Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-07
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
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Personal, Sc.
From our Regular Correspondentl
WASHINGTON, u. c., March o.
The Virginia delegation has not yet |
held a meeting TO select the Virginia
member of the Congressional Campaign |
Committee. It's the wish of nearly all,
and probably Of the entire delegation,
thai Mr.. Barbour should be the Viz
GINA representative, and although no
docs not desire II, there is reason to
believe that he may be persuaded to
accede to the wishes Of his colleagues
unless he decides to take a trip to
Europe
PROTEST PROM THE SOUTHWEST.
Mr.. Trigg received protest this
morning from the Southwest Virginia
Improvement Company against placing
coal and iron-orc on the free list. This
company employs over thousand la
boTerS.
MIR. Trigg is in favor of tariff for
revenue only. but does not see the JUS
Sicc Of admitting raw materials duty free,
especially coal and iron, which would
seriously affect the interests Of Virginia
so long as many articles Of absolute
necessity to the people and in every
day use bear so heavy burden under
the tariff laws. He thinkS raw mate
rails should bear their Just proportion
Of "a tariff for revenue As his dis
trict Is largely concerned in this mat
ter. Mr.. Trgc says he will address the
House on this subject when the Morrl-
sen bill comes up for consideration.
PRIVATE CLAIMS.
A subcommittee OF the House Ju-
dietary Committee is engaged in the
preparation Of a very comprehensive
hin to provide for the adjudication Of
claims against the United States. Mr..
Tucker is chairman Of the sub-coumit-
tee. They expect to be ready to report
some time next week.
VIRGINIA IRON INTERESTS.
General +. Burt Grub appeared be-
fore the WAYS and Means Committee
to-day. representing the IRON interests
Of Virginia. lie said the entire inter
est Of Virginia in the production Of
iron amounted annually to S2,o0O,O0O,
principally paid for labor. Very fine
ore-beds have been found in the State,
which contained so little phosphorus
that they were equal to the best ore
beds IN the world; but since lNsO the
production Of these ores had entirely
stopped, and that If Congress should
strike out the duty Of - cents ton on
iron.oreS there could be no hope that
these mines would be opened again ;
that while the deposits of these finer
ores were not 80 large, there were all
over Virginia large deposits OF ore EN-
Aiding them to make basic steel, which is
considered almost as good for general
purposes as Bcs>cmer; and that 1t
would be unfair 10 them, while the great
ron-works and mine, of Pennsylvania
had been developed under a protective
tariff. tina, the iron-men Of the south,
and especially Of Virginia, which is so
accessible to the sea for the impJrta-
ton Of foreign ores. should be asked TO
open up their interests 70 competition
with peuuS, lyania and the whole world.
DEMAND FOR THE TRUTH.
Sixty thousand copies Of the speech
Of Congressman Norwood, Of Georgia,
in reply to Henderson, of Iowa, have
already been ordered by members OF
Congress for circulation among thei'
constituents. Many thousand more
will be printed for circulation, and most
Of them will be distributed in the West
and northwestern States.
The unanSwcrable speech Of Breckin
ridge, Of Kentucky, will also have an
immense circulation.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mrs. +. b. T. Myers and Miss Myers
Of Richmond. are visiting the family o
Mr.. Tricg.
State-Scnator j. K. Wiugield, Of Al
bemarlc. and Mr.. \. J. Terry, Of Char
lottesyille. were at the Capitol to-day.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
The following po,t-oiHces are es
tahlishcd in Virginia and postmastcrs
appointed At sid, Rockbrilge county
John 4. Thompson Grillard, SUSSEX
county. John ". Grizlard; Ida, Page
county, Andrew d. Miller; Ruth H.
Bennett, ClarA's Gap j. W. Fisher
Uarper's Home Edward Rose, Joyce
Vile; j. !. SOuthen Long Hollow