Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-03
WASHINGTON CITY.
THE en- FOR NoaFoLx's PUBLIC
BUILDING SIGNED.
,r,om Our R.eui.r corrssponceut.j

wsugrxo1ox, January The President
TO-DAY signed the Norfolk pnbhc-buildins
ill. this being one Of the batch that was
recently passed by Coner ~ while the
measure does not actually appropriate any
money II provides that building shall
be erected and that the structure
shall not exceed in cost $4,000. AS
ttarter the next sundry civil appropria-
tion bin that is passSd will probably in-
elnAe an appropriation Of say from $50 600
10 SIS oo0. The appropriating clauses IN
All Of these bills were stricken out because
Tho Renublicans have so nearly bankrupt
"a the iTeasury by voting away the money
10 transformers that nothing much Is left.
PENDING Hills.
Tho pcople If Newport News are very
snxions 10 get q public building, and
there Is a bill pending in the House and
which has already passed the Senate, but
The chances are slim for its getting through
Che House, inasmuch rs Mr.. Bowden rs
D defeated congressman. and has got
Ton his Norfolk bill through. There
e. feeling. too. among members Of the
Uouse that the next Virginia public build
inc bill 10 60 through by rights belongs TO
Warmer E1munds. He wants the live md
growing city Of Roanoke 90 have a chance,
and has been pressing that bill against the
preatcst odds.
The President also signed the bill pro-
,idine for public building at Reidsyille,
n &. This was the only bill Of this cha
racier that Congress has passed during
This term for North Carolina. The cost il
limited to SIS. 600, and is far less than pro-
Vided for in the bill as originally intro
dncod.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
There was nothing doing ut the Capitol
to-day. Neither the Senate nor the House
remained in session more than few
minutes and both adjourned over until
Monday, when business will open up in
earnest. One hundred and tweDty-eigbt
members Of the House were reported az
being In the city to-day. By Monday a
quorum will undoubtedly put in an APP
pear8nce.
MANY prominent businessmen from
leading cities arc here trying 10 find out
what the prospects are IN the Senate tor
the passage Of the bankruptcy bill. II VIII
be remembered that the measure has al
ready passed the House. The business-IneD
appear much dlsgusted with the outlook IN
the Senate and ave rOnndly consuming Hoar
and other Radicals who have kept the IN
famous forco bill 10 the front TO the exolu-
sion Of all other matters this session.
THE FORCE BILL TASGIE.
II a square vote could be reached on the
force bin IN the Senate, and provided, u
course. the Republicans have an absolute
quorum OF their own men here. the
chances are that the vile measure would
pass by a majority Of from one 20 three.
l. has been claimed that eight Republican
senators are opposed TO the bill, and no
doubt this IL true. and probably still more
do not like the bill, but If they had 70 face
Che issue not more than five or six would
have the nerve TO vote In the negative IL
Is known positively that several will do
anything in their power 70 stitlo the mea-
cure indirectly and they are aiding quietly.
but If they had TO show their hands they
would vote with their party.
BLAST PROM BLAINE.
The best dependence, therefore, is on the
closure tangle, and the feeling here is that
not enough Republicans will agree to gag
rules H. enable the Radicals TO carry out
their plans. NJ. Hale sounded warning
the other day that is taken as blast from
Er. Blaine. The latter dislkes the bill.
Mr. Hale and Mr.. Blaine are great
friends. There are other Republicans who
want no gag-law. II this state OF feeling
continues old Frisbie might as well BID
farewell 10 his pet scheme-the force bill.
The developments of the next few days
will settle its fate III all probability.
posTMAsTTRs.
Virginia postmasters appointed to-day:
Mary l.. Hill. Beavcr-Dam Mills, Hanover
county, rioe W. II. Siddons. resigned 4.
j. Thunasson. Good View, Bedford coun-
~, r,oe J. O. ThunassOn. resigned; i. Il.
MAYS. Greenfield. Nelson county. cice W.
e.. Garth, resigned: O. H. Mitchell, Otter
View, Bedford county, rice L. n. Holland,
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