Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-24
ship.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. January d
(gocclal) There was great deal oil eN-
,r, session talk at the Capitol to-day.
An extra session of the Senate seems IN
eyitable as every indication now points
70 the defeat Of the peace treaty II II
COMES to a vote the present session. Sen
ator Davis. Chairman of the Committee
~, Foreign Relations. who has charge ol
the treaty. will not permit II to go TO
,.ot. unless he is certain of the requisite
t,,irds NJ The Senate to ratify II.
Senators Hale and Hoar are the Repuo-
licor stumbling-bocks in the way oil the
treaty. The Senate IL now composed %
ninety members sixty being t"o-'"''"7'
s.notor Davis claims that he was as
cured Of This vote. and over TOT tn0
treaty few days ago. but says l'l''
enc Democrats who had promised 'o
,...o for ratification have been Wiilpp'"
hack into party traces, and VIII n'"
cord themselves against it. Mr.. DAVIS -
.,,,e1ert of dftv-eight votes ana IL 'i'o
| .,.o panublican senators-Hale, OF NJ"
t1o,,nsbire and Hoar of MassachusetlS-
could be prevailed upon TO come into ilhe
! ,r1,,ld be pressed promptly.
The army bill will be reported .o-,i'o' ,,. IN
row and will have the IsHl Va i, II
| the House the remainder VI ~, cer
! ,s MOI believed that this me"sNl' 80
-. tba rrcslnt session, ana hehce "il
- e.e.ion of the Fifty-siXih Co"sl''9
! ,an hardly be avoided.
THE FOURTH VIRGINIA.
,r,o~o is mo- present indication that the
1,,,,,,h VIRGINIA Regiment OF \olun, e1i
Irfantrv now in service in CUBA VIII oe
,,,,,s,ore5 out any sooner than the o'her
,.l1,.,,.eor commands BOW IN service d,
'aaet uutu the army IS reorgaIlzrd anu n
| +t,,, ,.e, with Spain Is over 10y the Ia'll-
| c,tfon of the peace treaty. inc 80,
| tbat il would be mustered oui' IL S''i'
| ,,.,s due to q clerical error IH d. "'
r,.,t letter. the figure four haFius ~.
written where six was inienueu' O"l '' ''''
a,,h and Senator Martin nave pet'
,-'. l-,''.' t,,s,, with applications for as
cbargas from this regiment lh N,cN icy VI ~
..,,,,,.se,llv early mustor-out ne cap
+air was assured this morning pE lu'
> Adintant-General that there was ho pro-.
-, ,r the Fourth's being mustered OUT
2 ard was told that no further dlsC "dIT'
III ~. Granted until the Whoie Iea'
meut rs mustered out.
MORE NAVAL CONTRACTS.
' nh. Secretary Of Wars recommenda
b ti,n I'm reference 10 the increase vi -, ~
- noyy will virtually be carried out T"
Z committee ON Naval Aifairs W''IHn l''
3. dove report bill providing TOE '"e 0'.'
= struction of three batteships' 'll'
# mored cruisers three protected Cl u's''
10 '''' ~ pI01ff y .fN ton
q. G-rlacemeut each. IL is more IMAM pi'"
t.+ tho Nevpor. --...-- Dry-Doc
a, and shin Building Company and the W
n u Triog company, Of Richmond VI
80 Cgnture some Of these good contracts.
n COMMISSIONER TO PARIS.
p. ponresentative Lamb called ut u
r. U-rita House to-day to see the Pfesluel
1i with reference 10 the appointment u ~ W
h p Osterl0h as one of the AmeIlCl
J. commissioners to the PARIS ENposluo
e. MS the special representative OIL Ine
DE- bacco trade of this country. ne n
1.,r..1 the endorsement of The virgin
and North Carolina ataieI9
n,n.rs for Mr.. OsterlOh's papers anu
,tl PRESIDENT was at Mount Vernon |
20 Tsy he viii lay the papers before hi
, Captain Lamb is also working hard
l- ttu to have clerks Of the Unit
e. st.tes court appointed at Rcpmohu .
~ ,rnrf,ll< and a deputy at Alexandra.
d- has promises that the bill VIII De p"SS' ~,
Tnr case of Assistant Surgeon b. Mu
dov. who has been retired WIN one S'"
oi rnv. will be reconsidereu'
he ' THE EWART CASE.
m u,dge Ewart's confirmation as Judge
'r. tbe western District or Notlh '"4 y, y,
cr seems to De as far away as ever i
Committee met u
-..,,iro and there were signihcahI III
"' ,,i1,s decidedly adverse 10 EWaIt.
ed 49,. tle absence OF Senator'S SpoOner q
't- -. the majority of the sub-commlt
,',.i,,, charge OF the Ewart case. III
he Ti.d no report in the case. Seha
,t rrburston. the minority mempeI ol
.,,h-comnittee in Ewdrts case was Pl
nj ~, IL was ready 10 vote for Ewai
! e,,,etiou and have the fun comm
- tee make a report 10 lhe SC"u,' -
10 f,,,ora bl. or adverse, provided tHe ila1
an al,,ld he reached Senator Pritcharu
lI' (',,d i'm Ewarts behalf and urged u
a., Justice 10 himself AID Ewart the Gu
m. ,,ittoe should not pigeIn-hole tue hoH4ll
-e- -. ,bot the subcommittee should ID,
70. come report TO the full commute
,,- ia tb8; the time Tor action was sI1
'a- inc short. and that delay by tHc ~
NJ mittee would endanger acuoH
bic Senate. He Iurtutt Slatt" -. -
he r,i'te.. that he desired 70 be absent IT
an Washington about the middle OF cOi u ue
.at ami uuIess report of some AlAu
he mad very soon he could not pe pr.
at ,.hen the case came up III lhe 9oii, i,
T." Asa result of this appeal speci'l In iii'
M 49,, of The Judiciary Committee VII
ia an Thursday next 10 coi'9'
tr.'r,,s case. and Chairman hoaI
i-',r,cted 10 urge all members -
resent especially Senators opoo"e'
VIZ Gray. .c., occurrence was
nd mix i'm committee by Sen1'o' o.,
on. 49, .Inter voted for Ewart 1n"Vi -
i'm iasl thet he had now decided 10
TO. inst reporting Ewart nam M, 80.
Cd asui"9 - be holds out in this delerimi1 ia
cr- ,ton and no other senator M"V ., he !
io,'1 tio,' srainst Ewart changes 10 nIs -
w. cose may be laid over az seem -. =.
mr tls tactics Of his opponents
tng I'D still believes Ihat II ne
'n 10 ~ Fwarrs name before the 'e''''
an ,yill be confirmed.
personal.
,,,a,o y r. strother and Hon. T.
,,ct,er took a drive with friends yes
,,,oning 10 the Congressional &c
sts' "aS where they were much lntere'
i'e ~ me great number OF handsome ny
ach ,,s ~ and varied inscriptions. ana