Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-25
CUBAN Juror OVER.
Ar LEAST, IT WILL HAVE ENDED
WHEN CONGRESS REAssEMDLEs.
THE SYLVESTER ON The JAMES.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c.. December "a
(Speclal.)--It is the impression here now
that the little Cuban Juror which was
raised by the Cameron resolution In the
Senate Committee win have passed OF
and Quoted down by the time Congress
ASSEMBLIES after the holidays. secretary
Olney has succeeded in rafting the
senators by creating very serious
doubt in their minds as TO whether the
President or Congress has the rlsht 10
recognize n new State. IL is more IMAM
srobable that when Congress meets The
senators will plunge right into long
and confusing debate as to the rights
and privileges OF the Executive ana 'he
legislative departments OF the govern
ment. and the Cameron resolution ana
others that have been offered ana re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs will be overlooked and forgotten
Those any way familiar with the constr
tutional question involved concede 'ha'
the Secretary of State has much 'he
hest of the argument, and that ne VIII
be likely 10 be sustained by the SENATE
itself. ~
I, Is presumed that Senators Mills
Morgan. Frye. Chandler, and others VIII
strongly oppose the position OF the sec
retary and that Senators HilI Nlias'
and White will be among those VINO
will sustain him, and make powerful
arguments on his side, At any rate
the conservative senator's, the anu-Jih-
yoists. and the Secretary OF STATE arc
INDUCING in some good-humored cha'
over the successful manner IN whlch tne
Cuban resolutions were slde-tracheu'
Senator Vest will be another leaHer On
the side of Congress, and IL Is eSpeCI
ed that all of the senator's naiHeu VIII
be ready with prepared speeches. aller
the holidays AS 10 Mr.. Morgan Secre-
tsrv Olney SAYS he is inconsistent, as
re bean nolnted out by the Dispatch.
Al the same time II mutt be said that
the indignation of some of the Senators
end Representatives is quite heated, ana
some of them 20 so far as 10 threaten the
introduction Of resolutions impeacnlhs 'he
Secretary of State. This latter Is not AT
all probable. az such resolutions WonIu
have to originate in the House. ana TINS
body does not entnuse, even d "'''0 wv
over the Cuban affair.
While Mr.. Olney has raised very grave
constitutional question In discrediting the
power OF Congress, ne has az least quiet
"a the Cuban excitement and the appre-
hension Of q war with Spain, for the time
being. at least. The best authorizes
here concur in the opinion that the whole
matter win rest as II is until the advent
OF the Mckinley Administration.
THE JOHN SYLVESTER.
Mr.. Russell Colgrove was found In his
office. In the Atlantic building, on +
street between Ninth and Tenth streets,
northwest, and, when asked TX the steam
or John Sylvester was 10 go on the
James river and compete with the Po-
oahontas for freight and passengers, at
first hesitated. and said he did not know
that 1t would be good policy to speak
for publication at the present time He
was then shown n copy of to-day's Dis
patch. and when he saw the mention al
ready made ne concluded that perhaps
1t would be as well 10 state the facts
at once. He then said: yes; the Syl-
yester viii so on the James river, start
ing from the Daytime docks, and run
ming in connection with the Daytime
steamers. She will start about the 1st
Of March. or perhaps earlier. as circum-
stances anu BUSINESS JuSlllys ~ OdllY
line will be established between RicA
nond and Baltimore. The Sylvester
will run on alternate days with the Vir-
g!nia. I am not the owner Of the Syl-
vester. but / represent the company that
does own Il.
'T was In Richmond recently, and will
be there next Tuesday ut the Daytime
Office, with Mr.. Thompson. traffic man.
ager of the Daytime. The Sylvester will
leave Richmond on alternate days be-
tween and A. NJ, so as to make con-
nections with the Daytime steamers at
Norfolk. and charging Daytime rates
g for the trip from Richmond to Balti-
more.
you may say that the Sylvester. which
IS in excellent condition, will certainly
go on the James river
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wagon mail messenger transfer, and
mail-station service at Richmond, Va.
The following Is the schedule of service
In operation August l, 1885,
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