Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.
UNNECESSARY FOR THE RICHMOND
DELEGATION TO APPEAR.
Sunday and the Worlds Fair-Letters
from Virgins Cisrgymsn-The River
and Harbor Bill Completed.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispasch.l

rCorrospondeuce Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON. March 2f.-Letters have
been received by Senator Barbour and
Representative Wise from committee OF
Richmond businessmen, stating tnat they
would like TO appear here Thursday next
before the Senate Committe on Commerce
to present arguments in favor OF the frye
pilotage bill. This measure was favorably
reported last Thursday by the Senate
committee. and.it would, therefore, seem
useless for the Richmond DELEGATION
to come to Washington then. especially as
no bull of this character Is at present De,
fore the House Commerce Committee, anu
the latter does not even meet on ihurs-
day next. Ii is understood that Messrs;
Barbour and Wise will write the Richmond
committee that they will be glSd to see
them should they come TO the city lhurs-
dsg or any day after they may name.
WILL PROBABLY COME.
Senator Barbour has been requested to
60 TO Richmond next Thursday when the
Dem State Committee meets, but
as yet he is undecided, though his inciina-
tion is to go provided nothing happens To
detain him here.
Some of the Virginia members OF the
House are receiving q great many letters
from ministers OF the Gospel ana ofncers OF
religious societies requesting them 10
withhold their votes from any proposition
for an extra appropriation for the Worlds
Fair at Chicago unless the managers
thereof pledge themselves not 70 have tue
exhibition open on Sundays. 80 tar
as can be ascertained several OF the
Virginia delegation are strongly In
cIined not TO vote for this appropria-
tion even If the Sunday question did not
enter into the matter at all. lhey want
the fair to be success, but they remem-
Der that when Chicago asked Tor the fair
an absolute pledge was made that Chicago
would not ask for an Appropriation outside
OF the Il 100000 for the governments own
exhibit there, and they think a city that
boasted SO much in advance OF It's wealth
and push should not now come before
Congress and plead the baby act.
COMPLETED.
The river and harbor bill was completed
to-day. and the aggregate appropriations
are above S20.00O.000, as stated several
times in this correspondence they would
be. This is one of the matters that the
House is apt to say should be conducted
on a liberal policy, and the Senate always
goes in for large river and harbor bills, SO
1t looks as if the measure is bound to pass:
Mr.. Springer continues to improve. and
he IL no longer considered TO be In any
danger.
LIVELY TIMES EXPECTED.
Indications are that there will be in
teresting times IN the House for the next
week The silver discussion opens to-
morrow, and is likely TO last longer than
the three days allotted If the ants" can
obtain the concessions they ask for.
The West Virginia direct-tax matter Will
not come up again In the Senate until after
Mr. Morrill, is well enough TO go the Capt.
tol. He IS improving. and despite his ad-
yanced age bids fair to recover.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Representative O'Ferrall introduced in
the House to-day bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury TO pay to the
Braddock-Street Methodist Episcopal
church of Winchester. Va, S4,jl0 for occu-
patton and use of the church by the
United States military forces during the
war for hospital purposes and tor repairs
rendered necessary by said occupation.
Mr.. Branch introduced IN the House to-
day bill providing for the examination
and survey OF the estuary of the Pasquo-
tank river known as Potohank. in
North Carolina. The bill IL accompa-
MED by a petition from the farmers,
merchants. and other citizens of the
lower part OF Camden county, asking
that an appropriation be made for the
work, and there is also chart OF the
stream, as well as letters and statements
relating to the commerce OF the place.