The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-06
RIVER AND HARB0R BILL.
roo MUCH MONEY VOTED AWAY,
says the Treasury watch Dog"-Uncle Jerry
simpsons Idle Boast-Harry Tucker
on Pensions Capital Notes.

WAsHNGroN. d. c.. May ESPECIALLY -
Chairman Holman, Of tho House Appropria-
hous Committee. is confident the Democrats
are making a mistake in passing the pending
River and Harbor bill Mr. Holman fought
il with all his might but was beaten lie
said 70 THE T1wEs correspondent to-day
That bin will aggregate sao.ooo,ooo by the
time it gets through both Houses mean
tho d.reot appropriations and contracts pro
vded for Will amount 60 that much
The bin proposes 20 put some Of the most
iuportsnt public works under the perma-
mont contract system that is to authorize
contracts for completion 90 be made at once
and fhus avoid tho interruptions aud delays
incident 90 waiting upon the passage Oh river
and Larlor bills.
UNCLE 1TBHl's IDLE BOAST.
Mr. Jerry simpson who asserted yesterday
that tho birmingham Farmers Alliance con-
ference would declare Tor tho Third party and
carry four or FIVE Southern States Is not 80
junant since lie has read the address OF that
conference. He still maintains that the con-
ference las really transferred the Southern
Alliance % tie Third party. and says That
address ls lO.ks old one dressed up and
smoothed down A bit 20 please Southern peO-
rle but 10 means tho same In making this
not expressing his honest opinion ln the
conversation lac spoke IN halfhearted sort
Of manner which indicated his dlsapp0lnt-
wert at She result. lie knows that he must
keep rp tie delu-ion that the Alliance is pOpu-
lar anl powerful 10 the South in order % keep
up tle iLrd party organization IN Kansas.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Representative Branch of North Carolina.
sin an excellent mood to-day. and he has
f.. Fa lie Ina lhfofraA "a fayrro .Io orn
port from the House Committee on Public
bindings Ou bis bin 20 direct the erection Of
O. public building at Elizabeth City. The ap-
pr9puaton is fixed at 100000. This is a sig
nA triumph Tor Mr. Branch and he has
la.orol hard 90 achieve it. There are many
public building bills pending and the COM
ulttee is disposed 70 go very slowly IA acting
upon them.
Representative Tucker will deliver q speech
in tho House tomorrow night on the subject
az pens. ns He viii call attention 10 the rapid
growth oi the pension system and the steady
increase W appropriations 10 sustain H. For
tle le1t fiscal year 10 viii cost the Govern
uelt s. 100000 for pensions. and Mr.
Tucker WII present statistics 10 show that
t-e annual cost Will reach e2tO ,00J.0OJ IN
three years.
in Virginia tho following postofices have
been established. Cruey Smyth county
Thomas g. Sanders postmaster, Iampc0
y lork county, Thomas N. Harris postmaster
Representative Bryan. of Nebraska. one of
the most brilliant Democratic leaders of the
West. VIII beat the Virginia Democratic Con-
vention in Richmond on the 18th instant. lie
will remain 10 the city over the ensuing Sun
day
The Lighthouse Board gives notice that on
OF eDout June ID. 1892, i'm order to maze 10
more readily distnguishable by day. the
tower at Cape Charles light staton. north
side of entrance 10 Chesapeake bay. sea coast
of Virginia VIII be painted 10 show red /
horizontal band. twenty-five feet wide az |
height of about sixty feet above the beach. /
The other parts of the tower will remain 1
white, the lantern black.