The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-17
WITH OUR CONGRESSMAN.
yalTTHEY ARE DOING FOR THBIE
CONSTITUENTS.
IN. Postmastership ~ Norfolk-A Conn
mittee SO Examine into the Constrnc-
ton OF the Nicaragua Canal.


were disappointed I'm seeing the President.
III. WAS not ln his office. and II was
.lvcn out that he was preparing ms
e.,esaec 10 send TO the Senate with the
tI,VaIia,i correspondence. which was re-
ooestcd last week under the House reso-
luton. 49,
,orning approved the application OF Mr..
"a ". Dceec of Norfolk. who is strongly
,-8orecd for the postmastership Of that
Civ and recommended his appointment
a. the official term OF Postmaster Slade,
,se Incumbent. does not terminate until
,te 2-fh ~ January next. DO rs not pro-
f.blc that any change viii be made De
fore that time.
more we're six candidates for the posi-
,,. Including Mr. DoFge. The others
acre Mcssrs. T.. NJ. Henry, james l.
Ileh. 20 N. Page. r. DevereauN b'S'e,
ana Charles Johnston, ali gentlemen y,
.-..,i1cfoc in Norfolk who presenter
s,.b strong testimonials OF amhty anu
connection that Congressman lylef mes
...4 f1r some time before making
....tion. and did not do so unth ne MAJ
t.., fbe matter serious and thorough
r.rs.derl tl1u.
Z. fra requost OF Congressman Tyler,
e.-st.rv Carlisle has ordered the re-
,l OF Mr. George W. Jones, who is
,re clerk 20 the local board Of steamboat
,,.r..fors at Norfolk. and 10 rs expected
90 Nr James y. Trehcy, who has been
..r.rfrucd by the Congressman 10
,.#e.d him. Will take charge about Jan
u.ry 1-t .
AZ the request Of Congressman George
D Wise. who called 40 the Post-Oiice
u.nr,meut fhis morning, Miss lda -
p.r.I .gss appointed postmaster AT Man
.....k. kng William county. va.
..reressman James ~. Marshall VINO
t suffering from "a severe cold Is con-
tr.f .o ms quarters NO the metropolitan
,..Iv. where. with the assistance or MS
rr,ate secretary. be is disposins Oh
t..t amount of correspondence
congressman William A. Jones, VINO Is
detained al his home in Richmond county
.. account OF The serious Illness of ms
etre~. was to-day granted leave OF
absence by the House.
The Nlcaragusn Question.
rbe Committee en Interstate and For
..r A0airs have ordered their chairman
-.,..rt to the House "a resolution FOR
-r. .ru1iutment of a committee. consist
.r. OF three senators and six representa-
lives Co go GA Nicaragua 20 examine INTO
rIa status and prospects of the cohsuuC-
r.u of the Nicaragua canal. III Us sup
posed to Doe the FIRST step towards the
FINAL solution of this veXed problem ana
tr. provision Of an induhitable means
.f securing "a foreign market for our
surplus home production. Mr. Wise is
I.-fv engaged in grouping together the
salient facts in this most important mat
t.r and his report. 10 be presented 10
tha House on Monday viii Doe a most
.rrare-ting summary Of them, and make
GOOD reading for those who want kno"i-
edge ou this subject ia vade-mecum
form.
col O'Ferrall'. Successor.
Vow that CONGRESSMAN OFerralls res
icnauon is assured. speculation is llIe as
tl who wu succeed 90 his seat in the
FInv-third Congress. The Seventh CON
eressioual district has any amount OH
available congressional timber, and the
names of several prominent gentlemen
are mentioned ass candidates for the
nomination. Alhemarle. 30 is said. viii
present the names of Hon. Micajah Woods
and Air. Levy. the owner of Monticello.
The county of Warren viii present "a
strong candidate in the person of Hon.
smith s. Turner Clark VIII send
solid delegation for Ar. a. Moore, Jr
f.ate-Senat0r ST. j. Walton. of Shenan-
I.8h. win have "a strong following from
h- portion of the district, while Kappa
hammock county viii present am unbroken
front for Hon. Basil B. Gordon, who has
already rendered valuable services 20
D. party, and who. q great many claim,
sIJUld Boz nominated by acclamati0n
ia, Is said that the fact that the county
off Albemarle already has the Superin-
terdeut Of Public instruction. the Com
missioner of Railroads. and one United
States seusf or. viii eliminate the names
0l her candidate from the list of prob
ahIse"
Congressman Claude A. Swanson left
the city this morning on the south-bound
train at 4a3O A. 81.
Hon r. H. Carlwen who arrived here
Yesterday was summoned by telegram
last night to return 20 Richmond. lie
took the 1880 train this morning.
The Court OF Appeals
Mr. Walton Moore, Of the Fairfax bar,
is here To-day. Tie says that as FAR
a- he can learn. everybody iu his section
i- FOR juice Keith for the Court of
Appeals lie REGARDS him as one of the
an.est men in the state, and one of the
most admirable judges In the country.
This is the opinion invariably expressed
by Virginia lawyers who visit Washing
tom. and certainly the bar of Northern
Virginia viii bee greatly disappointed
should Doe fail Of election
VirgIrisns in Warrington.
Messrs James w. Wilson, North Caro-
l.ua H. d. Cardwell, Virginia. and w. ~.
Atkins. Mecklenburg county, Va. are reg
istered at the Metropolitan.
Nir. J. ~. LaW.cs9 the neWly-electcd
Secretary OF the Commonwealth OF Viz
ginia. Yves among the visitors at the Capt.
tol to-day
Mr. j. Irwin Hnl. Of Virginia, is
guest Of the National
SIR Greek %. Andrews. Of the News and
Observer. of Raleigh, n. c.. was at the
Capitol this morning
Mr w. o. knight, Of Richmond, is az
the ST. james
Messrs ST. j. Smith. Of Virginia: W. |
u. George. cuipeper; j. NJ. Elzey, Rich
mond, g.. u. Frazier Greensboro y. C.. /
and S. M. NeWh0use. Culpcper are /
among the Nirelnians and North Caro- /
liuians 40 the Howard
There We're no changes Of postmaetcrs /
40 fourth-ciass offices to-day for North /
Carolina. For Virginia they We're as fol- /
lows Penney wood Mecklenburg county /
ter TO hil the vacancy created by the /
death of e. l.. Thompson. Montevideo.
Rockingham county b. II. Huffman vice /
B D. jackson. resigned
The following pensions were granted
to-day.
Issue OF December l. 1898: Viritinia-
Original widows &c.-Emily D. Haynes.
Portsmouth Norfolk. Mexican War Sur
Nivors- Incrcase-lsaac n. Bowman.
Woodstock. Shenandoah: George Ehr-
iiril National Military Home Elizabeth
Ciy, Charles j.. Wren. Fails Church,
Fairfax
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