The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-26
THE LAPHAM BILL DEAD.
TIM MEASURE vIErUALLY KIILED.
In tho Interest Of Commercial Travellers.
Tho Chinese Exclusion Bill Again
Discussed In the senate

WAsHrSoToN. ID. c.. April 25.-lSpecial. J.
The Lapham bill 10 open State waters to the
indiscuminate invasion Of menhaden and
msckerel fishing fleets is apparently virtually
killed As a matter Of fact. a. the meeting last
Wednesday OF the Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries the bill was ordered
hvorably reported by a narrow majority. and
Air. Buchanan, Of Virginia. was authorized 10
make the minority report. subsequently q
motion 10 reconsider that action was
made, followed immediately by q
motion to table that to reconsider The
motion to table was rejected 1t is now held
and conceded that the pending motion is
seally that TO reconsider. and that the CON-
niiteo still has actual jurisdiction Of the bill.
Representative stump. who at the recent
meeting consented to having the bill reported,
has determined, after more careful examin-
alton. that II IS too vicious measure
vote against the bili. as will Messrs.
Wheeler Of Michigan and Moore of Texas.
who were not present at the last meeting
Enough adverse votes VIII bo present To re-
ect the b.li and send il 10 Join the original
II should be borne In mind that the pehdlhs
bin is not the one against which Representa-
tive Jones made his telling argument. lhas
bill was defeated in committed soon aiIeI-
wards tho representatives OF the neAAe0ch
combine had another introduced, WhleA'
while more plausible upon It's iace' - "s ln's-
chieyOus and vicious as the original
F0R THE RrLIEr OF KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP.
The Commercial Travellers Association has
a delegation here working tor the bill re-
Gently reported favOranly by Captain Wise
from the Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee 10 amend the Interstate Com
merce Jaw SO as 20 permit the issuance OF
loiut interchangeable 5,OOJ-mile tickets with
special privileges as TO the amount OF free
baggage that may be carried under such
tickets. not 90 exceed $50 pounds per passen-
GER. The object IS % permit commerclal
travellers or drummers 20 carry without ex-
ira pay baggage in addition 10 that allowed
tie general passenger
WASHINGTON NOTES.
10 appears that in the transmission Of the
te,egaphic report Of Colonel O'feTraiis IN
terv.ew with lHH TINES correspondent sent
lemight on which the vote on the Noyes-
Rockwell case was taken, an error occurs
elich quotes the Colonel as speaking of
tlauge of sentiment wrought IN the Virginia
delegation. 1t was the Democratic majority
of the Election Committee 10 which Colonel
OFF ferIa.l referred, and the erroneous inter
pIetaton seems 10 be more matter OF slip
ir runcilatiOn than anything else.
The name Of the pOstOflce at ClarkOnia,
Halifax county. Va. has been changed 10
C.arkton. and Thomas Is. Clark has been re-
appointed postmaster.
u North Carolina postofices have been
established as follows. Applewhite, Colum-
bus county. Elisha J.. Applewhlte postmas-
ter peden. Allegheny county, Nora G.
Weaver postmaster
Senator Barbour (by request to-day intro
ducel bill 10 authorize the Secretary Of the
Navy to purchase. al q cost not TO exceed
$4,000. the Ourdan 6 Koble letter engraving
machine if in his judgment its operation
would effect a saving Of time and money.