The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-11
THE UNITED STATES MABISE CORPS.
\ Bin 20 Increase Its Emoienoy-The Mill
tary Academy BUI-Capitat Notes.

| WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb, l0-fSpecial. -
Representative Wise has introduced bill TO
eQualize the grade Of officers. prevent deser-
tons and increase the efficiency Of the United
| States Marine Corps. 10 IS q COPY of a bill
recently introduced BY Senator Mcpherson
lt specifically provides for officers or the
CORDS and their method Of promotion. SO that
! no favOrltlsm shall be shown. An important
/ provision relates 10 the Marine band. Under
/ the bill the musical director shall have the
/ rank and authority Of a second lieutenant;
also, an assistant musical director with the
rank Of sergeant-malOr, and seventy nusi-
cians, who shall be enlisted as such. thirty of
whom shall be rated as frst-class and shall re-
/ ceiye goo per month each and the allowance
/ OF prIyates of marines forty shall be rated at
/ secOnd-cass and receive $50 Der month and
/ the allowance Of marines.
Colonel Oferrall has introduced n bill 10
break up the rascally commission firms Of
| Washington. 1t has been a common practice
for rascals to establish an ostensible commits
SION nln and 20 distribute circulars inviting
business on liberal terms. Many complaints
have come from Virginia 10 the effect that
merchants ana farmers of that State had
teen detrauded by such firms In many cases
no return whatever was made upon cOnsign-
lnents. Colonel Oferralls bill prescrlbes
heavy penalties.
Inc ehtFe community. especially the busl-
ness men of Randloman, Randolph county.
\. g., feel indignant at the recent order
Of the Postotice Department changing
the site OF the postoaice Of that city. Ran
dleman is an important manufacturing place
and requires the best postal facilities The
change was made at the instance of the post
master. Letters of complaint and protests
by the dozen have been pouring in upon
representative Henderson. This morning
he called upon the Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter-Generai and submitted to him the nume-
r0us protests he had received After exami-
ming all the papers Mr.. Rathborn said frank
ly that the change ought never - have been
made. lie added, however, that as il was
made upon tho report Ot an inspector II
would require another examination by an in
spector to annul the order lie said he
wcud suspend It for the present. Mr. Hem
derson believes he wall succeed IN having the
order rescinded.
Representative Dockery. who in the alb |
sence Of Chairman Holman Is leading the |
Appropriations Committee fight against the |
Military Academy bill as reported by tho l
Military mmittee, fears the bill will pass |
tomorrow. II 10 does he Will offer resolu- /
ton to recon NIT the bill with instructions to /
reduce the amount so as not 10 exceed that of
a similar bill passed by the last Congress.
On tins Mr.. Dockery will demand the yeas
and nays and he hopes by putting Democrats
on record on the question of economy thus /
90 effect "a reduction of the Military Academy |
bil.
AGAINST THE ANTI-oPTIoS BILL
Argument against the Anti-Option bill was
made before the House Committee on Agri-
culture to-day by Mr.. Forbes. OF the Duluth
Board of Trade He contended that its pas
sage would demoralize the grain trade Of
tire whole country, and 1t would espe-
cal,y demoralize that section dependent upon
water navigation to transport products to mar
ket Air Howard, of 81. Louis, a member
Of Ia Merchants Exchange Of that city,
gave the committee his views on the subject
of dealing in futures. There was not, he
said. "a Yaihatlng circumstance IN the practice
Ii was the most shrewd the most subtle that
ever emanated from the brain of man.
Every man who formerly dealt with him and
had left him TO deal IN futures had been
ruined. The c1mmittae decided to continue
the hearings on the bill on Saturday next and
conclude them the following Wednesday.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
A rumor was generally circulated to-day
that Secretary Blame had resigned. but it
proved tO be premature However, there is
ample reason 10 believe that Mr. Blaine con-
templates resigning and that the act viii not
be long delayed.
The mail messenger service in Virginia to
oily Mills Augusta county, from Baltimore
and Ohio rail way, has been changed TO en-
lrace BroOkewoOd, Augusta county.
In North Carolina post flee has been es-
abished at Norfolk. Iredeu county, with
Richard j. Bryant as pos master.
The name Of the p0stOaice 40 Trout.
Mitchell county, has been changed to Alta,
mont
lhe following postmasters were appointed
O-day
Virginia.. c. Funkhouser. Belgrade
Shenandoah county, j. a. Haughan. Hew- 8
cts, Hanover county; j. T. Hunaley, I
sandy River iittsylvania county j.. S.
iandegrift 1nkers Knob. Botetourt county.
North Carolina f. J.. Alexander. Garrison.
ieckienburg county, j. Eawes, Phoenix, +
brunswick county.