Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-15
AcoMMlrTee's DOUBLE MISSION
General Psyton Wise aud tho civiI-service
Com ssion--Le1ington's Building.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON. April l4.-Colonel u. G.:
Marshall, of Portsmouth, Joseph Duke. OF
Norfolk county, and Mr.. George Booker.
OF Elizabeth City county, were here )-day
ON couple OF missions One was TO renew
opposition TO the FRYE bill. now pending
in the Senate. 10 abolish compulsory pilot
age. and the other was 10 talk up an ap-
preparation for the proposed naval display
next fall in Hampton Roads.
A favorable report was made to-day on
the bill to make West Point, in Virginia.
SUPPORT of entry. This measure was IN
troduced In the House by Representative
Wise and passed that body few days ago.
He went TO see Senator Frye about IT yes
terday and he promised that he would call
the attention Of his committee 70 the bill.
IL lie understood here that Governor
Thompson. of South Carolina, the Demo
cratic member OF the CivIl-Service Com
mission, has rendered his resignation to
President Harrison, 10 accept more 70.
munerative position in the city OF New
York IL is also SAID that General Peyton
Wise, of Richmond, would not be ayerse
TO succeeding Governor Thompson on the
commission and it is stated that some OF
his friends have already presented his
name 20 MIR. Harrison for consideration.
Senator Daniel has returned, from the
Confederate reunion at New Orleans. de
speaks in glowing terms OF his soJourn
there, and saws the gathering was among
the most notable and interesting OF its
kind ever held in the South.
ANOTHER APPLICANT.
Three well-known Virginians are now
being talked of TO succeed the late General
Charles NJ. Field in the War Department
in the Office where the war records are be.
ing compiled. In addition to General
Dabney II. Maury and General Lomax the
name Of General John q. Walker, OF Win
chester. is also mentioned.
The Senate has passed very important
bill relating to fishing in the Potomac river
within the waters under the jurisdiction
of the District OF Columbia 1T PROVIDES
that il shall not be lawful to fish with
seines in portions of the river where the
herring and shad have their spawning
beds.
Colonel Leigh W. Reid. of Alexandra, is
sand 10 be a candidate for Civll-Seryice
Commissioner. He was until recently the
Deputy Register of the Treasury, having
been appointed bv the Cleveland admins
tration. He is backed by Senator Barbour.
Nessrs. Bedingfeld and Wilson, the
North Carolina Railroad Commissioners,
and Mr.. Brown. clerk of the commission,
are here attending the meeting OF the
State Railroad Commissioners; also Gene
raj j. c. Hill. of Albemarle. the Virginia
commissioner. go
The Senate has passed a bill appropri-
ating S25 600 for the erection OF pubic
building at Lexington. Va. The amount
was reduced from $50 900, Gs provided by
the original bill.
THE THIRD PARTY.
Major Gaines. Of Charlotte county, was
among the Virginia visitors at the Capitol
to-day. He is attending the Farmers
| Congress, which has been IN session at
Alexandria Major Gaines Is reported as
| favoriug Third party movement, but he
| is not strong in his opinion regarding the
matter, and II is said that he was told by
several of the public men to-day that Vir-
GINA would not like 10 try any expert
mcnts.
Representative Bum has returned from
| North Carolina. He went home on sick
| leave. He SAYS he feels better. In regard
TO the political situation in North Carolina
he declares that things are at present
| badly mixed.
| POSTAL AFFAIRS.
A post-office TO be known as Edgar has
| been established in North Carolina with
S. Frank Wall rs postmaster.
Carter S. Anderson, at Ashcake, ana
Henry a. Murrell, at Rodney, Va, have
been commissioned postmasters.
The post-offce at Dicksboro', Pitt coun-
ty. n. c., has been abolished; mall to
Farmville.
SPECIAL mail service to Skill. Moore
county, N. c., will be discontinued, as the
office has been abolished.