New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-04
WASHINGTON NEWS N0TEA

Washington, June
oRosvENoRs APT QUEsTioN-Eves anct
the beginning OF the special session Mr. Richard
son. OF Tennessee has been foremost and most Va.
c!fcrous among members OF the minority who have
been camoring in season and out OF season FOR the
immediate appointment OF the standing committees
OF the House OF Representatives lie oid not cease
10 do 40 even after the House by formsi vote
plssed a resolution which was supported oy oOous
half the Democrats, declaring In effect that IL was
the sense OF that body that the appointment u
the committees should be postponed. and hardly .
bin has been passed until after Mr. Richardson has
called attention to the lack Of committees and sx-
pressed his Interpretation Of this irregular. Inn
proper and unsafe mode Of proceeding
But Mr. Richardson arose this afternoon ana
..ked unan,mous consent for the immediate consid-
GRAFTON. without reference to or Investigation b.
..sS :
Ohio S vii ostc hs sSs t fnd tu
whether ne thinks It would be quite saie OF psopsr
70 essats In th n. saIany OF COMMITTEES Of h
Soi undergone the scrutiny o
anshtcr on ali sides drowned the voice OF the EN-,
barrnssed Richardson. who riei 20 maze some sort
taned no Objectionable provision. was passed With
out debate or division
REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS IN oHIo-chsr1es
L. Kur chairman Of the Ohio Republican State
Commit G. who has been In this city for several
DAYS. expresses great confidence in the success OF
the Republicans in the coming State campaign.
"It Is true" he said yesterday. discussing the
situation in Ohio that conditions are somewhat
%n;cS na fS last won are s at the
there Is no reason to think that the people NAVE
on the great issues Of the day The Repmshtean am:
Win t carry 2nS Hy snrss % M state
Convention will renominate Governor busnh,,en
ana nnry se to his reelection by the legislature
JUDGE TORREY AS CATTLE MAN.-Judgs
Torrey. the author OF the we-known Nauonal
Bankruptcy bill that bears his name, Is one o.
the most successful stockmen In the Northwest
He IL largely interested In one OF the biggest
cattle ranches In Wyoming. on which ne raises
as beautiful specimens Of shorthorns and Here
fords as can be found In the United states. On
his ranch are also OF udse rsy
takes special delight In raising yS ealf s IRE Prom nua IKE
Nebraska feeding farm In order rec 70 heea
for m @ hot p Ses Of head Of
an Of nearly $50 head when seems nc
'Hs ben IL Is CONDUCTED along intel
ligent lines.
MIR sHAFROTH AND THE HOUSE CHESS
notwithstanding TO THE Washington POST
there Is an interesting story behind the chance way
In which Mr.. Shafroth. OF Colorado. the her" OF
the international chess match came 10 be selected
for a place on the American team. Mt Shairo'h
had not played chess for seventeen years, and had
talked 10 no one in the House about the game
When the match with the House OF Commons
began to be talked about, Mr. Bodine who defeated
Strauss asked why they did not get Shafroth 70
play as he knew the latter TO be good player:
So shafroth was taken and after defeating several
Of the crack players of the House. was made
member of the team. 1t appears that many years
ago when Mr.. Shafroth was attending school no
corresponded with young woman ana piayeu a
game Of chess with her by letter. the young
woman boarded at the house OF Mr.. Bodine anu
Mr. Bodne was making the moves in The game tor
her II was in this way that the missouri Con-
gresham had a knowledge Of Mr.. Shafroths
chess-playing qualifications. So much depended
upon the ga me which Mr. Shafroth was playing ln
this weeks tournament that more interest attached
TO II than to the others. II he lost the british
would win. IL he the match would be tle
Every chess expert about the Capitol asserts now
that had Handy and Plowman played carelully tne
Americans would have won four OF the hve games
Of the match.