Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-05
NO EXTRA SESSION.
CONGRESSMAN yosr THINKS ONE
"a NOT PROBABLE.
THERE IS MUCH WORK TO Do.
Treaty To lie Ratified, md the Canal
BiiI. tho Army Bill. md the census
mn In n. Acted On--IIotci Notes
of Interest.

will he on extra session Of Congress-
said Hon. Jacob Yost. Republican con
gresham from the Tenth District al
Murphys last night.
.sThsre is much work TO be done YET
1t will take some time TO do IT. Nhe'he'
IL can be done by March lth remains 70
be seen. The Senate has to get through
with the peace treaty. 1t will have to
consider the army bill, just sent over
from the House The census BILL Whicn
we Will take up next week, viii nave 10
De passed by both houses. Tie House
has TO dispose Of the Nicaragua cahdi
bill. Just passed hy the Senate. 1heIe
are. Of course, many other measures 10
lie acted on.
German is nlibustering. Things can
always be very much delayed I'D the SV"-
ate. But tho Maryland senator la "
master hand I'm tho exercise OF oDStI uc''N q
tactics You cannot count ON anyth'"s
when he begins pursuing theI"'
However. hardly think there VIII De
an extra session continued mr. Aost'
Il IKE the Nicaragua canal Dill rs lt
passed tho Senate, and ] have no IaoCpl
n great many members Of the House I'M
IL. The bin We will pafs VIII b. one vciyl
similar to ~. ! think, so closely VIII y
resemble IL. i'm my opinion that an agree
Incnt H. conference Will De Icao'ly It~OH-
ed The bin as finally adopted, WI" De
little changed from that which pasSeo
the Senate.
Il think II likely the army bill -when
II leaves the Senate viii provide for
regular establishment of about Gtv men
IS the minimum. instead of 5000, as
provided for by the bin which passed the
House We viii have To- have q larger
Amy and stronger navy. Conditions
unforeseen year ago make them ncees-
slty now.
Fright here / want % say that the op-
poucuts 81 what You may call imperialism.
or expansion, or whatever you please.
seem 10 fail utterly 90 make the d.stlnc-
ton between the requirement of terri
tory ly intention ana its acquisition by
accident. If / may $50 express it We
obtained the Philippines unexpectedly.
The last war was one Of conquest ty ln-
cident and not intention. We can't give
up tho Philippines now. Let AS ratily
the peace treaty and get things settled
Then we can decide as 20 our policy zee
gardlng tho islands. whose destiny Ad-
mlral DcWey's victory made 10 necessary
for US 10 determine.
The country is divided rs TO what that
policy will be. Bryan. Cleveland, Hoar
and Boutelle are opposed 10 TIE posses
sion OF the islands hy this country That
IS sample of the queer bcd-telloWs YOU
and I are going 90 see I'm This country.
The people Will unite on the great busi-
ness questions The country is safe.
by the way" concluded Alr. Nost, as
he was moving away towards the barber
shop, III any party wants Senator Hoar
IL is welcome to him"
Mr.. Yost is en- route from Washington
to his home I'm Stauut0n. lie Will 80 UP
this afternoon.
Hon S. Brown Allen ana wife of Staun
ton. are at Murphy's also. Mr. Allen is
a Republican. second I'm size in the Tenth
District only 10 Mr.. Yost himself
Indeed. Mr.. Allen has not always been
willing to admit that he occupies second
place. His refusal 10 do so has created
two factions in the Republican party i'm
the Tenth District. This Is understood
10 be the reason of Mr.. Nosts refusal 10
accept the congressional nomination last
fan. Mr.. Hubbard was nominated. Judge
Quarles was elected
"There will be q very interesting con-
test at the county elections in Middle
Sex this spring said State Senator
Thomas f. Blakey. of Essex 40 Murphys
last night There are four candidates
Tor the office OF County Clerk II is at
present filled by AIR. T.. VI. Eastman, /
who was appointed by Judge Garnett to /
complete the uneXpired term of Mr. b. /
i. ChoWning, and who desires election. /
lie is "a candidate. Nlr. W. n. Ryland /
nephew Of the Second Auditor of the /
state. is also candidate; Mir. j. William /
Daniel is a candidate. and Mr. &. II. /
AndertOn is q candidate ! understand +
IT is 20 be a free fight. as There is 10 be /
no nominating convention. All the cam I
didates are good men. There are no /
contests over the other county Offices
"Thcre is no opposition TO the re-olcc- /
tion of the county officers of Essex" said /
Mr.. Blakcy. consequently the chief i'm /
terest centres IN the proposition To au- I
thorize the Board of Supervisors TO issue /
county bonds 10 the amount of $4,000 TO /
The proposed Richmond and TideWater
railroad a majority of the vote c3st
last fail was favorable 90 this PROPOSE
lion. but the number iavOring DC was not /
a majority Of the registered votes of The
county. / think the bonds will win. The
people realize the construction OF the .
road would be great thing for the
county"
I'm Mathews and Gloucester counties
there has recently been q great deal of
litigation over the construction of the
fish laws passed by the last legislature" [
continued Senator Blakcy. cone on more
OF these cases will come up 90 the SUI
preme Court. The great majority of the
people like the law. The legislature did /
Il fine piece of work when it passed it,"