Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-22
NJ. C.'S COMING IN.
.,uosT 4 HOUSE Quorum Al
READY IN WASHINGTON.
DEMAND FOR MORE TROOPS.
There May Possibly Re Call Tor
Ten Thousand Additional Nolun-
teers-HefOrm In congressman
Contest.-Washing Personals.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., November IL
Especial )-Almost every train, especially
from the far West. now brings members
Of the Fifty-sxth Congress. II Is esu
mated that by the end of the week there
will be a quorum OF the House in the
city. All Of the Old members will so TO
their old and tried quarters. but the new
members will have TO put up ~ some
hotel until they can Permanently locate
themselves. Nearly all of the Virginia
delegation. with the exception Of Judge
Quarles, OF the Tenth District, and Judge
Khea. Of the Ninth. are familiar with the
city. and will probably occupy the quar-
ters they had last year Both Judge
Quarles and Judge Rhea Will stop at the
Metropolitan, probably, for tho entire ses-
sion.
CALL FOR MORE TROOPS.
The War Department is in receipt of a
telegram from General Otis. which has
created some alarm. as il is In the shape
OF a demand on the President for more
troops Otis says there are 20.Ol0 men
now on the sick list, about 1900 only, In
tho field on active campaign service, and
the remainder OF the army in the Philip
pines doing garrison duty He says he is
not able 10 carry on an aggressive cam
paign against the insurgents with the
force at his command. and states that
1000 more men are needed Immediately
Ii is not believed that the President will
call for this number of volunteers though
he is at liberty TO do so. lie will proba,-
bly, await tho assembling of Congress.
and lay the telegram, with his recon-
mendatiOns, before that body. In the
mean time. however the 10000 volunteers
may be called out.
ELECTION CONTESTS.
1t is announced as one of the innova-
tons 10 be made by prospective Speaker
Henderson that there will be a reform
in the matter of election contests. In
stead of delaying action upon these con-
tests until the close of the term, as Is
usually the case, special effort is 10 be
made TO speedily dispose of those cases,
n but for the purpose of learning how
the membership Of the House is consti-
tuted.
Ex-Congressman Aldrlch, of Alabama,
who is again contestant for the seat
from ms district, is among the first Of
the contestants TO reach Washington.
MORGAN TO BE DEFEATED.
Mr.. Aldrich expressed the opinion that
Senator Morgan would be defeated Tor
reelection, as he was no longer In touch
with the Democratic party machine III
tho State. Governor Johnston and eN-
Governor oates, both of whom are can
didates for the office, have ~ell-drilled
organizations behind them. and are, IN
his opinion, much more likely OF cleo
ton.
PERSONAL.
Ex-Chief-Justice Thomas Smith, of New
Mexico. who is now residing at his form
er home in WarrentOn, Is in the city TO-
day, and has been greeted 10y a large
number Of friends and acquaintance.
Hon. Marshall Mccormick, Of Berry
vile. Va. Is visitor, stopping at the
Metropolitan.
Mr.. Fred. 3. Myers. a well-known and
prominent tobacconist Of Richmond, is
registered at the Metropolitan
General Superintendent Hates. Of the
southern division of the Postal Telegraph
Company, was in the city to-day on
business.