Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-27
MR.. TUCKER'SSPEECH
It Is an Exhaustive Argument
Against Federal Interference.
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Ptoceedipps In Both Houses Of CongFeS-
The silver Debate-Nomlnat'ohs
by the President Etc. 80
rrnm Our Regular correspondentO

WASHINGTON. September 25.-Mr
Tucker, Of Virginia, made the opening
speech to-day in the House on the Dill
to repeal the Federal election laws ana
for more than two hours occupied the
floor and held the attention Of the mem
bers. 1t was a most exhaustive effort
showing that he had made the most thor
ough PREPARATION. Elsewhere in the DIS
patch will be found a more extended REFER
ence to the remarks OF Mr.. Tucker. me
subject is one that the whole country II
deeply Interested in. and the Indications
are there will be a hard fight IN poth
wings Of the Capitol before the measure
IS disposed Of.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES
The House Committee on Elections. at
n meeting held this morning. decided 70
hear arguments next Tuesday in the Ala-
bama contest of Whatley against CoDp'
II was advanced one notch ahead oil the
North Carolina contest OF Williams again''
Settle for the reason that the contestte
in the latter case is not yet quite READY
with his case. and because Mr. Taylor OF
Tennessee. the ranking Republican mem
ber Of the committee IS out or the Guy
and cannot return 10 Washington Tor Two
weeks. II Is courtesy that was accordeu
Mr.. TAYLOR by the Democrats OF ihe con-
mittee. 1t does not in any way aHect .'e
merits Of the case, although "HeH IN
docket was arranged the committee placed
the Willams-Settle matter AT the Hc""
Of the list. -l.,.
pOSTMAsTERSIIIP AT WOODSIO'h' H.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the nomination Of James II. HodeiieI ~ -,
ho ,,,ctr,astar at Woodstock, Va. TINS j.
q presidential Office, and Mr.. Rodeher Wa,
recommended by Colonel O'Ferrall seNeId
weeks ago. and he argued the carry ~
pointmcnt because during the IaaI 'I'N
land administration Mr.. Rodehcr serItu
orIv about eight months The late MT.
piJlleberger was then in the Senate, anu
,ho president. recognizing Senatorial
courtesy. did not remove the Kepubilc"l
at tbat place because MT. flidlepei ser
wanted his own man retained
The Senate Finance Committee did nO'
meet to-day. hence nothing was dohe WIN
raf.reoc. 10 the cases of the Collectors OF
Internal Revenue for North Carolina.
MIR. LEVI SAFE.
u is understood that Mr. George w
t,cyi or clarke county. viii soon De noml-
n,trd by the President as United states
Marshal for the Western District OF VIZ
g.na. ......,.
OFERRALL N THE NECK.
Representative Jones, who has been an
sent in Virginia for the past ten DAYS
returned to the city this morning. lie
saws great preparations are being mad,
for the reception Of Colonel OFerrah
who IS to speak this week in the Northern
Neck. He is assured Of fun turnout on
the part Of the people.
Dr. Julian f. Ward and Colonel klcharo
+. Hvrd we're among the Virginia Flsltors
at the Capitol to-day.
POSTAL NOTES.
ANON, the fourth-class pOstmasters ap'
pointed to-day were: ,
Virginia-Graham, Tazewell county. {
o Mccall vice Robert Porter removed
Locust Creek. Louisa county, Anna u
Duggins vice q. II. II. Duggins, removed
Major Grayson county, Mrs. Sarah {
Hash vice j. E. Hutchins, resigned
Tazewcu Tazewell county. G. W. DoaF
vice II. G. Mccall removed; White Gate
Giles county. W. NJ Thompson vice j. I
Blackburn, removed.
North Carolina-Clayton, Johnston
county. Z. l.. Hinton vice a. X. Duncan
removed: Wtliamsborough. Vance county
~. f. Hardy vice j. G. Wyche removed