The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-10
The Senate is to Hold the Measure
in.Suspended Animation.
WATCHING THE WIND CLOSELY.
IT the Opposition Have Not Abated at
the End of Thirty Days the Party
May Abandon the Measure and
Take u New Position-Mr,
I,hea a Member of Con-
srcssional Committee.
nv, s,,inrton Bureau The Times.


ci,,-rThe administration continues 10
,,,,,,e desnerane efforts TO straighten 1t
self on the Porto Rican biiis ! uia7
heard from the country, notaoiy lioiii
Indiana, where there is q serious Ie'oi'
in the Republican ranks, and where' M
diana Republicans say. the result Oh INC
election. il held I'm the next sixty DAYS
,cou,d ~, ?. Democratic landslide to the
tuna of 5000 majority. A host OIL Re-
publican congressman Is chatinG unoer
the dual attitude of the President VINO
~, n,,,,l;,.z has been posing as favoring free
trade and i'm private is known 10 nave
used the party lash unspa1dngly IN Ora
cooning Republican members INTO suplote
OF a tariff duty of % per cel.t
N7ord has now gone forth to office
holders all over the country, VINO nave
rushed into denunciatory interviews on
the attitude of The House Nepublcans'
under the impression that they were
,,lcasinc the President IN supporting has
free trade policy outlined in the message
directing them to withhold the1r Criticism
and to await the result OF inc passase
of the bill on public sentiment, the eN-
,.ectsation being that Republican olscon-
teut will be allayed inside of month,
during which the Senate viii be directed
to kee-;, The bill in Il state OF SUSPENDED
aalirna ton The scheme is II at the emu
of thirty days or thereaboutS sentnent
is still in arms against the duty. the OH
will be modified to suit the party. IN
the moan time THE administration Will
continue to keep its ear to the Keynote
ready to abandon its position and take
IN, a new one TO fit the occasion. The
nrincIpal arguments relied upon to Dr1nG
the rebelling Republicans into line are
THAT the trusts have got hold OF the
sugar and tobacco interests in Porto
H,ico. and that free trade would beneht
them at first hand: that the tariff rate
of Is per cent is as near to free trade as
could be desired, and finally that the
constitutional question involved can only
be settled by 4 decision of the supreme
Court This will afford the desired delay.
and is expected to. tide the admins tra-
tion over the election. when the lueS-
ton at issue will be immaterial one way
or I.nother-
ARE INDIGNANT.
So far the indignation Of certain Re
publscan members from the West who
nave been betrayed by the protean change
of policy and the conflict between the
administration public utterances and
private actions, has not been palEated,
and the supreme powers OF the party
are in a state of troubled self-conEempla-
tion to discover where they are at Sew
that they We're as good as beaten for
being ;Sersulded to vote against their
conviction at the beheSt of the admins
tr,ation, and the belated statement of an
anonymous Cabinet official to the Asso-
ciated Press in this mornings papers Is
moi made any too soon TO relieve tae
tension
The Virginia delegation in the House
got together to-day to elect a successor
to the late Representative Sydney p
Epes as 4 member OF the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee. The
meeting passed off without any incidents
beyond the usual complimentary nom1-
mating speeches and the formal taking
OF the tote. which resulted in the cleo
ton of Representative Rhea. Mr.. RiXeN
was placed in nomination and received
the votes OF Nessrs. Jones, Lamb and
Quarels-S Those voting for Mr.. Rhea
were Hay, Swanson, Young and Otey-4.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
The Committee on Contested Elections
which is hearing the Walker Rhea con-
test, adjourned to-day in the absence of
a quorum. No quorum was present
yesterday. The case is again set for
hearing tomorrow.
The Wsse-Iou contest. which has
been under consideration by the House.
had TO yield to-day to the new order.
Private Pension Claims.
A report of the Secretary OF Agrl-
culture the work performed by the
experiment stations in the various States
was sent to Congress to-day. The re-
port gives a detailed record of the work
done for the past year. In regard to
the Virginia experiment station. the re-.
port sets forth the following facts:
The operations of the Virginia station
have been actively prosecuted during
the past year, and considerable useful
work has been accomplished. The sta
ton has continued its efforts TO come
into close touch with farmers in different
parts of the State through the publica-
ton of frequent bulletins. attendance at
farmers institutes. by visiting. different
sections in connection with the inspection
of insect pests and diseases of pants
and animals. The erection of new
buildings by the college will materially
increase the facilities of the station for
experimental work, especially in the line
of animal husbandrys
The Co-rmfttee on Pensions to-day
called up the bin granting pension to
Mrs. Lucy Bane. widow Of General
Rcne. Mrs Bane is resident of Hen
rico county, aud the bill was reported
from the Committee on Pensions grant
! ing her s12 month. The measure
precipitated a vigorous debate: Captain
Lamb offering an amendment to Increase
Z the amount to $50 a month. In conformity
with the common practice IN relation
s to the widows OF superior officers. In
support OF the amendment aIr. Lamb
made strong appeal, but the propo-
sition was defeated by narrow margin.
Spanish Prisoners.
# WASHINGTON. March Tho War
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