Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-04
WASHINGTON.
CONGRESSMAN EWART tHFOo'No
cIvIL-sERWce REFoRMERs.
The River and uarbor Bill to he Rushed
Throuxh-Ths Virginia Delegation
on the Copyright.
,rrom Our Regular Correspondent


WARRINGTON, MAY 3.-Arguments were
made to-day before the House Comlnittee
ON Reform in the Civil Service on the
charges preferred by Mr.. Hatton. OF tne
Washington Post, and ordered TO 90 lnVes-
tieated by the resolution Of Congressman
Ewart. Of North Carolina. That gentleman
onened the ARGUMENT and demonstrated
tho fact that he was thoroughly prepared
TO present the matter. IL was Strong,
logical argument, and reflected credlt upon i
the new member from North Carolina' iios
only in the language used. but IN an Uia ar
torical sense. for several OF the fneLiDeIs -.
the committee pronounced the ai6ui4ie"'
as having been well conceived; ii
Mr.. Ewart is regarded by the ciVll-se9r-
vice pretenders es a mighty wicked Spots
man, and his Republican brethren IN Con-
gress do not like this investigation inuch,
but they are compelled 10 aGnlt thht ho
has been dreadfully IN earnest IN pIOsc-
cutting this case. Al of the civil-service
commissioners were present, or cO1Ise,
and "Teddyn Roosevelt looked troubled
as usual when before the coinhlllee.
Bciug a dude he considers that u Is lust
too awfully bad for q sportsman Ike
Congressman Ewart to even ques--
ton the sincerity and purity. OF
Harrison's "rcfOrmors," but the NoIth
Carolina man SAID some plain things to-aay
IN going for the commissioners on I In1e
charges that have been preferred. ne
emphasized points in the testimony 10 snow
that both Commissioners Lyman ana
Roosevelt have been guilty OF some very
questionable transactions as ciyli-serVlce
refOrmers-acts that ought TO put 10 shalie
pronounced spoilsmen. All these points
have been alluded to in the Dispatch, and
it is useless TO refer to them again.
DANGEROUS LEGISLATION.
The Republicans are preparing 10 rush
the river and harbOr bill through the House
on Monday under q suspension OF the
rules. II is a dangerous thing to do. Inc
bill ought TO be discussed and amended
but Boss Reed has issued the order and the
thing must be done.
DESERVED PENSION.
The House has passed Congressman Bow
denis bill to increase from Sl2 TO $50 pei
month the pension OF Mrs. Mary Snead, OF
Virginia. widow OF Eowdoin Snead, a prl-
yate in the Mexican war.
Congressman Ewart left this afternoon
for North Carolina.
The copyright bill is regarded as dead &c
far as this Congress is concerned. The
measure was supported il the House by
Messrs. Ice, Tucker. and Nenable, or me
Virginia delegation, and opposed by all the
others Of the delegation present.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Railway mail service has been ordered
established as follows. TO take effect May
2lst: Portsmouth, Va, by Drivers. Suf
folk. Whaleyville. Wileytown,. Tunis
Ahoskie, Aulander, Roxobel. Nortleet, Pal
myra, and Hobeood to TarbOro', \. c.
Norfolk and Carolina railroads.&c. times &
week or as often as trains may run.
post-ofices have been established in Vir
ginia as follows: Boxwood, Floyd county
Samuel Hurd. postmaster; Gillaspie, Bed
ford county, Alfred j. Glllaspie. postmas
ter.
w. F. Jones was to-day appointed
fourth-class postmaster for Lawrenceville
Brunswick county, rice p. II. Hall, re-
signed.