Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-16
WASHINGTON CITY.
srA,,n1oN's PUBLIC BUILDING AS
suReo-cosT $4,000
uoar TIA. Hopes Of the Passage OF the
Force BIIl-Jsy Gould on the I"r'"
The southern Question.
r., o,, Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, December l5.-hepre-
sentative Tucker has succeeded IN nav
ing favorably reported from the House
Committee on Public Buildings and
| Grounds the bill providing for the cree
ton of A Government building at Staun-
ton ya. the limit Of cost not to exceed
s75. 900. This measure has already
passed the Senate, and the House has
simply adopted the Senate bill In
their report the House COMMITTEE
sneak of stanton as a thriving, pro-
eressiye city, in the centre of the rapid
" developing industrial section OF the
Valley that it is a seat of educational IN
stitutions and Justly entitled to a Gov
eminent building. Mr.. Tucker Will 40
his best to get the bill through the
House. and that accomplished, all that
will then be needed is the President
signature.
Jay GoULD's DENUNcATIoS.
Old "Uncle Frisbie" Hoar said to-
dav that he now had some hopes OF the
passage of the force bill, but heretofore
he had not thought that 1t had any
chance. Hoar has q sort OF idea that
the President has been whipping the
kickers into line. The denunciation OF
the force bill by Mr.. Jay Gould, and his
apt expression that the Republican party
has made fatal mistake by playing the
African against the Anglo-Saxon, has
created great deal OF comment here.
The New York Sun. which contained
This "meaty" interview, obtained for
that paper by Mr.. George Alfred Town
send. has been in demand here. IL is
generally conceded that Mr.. Gould
talked sound sense on the ta11ii, the force
bill. and the southern question, and his
Remuneration of the Infamous force bill
is likelySo have considerable effect In
the country.
BAYLEY BROWNE BACK.
Congressman Browne, of Virginia, who
has been home for q week, returned to
the CITY this morning. lie hopes soon
to get through several lighthouse bills
of interest to Virginia navigation.
Among the visitors ut the Capitol to-
dav wasex.Senator Palmer, OF Michigan,
president OF the Worlds Fair.
THE SILVER INVESTIGATION.
The chances are that the House Com
mittee on Rules will favorably report
the resolution for an investigation of the
charges that while the silver bill was
pending in Congress last session, some
of the Senators and Representatives
were interested in pool formed for the
purpose of cornering the silver market
The Republican leaders do not want to
90 into this matter but they may be
compelled to. They are afraid of stirring
up bad mess.
The Raum investigation was continued
to-day, and Congressman Cooper, OF In,
diana again made it hot for Raum and
Lemon. The President still stands by
his Pension Commissioner, but the pre-
vailing opinion is that he will finally
have to get rid of Raum.
SOUTHERN SPEAKERS
The American Historical Association
will meet in Washington December
29th- 31st-the seventh annual conven-
ton. At the afternoon session, Wednes-
day. December 3lst, DIR. Stephen Is.
Weeks, of the University OF North Caro-
lima. will speak on "Raleighs Settle
ments on Roanoke Island-An Historical
Survival" At the same session Professor
r. II. Dabney, OF the University OF Nlr-
ginia, will speak on the subject OF Z" Is
History Science ?"
CONGRESSMAN Bowden, of Virginia,
has finally and definitely decided not to
contest. the seat of DR.. Lawson IN the
next HDuse.
MAJOR HANDY's FAT JOB.
Major Moses p. Handy, the we'll
known newspaper correspondent, and
formerly of Richmond, returned here
this morning and was generally congrat-
ulated on his appointment to 50, OOO
per annum position with the Worlds
Fair. He prefers this position to going
to Cairo, Egypt, and his friends are glad
that he is to be connected with the fair.
The place that Major Handy will fill is
known as the Director OF the Depart
ment of Publicity and Promotion. D."
POSTMASTER APPOINTED.
P. Perry has been appointed postmss-
ter at Kimbolton, Chatham County, n.
@. II. q. Guthrie, resigned.
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