Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-02
WHY THEY ARE SLOW
REASONS FOR THE rARDlNESs OF
THE STATESMEN IN ARRIVING.
Virginia Members Expected To-Day--
Probable Com mmit,eemen-Pos,-O once
Policy to he Dsfined-Patents.
From Our Regular correspondent.l |

From Our Regular Ccrrespondentl
WASHINGTON. August 1.-None of the
Virginia or North Carolina congressman
have yet reached tho city, The statesmen
are generally slow In putting in an appear
ance. There are several reasons for their
ta-diness. 0ne is the absence Of the
President and 50 many of the responsible
heads OF departments. Another ia that
there is comparatively little contest over
the House organization, and still another
is that the extra session will commence at
q season of the year when man Is hardly
to be expected 10 hurry back 10 Washing
ton any sooner than absolutely compelled
to while the weather Is so warm.
Some of the Virginia members are ex-
pected tomorrow or the next day. MIR.
Marshall has ordered his mail held at the
House post-office, and this IL always sure
sign that the member Is soon TO arrive
Most of the big metropolitan papers
have turned loose an army OF men IN the
Intervening business, and to-day they
were lowering around the down-town
hotels waiting To catch the newest arrivals.
They were complaining that SO few OF the
southern men had arrived.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
Judge Crisp, who IL certain TO succeed
himself as Speaker. can be relied upon TO
give the Virginia and North Carolina mem
bers excellent committee assignments.
The same number OF chairmanships Will
be accorded these States. and some of the
members who had positions such as fall to
first-termers can now expect promotions.
This is notably true of Messrs. Crawford
and Grady, of the North Carolina delega-
ton.
The three new members from Virginia
Messrs Marshall. Swanson. and ivler-
will all have desirable committee work 10
perform. ;.
There is no reason why Mr.. Tyler shall
not nave place on the Naval Ahalrs Com
mittee of tho House. HIS predecessor,
Dr. LAWSON was on that COMMITTEES. one
of the blg nayy-vards of the country IS
located in the district and 1t is customary
to give the representative an assignment
on the committee.
WANT A RULING.
The Postmaster.GeDeial returned to the
city this evening. IL Is the expressed
purpose OF some of the members TO go at
HIM vigorously tor n ruling III regard 10
the removal Of the Republican postmasters
holding offices of the presidential class.
So far the policy OF the department mas
been 70 permit these officials to serve out
siderable dissa isfactiOn among the Demo-
Gratis. In Virginia and North Carolina few
postmasters of the presidential class nave
vet been removed. although the senators
and Repre- resentatIyes have done their ut
most to bring about the appolntment or
Democrats. The talk here IS that WITHIN
q tow weeks a definite policy will be
mapped out by the administration.
MAY ORDER THEM
Some members incline u the belief THAI
the President will conclude TO order re-
moyas by the wholesale. but Others doubt
whether he will adopt that course. "a they
seem 10 think he ~ committed 10 the plan
of allowing the incumbentS to serve the
full terms for which they were appointed,
on the ground that 70 make general re-
movas would give the Executive tco much
work of one particular kind wnen there
are so many subjects requiring his atten-
ton.
Congressman. elect Harris. OF Ka~as,
who has arrived IN the city, - u natl N>lt
Page county, Va. He served IN the ~
federate army and was elected as Popu-
list Democrat. He will, OF course. 20 INTO
the Democratic caucus.
Chairman b. b. Gordon. of the Virginia
State Democratic committee, - Mt Atlantic
| City, and ore OF his friends saws no Will
| probably remain there until few days
| before the assembling OF the convention
| at Richmond.
| IOsTafAsTERs.
Among fOurth-caS5 postmasters ap-
pointed to-day were:
Norm Carona->m, Robeson county, W. H.
! Smith rice j. G.. smith, removed. StecOah. Gra-
ham county. Martina A. Taylor rice NJ. a. crisp,
removed Mabry Stanley county, X. W. smp-
/ con rice ID. A. Holt, resigned Nat Moore. Baden
] county, l.. T.. Sduiros uice A. j. Blizzard, dead
Poortith, UnlOn county, :. f. Du kant uice NJ Is.
/ Williamson, resigned; Weeksyllie, Pasquathnk
/ county. c. /. Weeks uct II. {. Meads, resigned.
| Nirginia-Alde, Leud)IH county, Mrs. VI. 4.
| Palmer rice Fannie A. Simpson, removed /:
| Dnlwyne, Buckingham county. II. u. Mnite riec
| Joshua Davis, remoyet; Midland, Fauiier
/ county, q. W. Crump rice Mary NJ. hhrbor, re-
/ moved: News Ferry, Halifax county, w. d..
/ Pierce U,ce l.. }. Ragand, removed; NottOway
! Courthouse, NottJway county, L. h. kpes rtes
! w. A. Robertson, removed; Purceltyllie, Lou
! GOun county, j. X. Janney rice Gavin Forbes,
removed; Friends Mission, Patrick county, j..
! H. Soyars rics /. n. llogc. removed; Halfway,
/ Fauquicr comfy, j. r. Finch 0ics q. Is. sinclair,
| removed.
! The post-or1co AZ Belmont. SDotsg'Yania
/ county, Va, has boen 0rierod removed aguartor
| OF q mile north Of tho old location
| Post-ofices have bcen discontinued In North
| Carolina as follows: Cello, Yancey county mail
| 70 south Toe; Heleda, Hsrnett county, mail 10
| POss.
| PATENTS ISSUED.
| Among patents issue1 to-day 10 Virginia in
| yeptors were: Anderson b. Cosby. asslgn0r oi
| two thirds to NJ. NJ. Strau5e and = Proskaper. of
| Richmond (tGO cases. steam boiler furnace
! Widem A. Crocker, Of Kmmerton. machino for
| separating peanuts from tne yinc ana Tor STEM
| ming cleaniug and grading the same; Harry
| V. Gormley. OF Norfolk. wrench Joan II. Stew
| art OF Danville, tr-adle.
There we're patents this week for North
Carolina.