The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-04
TIE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
PARAGRAPHS OF INTEREST TO
EASTERN VIRGINIA.

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TO Colonel O'Ferrall-Congressi ard
Capital News.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Feb. Especial.
The sundry Civil bill, which WAS reported
to the House today, contains several para
graphs of interest TO Virginia. One para
graph approprIates $4,000 fer the purchase
of site and commencement Of Govern
ment building at Norfolk The entire cost
of the building is limited to $4,000, and the
Appropriation Committee increased the ap-
preparation to begin the work from $50, 600 to
$4,000. Another item approprlates s7j, 900
for the construction Of public building at
Stauntcn.
An.appropriatiOn OF So, 900 was made for a
new steel, light-draught. twin-screw, ,sea-gO-
ing steamer, to take the place Of the wooden
side-wheel. dcep-draught vessel now in use
in the Fifth Lighthouse District comprising
the Virginia and North Carolina cOasU.
The provision provides that the new
steamer shall be built to handle
a Whistlng buoy or light-ship
oH Cape Hatteras. Another item appropn-
ates 800 for the purchase Of additional
land for the lighthouse station at Hog Is
land. This amount TO be taken from the
$1,000 appropriated in 1879. Also an ap-
preparation Of 81 OO0 for legal services rem
dered in condemnng the land needed, for
the purchase of additional land for
the site Of lighthouse depot al
! Portsmouth. including about ninety
ak feet Of water front, $4,000; to
establish light beacons TO guide through
the dredged channel Of North river, y. C.,
! s.. 900; TO establish a light station at or
near McWilliams' Point SnOal, PamlicO
river. y. c.. 500: for the National Soldiers
! Home at Hampton, 10 enlarge the place,
$4,000 in addition 10 the $4,000 formerly
| appropriated 70 purchase eight acres; for
J the Artillery school az Fort Monroe, $1,000. |
/ lhe total appropriation foe the Hampton
| Home is &JSi iOll.l3. For the ppOlic build I
ng at Reidsyilic. y. g., $4,000 is appT0- /
priated, 10 be the entire cost OF the siruc- |
ture.
TIE SHIPPING BILL
A delegation. representing The business
interests Of Norfolk, visited the Capital to-
day on behalf of the shipping bill. 1t con
sisted Of Captain i. W. McCorrick, chair
man OF the Executive Committee OF the
Business Mems Association OF Norfolk;
Captain William Pannill, a director Of the
Norfolk Real Estate Exchange; Il. B. Coos >,
Vice President Of the Business NJ MS Asso-
citation: Walter sharpe, Vice PRESIDENT
If the Real Estate Exchange Of Virginia.;
ii. G.. Williams, ". \. POrtl0ck, and +. II.
Parsons. of Norfolk. The delegation OIL
tanned an interview with Representative
farquh4T. chairman Of the Committee on
Shipping, aad represented TO him that tney
were all Democrats and that the business
men Of Norfolk, without regard TO politics.
re in favor OF the passage OF ti2 shipping
bill.
GENERAL PORTER 20 COLONEL O'FkRRALL.
At the recent reunion and banquet Of the
southern or eX-COnlederates Association in
New Ork Representative O'Ferrali, Of Nir-
-inia. delivered speech which attracted
much attention and com endation because
Of It's broad patrio;ispl ahd American spirit
Colonel O'ferrlll has received i3iter iiOm
General FI'Z john Porter, distinguished {
Dfcer Ot The Mon army who was present
at the banquet, from which the following I
IS an eStTact:
II was yefy glad Of the opportunity Of ,
seeing you and hearing your admirable ad-
dress before yOur companions no the New
York Hotel, ard hope | NAV have the OppOr-
tunlty t0 ren W The acquaintance "ilhi
closer companionsAip. the cause Of the or
ganIZatl0n of that society 10 one 70 commend
it tu every body. and J hope the example |
will De followed by others at the North,
and cause many companions and their Z
descendants TO join ihis one. Help to the
needy widows aud children OF old frien1s ,
and cOmrades-as 10 all helpless and needy
is cuiDined by Him into whose arms we !
