Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-14
WASHINGTON.
xorrs AND GOSSIP FROM The ma
TIoNAL CAPITAL.
sr,eulktiors-c Colonel clsrks Record
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Postal and Personal.
ryrom Our Regular Correspondent j

Postal and Personal.
fprom Our Regular Correspondent
W,sugNeroN. pcccmber l3.--judge Crisp
.,oleto-dtv of TIE prospects Of legislation.
v,,b .omc reference 90 What mad been nc
,.onuli.hcd Already al this session. He
,nrucht. look nr back day or two. thai
,ge Bou>o h.d done pretty well in passing
fhe eicciorai-counf and two or three other
r,alsrts 81 public importance lie said
thet d would pass soon The Interstate corr
r,,rcs blll A. % revenue measures, ne
remarked That Gentlemen say thai thc Yo;e
f,- consideration would Pc llrgcr than ri
tbc lat session, and Thar they seem sanguine
az the passage ~ the taglii-rcduction MI.
Nothing wa hs,it O. bC done. although
sc,oefbinc ought O. bp done. Tor the repeal
az internal taxes, or NJ least their reduction.
lie declared that be- favored the abolition "i
th, whole ,ysirn. Toe trouble was that
Biscock and Keit were not able % take
ihrr party s!obg 30 guv proposition or toc
subject. The Uumb,r al democrats ana
pftuhlirausin favor Of modification, coH.
hrned. W, hardly sufficient 10 pas any oil
the measure, proposed.
coIoNrI OZARK.
90 course the interview viii Repre-
sentative Cowlrs. Of North Carolina. which
appeared 90 this column about the middle
az la,i week. vas g. nearly literal n
could make it without taking 10 down IN
shorthand did not correct any mistake
Of tact into which by inadyerlcnce or for
pctfuluc,s be NAV have fallen. Inc in.cr-
,icN was written ouI rapidly. n al such
WORT mu. be " ben performed under su;h
To-. HH.1..
va, 10 nusck condition Of things witch
b. and others believe exists. In justice.
however. % CcNnel George j. Clark, OF
whom. personally or officially, / know
nothing objectionable, the folio wing state
mcnf of facls l. here inserted Revenue
Agent George =. Clark. ~ charge Of the
revenue division embracing the Stl'es OF
Virginia and North Carolina. l. lifelong
Democrat Hewas the tist ex-COniederaie
.olCIer in bis stale ,MisscurD elected 10 The
General Assembly, after Northumberland,
ana was elected ia 1872 state Auditor Ol
Missouri Cd the first Democratic state ticket
elected iH thui >,a'c after the wal. His was
ihC FIRST appointment made OF an internal
revenue agent under tht Cleveland Admin.
i,fraior. prior go which time-May i
lsss-Coloud Tart never held position
III TIE service of the niied states. He was
wgrmiy endorsed ry the Democratic mem
her. II the Missouri delegation ~ Con-
CTess.
Nj. UewIt's place viii b. vacant afier
January list. n, the Governor of New ORR
40. a,cid,d that thc tine ., 80 short before
Tho end - the Congress iUAi On election 70
III TIE vacancy would be q uScies,i Xpen>e
and trouble.
one Of ihc nights from the galleries o'
To, Hou>, j. not very latlcrlnc % Amcrl-
can wide. P,fhap, ID should De said
rather that one Of the sights. g., which
are NOT Kerv gratifying 10 American pride
o, thai Of members directing maps Go t1clr
constituents a lew % the Representatives
IKE 70 save doIlar. 4 page viii come ~
with IN sruiul Of these elegant public
documents, al beautifully rolled, TIE
rollers bei.g from four % siX feet 10 length.
Thee are ".to1d up M the member
Oc.k. pne ty ono they are forwarded
with pa.icrc, nud 1r>.UcsTHcc truly CON
m.ng.iIc. Toe II L Wayhack saves h,s
MONEY, and tbe puhhc DC,ine>- goe, where
b, h.tc,h.
personal NOTES.
Judge Bennett. bowd've do Col blcss
voUl GOOD old s.ul. with slap on ine
shoulder and 8 hearty outlaw. Il was
colonel ~t'Nart, % Texas. addressing tho
Ncrih JaroluiAn who had only arrived last
night.
The senate Joint resolution providing for
copies OF Governor Nauc,'s lettef-hook 90
rc furnished 90 tnc state OF North Carolina
ua.std the House this afternoon under
charge % General Cox, OF North Carolina
u wa introduced iu the senate by cN-
Governor Vance, aud passed that body %
the hast sts ion. Tie report Of the House
states tha, the matter was submitted 10 Tie
secretary % War. aud that be advised that
there was 10 objection % the passage 81
the resolution. The committee say. further,
ihai they are % opinion that II j, emincntly
proper % pas ths resolution, IN order o.
enable the state oi NoIth Carolina 90 perfect
Us history
Mr. Barbour introduced O bil and q ppti-
lion. The purpose ~ which l. the reIm-
tur,cmeut OF tue PIPER Potomac steam
boat COMPANY. The petition Is drawn 10y
Edward Daniels. president OF The said com
pany. }; asks for reimbursement Tor dam
axe, su~.utn-d u defending title OF tine
tulied states 20 o wharfage front 90 the
District az Columbia The hiil provides
fr Carrying ou, tine objects 81 the petition.
General Coz. OF North Carolina. miro
duUd O b.l. 90 repeal the tobacco tax.
Colonel OTcrral introduced bill for
%, relic. OF Thomas II. Crow, deceased.
The hiH provides ior the payment TO Mrs.
crow. The cX,cu.riN. u o war claim due 90
Mr crow.
NJ. Wilson. . West Virginia. intro
dUcgd petition DO day 10 pay the war
c'alm OF l-alr Ior,be. of Jefferson county.
Ir That state.
A report mat Hon. y. W.Ecid was ~ the
city. iaai hc va, registered with MI. Reid
D.. tht Ibniu House ou ~a-urd1y. and tat
when uou,r, $50, made Boz had lcil, turn-
oui 90 BE- incorrect There Wa, Mr.. y. ".
Reed and tr-. o.. ". Reed go registered
there. iui LOT Toe CONGRESSMAN and Dis
wife.
Mr. Earriug0r. Of Gu'ford, member of
tac North Carolina Legislature. bias been DO
The CITY several Cay..
Buns Hull. Charles CitV county. Va, is
Zoe name of q new post-oifcc-Otwav J..
Binu~. postmaster.
John ". Lynch mas been commissioned
o, postmaster 90 Middle Fork. ". Va.
Nt>iIdI1's arrivals. &. PoindeXter.
Richmond. Jamre n. Cary. Or. G. >.
W,ofo.F. and g.. J.. BoHden, NorfolS;
Henry Inden, Lyucb-urg; Lieutenant
Governor Charles Vi. >lcdmsu, Of wi.
mlultcn. a. g.; =. Il. Andrews, prr,i-
cu, . 20, Wetcn North Crorns rail-
road
Ar lrtdrI Means. assistant collector OF
ru.i M, Wilmington. y. g.. i, IN the city
to-dat- Ir -oc, north Tonight
Mf. VI liam A. Adam. and Mrs. Adams,
~ Loraouu county, were NJ the capitol Co.
aay.
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