Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-05
CAPE FEAR CHANNEL
SYSTEM or RANGE LIGHTS TO BE
CONTINUED TO WILMINGTON.
ohiector Holman Defeats Move Tor
west virginss's Dirsct-Tax Fsnd-How
% Keep Quosum-wsr Claims.
from our Regular Correspondent

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WASHINGTON. February 4.-Ths Secretary
OF the Treasury sent to the House to-day .
recommendation from the Lighthouse
Board that 93.lo5 be made for lighting inc
now channel of the Cape Fear river. N. ":
above Reeves Point, 90 that the System OF
range lights adopted below shall DC con-
tinued up to Wilmington. The Secretary
further Gays that this matter came Up 81
the session of the Light House Board neie
Novem her 10. 1891, upon papers suomitteda
nv tbe Wilmington Produce Exchange shu
Nv other parties interested IN t lro
navigation Of Cape Fear ri.sf ass.Is
its entrance to Wilmington. a,s the
ara now carried by ranges. over mar 'H 40
d;etance and then left without guides 10
take them At night to the port OF wlimins.
tn 70 complete the system and iucreaso
tba uaef,,lneas of the lights IN the iowes
mart of the river, similar aids snoulu 20
provided for the upper part 80 as 70 gu'ta ,
vessels to Wilmington, their port VI u'''''
nation. .rrrx
Representatives Wilson and Penoietoh,
of West Virginia, made an enors to-aay N m
have pushed in the House the Senate Dali
ran,ovino some technical DISTINCTIONS, so
that West Virginia can receive the portion
.aa az " d;yect- tax fund. At first the Trea-
y. WV IN Gals would not pay Virginia's .por.
s;nn Claiming IL should be held until all
accounts between the State ann the zen
eral Government were setueo' Messrs.
Wilson and Pendleton did not succeed IN
their efforts. as Mr. Holman was prats sra5
the " watchdog" business, and ne entered
one of his usual objections.
EVIDENTLY AN ERROR.
lid 1au that ha
Thought he had O grievance against the
DIsplrcH. owing to q statement IN an edi-
torial to the effect that there was no Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the Sixth
Virginia District in 1890. However, he Is
willing to be charitably inclined toward
the belief that the writer meant to say
- Republican, instead of " Democratic"
The farmer member has been OF the
opinion that he was intensely Democratic
throughout his career.
MIR. Lupton, q prominent and successful
farmer or Frederick county, va, Is mere
on a visit to his son, who resides IN WASH
ington.
NEGLIGENT DEMOCRATS.
Although the Democrats have about $50
majority in the present House 1T is most
difficult matter on the part OF the leaders
to keep quorum in the hall. Ii the
average member attended as regularly as
the Virginians and North Carolinians there
would be no reason for complaint. The
Virpiniaps who are now absent are una
yoidably away. The father OF MIR: Jones
was injured last week. and he had to go
home, it being duty that he owed his
parent. MIR. Lester is in bad health and
has indefinite leave of absence. DR.. Law
son has undergone a severe surgical ope,;
ration and has been in Richmond confined
to his room In the hospital for more than
month.
STEPS TO INDUCE THEM.
The leaders of the House are going to
take steps to induce absentees who are
not sick or called away from other serious
causes to attend the sessions moro regu-
larly.
Mr.. Blanchard thinks the river and har-
bor bill will be ready to report to the
House by about the 1st of March.
Ex-Congressman Bowden. of Norfolk. IS
in the CITY. He says political matters are
very quiet among the Virginia Republi-
cans.
WAR CLAIMS.
Representative Tucker has introduced
war claims bills for the relief of the fol-
| lowing people in his district: Mrs. Maria
| ID. LsRue, Mrs. s. NJ. Gale, and DAVID W.
| Speck, of Augusta county, and Amanda
Law. administrative of Il. James Law, de-
ceased of Rockbridge county.
Sarah 4. White has been commissioner
postmaster at Sballotte, n. e., and Jacob
| Il. Crummett at Headwaters, Va.
Colonel Robert Beverly and Ill. RozieI
Dulaney, of Fauquier county. were among
| the Virginia visitors at the Capitol to-day