The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-24
"VESUVIUS" A FAILURE.
THE NATTER BROUGHT UP Nv THE
HOUSE.
O'Terrafl's Resignation Again--No Pros
pect OF Vote on Repeal in the
Senate.
TIMKs BUREAU. RAPLEY BUILDING,
WASHINGTON. September 20, 1898.

penalty imposed by the contract, ana re-
served by the government, on the oulld~
Ing of the "VesuVus." The chairman or
the committee, Dir. Amos Cummings, and
Colonel Fred. Talbot, of Maryland, were
the supporters of the bill, and Judge
Sayers, chairman Of the Appropriation
Committee. and Mr.. Hopkins, OF Illinois.
argued against It's favorable report.
Whenever the government builds vessel
a premium of speed is offered generally
at about s25,OO0 per quarter Knot ever the
required speed. When the vessel makes
Its trial trip oil Is poured by the bucket
upon every bearing. the CRATE surface Is
extended temporarily, electric fans for the
creation Of O forced dl aught are brought
into requistion, and invariably bonus or
$4,000 to $4,000 is paid by a mInincent
government for speed which is never
after obtainable, but when by virtue OF O
falling below the required horse power or
speed, or II there comes a long delay be-
yond the required and stipulated time OF
completion, and the government ever re-
serves the penalty imposed by voluntary
contract, thoro always and eteraaily
comes bill for the remittance OF the
penalty The Vesuvius is as compiete
81 fditHfb as n ttfD-bt bOdt Nohih bNt N'hN
beyond taking Junketting parties up and
down the Potomac, spy row-boat would
as easily ill the purposes for which sne
was built, and q man who votes TO remit
the government penalty might with as
much propriety vote to donate TO pri |ate
individuals any amount within the trsaS-
ury of the United States.
The first hours of the Senate this moring
were taken up by a speech from Senator
Turpie of Indiana, against the adoption
OF the cloture rule In that body. and this
seemed TO voice the sentiments of "A large
| number of the Democrats who are al
| ready on record against such action by
| the Senate Senator Voorhees, and the
| anti-repeal men came 10 an agreement
| late yesterday afternoon. by which the
| Senate meets now at IL A NJ, and ad-
! journs at +. NJ. There are more than
dozen senators yet 70 spJeak for silver,
and with the versatile Senator Stewart
and ever ready Senator Teller there
seems no prospect Of vote for weeks yet
! to come and Senator Wolcott, Of COlora-
do, yesterday prophesied that as the
weeks passed the panicixy feeling in the
country would disappear, and the people.
| realizing that the Sherman bill was not
| the cause of the financial troubles the
| repeal bill would travel the way OF the
| force bill. This Is the argument Of the
/ sllverltes, and they win at least hold
things In statu quo for the next fort
| night.
| The letter of General Rosser,
| published this morning, I'm which as a
constituent Of Colonel O'Ferralls, ne
| demands the presence Of his congressman
in Washington. or an unqualified resig
| nation, has served 70 call attention TO the
! position In which Colonel O'Ferrall's
| present action IS placing the candidates
who aspire 10 succeed him. The opinion Of
| Attorney-General Scott as published, Is
| generally considered TO be misleading, I'm
| that he says that the resignation must
take effect in order that the Governor
| may give the sherihs, etc, time TO post
ten days notice of the election. Sec
| tion 1l6 Of the Code Of Virginia relating
| 10 the calling Of elections. says: when
ever a special election is ordered TO fill
/ a vacancy otherwise than under the
| preceding section. (Which relates to coun-
/ ~ and corporation elections) Il shall be
the duty Of the officer ordering such cleo
| tion, at least twenty days before such
election. to issue writ Of election, direct
| ed TO the sheriff OF the county or sergeant
| Of the corporation In which the election
/ IS TO be held, designating therein the
| Office TO be filled, and the time and place,
/ etc" The sheriff. Of course, being in
! structed to post the ten days notice. etc.
This would require that Colonel O'Fer-
rail- should resign at least by October
| 18th, but as the district committee will
not likely call a nominating convention
| until after there is q vacancy, # is easy
| to see the injustice being done by
| Colonel O'Ferrall to the gentlemen Of the
Seventh district who desire to become
| candidates at the convention.
| The absence of Colonel O'Ferrall from
| 4iD f,f frttr rte tN
the attributlng of MS arbitrary refusal
10 resign. when the press and public
sentiment Of the State I'm Justice demand.
| 70 one of two reasons. lie either de-
| sires 20 advocate the cause OF his ia
| vorite for his successor, or he is too
closely attached 10 the monthly receipt
| Of $n6 which for thirteen years he
| has been accustomed TO draw from the
| government. Either motive is almost be-
! yond the estimate 20 be placed upon a
| prospective governor Of Virginia, and
| there seems but one thing 10 do. This
! state Of affairs IS discussed here every
| day by the leading men I'm Virginia
and there is a strong feeling Of indig-
| nation among the friends OF various can
6idates in the Seventh district. They diff
| ferentiy claim the beneficiary Of the
unwarranted situation but most Of them
believe that Mr.. A. Moore, Of Berryvllle,
would reap the greatest benefit by such
| delay.
Hon. John s. Henderson, Of North Car
olina. has recommended the appointment
OF Mr.. John r.. Sheriff. as postmaster
| at Concord The Office has been held by
Miss Dusenbury for a number OF years.
| presumably az the request Of Colonel
! Paul b. Means, Wfho Is a personal ac-
| ouaintance Of Mr. Cleveland Miss Du-
senbury died. however. very recently. and
! Senators Vance and Ransom have joined
| Mr. Henderson In his request for the
| appointment OF Mr.. Sheriff., who is editor
/ Of the Concord Times.
Hon. y. Gardiner Tyler received this
| morning quite a lengthy petition from ms
constituents resident near Burrows bay
| asking that Thomas u. Curtis, the keeper
| OF Point Of Shoals Hight house. be removed
| on account Of neglect of duty.
Mr.. Tyler who Is much interested To-
| the success of Captain a. G. Freeman
Of Norfolk, who has applied tor the con
sulshfp Of Callao or Monteyideo, called o.
the President in his behalf to-day
Mr. F. H. Busbee. OF Raieigh, Nofu
Carolina, counsel for Hon. A. II. Williams
Who L. contesting the right or Hon
Thomas Settle to the seat now held %.
him from the nth North Carolina dis
trict. Is In the city.
AR Henry r. Chear. OF North Carolina
and Mr.. r. G.. Hudson. Of Pulaski county
va. are at the Metropolitan.
Mr.. Kope Elias and wife, Lewis w. Ella
and Miss Isabella Elias, of Franklin
North Carolina, are at the metropolitan