Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-09
THE PALMER HOUSE.
QUARTERS SECURED FOR THE vIR-
GlNIA DELEGATION TO CHICAGO.
Debate on Cotton-Ties and Cotton-Bsg-
ging-sioc. 900 10 Entertsin the Grand
Army Next September.
lrrom Our Rssul.r coresponaen..l


WASHINGTON. April s.--Mr. James r.
Fisher. secretary of the Virginia Demo
cratic State Central Committee, received
letter to-day closing the contract for the
quarters for the Virginia delegation at the
Chicago convention. They will stop at
the Palmer House. and suite OF rooms
has been reserved at that hotel. The
Palmer Is a large and well-equippcd house.
and the delegation will be fortunate IN
securing such desirable quarters. 1t IS
stipulated that the delegation must take
the rooms commencing with 2otn oay OF
June.
WHY BE OPPOSED 1T.
The tariff debate in the House to-day
ties and cotton-bagging on the free list.
Mr.. English. of New Jersey OemocraD,
opposed the bill. This IS a measure es-
sentially in the interest of the South. but
at the same time il will benefit the West,
as iron bands suitable for baling cotton
can be used In baling hay and on barrels,
tubs. etc. New Jersey is heavily inter-
ested, however, in the iron-manufacturing
industry, and II is said that some concerns
in Mr.. Engiishs district are opposed TO
interfering with the present tarin sche-
duie.
The campaign In Louisiana is becoming
go warm that Representative blanchard
will leave at once for that State to take
part in tho fight. Others OF the delega-
ton will also 60 to Louisiana next week;
AS soon as Mr.. Blanchard returns the
river and harbor bill will be pressed for
consideration in the House. This IL
measure in which Virginia and North Caro-
lima are largely interested.
TINE PRECIOUS.
Time is becoming so precious in the
House that a number Of leading matters
are likely to antagonize each other in that
body during the next few weeks. Repre-
sentative OFerrall will, IT Is thought,
soon move to take up the New York con-
tested election case of Noyes rs. Rock
well. He filed the majority report last
Saturday, and the minority report has also
been made to the House. Colonel Ofer-
rail has been absent for several Gays,
having been called to Harrlsonburg TO at
tend to some private business, out ne Ii
expected back tomorrow.
PICTURESQUE FIGURE.
Congressman Jerry Simpson, of Kansas.
who made tariff speech IN the House TO-
day, had very close attention paid to his
remarks. He is a picturesque hgure In
public life. and is striving hard to save ms
a hard row to hoo unless the Alliance peo-
pie stick TO him.
Loudoun county Democrats, who have
been here this week, seem to think that
their delegation to the Richmond con-
yentiop will be uninstructed. the situation,
in their opinion, demanding that the VIZ
ginia delegates shall 60 20 Chicago un-
fettered, so that they can act for the best
interests of the party
MoNsTRR APPROPRIATION.
The Senate to-day passed the bill pro-
yiding for an appropriation OF $4,000 to
entertain the Grand Army here in Septem-
Der next. The bill will meet with opposi-
ton in the House, but as there is heap of
politics in the thing 1t is likely to pass
that body also.
FAyoRABLY REPORTED.
A favorable report has been made from
the War CLAIMS Committee of the House
on the bill of Mr. Meredith for the relief
of a large number of citizens of Loudoun
county, Va, who lost property during the
war when General Sheridan made
his famous raid through that por-
thew thew were Ioyal citizens and ought to
be paid. This measure has been pending
in one branch of Congress or the other Tor
the past twenty-five years, but has never
passed both bodies. The number OF claim
ants is about 200, and they askfor amounts
ranging from 800 to several thousand dol
lars.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
J. w. Gregory has been appointed post
master at Roxton. Lunenburg county, Va,
rice s. p. Childress. resigned, and J. Swan
sew at Berea, Granville county, N. O., uice
J. N. Fuller, resigned.
Post-offices have been established as fol-
lows Virginia. Mundy Point, Northum-
mas
North Carolina-Fernhurst, Jackson
county; George A, Hughes, postmaster,
The Office at Skill, Moore county, n. T.,
mas been discontinued; mail to Pharsola;
A change has been made in the mail
route from Kinston to Trenton, N. o.,
curtailing the service so as to begin at
Bonus, omitting Kinston, decreasing the
distance thirteen miles.