Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-06

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IFrcm our Regular Correspondent
WASuINovoN. March 5.-Tho Nir-
c,nia claim against the United States
las been put in the shape that gives
p,om,>e of the best results, and the
committee on Claims is now waiting
ror Us turn to be- called. In this mat
tr Nr. TicC and Mr.. Tucker are act
i., IY concert. and It It be left wholly
81. ,heir bands there Is good reason 10
believe that the minimum Of opposi-
don viii developed. Certainly the in
forests Of The State can be benefited in
20, degree hy the wcll-meau,ng but mis-
taken sctivty Of the three or four
gentlemen who arc seeking to promote
thc passage of the bill by conversations
With members Of Congress. Il is
vahin ny personal knowles gc that the
oHcct eject az outside interference to
awaken opposition and give ground for
the charge ihat the measure is urged
ypuE members by m active lobby.
The so-called Nirg'nia--laim agents are
rot lobbyists Ia the offensive sense,
sind it is possible that had
thcy taken hold Of the case
ara appeared before the committee
90 afguc It's mcrijs before the committee
bad made up itS favorable judgment
and reported the bill 20 the House,
,hcy would ha,c had fine field for the
exercise Of then energies. But that
dangerous Sisco of legislation has been
successfully passed under the well-di-
rec,cd efforts Of members Of the Vir-
snia delegation IN Congress without
any outside help. Il has nov reached
q stage where outsiders can DO no
good whatever may be their ability
or bv whatever Authority they may un-
Ccrtake. Many members object to be-
ing lobbicd with, and while they may
listen respectfully, they are likely to
show their recruitment afterwards By
RETAINING, BY casting their votes, or By
openly joining the opposition. Already
ace question is asked, What is this
Virginia claim that three OF four men
are here lobbying for They say
If it is an honest claim, why cannot
;he Virginia congressman put the facts
before Congress in the right Light
EANKRUPTCY.
Nr. fuckers committee agreed to-
DAY, by O vote Of eight to seven, to re-
port iayOrably the amended Lowell
bankruptcy bIl. This result was at
taired by incorporating three important
amendments which are very unsatiS-
factory to the friends Of the bill, and
which have been heretofore stated in
this correspondence. Nj. Sency, Of
ohio. will offer his bill as a substitute
io ihe House.
MIR. REAGAN HATT1.
l;y vote of o to ! the Commerce
Committee a.teed to-day to recon-
nerd the passage Of the Reagan inter-
STATE commerce bill without any mate
nal amendment. The vote was As fol-
lows: Aye~-Reaean, OF TeNas
Clndy. Of Missouri; Crisp, Of Georgia;
caldwell. Of Tennessee O'Ferrall,
Of Virginia; Tarsney, Of Michigan;
Bynum, of Indiana; Weaver, Of
Nebraska; Morrow, Of California.
Nocs-O'Ncill, of Pennsylvania Dun
ham. Of Illinois: Davis, Of MasSachI-
>e,ts and johnson. Of New York.
Two members were absent.
HIsGCsrEp.
The District Of Columbia politicians
are deeply disguised with the President
for appointing a New York colorei man
10 be recorder Of deeds in this city IN
stead of selecting one Of their number.
GRowLERs.
Politics crop ont now on almost every
question that comes before Congress,
and the administration receives many
hard hckS from Democrats and Eepub-
llcsns. The burden Of the Democratic
complaint Is that so many Republicans
are permitted to remain In Office. To-
day the Navy Department was severely
criticised by Mr. Hewitt, Of New YORK ;
Nj. McAdoo, Of New Jersey; Mr.
Reagan, of Texas. and Others, for eX-
pending money in excess Of approprl2-
lions. Mr.. Springer. Of Illinois, stated
the point Of the complain, when
be said that the old Republican
bureau officers still retained their
places. and they were in fault, because
.hc Secretary Of the Navy was guided
in matters of detail BY their advice,
The moral Of which was that the rasc1ls
ought 10 be turned out. The Republl-
can. have any amount Of fun over the
Democratic discomfort.
Mr. d. y. Mclnturf, elitor OF the
Suasbmg Ne'rs, vas at the Capitol to-
jay.
Colonel O'Ferrall returned to his du-
ties in the House to-day, after a week
Of sickness. lie has been threatened
with pneumonia.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
POSTAL NOTES.
New post-ollceS are established at
Mount Leigh, Prince Edward county,
and Rumford, King William county,
Va. and Moyton, Wilson county, y. c.
The Office at Blacks and Whites, Va, is
changed 10 Blackstone. The following
posimasters have been commissioned
Nrainia-Ienry +. Robertson, Broad
Run station }. r. Fhppen, Mount
Leigh; William Z. Littlepage, Rum
ford Isaac O. Eppes, Blackstone
ana Benjamin l.. Wade, Snow creek.
North Cagolna-Wiley 7. Russell,
Glenhrook, and Francis NJ. Moyc,
Noyton.
.AL!I. CONGRESS-.