved.
Having planned the line of action MI.
Latimer went to Speaker Reed to make
an arrangement by which the South
Carolina member might be recognized to
make a motion for unanimous consent.
It should be understood that Speaker
Reed requires all propositions to be sub
United to him in advance before he will
grant the desired recognition TO mem
bers upon the floor. Speaker Reed took
the N~ewberry College bill, examined it
critically, said it was one of the cleanest
claims that had come to his notice in
many years, but IN view of the condition
of the United States treasury it would be
impossible to allow that bill or similar
measures to go through the present Con-
gress by unanimous consent. Under the
circumstances the bill goes to the Calen-
dar, where it is apt to languish and die
before it is reached in its regular order,
for the Calendar is already overcrowded.
There is going to be a lively scramble
in the Sd district for Representative hati-
,ner's seat in Congress. A ~well-known
Populist from Anderson, who came to
Washington recently to attend The free
silver conference held here, gave out the
statement that Mr.. Larituer is already
beaten for denomination, and it is only a
question of who shall be his successor.
Among the aspirants for Congressional
donors from that district are: j. w.
Bowden, D. K. Norris, r. r. Hemphill,
7. Fl. McCslla, the present State Senator
from Abbeville, and Ex-Congressman
George tombstone. While this may be a
very formidable array of talent, Mr.. Lati.
mer does net appear to be disturbed on
the subject, and he will 20 into the eight
Tor a denomination and election with all
the confidence Imaginable. He says he
has made a record that is entirely salts
factory to the people of this district, and
he points to his efforts in behalf Of the
Newberry College, the proposition look
ing to the distribution Of seeds among
the agricultural colleges, and bis latest
proposition looking to the equal distribu-
Cion of public lands among the various
States While he makes mo pretension at
posing as n of the orators of the House,
he is recognized in the committee rooms
as one of the most interchangeable workers
of the South Carolina delegation.
Many of the leading newspapers of the
country have printed pictures Of Repre-
sentative Jasper Talbert since his contact
upon the floor of the House with the
young Barrett, of Massachusetts. Mr..
Talbert enjoys the prominence he thus
obtained, aud he Is now dividing the at
tention of the South Carolina colony with
Senator Tilluan. It is said that the
speech OF Mr.. Talbert will assure his re-
election to the next Congress, and will
also send him to the National Democratic
Convention as one Of the delegates at
lsrge.
Committee on elections No. 3, having
jurisdiction YER the four contested cases
from South Carolina, held a long secret
session to-day, and it is said that they
were considering the cases of Messrs.
Elliott, Stokes, Latimer and McLaurin.
Various rumors were circulated az to the
decision of the committee, but at q late
hour tonight a member Of the commit
tee states that a final conclusion has not
yet been reached. Naturally there is
considerable anxiety among the members
Of tha South Carolina delegation as to the
result, but as the committeeman are
sworn to secrecy their verdict cannot be
ascertained until they are ready to make
q report. The Republican members of
the committee have not up to tn, time
taken their Democratic associates into
their confidence. Tom Johnston, who is
contrasting the seat Of DR.. Stokes, was
about the Capitol to-day telling his
friends he is a Reed man, hoping thereby
to influence the elections committee, a
majority Of whom favor Reeds Presiden-
tial aspirations. Mr.. Johnston says
South Carolina will certainly send con-
testing delegations to the St. Louis Con-
veption, but adds that both of them will
be Reed delegations.-Speciat to News
and Courier,