Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-25
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE RIVER AND HAR6OR BILL WILL
PROBABLY ee DELAYED.
status Of the bankruptcy Biii-Frauju-
lent Firms Panlshed-loung Ter
rvs success-Patsnts.


From Our Regular correspondent
wAsHINGrov, May 24.-The friends of the
river and harbor bill were much disappointed
to-day because that measure as II came from
the Senate Was sont 20 tho Committee of 'he
Whole IN the House Instead Of going 10 confer
ence. II will delay the matter considerably Tor
'ugh II isa privileged question it, opponents
hav a better chance 70 fight the bill senator
. has gone out Of town. aud Mr.. Blanchard II
also away, but tho advocates Of the measure
Dceye they Will eventually pass II.
The House Committee on tho judiciary nre
now considering the bankruptcy bill. but have
not reached any conclusion. Mr. Buchantn'
Of Virginia. who Is n member of the committee,
says that there arc some Objectionable features,
similar 10 those he opposed IN the last Congress
when no poiated cut hardships that would come
upon the debtor class In Virginia. Mr.. Buchanan
thinks this bill Is much IN advance Of the times
although there are some provisions that are
good. aud which are no dOubt acceptable 10 mcr-
chants 8nd bankers in ;he cities Of virginia
VIRGINIA SHIPPERS PROTECTED.
There hayo already been some prosecutions In
Washington under the la" recently passed -
prevent fraud on the part Or commission mer-
chants. aud the authorities propose to press Ylg-
orousiy Any cases made against offenders Rep
resentatve OFerrall introduced the bill and had
IL put through Congress. There has been great
deal OF clmplain from Virginia shippers IN the
past ten years that they could not get settle
mcnts. The trouble has been hat number
Of dishonest firms operated here, ana INC
reputable com nission-men have been apNl)l- io
have law that would punish men Tor cheating
the shippers. Tie new law II ~ special ihteres
20 the sections Of Virginia from which 20 inunh
country produce Is shipped 70 Washington me
law, a IL now stands requires me commission
firms TO make returns ~ the cpnSiguofs Nlthh
five DAYS after they sell tho stun, and failure
10 DO ~ is now a mistemeanor' pnnishabie by
both fine and Imprisonment.
POLK PARTY.
Colonel l.. T.. Polk, president of the National
Farmers Alliance. has returned IRON N"fth
Carolina. and j. .fill clamOriug tnat the ihird-
party movement viii amount to great drai
I'm the State. lie boasts that NJ. Harry skinner
mas. after an, decided 90 affiliate slHateiy WIN
the Third-pariy people, ami he has hat MIN
aalasfai as a delegate 20 the Omaha convention.
Representative Edmunds received notice this
morning that Joseph -. Tory. his appo'hiee %
the Naval Academy, had successfully pi-scl M
examination. Young Terry Is the son OF pr -
Coles Terry, a farmer ~ Sent Noun'an, hoa-
noke county and a grandson OF commodore
Whittlc.
II is stated here that az fast a. delegates are
chosen 20 the National DemOTati, convention
at Chicago the Cleveland literary bureau iaAr
special pains to ascertain the posi-onlce nd'
dresses Of each. and then documents are sent
them very promptly urging them 20 vote ioi
Cleveland at Chicago.
PtTENrs GRANTED.
Among patents granted to-day were the fol-
lowing.
Virginia william j. Cussen. Richmond, 10
bacco- pouch: James q. Pollard. assignor to the
! international cigarette Machine Company
! Rosuoke cigarette michine; simon T.. y
/ seward ant p. W. leimtereer, Petersburg
Leimbergcr assiguOr 90 sowarh-trunk; Johh
| ii. rrayl0r. Richmoni. platc-lifter.
North CarOlna-frank =. No4ch. Trinity 'oi'
lege. door che ,k Ezekiel r. Paschal, as- Gnor OF
! one half 90 F. 4. Dcyen-h, High Point andiron
NAL MATTERS.
Po.t-onlres have been established In North
| Carolina A. follows: JernigaI. pupiin county
! Watson Jerncan, postmaster; Selah' johnston
county, Barien Brown, posfmasier.
Mail service has been e-fabli he'd IN virginia
a. follows: Crosses. by Loves Mis- 10 -. CLAIR
Bottom. five and One-hait miles and back sA
| times week, by "a schedule of not 20 e1eec.
! one aud onc-han houfs running time eari
way. From July I, 1892, 10 June 80, lsH3.
u. \. Mccoy has been appointed postmaster
at Siler FredericS county, Va, ycc G.. W. WHIT
acre, resigned and j. \. Harrington. at Ayden
PITT county. n. G., wee j.. W. Hcunston' re-
signed.