Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-11
AFLOOD or PETITIONS.
War CIams-A Matter Of Rcgret-PostaL
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War Ciams-A Matter of RcGrct-fostaL
from our Regular Correspondent
WasInSGroS. March l0.-Thcre WIS
flood If petitions In the Senate this morn
inc. They are rolling in from all parts OF
the country. showing that the people are
either dreadfully IN earnest IN demanding
certain legislation, or the macmne-maqe
petition u being circulated lnduStrlou+y
by people who are behind the agitation Of
certain questions. Tho farmers OF all
sections Of the country are demand
ING legislation that Will prevent OPP
tion dealing IN agricultural products:
They also want the free coinage or
silver The sugar question concerns the
farmers OF some OF the western States anu
they are protesting loudly against the pIo-
posed heavy cut III the duties upon raw su-
ears and the substitution Of a bounty. Inc
ieet-sugar industry Is beginning 10 receive
attention and men rested therein thlnh
the Republican party should stand by
their uolicy TO protect infant Industries.
AmoLg the many other petitions that
ara rolling in may be mentioned
hundreds hundred in favor Of aseTvlce-
re,siou hin. the Suudav-rcst bill, a deep
water harb0r at Galveston, Tex. against
the proposed abolition OF the the TAX on
cigars, in favor Of - Tree ballot ana
far count" urging the passage Oh a stTohS
UNLlOIAl tltf tlllt-iihfff nNIi..tAA 49, go
Blair education bill, and other subjects
too numerous 10 mention.
The Senate Committee on War CLAIMS
have reuorted fayorably bill winch, IL
passed, viii allow in the aggregate c3,J-J'-
90 TO claimants in the state OF Penn
svlvauia who want damages for prop rty
which they allcge was destroyed by the
Confederate army when the RAD was made
into the Keystone state during Ihe war.
If the Kansas and Missouri claims OF TINS
kind are allowed this class of legislation VIII
call tor appropriations Oh not les 1LAh
100000. 600 in the next ten years. The re-
port is signed by both Republicans and
Hon. John VI. Allen, the able, humorous.
AMI n0Dular member Of Congress from
Mississippi. has declined through the J u
pelo Jojrnd published at his homel To De
"A candidate for reelection. lie feels con-
fdent that he could secure another noml-
nation, and his friends have assured hun
flat this would be- the case; bur Mr.. Allen
for personal reasons preter- 10 retire 10 thc
shades of private life, and proposes To- de-
vote his attention to his profession. Ihere
IS universal regret expressed hore that MT.
Allen Will not run again. but his Washington
friends are hoping that such pressure VIII
he brought to bear on the GENIAL Mlssisslp-
MAN that he will reconsider and come back
t. Congress. blr. Allen has attained
greater reputation than any one VINO mas
ever represented ms district III congress-
and ne Is a GENIAL. humorous, and good-na-
turcd member who cannot Ice spared. lie
is the sunshine of the House, and hunor -
not his only hOld-he X good lawyer ana
q logical speaker on most SUBJECTS. ,
Representative Bowden introduced abhl
in the House to-day authorizing the cree
ton Of public building nc PORTSMOUTH,
Va. not 70 exceed III cost Sl9OUOO.
The House Committee on Military AIaIs
reported fayorably to-day Mr.. Bo~deh
bill apprOprlating $500 for the cons truc-
ton Of roadway from the steamboat
wharyos at Yorktown ria the centennial
monument to the Federal cemetery near
town.
New po5tmasters-V Virginia: Matte Nj.
StinsOn, Beesville, buckingham county
&c. j. L. 1revillian. resigned; 4. VI. Jones
Crosses. Smythe county, cice NJ. +. biahk-
enbeckler, resigned.
North Carolina: A post-office to oe
known as Oppley has been established IA
Hanover county, Va, with fentoh Noianu
a. postmaster.
Allie f. Woods has been appointed act
ing postmaster at Haw kinstown. va.
After March 10th the mail service rom
Point CGswell to Delta, n. C.. Will oe cur
tailed 50 as to begin at Magruder, emitting
Point Caswell, decreasing distance twelve
miles.
Representative Browne presented IN the
House to-day several numerously sleheu
petitions from citizens OF King and queen
and King William counties, Va. ASKING Ioi
liberal appropriations for the Slattapohl
river, and especially above Ayletts, as the
people IN that section are virtually cut on
from other modes of transportation loI