Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-11
T,legraphic BrevI,ies.

Representative Herbert, OF Alabama. miro
duced bill yesterday TO increi use the enlisted
force Of the navy to not exceeding 1900 men, Of
whom 1900 shall be apprentices.
The State Committee OF the Texas Republic
cans has selected Austin asthe place, and March
Sth as the time for holding the Republican state
Convention. resolution enco.sins Presidcnt
Harrison was adopted.
John A. Mccall has accepted the ocer Of
the presidency Of tho New orH life-lnrurance
Company, provided he be given full ana atso-
lute control, tut he WI not &C 'ept IL Otherwise.
The matter is under consideration by the trus-
tees Of the company.
The Pre-iIent yesterday nominated Walter II.
salborn. OF Minnesota, 20 be United States cir
cult Judge OF the Eighth Judicial Circuit; Joseph
Burlington 20 be United States district Judge on
the Western District OF Pennsylvania, and John
II. Burford to DO associate justice OF the Supreme
Court OF Oklahoma.
In tho Senate yesterday Mr.. Chandler from
the Committee on Naval Affairs, repcrteia bill
providing for badges ior Commander Scnley and
the officers and men OF the Greeley relief eX-
petition. and asked that II be put upon its
passage. Mr.. Morgan objected. and the bill was
placed on the calendar.
The United States steamer Tailapoosa, now at
Montoyideo, has been condemned "a unit for
further navigation service, and viii be sold ~
public auction 70 the highest bidder. All her
oflcers and crew have been detached, and they
sailed for home on the 26th instant. The ITALIA
! poosa IL a relic OF the war, and has had rather
| an eyentfu career. Her last commander was
Commander james VI. Fofsyth.
The Interstate Commerce Commission has de-
cided the case Of j. VI. Rising and others against
| the Savannah, Florida and western Railway
| Company and others. The case involves rates
on Florida strawberries, and Is similar 70 the
case OF Charles Y. Perry, ,hc decision OF which
was announced yesterday. The commission
rules that the rates on strawberries from Gala
han. Fla, 20 Now York should not exceed S3.33
per hundredweight, or $l.o0Le per crate Of %
pounds.
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Mr.. Thomas Sexton gave notice thai he woud
move an amendment 20 the address IN reply 10
| the Queen. speech, declaring that majority OF
the Irish people and their representatives IN the
| House Of Commons are convinced Of the inaOil'-
ty OF the Imperial Parliament 10 legislate ior
| Ireland In the mhnn-r required by the dis'inc
| tive interests Of that country. THIS conflcuon'
| the amendment will declare, has boen intensi-
! fed by the manifest failure OF the laud-pur-
| chaee act 70 afford basis for an extension OF
| the class OF occupying tenants.
| The name Of the author OF Home, sweet
| Home"-,Iohn Howard Payne-was heard In the
| Senate to-day, when Mr. Mitchell reported from
the Claims Committee a bill for the relief OF his
| heirs. Payne was United States Consul at
| Tuns, whore he died on the 9th day OF April,
| 1852. Shortly thereafter his accounts rs consul
were adjusted In tho Treasury Department ana
| q balance OF s205 was found 10 be due him,
| which Ia now standing to his credit on the Regis
| ters books. but there Is no appropriation out Oh
which il can be paid. The committee re'oni-
Il
i made for the benefit Of his heirs
| A Federal blue book issued yesterday shows
/ that the total number OF employees OF the gov
eminent, exclusive OF the postal service, Is oZ'-
S63; In the postal service, lo4, 43l-a grand 10
tai Of 247,294. Excluding the Post-Onice De-
| partment there are employed In Washington
1909 men and 6,105 women, distributed
| among the departments as follows: state De
Iartment, 50, Treasury Department, i,Osy
| 1907; Interior Department, $500; Depart
ment Of Justice, SOS; Department OF Agricul
! ture, $40; Department OF Labor, os; Govern
| Ment Printing Orice, 2,623; Government OF the
| District of Columbia, 1,SSS. The remainder are
distributed among other bureaus and offices
About 1900 employees are attached TO tht
Post-ofice Department proper In Washington
The negotiations between the United States
and Canada In regard to reciprocal trade reia
tions were opened formerly yesterday. at q
conference held at the State Department II
Washington OF representatives OF each govern
ment. The Secretary OF State aud Genera
John ". Foster represented the United States
| while Canda was represented by q com mission
| consisting Of Sir John Thompson. Minister OF
| Justice and Attorney General: Mackenzie 30
| well, Minister OF Customs and Militia; Hon
George E. Foster, Minister OF Finance; ar
| Parmalee, Deputy Commissioner OF Gus
toms, and MIR. Stewart, his private secretary
The commission really consists oil the three Lrst
| named oficlals, the others accompanying then
os attaches. Mr.. Bowel takes the place OF 81
| Charles Topper, out otherwise the com mission
Is the same as that which visited Washing'oi
lasI spring. The conference VIII last seyera
days. The entire movement Is insttgated an'
| pressed by Canada, and is not, as has been per
sistently stated, the result OF wishes expressed
by the United States for O closer trade relation
ship.
Mr.. Forbes, OF the Duluth Board OF Trade, ap
| peared before the House Committee on Agricui
ture yesterday with an argument against th
| passage Of the proposed anti-option bills. III
| argued upon the Same line taken by the othe
northwestern grain men who have heretoior
. been heard against these bills. Mr.. Howard,
merchant OF ~. Louis, favored the bill. declaring
that the dealing In futures was the most suoti
; kind OF gambling that had ever emaaated IRON
The brain OF man. Ii was the greatest ours
that had ever struck the great nation OF America
The hog-product futures II the past ten year
had not paid the cost Of the hogs, aud yet tn
hog-packcrs OF Chicago had become NIL
lionaires. They had become 20 by gam
bling In futures. The grain ring va
! the strongest ring In existence In The country
ana was impoycrishing the nation. These ques
tions rose above the question OF politics or rel
gion for any politics or religion which permitte'
the poor nan TO DO deprived OF the fruis OF hi
toll did not deserve TO DO sustained. IL thi
yllest system II gambling was not put q sop
IL would lead TO revolution There was no di
ference between Board Of Trade aud bucket
shop. except that one sold bushel snd IN
other g oucketfuL Throughout tho countr
there wore bank failures and defnlcutions. an
nine tepths Of the money stolen went into TIL
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