Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-25
WASHINGTON CITY.
1T BRICHTENS UP ON THE REAP.
PRoAcH OF CONGRESS.
The Matter Of the Circuit .Judpe.hip-To.
bacco and Lumber In the New
Tariff Bill.
FrOm Our Regular Correspondent,

next week things will begin to assume an
aspect OF activity, such as is common
to the opening Of session of Congress
IL mas been weary and anxious period
Tor aspirants for Office since the ad-
9lournment OF Congress. and their hackers
nave been unable TO accomplish any,
thing, while the heads of departments
were so much occupied with routine
work that has TO be disposed Of once
year But the good things are
promised early next month. and when a
big batch of appointments is sent to the
Senate the indications are that both
Virginia and North Carolina Will not be
forgotten.
The best gift which could fall TO either
OF the States would be the United States
Circuit judgeship. The President is very
reticent about this matter. and If his
mind Is even partially made up he has
not let word drop to indicate where the
honor will go.
JUDGE KEITH.
One Of the best-pOsted Contressmen
from North Carolina insists that the
appointment will either go to Virginia
or to his State, though he is willing
to admit that South Carolina is also
making very strong pull. He believes
the President will make wise selection,
and says the appointee will be a man OF
eminent judicial fitness. BY that. he says,
he means that some one who has al
ready served as a judge will be selected,
and this seems to be the prevailing i'm
preston. Friends of Judge Keith, of
Warrcnton. appear to think he is the
man answering the description. Congress
man Jones. of the First District. In
variably twits his colleague, Mr.. Mere
dith, about the Eighth District wanting
everything in sight, but he Is frank 10
admit that this time, as I'm so many
other instances, the district puts for
ward a splendidly-equipped man in the
person of Judge Keith. Mr. Jones be-
lieeys his own district has mighty good
judicial timber in it. too. but his lead
ing constituents have been somewhat
backward in permitting their friends to
press their claims.
From the best information obtainable
the President will not appoint a circuit
judge until after the assembling Of Con-
gress. During the first two weeks Of
December great many postmasters OF
the presidential class will also be ap-
pointed, and there are fifteen or twenty
for Virginia and North Carolina regarded
as a little overdue already, as they have
been on the emergency list for two
months past
THE TARIFF BILL.
II IS stated iildt lllt Ndlil bilit III TIlN'
Of some perplcxing questions not yet dig
posed Of by the committee, will be ready
10 be made public next Monday. Nir-
ginia and North Carolina have been more
Interested In the tobacco taxes than in
any other features of the meausure, but
weeks ago il was thought certain that
this section would be left intact, and the
claim has been steadily made in the Dis
patch correspondence.
Lumber will go OF the free list almost
to Il certainty. and few protests have been
heard from Nirginians and North Caro-
linians. Heavy shipments Of lumber are
made from North Carolina to foreign
countries, and the people are uncon-
ccrned regarding the placing of this pro-
duct on the free list.
Senator Ransom left FOR North Caro-
lima again to-day. He will return To the
city about the latter part Of next week.
OUR ELECTION LAW
Judge Hughes Of the United States
Court for the Eastern District of Nir-
ginia. is in the city. He expresses the
hope that the Anderson Mccormick cleo
ton law in Virginia will be repealed. The
late Senator Barbour used to insist our
ing his lifetime that the present law was
very good one. and Mr.. Barbour IN
variabIy. when the question was brought
M. said he was emphatically opposed 10
the Australian ballot system, when the
Nugwump mind 90 delights in. Mary
land people residing here and who still
have the right to vote I'm that state. are
very much disgusted with the Australian
system. Many men of high rate OF in
telligence say that IL is one OF the most
cumbersome and nonsenscal systems ever
put upon a people and quite a number de-
clare that rather than go through with
xfnfa
and better system is re-o.'tabiished.
TO MARINERS.
The FOLLOWING notice TO mariners has
heen issued by the Lighthouse Board:
"Notice Us hereby given that on or
about December TO- 1898. lghtvessel No.
Is. now moored off Wolf Trap shoal.
Cbcsapcake Bay, Va. will be tempo
rarily withdrawn from the station and
replaced by the schooner Drift, which
will show two fixed white lights.
"The schooner Drift will be without
topmasts and jib-boon. The hull viii be
painted red. and marked In large white
letters on each side. Relief Wolf Trap.
During thick or foggy weather a
bell will be struck by hand"
MAIL MATTER.
Changes in mail service for Virginia
have been ordered 10 take effect after
Decenbar lst. as follows. From Finney-
wood 10 I.indward. increase the service
TO three times week; from Nhilt
Plains to Elams increase the service 10
six times a week: from Sycamore sta
tion to Bright's, increase the service to
six times "a week.
Post-ofiice sites in North Carolina nave
been ordered removed as follows Green
Mountain, Yancey county, one mile west
| az the former location. Meredith Ran
dolph. postmaster; Lavnia. Haywood
| county. two mile north Of the old loca-
| tion. Joseph y. Inman, postmaster.
| g. w. Almond was to-day appointed
nostmaster at Mission. Stanley county
\. c.. vice a. Almond, resigned.
PERSONAL.
| Ex-Congressman Russell. OF Whining
| ION y. G. is at the Ebbitt.
| Among late arrivals may be mentioned
| p f. Johnston. Richmond; James B
| Russell. Winchester; w. f. busch ant
wife Norfolk; DR.. James NJ. FOX ah'
| wife Leesburg. Va. and D. W. fra'her
| Mt. Airy. \. c. >..,- o,...
| lima arrived here this morning. He vii
| 90 10 the War Department tomorrow
| TO specially urge that an army oflcel
| he detailed at the Davis Military Col
lege. Winston.
| Additional Virginia arrivals: EN-Attor
| ney-General Ayers, OF Big stone Gap
II. p. Taylor Jr.. Richmond; Charles N
| coston. Joseph Miano, and X. a. Nc
| Gulre. Norfolk; w. S. Bennett and wife
| and ID. ]. Slaughter and wife. Danville
1 Colonel ]. Catlett Gibson and MaJol
| charles Waite, Culpeper; Joseph Cilley
! Roanoke: G. h Mount. Radford; John +
1 Tbornton. Port Royal: II. {. Lupton
| Winchester: w. l.. Dechert. Harrison
| burg .,,,ols
| Additional North Carolina arrivals
| Melville ,Jeffries Moore county; w.
| watson. Warrenton; w. G. Boyd New
| berne: +. W. Barnes, Greensboro.
Consul Jones Home-Sick.
4 CBy telegraph to the DispatchD
| uvASTJJNGTON. November PA. ID: