Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-10
WASHINGTON.
FACTS NEWS. AND GOSSIP GATHERED
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Recommendations in Regard to Public
Buildings in Virginia Petersburg.
Norfolk, and Old Point-Postal.
rom Our Regular Correspondent. ]


WASHINGTON, April 9.--The Com
mi,,ee on Public Buildings, in their
report on the measures favorably con-
sidcied during this session by them,
have this TO say Of the appropriations
recommended for Virginia There are
three appropriations authorized -
Petersburg $4,000 for enlarging the
present custom-house Norfolk $780,
GEO for a courthouse and post-ofiice,
and Fortress Monroe $4,000 for
q post.oilice building. In Petersburg
the accommodations for the business
Of the post-oihce are poor and generally
inadequate. The net revenue Of the
post.oilice is s6,93S.53, equal to full 4
per cent. upon the entire cost of this
building, including the sum now pro-
posed TO be expended. In Norfolk the
net revenue Of the post-oflice for the
last year was s25, 1893. l3-equal to ii
per cent. on the proposed outlay--and
the custom receipts for the same
period were s29, 225.3G. The Judi
cial district in which Norfolk
is located comprises fifty-one coun-
ties, and the population in 1850
was 750,G6s. The admiralty business
Of this court is important and in
creasing, and imposes constant atten-
ton and service upon the Court. AT
Fortress Monroe the net income Of the
post Office is over Is per cent. upon the
proposed outlay. 1t will be seen,
therefore, that the proposed expendi-
ture on account OF these buildings is
neither extraordinary nor excessive.
The OUTLAWS are for permanent values.
The total amount allowed to Vir-
ginia by the committee is $4,000, as
sgsinst 1920, 900 for the past six years,
divided as follows Forty-sixth Con-
gress. s70, 200; Forty-seventh Congress,
500, 900; Forty.eighth Congress, $780,
600. The total amount allowed to Vir-
ginia for public buildings prior to this
Congress has been sl,3lG, S47.39, of
which there has been expended $780,
34l.53, leaving as unexpended $780,
sos. sc.
The river and harbor bill has been
somewhat modified by the committee,
but no change Of any general Importance
has been made in the Virginia allot-
ments. The only amendment made was
in the case Of the approach to Norfolk
hsrbOr. AS originally prepared it was
prescribed that the Improvement by
widening the channel Of Elizabeth river
to the Port Warden's line on the east
ern side between Lambert 's-Point light
and Fort Norfolk should commence at
the light, but this has been omitted ,
leaving the engineer free to make the
improvement in the most satisfactory
manner possible.
The bill also directs that surveys
shall be made Of MattOax creek and
HansemOnd river with a view to their
future improvement. The surveys or
dered in West Virginia are Of Coal
river and Gauley river.
The Committee on Claims recommend
that there be paid to the estate Of Ed
win Z. Pilkinton, late Of Manchester,
s2.6Sl 90, the value Of revenue.stamps
placed on tobacco by him in 1869, and
which were destroyed by fire.
Leila S. Jordan has been appointed
postmaster at Crow Spring, Chester
teld county, rice Mrs. Martha Han
cock. removed.
Application to the clerk Of the
Senate committee having the matter in
charge for information relative to the
status Of Virginia pOstmasters reveals
the fact that all tha secrets Of the
committee in that regard are in the
hands Of Senator Malone.