Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-31
SMALLER
beautifully Less Become Both
Houses Of Congress.
,yTI-OPTION BILL POSTPONED.
...., Action By the senate IN Providing
Extension of Appropriation
Other Washington Notes
IN nnr Regular corrn.ponaen,.l


v,mrxo7oS. July sO.-Mattors were dull
IA 5ecldedly uuinteresting at the Capitol
-. The heat was as oppressive as
and tho ranks of tho statesmen had
..ro,illy thinned out. The Senate did
..,srativoly little. the principal action
~. postponement of the vote on the
.,a 3uton bill until next winter.
a. action was taken with tho
81 sanction Of SIR. Washburn and
49,, ardent friends Of the measure.
e..s s1mothing Of a surprise, Tor tbe
- fuat only the other day the Sehato
hv en- Overwhelming majority TO
Nr WOlcotts motion 70 sehd tne
...- % the winicrsession. ~ Is uhuet-
D.. .., Mr.. Washburn concluded that
? force q vote this session, and
..ttit would have better effect
d, -lvocatcs Of the bill 10 move TO
..r. Undoubtedly a majority OF
..t.r. are now IN favor of the pro-
or.l-aptiou law, and much OF tho
.,.r rq.ncd Is due 70 the fact that q
%. .'... cqu.paign is going on, and pre-
f.I clerr0n IN 20 be held. Four
.-,s from nov the question may not be
.,.. q. important one.
-s~ IarB ErrRrsENTATrvE CRAIG.
r,. House adjourned early to-day on
..,t a the death OF Representative
- p.rreylvania. He was seated
10. ..,.-t. f7st winter, having contested
go. s... hold ty Colonel Stewart. Mf.
.,..s 90 clam, unassuming farmer,
E -eN.r minated Tor congress IN 1871
'e bon Gratis was working IN q
! an ls isrm' ms son, Joha
"a f.r democratic mayor OF
'.r.f EDa,uk. IN Iowa. The old
go .l.,.i- e.-.red his congressional
All hs sad several months ago 10
..r..I Iudeut that no had
I.-. .y.-. farmer all his life.
.. 1ti0n. As he put It :
.. on man, and the bone
-.act thought deserved
et.... r-.
..ISULING HOUSE.
t-....' t.a House to-day developed
r.... than q quorum of that
s... members left town to-day,
...t believed quorum can be
-..-. '.uiay unless some OF the
-r,.lrl.
.,. -.... iar people are beginning 20
.s ..t t..r prospects are getting
... i.tti. vWll not got agree 10 a CON-
Is tley would accept the
......fsa Joan the sundry civil bill
.. b. ,....l speedily.
POSTAL MOTIFS.
r... ~res Layo been established in
~. I.-..Ia as follows: Mumtords,
.0..r. county. John ". MumfOrd,
...s..r. sapphire, Jackson county,
... g. Jacobs, postmaster.
.... .r..a.Iu Virginia has been ostab-
....l. stu. ows. New Glasgow Depot, by
.... a.i Rose Mills, TO Lowesyllle, 1873
b L. 10
....... - .at Io exceed four hours run
... t.. .acl way. from August 9. 1892
r.. following changes in North Carolina
-... ...t.s lave been ordered by the De-
I.s..r} 20 Cane Creek. From Au-
.f j.. l-.3. change service 70 "a TO
....'. I4-,lA'. between Pluck aud Cane
...... .c.siug distance one and three
...-.r rl.'-.
...a.l.o 20 Mt Pleasant. From August
-.. increase service to three times a
.. change -chcdule TO tuesday, Thurs
. b.. ..I saturday.
.u.IHs Springs TO Hulrs Cross
Ia-. from August Is, 1872, increase
81. tu tlrce times week.
..4.lI 90 Ac,t0r. From August Is,
l. ll.t-dee service To three times q
..... lr.u tie same date Testate route
..m Felix. by Nostor, % Mocksville
ta.a. increasing distance one milo.
.r- Greek 20 Glenn. From August
70 increase service TO twice week.
.ur.utte To- Davenport. From August
20 change service so as L. supply
't.aVu.i. between Charlotte and Kan
.. increasing distance one and one-half
-..eiel mail service has been discon-
.rrI 40 North Carolina from Rankin 10
ttYLwool MccAenburg county, and
rom Cane Crook 10 Iaschal, Chatham
county.
&C. a." has been dropped from the name
VI the Office 80 IaZowclt, Va.