Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-29
WASHINGTON CITY.
,R. VgNAeLe ALPHABETICALLY OP-
POSED TO THE eOYCOTT.
ohe River and Harbor Riii Held Up--Look'
lug for Private Confederate RE-
coras-Butior's Bill
r,vm Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-kerresentatlve
Vcaablc returned 20 Washington this morn
inr from the White sulphur Springs. In
,pcaking Of the prospects Of the passage OF
Che force bin he said he did not think !,
would he possible for the Republicans to
pas. Il before the 18th Of September. and
II it not passed before That date It can
moi be put in operation TO apply at the No
Vcmbcr elections. In his opinion the De
Gratis would be able 20 staye Oh vote
- as 20 prevent its passage tins year.
Ultimately. ne thought. the Rcpubllcans
might pass the hill bat II they did ltwouid
Llli the negroes IN the South worse than
any one else. Mr.. Ncuaole iurtheT shlu
that he was grnfihcd 10 observe that tne
conservative business interests OF the
country were protesting against the pro
posed law and this movement ought 10
have eject on Congress.
As 60 the boycott IN the South which
las been proposed by the Atlanta tonNt,'-
ION. Air. Nenaaie said be- was cnphatlcaily
opposed 20 any such movement. The Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce had acted
very sensibly on the question. and SO had
ether commercial organizations ia inc
south. A boycott would not be practical.
I'M STIRRING ooyniIrrgH.
Tho Republican Steering Committee -
ul the senate, regardless of the appeals OF
many senators. representatives. mud the
commercial and navigation interests Of the
country. have, 10 i- understood. deter
mined 10 hold back the river and barbor
tl until the last week Of the session.
Tins course is - be pursued IA ordcr 10
Keep Senators and Representatives, mere.
u they pass thc bin within the next Two
weeks 10 L. feared that too many OF the
Statesmen Will leave the city. There is uo
ofler Till before Congress IN when the
r.nbtrs are SO generally interested, and
Az having the measure held up the leaders
lope 60 keep their men here
iho Government works winch are IN a
ia.f-completed STATE are going u Wrech
on ruin according 90 the letters and peu-
tIOu. being received. u9 the appropriations
g. O. rulo have all been used up.
THR NECESSITY FOR IT.
Tho river and harbor bill failed two
wears ago. and the engineers IN their an
iu4I reports pointed out the great neces-
Fltv oil having the bill passed carly TINS
V..r III the hill Is not passed uutii sep
fember no work can DO done on any OF
fn. lake harbOrs. Tor II is even too
Lite now 10 make the contracts. Inc
Ltpublicans are apt 90 have blame plled
On their shoulders mountain hgh tor
rarrving this bin over 10 the tail end of the
ia n
whole country. and has greatly upset tho
calculations ol contractors everywhere
who have been led 70 believe that they
could GO 20 work during the summer. II
l. possible that tho bill may be lost alto
getner.
CONFEDERATE rFCOhps.
Dir. Mitchhn introduced in the Senate
today resolution directing the Iostmas-
tsr-Genolal TO- ascertain whether there are
sn existence IN the hands of puyaie parties
uuv records Of thelate Conf ederate Govern
t.eut that might bo valuable 10 the l nlted
States Government ~ protecting 10 ffom
frauds or oycr-pa mGnts IN connection with
claims Of certain late mail contract
tr~ I'D Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
tfoorria. Kentucky. Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina. Texas, tennessee Virginia.
AMI West Virginia for the performance OF
.u4l service from 1858 20 1861, ana report
to the senate the amount for which the
Kccorls can Toe purchased.
ADVERSELY EEPoErED.
During the early part of the present ses,
f..uuI Congress Senator Butler introduced
tlrIl t1 pag these southern mail contract
.-,. and to-day the Committee on Post
DF... REPORTED the bill back adversely,
and recommended it, indefinite postpone
5...t DOB 1917 Congress appropriated $40
I.I .r fhe uaymcut of these contractors,
Iut iA- money has been withheld from
zone cause or other.
Mr.h.Is resolution IS calculated to
sau-.stilI further delay.
rOsTAL AFFAIRS.
Theft wing post-oflices have been es-
tliI-I.I.
Virginia Cleveland. Russell county,
Gciar b. MuHch, postmaster; Inca,
M,ehlcuburg county. Frank W. Goody.
J1-tmAster: Pleasant Gap, IlttsylyauIa
county, John +. Harper, postmaster.
North Carolina Dothan, Columbus
county. Dillon l.. Cox. postmaster.
Postma-ters appointed to-day for VIZ
piuia. Fannie J. Census. Callnnds. Pitt
tvlyania county, rice W. Il. Mitchell, re-
moved; Maggie l.. Phillips. Pequeison,
lork county, Gee Maggie J.. Hudglns. de
ceased.