The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-11
Alexandria. John Mcdonald. Bernard DAVIS.
soldiers Home; Richard Hibbits, Cranes
THE APPROXIMATION BILLS.

The present condition Of the general appro-
priatiou bills in Congress is as follows Ire
| Military Academy, Army, Pensions, ana f"iu-
ication bills have passed both houses ana
ire now in conference. The Naval, Dlstrlct oi
| Columbia, and Sundry Civil bills have passe9
! the House and gone 10 the senate. j ne Na.'u
| bin is now being considered by the senate
| The Legislative Executive. and judicial oil
i now before the House. The Indian. Agri-
ulturnl and POstofiice bills have been report,
d 10 the House The Deficiency bill - stu
Ia the hands of the committee but VIII oe
reported this week.
Speaker Reed said tonight that with tn
xreDtiou Of the Deficiency Appropriation the
| bills would pass the House 10y SatuldaN
night This will - clear the legislative trade
That no extra session will be necessary
COLLECTION or REVENUE.
The Treasury Department to-day trans
forred 10 Congress an estimate for collecting
revenue from customs for the hscal year oi
| 1872. showing the number OF employees ana
salaries by districts. Among them were the
| .ollowing: Virginia Alexandra, TWO
.mploves. 400. Charles City three en-
ploves. $3.50. Norfolk ten employees ~ ~
/ Newport News. eleven employees - .l32 re
tersburg. seven employees S9Oi6 Iappahah-
mock. TWO einploves. 1900. North Carolina
Bcnnfort. one collector. y 800. Edenton, two
employees 1920 New Bene five employees
| l,GO5 Wilmington, ten employees, slo'"0.
FISHING on THE Por oMAc.
Regarding the pending bill to restrict fish
ing on the Potomac river Representative Lee
says his opposition is not based upon any con
| -ideration ~ to the merits Or dement's OF the
| hill but that he is maintaining right ot
| Nirginian. He denies the theory that mary,
| lard has jurisdiction 20 the opposite slde, ana
! saws Virginia for the entire length ot her p1I-
/ der has control TO the middle OF the riNer. lie
maintains that If any legislation l. To he en-
acted relating To the river within Virginia
! limits IL must bee submitted 10 the Virginia
| Legislature.
! DIVISION or THE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
| A bill prepared by the Judiciary Committee
| to divide the judicial districts Of the United
States into ten circuits was reported ~ 'h,
| Senate to-day bv Mr. Hoar. There are at
pre4ent nine circuits. and the bill changes
| boundaries 50 ~ Ia create another circuit.
| The fi-.t and second circuits remain a. AK
present NIrryaid is included IN the thlid
| and the fourth is to include west virginia
| Virginia. Ohio and kentucky; the II,n' r
| North Carolina South Carolina. len
nos-ee. Alabama. Georgia and Florida: the
| sixth Indiana. Illinois and Michigan; the
| seventh. Texas Missouri, Arkansas. LOUIS
lana and Mississippi the eighth. Minnesota,
/ Iowa, Nebraska. Kansas and WISCONSIN, tnc
ninth. Montana. idaho, wyoming, Colofa1o
| and North and South Dakota, and the TENN,
| Washington. Oregon. Nevada and California
| II j. provided by the bill that the Chief justice
| and AssOciate Justices of the supreme Court
/ are to he assigned 10 the circuits by the court
| and new allotment be made whenever II pc
comes necessary by reason of alteration or 10y
a new apportionment 10 the Supreme Court
SEEMING N THE POTOMAC.
In 1883 Congress passed an act prohibiting
tho taking of fish by nets. sens on other SINH
| lar devices in the Potomac rver within thr
limits of the District of Columbia Tor period
| OF five years. This law was passed after cure
/ ful examination aud mature consldeiu-
/ ton II WAS demonstrated that as the
| water within the District Of Column
bia Is the spawning locality of the shad and
herring. it ought to be protected. The Little
Falls are on the dividing line between
| the District # Columbia and Mary
hand. Shnd and herring cannot ascend
above these falls. and hence, they are
compelled TO spawn IN the WIDE reach Oh
" limitation, and an effort Il being made 10
- ~. II ft-enactsd to continuo for ten years.
| 81 the last session the Senate passed the bill,
and when it reached the House 1t was referred
| 10 the Committee on the Dstr1ct OF
! Columbia Meantime the same bill,
identical I'M every phrase. had beeu intro
duccd in the House and referred TO the COM
| mit.ee on Fisheries II WAS reported back
| favOrablv. and that has created tangle
Representative Lee opposes the Senate bull
and being a member OF he
District Committee he has ted H., It
bill favorably reported from the Fisheries
| Committee. thc Senate could not again. IN
this Congress. take jurisdiction of the same
subject. coming from different committee;
General ee ha, several constituents VINO
own fishing privileges on the Potomac Withil
| the limits Of the Distinct lnese men c'l'eh'
not be deprived If the privilege of seining. N
| the Potomac bat the advocates OF ihe blil
| contend that they stand IN their own llsht as
statistics collected during the tive years the
/ law has been IN operation clearly show that
the product Of shad and herring has greatly
| increased because of their being protected IN
their spawning waters.
WASHINGTON AND WESTERN RAILROAD.
The indications are that the pending bill 10
permit the Washington and Western railroad
| Norfolk and Western Will get through Con-
gress this session Hon. II. Ii. Downing. a
! Weutber of the virginia House OF Delegates,
and MIR. Cook. both Of Front Royal. to-day
called upon Senator Daniel TO urge acton
upon the bill lie explained to them that 1t
/ had been fuvOrably reported, and that ar
/ rangements had been made lOr lts coilSiu-
/ eratiOn.
George f. Laighton aud f. A. Hitchcock,
| represeutiue merchants and manufacturers
! of St LOUIS opposed 10 free coinage, adj
dressed the House Committee on Coinage
heights and Measures III opposition 10 The
| Senate Free Coinage bill to-day.
Mr.. Wicham laid before the committee q
resolution Of the Bankers Association OF
Buffalo. " Y. protesting against the passage
/ Of the Free Coinage blll.
The committed adjourned till "Wednesday,
when it will hear delegation from Pennsy /
ysnia and one appointed by the New York
Chamber Of Commerce on the silver ques-
! tOn.
CONGRESSMAN PHELAS's REMAINS.
The remains Of the late Representative
! Phelan. Of Tennessee. have been placed tenn
p0mrily in the receiving vault e, Oak Hill
cenctary 10 await the arrival of Mrs. Phelan.
who is III ~ her home Upon Mrs. Phean's :
arrival IL will be decided whether the remains
will be inferred here or taken 10 Tennessee.
The Indian Conference.