Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-21
IN EXCESS s7,OOO,OOO
INCREASED REVENUE DESPITE TO
eAcco-rAx REDUCTION.
Now for tho Pebble BuIidings--Th Mex,
speakership-,Judee Crisp's Chances
Continued Illness of Prominent Men.
iron Our Regular Correspondent. !


WASHINGTON, April 20.--In spite OF the
reduction IN the tobacco taxes by the last
Congress and tho abolition of the special
tax for manufacturers aad dealersthe In
tegnal-rcvenue receipts are seven million
dollars in excess Of what they were at the
corresponding time of last year. II must
be remembered, however. that the tax on
some articles embraced in the internal
revenue levy was increased by the last
Congress.
the NEW ARCHITECT.
Mr.. Edbrooke, tho newly-appointed gu
pervising Architect of the Treasury. has
arrived and entered upon the discharge OF
his duties. He IN a man about forty-hve
years OF age, of blonde complexion. and
delicate in figure. IL Is said that be il pos
sessed of considerable means and was do
ing well In bis calling at Chicago, and
many Of his friends wondered why he
should have accepted position that carries
80 much responsibility and pays a salary
Of only 1850 per year. Now that Mr.. Ed
brooke has taken hold IL 10 expected that
special agents will soon be sent TO Staun-
ton, Roanoke, and Norfolk to investigate
the question OF sites for the proposed new
Government buildings at those places.
Reidsville, in North Carolina, is also
another place at which Government
building is 10 be erected under the appro-
priations made by the last Congress.
tbs BEAKERsHR.
A prominent New York politician and
leading member of Tammany said 70 the
DESPATCH correspondent to-day that ne
thought from all he could gather this far
In advance of the opening OF the contest
that most of the New York Democratic
members Of Congress would support
Judge Crisp, of Georgia, for the speaker
snip Of the next House. He said also that
Judge Crisp bad greatly Impressed the
Democrats OF the Empire State with ms
courage. GOODNESS. and ability during the
exciting scenes in Reeds "billiop dollar. /.
Congress, and that both the adherents, OF
the Hill and Cleveland factions IN New
York appeared TO favor the distinguished
Georgian for Speaker. 49,
that he happened 10 know that Judge
Crisp would get O largo vote all through
the East, and he thought that the fight
being made on him by the ultra free-trade
crowd In the West would do him good In
those sections Of the country where men
had not gone mad on the question OF
making Mills Speaker or disrupt the party.
SEVERE ISDIsPosIT1oN.
A number of well-known gentlemen in
this city are still confined 10 their rooms
by illness. Among the number may be
mentioned Judge Montgomery, OF the Dis
trict Supreme Court; Hon. William II.
Morrison, of Illinois: Major Peyton Ran
dolph, formerly general manager OF the
Richmond and Danville railway; Judge
Jeremiah NJ. Wilson, one OF the leading
LAWYERS at this bar, and General Casey,
chief Of the Bureau OF Engineers.
MUCH PLEAsED.
Mr.. William Z. Quinby, chief owner and
editor of the Detroit Free Press, who has
been here on q resting tour for the past len
DAYS, has been down TO Manassas TO look
over the historic battlefield. He had
never been in that part Of Virginia before,
and was much pleased with his visit.
POSTMASTER APPOINTED.
W. II. Outlaw was TO-DAY appointed post
master at Windsor, BERTHE county, North
Carolina. Utce A. Robins resigned.