Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-27
WASHINGTON.
THE CASE OF soLrcIToR-aEHSRAL-No
DECISION YET.
A Good Joke on Senator Ransom-Sor'n
Carolina Congressional Fences
Postal and Personal.
,prou our Reeular correspondcnt,i

ed. there is no piobsoility tnht asoutn-
arr man will be selected. There are
several small things on which this pre-
yailing opinion is based. They cannot
be stated. II any southerner shall be
chosen, that man will be Mr.. Tucker.
RIVER AND HARBoR.
The riyer-and.hsrb conference has
broken down, and Mr.. Breckenridge has
introduced in the House new bill pro-
yiding for an appropriation Of clio, OOO,-
600 to be expended under the direction
Of the Secretary Of War. II is doubted
here whether any bill will ever become
law. The fear Of the presidential
veto has hung like a black cloud over
both houses. The session nears its
and, and the opposition is active and
relentless.
The Northern Pacific land-forfeiture
bill iorfeits the line Of the road pro-
posed to be constructed between the
first section line south of Wallula,
Washington Territory, on the Columbia
river, and the first section line south OF
Kslams. Washington Territory. There
is no defeasible clause, and, this fact
having excited comment, | asked a
prominent lawyer what would be the
effect. lie said that this act was decls'
tory 4; that if any suits were necessary
TO be instituted they were provided for
in the statutes, and that he thought no
trouble would arise.
SENATOR RANSOM.
Senator Ransom is distinguished for
his ability 10 get appropriations for
North Carolina. On Saturday he offered
an amendment to the sundry civil bill re-
establishing a lighthouse at Harbor-
island bar, between Pamlico and Cove
sounds. The amount to be sppropri-
atee was 100000. Mr.. Allison made
the point Of order that it had not been
reported by any committee. But the
Senator from North Carolina commended
that this was unnecessary uader the
rules. and that there was an estimate
for the purpose based on the favorable
report of the Lighthouse Board. Mr..
Allison, chairman Of the Committee on
Commerce, was much disturbed, and
appealed with earB6stness to his COM
mittee colleague not to press the amend
ment. On the risd-rOce vote almost all
the senators voted with Ransom.
A LITTLE JOKE.
But the waggish Blackburnproceeded
to set UP little joke on the dignltied
Carolinian, the result Of which will ap-
pear further along, Allison called for
the yeas and nays. The clerk began
the roll.call Allison, Beck, Berry,
&c. When he saw that his Democratic
colleagues were all going against him
Ransom hurried to Berry, OF Arkansas,
and said My God Berry, this
won't do. What dc you mean"
In moment Hampton gave him
a feeble yea" and there was
hardly another favorable response ex-
cept his own stentorian affirmative.
Meantime, however, the now-thorough-
ly.aroused North Carolinian had made
dramatic appeals to the cloak-room TO
come to his rescue. His dismay was
evident to the spectators. But he was
greatly relieved moment later, as, one
by one, his colleagues changed their
votes and his amendment was carried.
1t will take the Senator some time to get
even with 10.
MISS DUSENBERRY.
Judge Bennett and several of his col
leagues called upon the Postmaster
General to-day and urged the removal
of Miss Dusenberry, postmaster al
Concord, n. c. A member Of the
North Carolina delegation says that the
Administration will act in this matter
before long. lie says it has not been
the intention to retain the official re-
ferred to. She is the daughter OF
prominent Federal officer, and is sup
ported by leading Democrats.
The gentlemen who called at the
Post-01ice Department on the business
j1st alluded TO were Senator Vance and
Representatives Bennett, COwles, Hen
derson, and Reid. The Postmaster
General merely received the papers,
and said be would take the matter into
consideration.
NORTH. CAROLINA FENCES.
Colonel Green, of the Third North
Carolina congressional district, and
General Cox, of the Fourth, say to-day
that they are sanguine of succeeding IN
securing denominations. The former
has sdyices which lead him to claim
the denomination on at least the Sec
ond ballot. 1t requires two-thlrds to
nominate.
Mr.. Henderson, Of the Seventh dis
trict OF North Carolina, will have nc
Opposition TO his denomination on the
Sd instant, so far as is now known.
Under the call Of States and Terrific
ries this morning Virginia and West
Virginia presented no business. Messrs
Cox and Johnston. Of North Carolina
introduced bills for personal relief
which were duly referred.
Malone got his amendment to tn
sundry civil bill, appropriating $40, 900
for the purpose Of making submarine
cable between Capes Henry ant
Charles, through the Senate on Saturday
night.
NOTES.
New fourth-class post-ofllces ant
postmasters: West Nirginia-Amos
Marion county, John Kuhn; DAILY
Braxton county, John NJ. Deeds; Vim
son, Wayne county, French b. Smith
North Observation-Disclosures, Northanp
ton county, Richard NJ. Edwards.
Besides these the following post
masters have been commissioned : Viz
rinis-Union Hall, Thomas W. Sim
mons. West Virginia-Rover's Eye
Henrietta Sims; Tallmonsville, VII
liam W. King. North Carolina
Friendship, Thomas j. Dudley; New
begun, James T. Lewis.
Attorney General R. A. Ayers is IL
the city. p,
The following gentlemen from Rich
mond are here j. b. Macmurdo, J' j
Hickock, Samuel ID. Hicks.
Mr.. +. w. Clark, Of North Carolina
Atlantic Coast Line, was here today.
Colonel Edmund Pendleton, OF Lex
;ro,on stonned in thu CITY to-day OF