Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-07
CAPITOL GROUPINGS.
The Matter OF Appropriations-Postal and
General.
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondentl
WASHINGTON, March 6.-There are indica-
6ons that the leading Republican members
OF the House Committee on Appropriations
have made up their minds TO antagonize
fhe general run of bills which call tor large
erp,enditures outsides of the regular APP
nropriation bills. They are afraid OF the
dac,re Tate anpropriations 1T the end Of the
session. and unless a check is put upon the
members there will be no surplus 20 re-
dnce Int a deficit instead. This would
nrevspt the repeal of the tobacco taxes
and preye at any cut on the sugar duties,
and greatly embarrass the ways ana Means
Committee in framing the forthcoming
tariff bill.
The Uouse Committee on the Judiciary
today fsyorably reported Representative
Hendorson's blu torefund to Henry setter,
~ North Carolina, S3s6.46. the amount of
taxes enormously collected of hlm IN 1879
NV the collector of the Sixth North Caro-
Ena ;nternai-reycnue district. The COM
nittee make the point in Their report mat
since this tax was paid by Setter 1t has
been decided by the Supreme Court that
the Davment Of the tax on spirits relieves
the distlller from any liability to pay II the
second time. 500,
Mr.. Vance introduced bill in the Sen:
ate to-day authorizing, the Secretary OF
the Treasury TO pay within TWO years atier
the approval Of the act TO any persons VINO
NAV present their claims to the Cominls.
sioner of Internal Revenue such sums OF
money respectively as they shall snow 10
the Commissioner 10 have been seYerally
paid by them or the persons wh0m they
legally represent. rs an addltlonai TAX on
tobacco. cigars or cigarettes winch they
sold or removed for sale or consumption
on the Sd day of March. 1875.
Representative Rowland introduced IN
the House to-day bill for the improve
ment of Town-Creek river, IN Brunswick
county. n. C.. No amount IL named In the
bill. that point being left to the Commit
tee on Rivers and Harbors.
HAMPTON.
Efforts are being made TO procure an APP
propriation of between $4,000 and $40 900
for the Improvement of the channel OF the
river in front and in the vicinity of Hamp
ton Va IL is contended that steamboat
and other interests demand the proper I'M
proyement of the river. and, while II can
not be now ascertained what the commit
tee will do with this request, IL is clalneu
by those who are behind the matter that
something will be done. The mana
gers of the Soldiers Home at Hamp-
ION are anxious that the dredging should
be done. and that the mud and other de-
posts taken from the channel OF the rlYer
NAV be piled up in the shallow places so
that considerable tract Of land may be
H.
Washington city in doing the work on the
Potomac. and which project Is known as
the Potomac Flats. "
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The House to-day commenced under
special order the consideration of public
building bills. The first one taken up was
the measure providing for the purchase of
site and the erection OF post oihce tor the
CITY of Washington. For its size Washing
ton has the meanest and most undesirable
post-oifice of any city in the United States.
For many years this matter has been be-
fore Congress, but something has always
happened to knock out the bills that have
been reported. One trouble has been That
the prouerty-owners here want about ten
prices for property because the Govern
ment is the proposed purchaser.
Post-offices established IN North Caro-
lima Chain. Harnet county, John IL. A.
Brown, postmaster; Straw, Wilkes county.
Aurilia G. W!nkler, postmaster.
After March 18th the special-mall service
In Virginia will be discontinued from Colo
,nial Beach to Mourov!a, Westmoreland
county, and from Mattapony to Rony,
Spotsylyania county, because the latter
Office has been abolished.
j. w. Cumb has been appointed post
master at Catawba. Roanoke county, Va,
rsoe W. Barnett, removed.