The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-23

by each is most interesting. 1t was as
follows:
The Housc--E'or Senator White, OF
California; Stallings. .Garuma: Ma
gure. Colorado: Maddox. Georgia
Wheeler. Kentucky; Meyer, Louisiana
Fitzserald, Massa chusetts; Brucker,
Michigan; Henry Arssissippi; Cum
mings. New York; Lent, Ohio; Henry,
Texas: King, Utah: Lewis. Washing
ton; Osborne, Wyoming; Smith. Ari-
IONA; Ferguson, New Mexico. Total,
lG.
Scrnte-Rawlings Utah: Cockrell,
Missouri. Total, >. Grand total, IS.
The llouse--For Senator Cockreu, of
Alissouri AicRae, Arkansas: Handy,
delaware; Hunter. Illinois; Nlier, In
diana: Bod:nc, Maryland: Kitchen.
North Carolina; Ermen,rout, Pennsyl-
vanm; Cox, Tennessee; Jones. Vr-
GINA. Total, Q.
scnate--Jones, Arkansas; White,
California; Smith, New Jersey; Muir
ply, New York; Mitchell, Wisconsin:
Faulkner, West Virginia Total, G.
Grand total. Is.
1t will be noticed that the great
Democratic States OF Tennessee Mis-
souri,. Arkansas and Virginia voted
against the liailey candidate. while In
diana and Illinois, of the Middle West,
are also recorded in the opposition.
senator Jones. the chairman of The
Democratic National COMMITTEES, is re-
corded against Railcy's candidate, as
IS also Senator Faulkner, the former
! chairman Of the committee
senator White, after his election as
| chairman, informed Your corrcspon-
dent that If Mr.. bailey claimed HE
tWhlte's) election as n Bailey victory
he was i'll error, as he was no mans
candidate. MIR. Bailey does make the
claim. however, and so do his friends.
| With Senator White as chairman a
most vigorous campaign may be looked
! Tor for the control of the next House
| Senator Daniel introduced in the
/ Senate to-day Congressman Young
bill appropr!ating $lo0,OO0 for a public
building at Portsmouth. He says IT
vii! speedily pass the Senate He also
/ introduced n bill giving The Court OF
| Claims Jurisdiction to aGjudicatc the
| claim Of the Seahoard ana Roanoke
| Rallroad company for use and occupa.
! Ton by United States military authori-
! ties in years 1SG2-1SG5 inclusive, of Its
railroad from Portsmouth to Suffolk
! on lAackwater river in Virginia, foi
| use and occupation of railroad yards
/ buildings and wharves at Portsmouth
/ together with other chattcls, includinr
f., railroad iron and rails taken AWAY
/ ana appropriated 10 the use of Tho
! United States by military authorities
| thereof during years aforesaid.
I Senator'S Martin and Daniel have
| taken the position in the Senate of no
! opposing unnecessarily the cOnfirma
! ton o. Republicans nominated to fl
Offices in Virginia. That Is to say
| they do not question the right OF thu
! President to make removals for politi
cal cause and to hume Whomsoever hi
! may please to fill vacancies, rs long
! as those named are suitable and ut L
| fill the position 10 which they arr
| nominated. Even wnen an official /!
not allowed to serve out his full tern
! the Virginia Senators have not fcl
that that was sufficient reason Il
! oppose the confirmation of his Repub
iican successor, and this phase of the
situation came out the other day whel
Mr. Booker, who is now postmaster n
Fortress Monroe, called on the Vir
Ginia Senators TO get them to oppos,
the confirmation OF Mr.. Kimberly, wht
has been nomina ted TO succeed him
Mr.. Booker complained that his tern
had not expired and endcavorcd to de
feat the confirmation OF Mr.. Il I'm hnrlv