Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-17
WASHINGTON CITY.
..yv VISITING WRelNIANs AT The
fN' NATIONAL CAPITAL
.,Inii,ty of Answering Applicants
tetters-post-0Siec Demands
IN she IcSd.
- n,r N.Ealar corfosponaent.l

,,.,.r oar Regular Correspondent.l
,.......roN. December le. Neither the !
... NOR che House WAS In session TO- |
..t o.auy OF the members Of each |
$3.50 "a. the Capitol. and quite num- !
visitors were about The building. |
.a Eandolph Tucker, Of Virginia, !
irs door Of the House and ho |
.l picasantly with some Of 1
.rlers OF his own State |
......u. and renewed acQGRIntances |
...r .r tre Years gone by, when he took |
mon, part IA the popular branch Of /
Ut course. the subject of his /
....ci tor Attorney General IN the |
cabinet was brought up by !
hoe trends, and Mr.. Tucker has |
...-.a'4 importers here who do not /
express publicly the wish that /
.. ., "a part Of the incoming admins /
q. c. Hiu. Of Albomarlc Rail-
.umiesionpr OF Virginia. was an I
...... known gentleman who was at 4
r Colonel Atkins. of Mecklen- !
....y. VINO has been IN town ior
...r.. ...-. wa w.th him.
.rr REPUBLICAN STATED.
- "..e Committee on Elections. OF !
..rr4 Oferrali. OF Virginia, IL 1
... iai meeting TINS morning and |
Id. celebrated PennsylVaula con- |
30 Gre0vy IS. Soul IN favor OF |
- t.e sttlugmember. The vote of |
..e was unanimous. and the Re- |
. retain his SCAT on the ground |
..... .~ty entitled % 10. There are /
wanna members on the Elee- /
.. ..rr .ttce-Mr. Gillespie. Demo !
ltfTNnTu- Honu BilpQu. /
.sI IN their views on tins mat |
...r. was remarkable unanimlty |
o.. entire committee. TO give |
. as how diMCult has been !
o. handle this case 10 |
. -~arv 90 State that there are |
pages of printed testimony, |
no be- carefully examined. 90 say |
{ Numerous printed briefs on |
and written statements filed |
g. t.ine by both contestant aud /
HR TILL SfEAN.
I-... wanna Republican said today |
..Ie him feel mean when he |
t. Che action Of the last House IN |
l"-l8ugston case OF Virginia. !
-..-.,I the finding by a partisan |
.. committee was not fair, but |
.. pressure was SO great !
IrputlIcau majority so sleu- !
ono dared kick against !
. ...~ .t tire managers. lie could |
..g uu admiration, he added, |
..,. who dccide ca q on their
hoped This rule for the good /
.....r. would DO followed here
Ieuall has been requested by
o. draw up the report in
..... ..-rauU cass % he submitted 10
AID 10 promises 10 be an cX-
..... interesting document, as que,-
.... wand fact Will he discussed that
..r.a. Important bearing on future
.....- r.NIuc, perhaps, the same dis
. r>UTE C.VIL-sERyICE RULES.
l,.ia AID North Carolina con-
... receiving so many letters
..r.a q variety Of subjects that It
f.r them 10 begin 90 answer
..icutIJus. Indeed II Will be
.t lfe many OF them Dig OUT
r. s.I ever since the election IN
.... .-,cuaoritv ofIetters received 10y
,.... .-.turelate directly indirectly
-.. Question of appointments under the
... ...ristratou. Post Offices, OF
.. ,l-k in this great mass OF cor
-. ...a Those places are not under
.ryice regulations. They be-
.. Democrats after the 4th of March,
... member expressed 10 the other
-r Chinese bumbug can keep the
-..I 't.c urls from getting them az
...-... changes can be made when our
... hold of the TelD5 OF govern
.. r.e Virginia members, in whose
-- ale about 800 post-oilices.
.-... ITO. lpuhcatiOns for more than 100,
.. .... instances ho has received as
... G.. -I-y and sixty letters relating TO
...- which pays less than $500 per
.a. which pay not more than
10 .l : 0D are sought by from three
t. men. aud this member has
ST. .uhect OF pOst-ohice5 alone
.... ... ..ou of several thousand let
.- Tie larger places, such as depU-
. .-1Is of internal revenue. consul
...-otice inspectors. railway mell
-.... ..a.. there IS hardly any estimating
Of letters, petitions ana APP
.. le has fled away. being literal
.... 81. keep upWlth hlS immense cor
... WHAT IS true of one mem-
Virginia or North Carolina fits
.. ...- & nearly ali the Others
r..r. .. Democratic members of the
.. ... Ncssrs. Buchanan, Lawson
. -r. Of Virginia, and Colonel
Nnrth Carolina, Will escape TINS
r- work. Il Is simply impossible
.-.-...rted Democrats to keep up
..- work az present. They could
.......t ta.r lad a half dozen clerks
. 3d.. hey ore poor men as IA rule
... ... ,-t the necessary G'slstanse'
IIrD AWAY.
a-l-rs vii keep the letters and
t.l away. uud as fast as they
Sass vii do so, aud the writers
r. molly have 10 bide their time,
r as no changes can he
..r. after the 4th of March,
E. besides tho congressman have
.- other duties 10 perform ii
...-...-t nj their constituents. Ihey
.... .,,.u- and willing 70 serve their
.. want 70 aid all who desire 10
PAGES. the Virginia and North
t...s Democrats believing IN the rlght
....r- So seek places II they care TO-
t.- p'uus ought 70 30 TO INe'
.-.r u,u.
CLINICAL POSITIONS.
a. the correspondence referred 10
r.Iutst- for clerical positions IN
-.....s .tHtuts hero al Washington, the
.,.seltIv forgetting that there Is
....--..e. low. aud tnat as long as that
..a..s Ou the statute-book u cou-
... ls p0WcTless 10 procure any
.. .L. .rt here and there menlh
with poor pay attached. To OBJ
o.. ...tUrg m the classified service
a $40 and under Si,SU per year.
..ea,suy TO stand and pass
-- me civil-serylc0 examination.
l... ...e az large seem 10 want that law
t % force. and whiieit IS observed
l.. .aa get anything IN the way OF
ship on the recommendation or
oer of Congress. This important
'-r. ...a-s 10 have been overlooked by
ta.-. is and hundreds Of ambitious men
H- semen ln Virginia and North Carroll
-. 10 by tie applications they nave
Wait 10 Mt. VERNON.
~. ra-d Of World's-Fair Managers for
'-... met here to-day al the MetropOl-
p. .. IL IS composed of Colonel A.
OF Richmond (tDe chairman
lrrnulle Games, Of Marrenton;
' u,.m Radiord Beaie. OF Botetourt
-.. captain }. IL. ii. Hggatt. OF
tie. DR.. Bfokenboroueh. Of North
a Judge Martin Williams. OF
senator w. =. Jordan, OF Hall
.r senator Hurt. of Plttsylyanla; Mr..
seaman. of Norfolk. and SIR. J. \. IL.
I.aIau. Of shenandoah. Dir. L. I:
H li stanton, - the secretary, ana
.. ....rson. Of Snyth county, Is the
manager ui tho board. Mrs;
WISE. Ole ct the. United
laty commissioners Tor Nlr-
vas present. as were nearly
mentioned above. The principal