Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-07
WASHINGTON.
nAHoNs THE ADMINISTRATION RE-
FEREe FOR VIRGINIA POST
OFFICES.
Thc ucComas hin and National Election
Law Hang Up-PoSt-Onlce APP
pointmcnts and Changes.
Iron onr RogulAr Correspondentl


ce,vcd this morning by Representative
buchanan, and IL is almost needless 20 say
that he az "a representative Of his people
fools indignant that n mere request for tho
change Of name Of "a post-oifce In the Ninth
congressional district Of Virginia has 20 be
vf'rred 90 william Malone. who lives In
Petersburg. nearly 600 miles from Wash-
lngton county. Here Is the letter, which
WI. sent officially from the Post-Oflice De-
par.mcnt by General Clarkson. the head
,oS ouly being omitted:
"WAsHrNGToN, May 8, 1890.
Dear Sir. am in receipt Of your lot
tcr of tho S0th ultimo with enclosure IN
reference 90 the change Of name OF the
Nuck--Mill Virginia. pOst-Oihcc. In reply
p.ruit me 10 say that an application tor u
change nj name and site has been filed m
t., department. bu. has been referred TO
General Malone, our referee. for his re-
mondauon. Yours truly,
j. S. CLhEgsoN.
"first-Ass1stant postnastcr-GoneraL"
ss is well known. quite q boom has been
st.rici in Washington county, and the
,.n.t.li-ts who are building up q city 40
, Min have determined 90 call It Da-
.l4 People outside Of the State are
lfas letters 90 Damascus. but rs the
I .-ny clerks know OF no such pOst-Oflce
Ir tHc state they have been returning most
Offices from which they started or else
.ranr them 90 the dead-lotter Office.
I.acrll Imh1icn aud others who
on. interested IN the development
o.. th. enterprises M Damascus have
...g irving for some time 10 Get the
llur Of the post-oicc changed. ond
simply an outrage for Mr.. Garrison 70
write Gu OBJ" congressman from the district
ft.l De- viii have 10 refer the matter To
fpr rftr Ia &C.
f.mIrltIon.n q" Our referee may be IN
E.v York or Petersburg, and be knows
nothing oi the wants OF the people of Da-
p MS Besides. our referee wasrcpu-
dated ly tine people of Virginia las; No
toulrr and buried under q majority OF
1unr- than ~ 600, many thousands 81 lie
ll'ncans helping 10 crush the woul i-be
i.-- And vet Mr.. GARRISON thinks local
matter. pure and simple, should be re-
'.rr.l to Malone for recommendation: or
{n other words If Malone SAYS If IS sll right
tleD4me Of thepost-oilice can be changed,
Otherwise 10 Will nave 20 remain as IT IS.
Won Charles T. O'Ftrrll, who has been
nI-.u' fr1m the Capitol for several weeks
or account of illness in his family at llar-
,.,Y1uurg. returned last evening and has
r.aiu resumed his duties IN Congress.
General Lee introduced IN the House to-
o.t hin 20 pay the Presbyterian church
o. Iurattsville, Va, 81 200 for the use of
'lc property during the war by Federal
troops.
nrpUBLICAN DIFFICULTIES.
Tho House Republicans are having
lrrat deal Of difficulty in reaching an
agreement on tine McComas bill 10 prevent
t,rrmandcung of congressional districts
nuI the Lodge bill TO control absolutely
rht national elections. 1t Is not on nc
count II a lack Of desire that the leaders
GEO Lot decide AT once 10 press tins legl~la-
non, lut rather because they cannot hOld
hlI ot their men ia the line. There Is some
vigorous kicking going on ana until the
Yalty can become unit on both PROPOSE
lIons u would bee dangerous TO attempt
90 railroad through the House two such
important measures. The most deter
mined kicker of al is Representative
frank. of ST. Louis. Efforts are being
made 10 discipline this gentleman, but he
refuses 10 Weld 10 the cntrca,ies of the
losses. and the worst of the business for
the bosses is that Mr.. Frank las many
rtmpathilers among bis own party who
seriously doubt the justice or the cXpedl-
oncy of passing oithCrof the measures men,
TONED. Mr.. Frank, whOis member of the
House Committee on Election Of President,
Nicc-prcsident. and Members Of Congress.
las drawn up report oi his own on the
McComas bill, and takes the ground that
privately expresses the opinion that neither
1hat nor Lodges election bill can be pass
cd this session. and he does not believe
that either viii bee seriously considered du-
Tiug tins session.
