Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-17
WASHINGTON.
MORE LloHT-Hou USES FOR THE
NORTH CAROLINA COAST.
o,Fcrrau's spirited and Pointed Taricr
Spceeh-Animated Debate on
the Tariff.
,rrom our Regular Correspondent

Washington, MAY 10. Representative
SINNERS bill providing for the establish
,crni oi a lighthouse on Great Shoal M
.rrafor rivor. n. c.. was favorablv 70.
,',-,e1 70 the House to-day. The amount
10 money 10 be expended is limited 10
Sol 900 The Lighthouse Board have con
sd,red the matter and also report
tbaf this proposed hight is reouired
,n tlo interest of both local and general
ralgation and that II can be established
trt tho sum named.
Mr.. SINNERS bill for the establishment
~ rancc-Ggbjs to guide into Beaufort Uar.
i.rN. C., was also favorably reported 20
fhe House today. the amount 10 DO ex-
vented not 90 exceed $4,000.
ia o recent Executive communication TO
Congress 10 was recommended that this ap-
preparation be made. The matter came up.
X. & was stated IN the communication ~
t.r session Of The Lighthouse Board held
Mach ~, 1890, upon papers submitted by
clio vessel interests of that part of the
..rrtry IL was stated that Beaufort is the
only harbor Of importance between
.hes1ucake bay and Wilmington. n. G.. a
distance OF 300 miles, and that ii is the
Natural outlet 10 the inland commerce of
N.rh'rn and Middle North Carolina and
ffat li is harbor OF refuge for vessels
o,rtlkcn on tins exposed coast.
NfifAoiLi OF lllE LIGHTS.
large number Of coasting vessels from
na Nrrtl Carolina rivers and Albemarle
and PamlicO sounds come bv wav of the
N.WuDruc and Beaufort canals, or Core
sound. and pass out 10 sea by this harbor,
ft they may avoid the dangerous
,.rrston outside Of Capcs Hatteras
ari Lookout. The annual commerce
. Beaufort being about = 400. CO. the
..ari recommend strongly tho establish
oi the lights, az the channel across
tr bay is straight. and II IL were properly
.eI uv rangc-hghts 10 would make tins
H.r the safest and easiest TO enter be-
.eD.l Tine Chesapeake bay and the mouth
'.r savannah river. in the opinion of
t board
1NTrnEsriNG TO yIRGINIAys.
fho tariff speech delivered in broken
... bon the House on Tuesday by Hon.
r.lr.0s T. O'Ecual, because the Republi-
...- Iuld not allow him more than five
'.e at a time, has been printed in
complete form, and viii certainly make in
sting reading for the Virginia people.
.faer day synopsis Of his remarks on
ft. tobacco question was given the Dispatch.
sell CuI-OTy reference 10 the state
r.l.- made by the gent .eunan 20 show how
u. ar TIE Mckinley bin IS to the farmers
o.. .lr United States. These facts will be
f.e l,rcultural classes.
Since the Senate passed the bill for the
.l,f of Albert Blaisdell. Of Virginia, which
..s.lyo, II 900 IN the shape of a check of
hs held 10y the Treasury Department, 10
hos been Nsccrtalned that Mr.. Bairsdell is
dead. So that the bill has been reconsider
o.. nnd amended so as to make IT read
Io pay the legal representatives, of Al
bort Blaisdell, deceased
BEPUBIICANs CoBNFRED.
Tho Republicans wore so badly cornered
rn the tariff debate in the House to-day
Chat Massrs Walker of Massachusetts,
H,lakcn. and others dofed the correctness
Of official reports made by the Republican
o-f .'lls who took the last census. They
oven went further and denied the correct
res. OF sworn returns FRONT woOllen and
nnnt and shoe manufacturers of New Eng
land. The points no issue were IN regard
81. The percentage paid t0labor IN the most
heavily protected industries.
The debate was most animated from be-
q inning TO ond, and at times there was
Nld confusion on the floor.
posT-oFFICE AFFAIRS.
The following f0urth-class otmasters
we've appointed to-day for Nirginia A.
DIS rrie. Knoll. Campbell county, rice J. J.
Garter, deceased; Lille Il. Grayelv Stock
SON, Henry county, cioe A. y. Winter, re-
firnoi.
North Carolina: Docia Fnslcy, Painter,
Jockson county, Uce ). T. Ensley, TO
signed.
A post-ofico has been established at
Okny. Forsyth county, n. c., John >.
Vance, postmaster.