Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-09

Gridiron Club. an organization Of news
paper correspondents. Saturday night.
big roll of paper was handed out, enti-
tied Trust Legislation" It was un-
wound. many yards of it, and at the heart
of it was a little chestnut-that was
all
This was but a little piece of humor
on the part OF the Washington corre-
spondents, at tho expense of the Republ
cans of Congress- and yet it is about the
sober truth Though there are bills and
bills being introduced, it is the candid
and sober judgment OF those who are in a
position to know that the whole thing
will END in talk-just a. chestnut cracked
at the expense of a contiding public.
Conid1ng Public.
This Impression is strong among the
members of the Virginia delegation In
Congress. Senator Martin said to the COR
respondent of the Dispatch that he never
Old have any confidence in the promise
of the Republican party TO pass an actual
ly efficient law for the curbing of trusts.
This is the opinion of the entire dele
cation. They will. however, in connec-
L1On VIII tnelr 1eliO" IenOCTdIS, "pTh
to the end of forcing the Republicans to
do something. If possible. The entire mi
nority offers to join hands with the Re-
publicans in enacting a wholesome and
honest antitrust measure. But they will
hardly succeed. The Republicans became
strenuous antitrust men when a cam
paign was on. but soon that was
over they lost their fervor and became
backsliders OF the darkest sort The
House and Senate judiciary Committees,
before which all trust bills must go, are
not expected to report any bill which
they think would pass. That will be
the labor of those committees. to frame
a bill so outraseously bad that it cannot
be voted for by Democrats. who are real
ly anxious to vote for 4 coed i1i'i- and
then cast the odium OF defeat on the
Democrats.
Traffic Revision.
IT is also much commented on here by
the non-partsan observer that the Re-
publicans have gone back on the propo-
sition to revise the tariff Before the
election they said the tariff must be re-
vised. but by its friends. The luke
warmness of these same gentlemen now
on the proposition is only exceeded by
their enthusiasm for it then. There have
been great many bills introduced for
placing of different articles on the free
list, but they are all referred to a COM
mittee of known hostility to tariff revls-
ion, where they will all die quietly 1t is
a fact worthy of note that if every arti-
Gle went on the free list. which is placed
there by various bills offered by Republi-
cans there would not be anything left
of the DinSley tariff.
The Democrats regard tariff revision by
S111 -argrf hny oil
case and their opinion of the whole mat
ter may be summed up in the statement
of Mr.. Hay, of the Seventh District.
when he said: The Republicans do not
want antitrust legislation on tariff revi-
sion. and no laws to that end are likely to
be enacted"
Hayes, Wise. and Cowdcn Farcfcnl.
The action of James Hayes. the negro
LAWYER and associate of John S. Wise, in
the Virginia; Constitution cases, in IN
stitutinS suits against the members of the
Constitutional Convention who stood for
proclamation, is not viewed seriously. it
is looked upon by the members of the
Virginia delegation in Congress as being
one act of a grand farce. in which John
S. Wise is the principal character, and in
which the play is for the money that is
in it. Since the fasco in the House. in
take in the baby when 1t was left on
their front steps, every one here laughs
at the whole matter and give 1t not
serious thought The notice of contest
filed by James Seldom Cowden for the
seat of Representative Glass is also view
ed in the same light. Co"den lives in the
Eighth District, ran for Congress in the
Fourth District a few years ago. and
was defeated by Lassiter. a contest
Iii -oI hls
a Republican House, on the ground that
he was without standing before thar
body. The conditions this time are SINH
lar. and aside from the fact that it is
UNIQUE case in that the grounds on which
he contests Mr.. Glass's seat he mas not
right to It. 1t is not worthy OF notice. MT.
Glass views the whole affair in h,l-
morous light, and says ne will continue TO
do business at the old stand. despite Mr..
Cowden and his contest
yirEfnfans Are Married.
Henry Edwards and Miss Caroline Cant.
both of Caroline county, came up to
washington this morning. and secured h
license and were married here this after
noon by Rev ". A. Pitzer. Of the Pres
bvterian church They will return 10
Caroline tomorrow and Will reside there:
The following Virginiars are registered
Thomas Smith Warrenton: Tazeweli Ell
lett. Richmond: B. F. Anison. hound
Hill; Mrs. l.. A Bu,k. Front Royal; Miss
Bayley, Front Royal; c. ]. Ryan and
wife. Richmond A. Buford. Richmond:
r. w. Becker. J. r. Cover, Elkton: f. +.
Carver. Covington.
Put 1t Up TO the President.
Senator Pritchard. Of North Carolina,
talked to the President to-day about the
case of S. H Wick, the colored postmaster
at Wilson, N c.. about which great
deal has been written recently. Senator
pritchard is understood to have informed
the President that he has no change 70
make in his recommendation that a. IS.
3oykin be nominated as postmaster az
wilson Senator Prltchard told the Presi-
lent that he had not endorsed WICK FOR
the place for good many reasons that
the color Of Wick had nothing to DO win
thc case in any form. Wick has not been
working with the Republican organlza-
ZION In North Carolina, and did not do 50
IN the last election. am Informed, said
senator Pritchard. II did not endorse
him for this reason. A Republican IS
man who works in harmony with his
Marty. Furthermore. I did not endorse