Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-07
HOUSE IN SESSION.
NOBODY WOULD EVER GUESS 1T,
THOUGH, FROM APPEARANCES.
NO SPEAKER IN THE CHAIR.
No Pages, No Doorkcepcrs; Nobody
I'm the GaIIerfcs-On1y a Few Menu
hers Looking over Their Mail
Tariff Dill Programme.

WASHINGTON, D.. c., July s.-CSpe-
cial THE flag waves over the House OF
Representatives. as IL that body were
In session, but there Is no speaker III
the chair; there are only Few men,
bers at their desks on tho floor, looking
over their mail; there are no pages and
no doorkeepers, and there is not soul
in the press or any of the other gale
ries. Nevertheless, the House Is sup
posed to be in session. Mr.. Reed. at
the instance of Mr.. Dingley, took
recess yesterday until Wednesday so as
10 be ready, should the tariff bill pass
the Senate and be sent over to the
House. When that occurs the bill VIII
be sent to the Conference Committee
and then the House will meet and adj
iourn from day TO day. until the bill Is
reported. when it will be given probably
two or three days for debate. Not more
time than this will be allowed, ana 1t
Is the opinion of leading Democrats that
the bill will pass the House practically
IN the same shape in which 1t comes
from the Senate.
This seems to be the present pro-
gramme, but it may be changed by the
action of the Republican caucus on the
sugar bounty to-day.
FREE COINAGE RIDER.
II Is limited in some circles, and notably
among the silver senators, that the Re
publcans would not be at all anxious
to pass any tariff measure this session,
provided the responsibility for its defeat
could be thrown on the shoulders OF
the opposition. The rumor that free
coinage rider would be introduced by tho
Populists or some silver senator gave
rise to the opinion that that would de-
feat the tariff bill The scheme was
found. however, to be Intellectual, as
there were forty-three straightout RepuN
licans and three gold Democrats who
would vote against such an amendment
and II had to be abandoned. The passage
of the stamp-tax proposition. without
any opposition, was matter of little
surprise and there was fair prospect
for the tariff to go through when Sena-
tor Allen PopulisD reintroduced the
beet-sugar bounty amendment which
Senator Thurston had just withdrawn.
Allen and Kyle Populists) are delight
ed over the prospect of forcing the Re-
publicans to meet this issue squarely,
inasmuch as it originated with that
party. They desire a vote, and wish to
place the Republicans on record. Just
whether the tariff bill may be passed
in week or a month will in all pro-
liability be settled by the caucus to-day
PERSONAL NOTES.
J. Edward OBrien. president Of the
Florida Pilotage Association. and vice.
president of the National Pilotage Asso-
citation, who was so successful in defeat
ing the bill to abolish compulsory pilotage
last session, is in the city on business,
stopping at the Metropolitan.
r. b. Murphy and wife, Virginia; T. f.
Traylor. Richmond. Va.-Metropolitan.
r. c. G.. Love, of Gastonia, N. c., Is
in the city.
]. Spears of Littleton, Harnett county,
". c., who has been here. trying 10 get
at the Mckinley pie-counter, has return
ed home.
w. ]. Faircloth, Goldsboro', ~ c.; w.
J. Tillinghast. Edenton. n. c.: w. II.
Yarborough. North Carolina; Charles f.
Meserve and wife, Raleigh, n. C.-St.
James.
Judge r. w. Hughes and United States
Marshal j. NJ Hudgins, who are holding
court at Alexandria. are in the city, stop
ping at the Howard House.
A. f. Barbour, Culpeper, Va; Theodore
Constance. Fredericksburg; w. j. Tignor
and H. Tignor (bicyclists) Richmond, Va;
w. Il. lie Courcy. Charlottesville, Va; c.
IL. Baker Rectortown, Va; ;. Nj. Wei
yvonger. Winston, n. C.-Howard House. -
Fred. l.. Chapman, Danyille, Va.-How-
ard House.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.
ID 1feu,
dav and the fact that unanimous
consent was given this evening just be-
fore adjournment of the Senate, that
vote would be reached on the tariff bill
to-morrow. brings adjournment almost
within sight. Senator Allen has aban-
doned the fight on the sugar-beet bounty,
and this ends the opposition TO the Re
publican tariff measure. IL Will now pro-
hably 20 through, according to the pro-
oramme marked out by the Republican
leaders.
The Public Printer put eight compost
tors TO work this morning in the Gov
eminent Printing Office. In doing this ne
has simply done an act of justice. Ihese
men were employed in the office as eN-
tras when the Office was placed in the
classified service. The Civil Service Com
mission decided that they were entitled
TO the same protection as the regular
annlovees but Public-Printer Benedict
IGNORED the commission and discharged
them. refusing TO reinstate them upon
the commissions ordering him TO do 50.
one of those discharged was a Rich
mond compositor, who stood No l on
| the record. and in whose case Judge Ed
mund Waddill took a warm interest.
| Compositors here are Of the opinion that
| If Judge Waddill presses them there the
richmond man referred to will be re-
instated.
POSTAL.
The Postmaster-General has with
drawn all department opposition to the
| confirmation of Mr.. Fred. Reade for post
master at Newport News, ana MS case
NAV be reported tomorrow
rrbere is nothing new in the status of
NJ Tee brand nominated for postmas-
| ter at Salem Va.
IT A Gudger. of North Carolina, has
| declined the Valparaiso consulship, and
| the appointment ii is said here, VIII &c
tendered 10 Eugene Carter. OF Asheyille,
who though a former Democrat was
warm supporter of Mckinley in the last
| campaign .,
Among the patents issued to-day were
.ha falIowing: Dempsey II. Bryan,
| Rocky Mount, Y. c., back-band buckle;
Waiter p. Jones, Carlins, Va, incubator
and brooder; Gainesborough william
Rose. England assignor to Wrights To-
| hacco Package Machine Company
Lynchburg. Va. machine for maNins up
| tobacco or similar material In packets.
MARTINsvILLE.
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