Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-05-09
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
3ErORTED OPPOSITION TO Tax CON.
FIsMArIoE OF nR. FULLER
~ voorhees, and IHgalls-A cOntrast-sur.
vsysin Virginia and North
Carolina
lrrom our Regular corrosponoec,,

WssmNGTON, n. G., Nav SIT f. rspor,oa
fhai luere will he some opDositIon 10 ,ha
confirmation Of Mr.. Fuller as Chief Jnstice
some 81 The Republican senators. II 4 s,,d
ha,e been looking up his war record. and
src not satisfied with II. Il Is hardly nrooo,
H.r. however, that any pr0tracted opposi
t.oa Wlll DC made 10 lis confirmation. Tho
majors who disapprove his nomina.
ton nav some 81 them exnro.s
"Dr dsappTobsiion when the pom,nstion
comes mp for scion IN the senate. ont tbev
viii hsrdly 90 further, az TOO many az tho
aenuohcAn senators have expressed their
,H.,iacl.on At his appointment Tor any oppo-
st'9n AGAINST u 70 beayailable. some Of the
Democratic senators are disappointed no-
c.u.e senator GRAY failed 20 receive the
Nnso, but they viii digest their disappoint-
rfni Hs best theJ eau aud vote for Fuller's
C1l.rm.Uo0.
>r'aior voorhees, this morning made
manly apology 10 tue senate for The intcm.
rlaic isntn1sc used 10y hmm In the recent
o''n'f WIN Mr. iuEals. The general COM
'ui 90 those " no heard 70 was highly com
Elementary 10 tie Indiana senator, and the
fte' ihei Mr. lugalis failed 10 follow the ex-
staple az MI VOORHEES, was noted as an eyl-
u.uoe oi the difference between gentleman
vHo, having 40 an ungUardcd moment vio-
'a'U4 zoe rules 81 propTety, hsst,ns 10 apollo
eve for hi, conduct. sn1 the man VITO i'm
c.J blood deliberately offer. an insult for
ubeh ho has not The mluuuess Ia aDoloeiz,.
ln addition to Tie appropriations made by
f'r uNcr and h2rbor hill. provision Is made
en- for Che following surveys in Virsinia,
West virginia. AMI North Carolina: Vir.
i-Qu1utico creek, Occoquan creek.
t.9ua creek, ChicbahOminy, Onausock
0alNaF, Hampton creek aud bar. Hospital
lUni. Norfolk haToOr, Chuckaluck creek,
aernfits creek, Ware river, Halls creek,
1.cotan0ock creek, Roanoke river between
tI-rasyiilc and Eaton Falls. West VIZ
g.uia-theat river, Monougahcll river above
.'c upper dam, and Great Cacspuu river.
horh CIouna-Trcnt river from Trenton
t1 zee upper free bridge, Fishing creek.
Su'nto river, Swift creek. White-Oak river,
North East river, aud the waterway between
SEES river and Scarborough.
a naval board consisting 81 Chief Con-
-'fuctor Wilson, Engiueer-ip-C Chief Melville,
ana Captain Phvtbiau, 10 whom was referred
gre petition oi the Cramp broihers. Of Phia-
dolphin, for an extension 81 time on their
contracts for the construction Of the cruiser
iNa~orc, The gunboat Yorktown. and the
dynamite cruiser Ncsuyiu-, has recommends
rl taal they be allowed four months beyond
f,, time fixed m the contract for The COM
p,lou al these vessels. Tue penalty m
.aca c1se is fixed by tlc contract was SO
'or each day beyond the date fixed for com,
u.el0u.
ln The House Nr. Yost has submitted n
resolution asking information as % postmas-
tl' claims disailowfd by The department !;
s.>o, petition 81 Ronerj Campbell. late post
master 40 Lexington, Va. Mr.. j. 4.
Hown--A petition OF the Council Of DSnWlle,
NA.. faf continuing The grading sud paving OF
tbrsiIeet 20 tbc National cemetery there Mr..
Lcc--A ail for the relief OF Iohn l.. Moore.
49, WILSON, q West REHABILITATION Of
Amos Morrison, Il Bunker Hill, Berkley
county, Tor reference OF his claim tothe Court
OF Claims. Mr. Con. Of West Va Petition
0i Erasmus l.. WcnZ for a pension.
ln the senate Mr.. Faulkner has reported
fy1ub'y from The Committee on Claims the
iii appropriatng S20,ooo for the relief of
thc Ir IscopM Theological seminary and High
School n.ar AleXaudrip. Also, The bill 10 ne.
fund o. the STATE 81 Virginia me money paid
Ivy ~ to The Onc-huudrcd-and-thl ty.thlrd
West Virginia militia Tor services during
She war. The Senate has concuIred i'm the
House amendments 70 the bill 10 authorize
f1c Tennessee Midland Railroad Company IA
construct q bridge acfOss the Tennessee
river. providing that the bridge may be
used by other railroad and telegraph com
panics upon payment Of just compensation