Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-16
WASHINGTON CITY.
POOR PROSPECTS FOR THE DMGLey
PllOTAGE BILL.
Virginia and North Caroi'ns "'''s wen
Advsnced-Rced and the Main" SEN
ators at Loggerhead.
rr,om Our Regular corrcspondcn.l

WILMINGTON. July l5.-Some OF the advo-
cates 81 the Dingley pilo,age bill have been
irving 10 have the measure called mp IN the
House. but the prospect IL very poor Inc
,,ossos Of the House will not let 1t come up
md tbore isn't local influence enough TO
have any effect. The three Virginia men,
bors arc divided on the question. Judge
Wasa,ll Is IN favor Of the Dingley bill, and
there is a strong demand among his con-
,,i,,ents in favor also Of tho bill Con-
rressmcn Browne and boWueu 81.
enposed 10 the bill Az NortoiE
tte Pilots Association have Their heau-
er,,r.o,s and they have eSerted CON
adorable influence against the oiu. MI
browne saws he believes the question
fhonld be loft 20 the States ana Wneh
comes 20 saving who shall have tne ochcs
its Of the thing be IS ~ much III LS , W
pilots A. Of tuc-boats. Commerce VIII nave
y nav either one or the other, IN ms
opinion.
REPORTTD TAyonAbiN.
favorable report was made to-day ~
ne House on the bill 90 pay Thomas L.
MORGAN. Jr.. S4.s9sO1 for work done on
fte Norfolk harhor. aud which was de
giored forfeited 10 the Government De-
,auqo n was not completed within the
snecifea time called for IN the contract.
The House committee. IN order 10 ihcin-
fate matters have accepted the Senate
i'm which is the same a. the one passed
formerly by the House.
CONGRESSMAN Browne. OF Virginia nl.s
had ali of the bills of interest TO naViea-
ton that have been reported % the h4luSe
introduced IN the Senate. Many or tnese
measures are Of local interest 70 virginia
and North Carolina. and M TACT most Oh
them are for the benefit OF the coastNlso
trade. Mr.. Browne says our foreign ,fape
amounts TO very little compared VIII w
Coost trade. and he thinks there should DC
legislation for the benefit OF the ShlPpns
on the coast.
RADICAL ROW.
bic fcht is going on between Senators
yrve and Hale and Speaker Reed ana he
,,rrsontative BOutelle over the appolhl,
5ncnt Of a member az the Nalonal bohru
ri Control for the Soldiers Homes. Inc
Senate amended the bill so rs 20 put IN ~
ono of tho board General Hyde, OF Maine
Reed and Boutclie want eX-GoveIn0r + hI-
mum appointed. Boss keed ueu 'no 1iii
up aud now the Senate has triyu
q hauk movement by putting the Wnoie
fhinr iu the sundry civil Appropriation
l.u Tho Maine senators have supreme
,,nfrnpt for Boss Reed and seldom speak
to him. Secretary Blaine also desplses
Reed and has had nothing 10 90 Win mn
for ten wears. Maine is small state H aI
tncre can only be one his man IN IL. us
name h. Blaine and not heed. heeu - "i'iy
Aic IN flesh and neck.
TIE PAs-AMEuCAN HALLWAY
II looks as # steps are going to be taken
g. make M the earliest possible moment
eurv.v at the proposed railroad % connect
mo United States with the south Amer-
can countries. In MAY last Mr.. McCreary,
of Kentucky. introduced bill on TINS
suhioct. and IL was fav0ribly reported
trom the Fo~ign Affairs Committee. In
order 20 hurry up matters the Appropra-
nons Committee have put an item III IN, ,ne
general deficiency bill for this work. ne
amount 10 he appropriated Is coo.UuO'
The other NATIONS are expected 10 put up
their share. Some Of these days iDat great
road viii be built
rHE ELECTION GAME.
Tho Republican senators are PLAYING a
ueculiar game i'm regard TO the election
hU. They have not yet agreed on any
,,lou 10 applv gag rule. and as the whole
matter has been sent by the caucus BACK
10 The special committee n may be TWO OF
three weeks vet before another caucus II
held. Mr. Eimunds appears TO be very
much opposed % any change III the rules
that will order the previous question IN
The AUGUST NfNhiF. ilf may ~ "+''t
into line however. The Radicals are bent
on passing the force bill. President Harri-
son and Boss Reed are urging II speedy
consideration, and there is no telling yet
what the result will be.
PATENTS AND POSTAL.
Patents issued TO-DAY for Virginia: Ar
thur Durand. Alexandria, assignor 10 J. NJ.
Tinker. Washington. u. g., and i. Is. Eder-
liu. Brooklyn, ire-cxtnguisher; Adolphus
Goodwin. Salem, door-spnng; Elisha l.
Shepard. assienor of one third 10 ID. ).
Turner. experiment cutter bar; James w.
Shinn assignor of one half 10 +. II. Jan
new, Alexandra. locomotive machinery
William j. Marton, u. c., and }. i. Nails,
Of Alexandria, privy; William NJ Fitzwal-
Ger. white forge adding-machine.
The following post-ofiiccs have been es-
tabh,hed IN Virginia: Clip, Washington
county. Rcbecca X. Parks, postmaster;
Conkln. Loudoun county. Eugene NJ. Ut
terluck. postmaster: Crouch, King and
Queen county. Lewis q. Huling, post
master.