Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-25
LAPHAM'S FISH BILL.


icorrcspondence o. no Richmond Dlspatch.l
WAsHmozos. February .--Rspresenta-
tive Jones, Of Virginia, to-day again APP
peared before the House Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries to oppose
the IAphsm bill. which proposes that
fishing may be done in any Of the bays or
inlets that are now solely under the iuris-
diction of the laws of States. Mr.. Jones
argued specially this morning all the legal
points bearing on tho question and cited
o number of authorities to prove that his
position 10 right a. to the claims OF States
FOR continued jurisdiction over these
waters. He ives carefully listened to and
some of the members of the committee
asked him . great many questions. One
member insisted that vote ought to be
taken to-day. but IS some Of the members
are away the chairman said he thought &C.
ton at present would be hasty. Among
tive Buchanan, Of Virginia, who Is re-
esrded by his associates as such clear
headed lawyer, they think no decision
should be reached until after his return.
WILL CARRY HIS POINT.
Mr.. Jones feels encouraged to believe
that he will carry his point. He regards
the bill as Q measure that strikes at the
interests of large number of his con-
stituents, and IL the bill should become a
law 1t would also take from the States
rights that have been clearly defined by the
laws and amply upheld by decisions OF the
Supreme Court.
A communication was also received by
the same committee to-day from the At
that he would like to appear and present
an argument against the Lapham bill.
e20,0OO,0O OR MORE.
The River and Harbor Committee Of the
House will not be able to report their bill
as early as they had hoped. owing to the
fact that there has been 80 many hearings.
The pubic hearings ended on February
10th. but since then congressman have
been before the committee in such
numbers that the work has been
necessarily delayed. There has been
an impression that the forth
coming bill would make aggregate APP
preparations of only about S12,O00,oO0
or Sl4.000,0Q0.. but this seems to be
erroneous. 1t Ii now understood that the
bill when reported will call for 10000. 900
or possibly more. the average member, re-
CARELESS OF political division. being of the
opinion that this is not question where
economy should be applied to such an ex-
tent that the public works shall suffer for
lack of funds.
AS TO JAMES RIVER.
Representative Wise went TO the station
this afternoon to meet Colonel Ruffin and
other gentlemen appointed by the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce to visit this
city and confer with Representative Jones
in regard to the needs of James river and
other waterways in Virginia. The COM
mittee can give no more public hearings.
- - II I'D <h,pE ~ aH
visable to confer with the virginia men,
bef of the committee and request him to
present their statements to the committee.
Senator Barbour gave notice in the Sen
ate to-day that he would call up in that
body on the 4th of March the resolutions
in respect to the memory Of the late Gene
raj w. II. +. Lee, of Virginia.
IMPROVED.
Speaker Crisp has returned from Old
Point. Colonel O'Ferrall was among those
who to-day visited the speaker in his room
at the House, and he says that even the
brief stay Of the gentleman at the famous
Virginia resort has done him much good.
PosT-oFFIcEs.
Post-offices have been established in
North Carolina as follows; Cottonwood.
Mecklenburg county, Alpheus III. Rea,
postmaster; Harris Mine. Jackson county.
George Springer, Jr.. postmaster. :.
The Office at Ferrell's, Nash county, N.
c.. will be discontinued after February
goth.
Representative Bum has returned from
briet visit to North Carolina.
VIRGINIA WAR CLAIMS INTRODUCED.
In the House to-day Mr.. Meredith, of
Virginia, introduced a dill appropriating
S3, 900 TO compensate the trustees of Hun
ter's Chapel and Arlington Heights for the
use of the church during the war; also,
bill appropriating $4,000 to recompense
George $. Ayre for bonds and money taken
by the United States troops; also. bill
United States troops of the ST. Paul's
church. Hsymarket, Va.