hope 90 90 tor good deeds on earth; and there
are none Uet,er than the taking care Of the
widows and orphans. 1
81 hope You enjoyed the effects OF your ad- /
dress rs much as we who llstened-and, if {
YOU Cid, you were happy man. >
Colonel O'Ferrall Is naturally very much :
gfatlied at such an endorsement from dis :
tinguished man VINO opposed Kim during the t
war.
THE FREE.COINAGE BILL.
The House Coinage Committee at it, spe y
cial sitting today found no outsider desi-
rOus % nc heard for or against the free i
coinage Of silver, and tbe members present !
therefore proceeded 10 A6as l,e 2uOthfr h
The tIee-cOinage men upon the committee d
uc very impatient at the long delay, h
aud openly charged to-day that the :
purpose OF the auti.frce coinage members /,
u the cOmmi tee in asking for additional i
hearings Wae o. smother the bill in the COM \
mittce, nevertheless she con- mittee, by a \
vote Of 20 :, decided to give delegation :
nOm 81 Louis an opportunity TO be heard 4
iu opposition 10 free coinage not later than q.
next Tuesday. n
Mr. Bland Is expected TO make an effort /,
tomorrow to fake tho blll out OF the hands 4
# the Committee on Coinage and put II \
upon its passage, lut TIE Speaker ~
ill rule that this is not ques- =
lion of privilege, and ii is probable that :
.he Republicans viii sustain the speaker /,
because they depend upon The Speakers !,
recognition 20 enable them To pass local a.
bills during the remainder Of the session.
The taosleg Of the opponents OF free coin n
90, are 10 delay action upon tie bill until Il
.uc last ten days of the session, so tat the :.
President may prevent the bill from Oecom- ,,
M Law by pocket veto. q
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY. y
Repre.euiauge ba.e,, Lt Egw York, who u
lad The correspondence Niil secsetary ),
Blaine on Canadian reciprocity. has loaned 4
Ae original letters 20 the Toronto Globe for !.
he purpose oi publishing f1c SMILES. .
n4se. -.-s ne knew the de-
lial Of Secretary Blaine wOuid create d
,tr in Canada, and he wrote his letter n
lr the purpose Of sending bomb into the
anadiau caa.Fa.gn which he has watched
sith much infertsi. lie leneyeJ a correct ,.
knowledge 90 sucu matierS viii assist yer! u
materially the growing sentiment IN Canada =,
% favor Of annexation, and open the eyes OF "
ne Canadius % the falsily OF the assur- =
.ures Of the people IN power there. T.
TnE coAL NiAisu 3NprsrRY. y
Tn, census Office will shortly issue a bull ~
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industry ana coal production for the year i,
SSg. lhe production OF 1880 was 3239i2
ons. valued at SiI6.9il at the mines. Tbt 4
.rOsth of this industry since then, the bull +
eiin states. has been almost phenomenal
ne proiuct f0r uit sen being 3ls,i2s tons,
.alued at J,i07,4ss. [,
CAPITAL NOTES. u
The total coinage OF the minis during the ~
month Of January was l0,2jS, 1862 pieces OF =
he value OF 81 6OS 1920, Of which -, 5000 :
vas gold, s3,s5S,y.a. silyeT andzSi3i,sOO T.
lickel. q
The Treasury Department has decided A
hat earthenNare goods imported prior 70 -
August, 1880, and which have remained in n,
,Onded warehouses since, II not Withdrawn -,
or consumption after the lst proximo will Il
,e Subject to duty under the Mckinley bull. q
The first Cabinet saesiing held since Mr.. =,
yindoms death met to-day al II 80, all the 81
nembers bpinp present The question OF y.