Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.
400, 1000 ACRES OF PUBLIC LANDS FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE v. N. !.
Protssts Against the Frye BiIl--Discrini'
nation Against Newport Nsws-Bili
Against tho Subsidized COMPANY.
From our Regular Correspopdent.l

from our Regular Corrcspondentl
WAsHTSgros, April 16.--Mr. Daniel introduced
IN the Senate to-day q bill providing that
| 300. 900 acres Of the public lands Of the United
States be applied, a. far as may bc necessary,
for the benent Of the Virginia Military Institute,
| 10 repair the building, and restoration Of the
buildings Of that institution and to the respora-
ton OF the library and scientific apparatus
heretofore destroyed by FIRE, the application 70
| be made In such manner as the Legislature OF
Virginia nsy direct or may empower the Bosrd
Of Visitors of the institute to direct, provided
that tho State Of Virginia shall pay tho expenses
| OF agents and commissioners appointed by the
| government 70 select the lands, and they are 70
be reimbursed ont OF the sales Of the lands.
Other material provisions in the bin are as fol-
| lows:
That the Governor Of Virginia may appoint
| one or more agents or commissioners 20 act with
| an agent 70 be appointed by tho Commissioner
| OF tho General Land Once, subject 10 the ap-
proval o. the Secretary OF the Interior, who 10.
gether shall select the lands granted In this act
| from any public lands within the United States
| not included In some subsisting grant made by
| the United States.
| That when tho selection Of said lands
tary Of the Interior, the title 70 the same
| shall be vested IN the State OF Virginia, 70 and
| for the use and benefit Of said vr-
| ginia Military Institute, 10 be applied
section Of this act, and then to the endowment OF
/ said institution and TO no other purpose what
| ever; and patents shall issue 10 said state Tor
the lands so selected and approved. and the
State Of Virginia SHALL by law direct the sale ol
such lands and the money arising from such
sales snail be paid into the treasury OF Virginia.
but no expenses that may be incurred In MAKING
such sales, after the selections OF lands made
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| the Interior and are entered on the township
maps OF the proper land oflices, shall be paid by
| the United States.
THE PILoTAGE BILL.
| Senator Daniel presented a number OF peti.
tions to-day protesting against the Frye bill
aboIishing The compulsory pilotage bill. They
we're from the Town Council OF West Point, Va.
and the boards Of trade and chambers OF
commerce in the following cities: Lynch
burg. Petersburg, Newport News, Portsmouth,
wards, Of the Norfolk Pilots Association. and
Colonel r. G. Marshall, OF Portsmouth, the attor,
ney for the association, have been here doing al
| they can 10 defeat the bill. They say that II
| they are beaten in the Senate they rely ON the
House to side-track the bill.
SUBSIDIZED CoMPAyY's ACTION.
| Messrs Vest and Cockrell to-day presented In
| the Senate protests from the Merchants Ex-
change Of 81. Louis, the Wholesale GrocerS Az
sociation, and other commercial organizations IN
opposition 10 the action OF the United States and
| Brazil Steamship Company against Newport
| News, Va.
BILL INTRODUCED.
Senator Vest acting en- the advice given him
/ by these bodies, to-day introduced bill direct
| ing that whenever the Postmaster-Genera
| Is satisfied that any steamship compa-
\ ny or other common carrier receiving
act of Congress- OF March, 1891, ha:
unlawfully Disseminated In Its business against
any port Of the United States, and has declined
to deliver coffee or other imports at any port,
| shall be the duty Of the Postmaster-General tc
refuse hereafter to consider any proposition FOL
| such company or common carrier TO transport
| the foreign mails Of the United States under the
| provisions Of the act mentioned.
OTHER RESOLUTIONS.
| Mr. Daniel said that he had received num-
| Der Of like resolutions from boards OF trade IN
| different cities OF the country, which he would
present tomorrow or next day. This injurious
| discrimination, he said, affected not only the
| southern country, but the western country and
| the northwestern country In very large man.
| ner, and he hoped the Committee on Commerce
wouli find some remedy for the outrageous In
vasion OF the equal rights OF the people affected
i by II.
Tho sunreme Court to-day dismissed the case
| of the National Exchange Bank. OF baltimore
against w. IL. Peters, receiver OF the Exchange
National Bank, Of Norfolk. 1t was appealed
from the United States Circuit Court OF the
Eastern District OF Virginia. The Supreme
Court dsmisses II for lack Of Jurisdiction, hold
lng that under the new law II should have gone
to the Appellate Court OF Appeals.
INTERESTING POINTS.
Several would-be Third-party leaders claim to
be the originators Of the sub-Treasury scheme,
but report from the United States Consul at 81.
Petersburg, Just printed, shows that since 1883
the Russian Government has been making loans
of money 10 farmers on their grain stored In the
various railway-stations. The Alliance leaders
can flnd some very interesting points by con-
sulting this report
Post.onices have been established as follows
Virginia-Golddale, Orange county, Lucy j.
Almond, postmaster: Meetze, Fauquier county,
Herbert A. Davis, postmaster.
North Caroina--Foster, Person county, James
n. O'Briant, postmaster; Old Stores, Moore
county, Calvin Mcinnis, postmaster.