TRANK AND EwAHT THr K1CKERs.
The Rcpuhlcans are saying some severe
things 10 Mr. Frank because Of ms attitude
ON di-tinctivcly political legislation, and
fhev are likewise sour on some of the other
Republicans from the South az well as q
number Of tho western members who at
this time decline 10 be whipped into the
rupp0rt of the two measures alluded to.
Many months AGO II was stated IN the
Hsodfch correspondence that Mir Frank
would not hc with his party I'M urging legis-
latiOn of this character. Tie has always
insisted that there wa nothing to be gained
IN passing either of the bills, 10 say no.
fhing Of the partisan untarness of such a
proceeding
CONGRESSMAN Ewart, of North Carolina.
g. another Republican who has repeatedly
maintained hat the party could not afford
~ pass any such laws. and rs 20 the Nc
Comas bin Nir. Ewart regards il as bill
more IN the interest of ITS authOr than in
she interest of the party or the country.
Mr.. Frank ls accused bv some of the Re
bubhcau leaders with having sown the
seeds of diSsenslOn IN their own camp, aS
3d. is believed 10 have been vigorously en-
gagged in missionary work among the mis-
guided Republicans. As result of his
ub-tinacy IN not swallowing the doses lald
before him the leaders are giving him the
cold shoulder.
WHY IER Bills NAY NOT PASS,
There are two things that may possibly
prevent the Republicans from passing the
McComas and Lodge bills. One Is fail
ure 20 whip all their own men ~ line. and
the other Is q lack of time. This Congress
!. making such a poor record, and the ten
d,ucy toward eXtrayagant appropriations
s. such that Nh. Cannon and other watch
dogs" of the Treasury want an early adj
1lurument Boss Reed would like TO have
Congress remain IN session long enough to
pass tho diabolical political bills, but
before that could be done the treasury
hooters would get in their work 10 an
extent that would literally swamp Uncle
sans money-box. Then again the Senate
painfully slow IN deciding whether or
not the long established rules of that
august body shall be changed TO suit the
purposes Of such South hating radicals as
Sherman, Chandler, and Hoar. IL the
bosses in the House intend 70 DO anything
with these bills they VIII have 10 be IN
Il hurry or else they cannot adjourn
en- schedule time. eIhcy are really beset
with difficulties on all sides. That big pen
SION blll that mas Just been passed means
that there can ba very little reduction of
taxation II ON top OF that heavy expendi-
ture the Republicans are allowed to re-
main here until the LIST of August, and tap
the Treasury by passing public building
and other bills that call for the spending
OF money.
POsTAIs AND PATENTS.
Post-offices have been established at Me
dina. Washington county, Va, with James
G.. Lewis rs postmaster. and al iiargrove,
Townor county. n, c., with Eugene g..
Howard as postmaster.
The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed for Virginia: Susan A.
BOYD. East View, Floyd county. Dice Mary
J. Early, resigned James S. Motley, States
Vile, Pittsylyania county, Usoe i. A. Slater,
deceased; G.. A. Faulkner, Springville,
Tazewell county, Vice Martha A. Carter, re-
signed.
Patents issued TO-. day: Virginia Peter
Francis. Petersburg, aiarm-lock; Guy r..
Johnson. Longdsle, lock trimming; John
~ Bailey, Goodson, street-iaiiway chair.
North Caroline-James A. Bryan. New
berne, nut-lock.