Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-09
APPROPRIATIONS.
VARIOUS BILLS AND THEIR CONDITION
IN CONGRESS.
LIT. vernon-Aveuue ELL in the Presidents
Hands-Talk with Z State Senator
Episcopal Seminary.
IRON Our Regular Correspondent

/ bill knocked ont priyate.bill day much 70
| the regret 81 members who confidently re-
/ lied on calling up measures OF interest tC
/ their constituents. Colonel O'Ferrall. O
/ Virginia, would have pressed the sible'
claim. which was carried over from last
/ Friday on point OF no quorum, and just
after the fiery aud unnamed speech Of Me-
| Culleueh, OF Pennsylvania, who WAS In a
| mood 10 eat two or three southern people be-
| cause there happened to be a civil war quar-.
ter Of a century ago. over IN the senate to-
daJ the legislative appropriation bill had The
right OF way. Members o. each body are ~
a mood 10 get the appropriations made be-
| fore the brief but exciting tard tussle
commences. They are going to have
| It out. even though there u now
very little prospect that anything IL
| gong to be done his session. The COwle'
| tobacco bill il hanging fire in the Appropria-
/ lions Committee for the reasons sent ia
| ibis correspondence the other daT. Mr..
| Randall did not csre TO do anything until
/ Mr.. Mills and his associates are heard from.
/ The Republicans on the Appropriations Com.
/ mitlee are "lAJin' low aud amt ssyin'
nuthiu'," and II is not believed they
will aid the Democrats House 70
pass bill that Is 30 earnestly
| desired by TIE tobacco-srowlng sec.
| lions. Petitions are rolling IN yet from
| Virginia aud North Carolina. and Mr.. 1Ost
/ put in several to-day. The NILS following
| are proceeding cautiously. They would like
/ to reach some compromise, II possible, but
| that will depend on the report they viii
soon make and the temper OF TIE House
when the debate s ended.
The river and bsrbor bill Is stlll ain the
soup.v snd there is no telling when its
] Il. cut - al
| Mr.. Blanchard's only hope now is TO pass
the measure under : suspension OF the rules,
and this he will endeavOr TO do At The earliest
possible moment The post-ofice appropri-
stion oil has not yet been passed, and II
always takes several days to dispose x that
measure on account OF the persistent efforts
Of the friends OF The Pacific steamship tom
pany 10 get subsidy for that cOm oiuatI)n.
| This proposition gets knocked out RIGHT
| along. but its advocates never tire In iscing
/ the eight.
The bill 10 make survey OF the proposed
| Mt. Vernon avenue from Washington 20 ~.
Vernon uiG Arlington and Alexandria was
| enrolled to-day and sert 10 the President for
| bic signature. Tue irieOdS OF this project
are elated and believe that The bill will be
approved by the President. II the project
1 is carried out successfully the Bic. Vernon
sTenue will be one " the most beautiful OF
its kind in the world, but IL will take lots Of
money 10 carry out the plans.
Friends OF the Department Of Agriculture
| bill arc wondering what President Cleveland
will do with the measure. IL IL now In his
hands, and there isa rumor goinS around
thSt il IL as likely 81 not 10 be vetoed.
Blslne is said to BE- pushing General John
b. Henderson, OF Missouri, FOR Att0rneY
| 4 ttranffcR ~ the { ffrn
convention Of 1884, and II Blaine bad been
elected would have been Bine's Attorney
General beyond a doubt.
"Why did not Justice Field attend the
Presidents dinner 10 the judiciaryf' Is
icing fsked by nearly everybody. The
friends Of he distinguished iurist have no
thing 10 say. Judge Fieid and President
Cleveland have never agreed rs TO policies.
Hon. Marshall Mccormick, state senator
from Clarke. was I'm the city to-day on his
way back from Baltimore. lie said that over
In his psrt OF Virginia, 30 far az le could
learn. the people thought it best not 10 have
an extra session of the Legislature, even
though the question had been agtlted in
other parts OF Virginia. lie further re-
marked that according 10 his way OF
looking at the matter, Il might do the Demo.
cratic party harm II the proposed extra sea
sion did not meet the expectations OF the
people fully. There was no certainty that
the work that might he done wonld give
satisfaction, and he therefore thought TINT
II would be best not to call the Legislature
together in extra session, but wait until the
regular meeting next winter.
The coming State campaign in Virginia il
discussed here considerably, even though
the nominations for state officers will not be-
made until some time in the summer. Per-
sons thoroughly COuyersant with The Issues
IN Virgiaia recognize the fact that il will be
necessary 10 put mp = candidate for Cover
nor who will poll little more than the
usual party strength, and the talk here u
that the party leaders are Just now looking
over the field carefully 10 get such nan.
Theirs j. an impression That the candidate h
likely to be taken either from Rich
mond or Petersburg. Though Of course there
are formidable candidates IN other sections OF
the Stale. Another very important matter
Is the selection OF the Chairman Oi the state
Campaign Committee. Nearly every body
would ike TO hsyo Mr.. Barbour continue At
the head Of the committee, but he hss init
mated that he would ike to be relieved
Mr. Barbour has worked hard, aud at bis
time OF lie ne feels that heS ought 20 take
care OF his health. should he not yield 20
the wishes of his friends and remain II the
head Of the committee, he would
do all in his power TO assist in the work Of
the campaign. His health il good Al present,
and IL he feels as well when the state Con-
ventiou meets he may after an yield 10 the
pressure thst Will be put upon him most GER
tainly, but 10 IL not unreasonable 10 hIm SITTER
his long and faithful service to ask That
younger and more vigorous man take
charge OF the campaign. There IS no
truer OF more loyal Democratic Viz
giuian than Mr.. Barbour. He would
do ANYTHING in his power for the
success OF the party, realizing that Demo-
cratic success next fall means peace and
progress for she state Of Virginia Demo-
Gratis IN other states who are now in wash.
ington arc constantly making inquiries as 60
The outlook in Virginia this year, and they
will be ready to aid the cause IN any way
they can.
Senator Daniel to-day introduced an
amendment 10 the suOdry civil appI0piia-
ton bill TO pay S.0,0 900 to the trustees OF the
Theological seminary and Episcopal High
School, IN Virginia, for The use OF their build
ings during tho war by Federal troops. Gen
ersl Lee got this bill through the House At
toe last session, and it has been pending IN
the senate ever since. 1t VIII now probably
pass the Senate.
Among Nirglnians registered At The Me-
troDolitan are: ". l.. DOchcrt, OF Harrison
burg: Mrs. ". T. Siicoit and sister, Of Do
yer; !. X. NJ. Norton, OF Alexandria; Nor.
gan Treat, Of West Point; Major Jed.
lolchkiss. Of stanton; Miss Eliza Ward,
N Jacksonville, aud Il. L. Garner, Of Nor.
folk.
Iredel Meares, Of Wilmington. and
Charles :. Bryan and wife, Of North Carolina,
sre registered at the same hotel.
MR.. MARY ID. PAyTisctte and Miss Mary
Grant, OF Warreuton, Va, are at the Ma
tiOnal.
Ey.Attorney. General Blair. Of Virgins. is
In The city to-day, but Is not accompanied by
any other MshOneite.
MIR. Euslace L. Goson. OF Orange county,
was among the visitors TO the Capitol to-day.
THE PAKNELL COMHISsION.