Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-17
WASHINGTON CITY.
..e eeEs-colNAGe GILL SAID TO BE
w. STRONG IN THE HOUSE.
o.,,,ook for the Bayonet Bill-Demo-
cratic AIArm-Adverse Report on
Tangier fIarbor.
,r-,m our Regular cOrrcspondOntl

,r~ota Our Regular Corrosponoentl
,..,,r.aToS. January 16.-It is general
.rc3eA that the free-coinage-of-silver
an mass the House, but it will pro-
,.',,.p.t be brought APP until next week.
O.. Rcd does not like Harrison, and
DO he will not use his position TO
70 .he measure. Indeed, he could
f"' LOT the bill if he wanted.
;, ,,.cpds in the House are too
j. They could whip dozen
= in less than two hours, and the
,lI. hr Czar tho char knows ~ nhere
- thc slightest do9ot thaI the IrsSi-
0e.' 80 him the embarrassment OF
O., =, PASS upon the free-colnage ques-
NJ. s,,octs 10 use the silver bill in ef-
Z, 5,.ssihla trade on the Infamous
M should that measure ever get
.t tic senate. lie has been hoping
h. ~ week the force bill would
i..,--.i by the Senate.
THE FORCE BILL.
,..~-,,asi.ion 10 sde-track the elections
49,. ,r.a,ly acitated the Radicals, and
line been doing their utmost TO pre-
'-gH~eEt number Of Republicans
,.rr the Democrats. Spooner has
.,.r- all day the adoption of the
.. rgIs. but Aldrich doubts If
G .urr-ed. Leading men on both
q ....I think that the abominable bayo-
.u Will Doe once more ditched,
a.. move is looked for tomorrow.
|, .... however. not he made until
IL, some u the Democrats are
Ed however, and they believe
=. Ed =. going 90 be railroaded through
J.. -.. sort ~ fashion. There IS yet no
90. tra.aru. The rules OF the Senate
....-. Ir changed before anything
(..f.u.lc. Then suppose the PHI should
.....I ID enc senate IT Will have
L-Vt,I u. IN the House. The situa-
...t interesting and exciting and
..--..r there may be some actual de-
,-r tur REPUBLICAN, QUORUM.
Oh. u.rvl ..rla leaders Of the House are
t.--- -r alarmed over the prospect OF
q, ..-s +. s-.ou of Congress that the ma
.- members on the Committee on
4 .. sr. a.y-luc plans TO bring IN special
- forth. appropriation ollls so that
-r,. B., rushed through: but before
.. 'r a. .nything they realize that
a. y.I. D.. compelled TO secure a quorum
- a.- .r. men, and keep O quorum
rlNGER HARBOB.
,-.. .r-ir.sr CORPS have reported to the
IL. ra. Gugicr harbor, Virginia, is
,...-.E, 4 Improvement. In the papers
,..-...,.t the engineers state that Tan
c....rb.ris natural cove or indentatlon
, ... shore. uu the east side and near
q. ..r,t.rr extremity of TangieT Island.
p...r..rl "a natural one IF refuge for
t...-. and fshrug-boats plying between
f....- sound. with good hOlding-grOund
f,'..f ..-. and an average depth of water
49,. E..t. The island is inhabited by
tt.rt SOD rc1pe. whose chief occupa-
=. I, fishing and clustering, as only n
Sr.u portion Of the island is fit
cultivation. The people asking the
r.u.rt want a channel seven feet
d. u. r. ... hundred feet wide, dredged
T. -.. .. r.H-rv 81 the harbOr to the shore,
I. -.. rN.m better facilities for landing.
q present landing at the isolated pier
mo. .,r..r.y half mile from the shore
A. difficult Il access in rough weather.
ryIYA LOCAL BENEFIT.
Tl-r-.rossI cut would relieve the diff
f.-.fy arf locate the landing nearer the
Gem. .ftn.l-aHd. But the engineers do
4. ,lirk the proposed improvements
vgt increase or Oeneht general COM
i-.-r.. nd 20 rs doubtful if the improve
-. after being made, would prove per
+ .r..'. lasting. Therefore, Major Smith
g., o.. .u. CMgbill do not recommend
appropriation by Congress.
DAIRY AND FOOD ASSOCIATION.
". Ls..r s. Walker, of Madison coun-
q. W.l bass been here for two days attend
r.. ,h. Convention of the National Dairy
ElI0I ASSOCIATION in the capacity OF
i.t., from Virginia, and who was
elect. OIL. II the directors Of the assocla-
TN. s.s that the meeting was a very in
t,.a-'.-. one and he thinks 1t will result
Dr. ...h good 10 the interests named. The
rayat.1u viii meet again in Washington
u,&rylar.
N-. korna introduced in the Senate to-
DIV % bill authorizing the Norfolk and
N..ru railroad 10 construct bridges
L.r.--' Le Tug Fork Of the Big Sandy river
e. ..f'ua points where the same forms the
! ary between West Virginia aud Ken
{ b..
I~IIC BUILDING FOR LEXINGTON.
L.re, NATIVE Tucker to-day introduced
10 House bill providing for the cree
9. q public building at Lexington,
"a. lot g. exceed in cost $4,000. Mr.
Tucker having recently gotten through his
o. or Ntaunton feels encouraged to 60
dread fr lexington, but he will have unu-
fl l.k # he il allowed another chance
O. rlbIe-huildlng bill during the present
t..g
anon. the visitors at the Capitol TODAY
v-.ur TYLER. of Pocahontas, Va, a son of
q. leo. President John Tyler. DR.. Tyler
. lri for some time in Washington, but
! %, past eighteen months has been
Eulg ,n Virginia.
Tu>IMAsTEB APPOINTED,
IS e.. Palmer has been appointed post
To-, Chllress, Montgomery county,
b b. L. buckingham. resigned.
~-E DsDtCAt nDnHpAMME