Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-29
HOUSE COMMITTEES,
VINO WILL SUCCEED GOVERNOR
ELECT o'FERRALl7
,.n.. for Elections and swanson for the
Ilbrary--rubiic Bniidsng fro'ecs
s,ow-washingtcn Gossip.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., December 2s.--
fspccial.) lit has not yet been dehniteS
doc,ded whether the vacancy on the Elec-
zion. Committee caused by the resigna-
,,on Of Goyernor-clect OFerran VIII De
auca by assigning some one now IN Con
cross 20 the position or whethef 'ne
SNEAKER will reserve the opening Tor the
now CONGRESSMAN from the Seventh DIS
,r,ct OF virginia. OF course II the new
r,erohcr from that district goes on the
Elections Committee he viii nave 10 10
a, the bottom Of the Democratic hs''
A The election does not occur uhtd 'ne
-o,n 81 january Il will be nearly n week
IT,, ,,,ben the successor Of Colonel oFer-
rail- qualities. 4. tho socond
,..,,,1,cr on the committee. and he VIII DE
6cslenatcd as chairman by the speaker
,romotiy on the reassemhing OF NVhs'o SH'
There has been some tax OF apponl''l's
ar Zones. OF Virginia, 10 the vacancy y"
tho Elections Committee. but ne -
,,ernber Of the Rivers ana harOo's I'm
,,,,tce and his state has so much az
80 10 VIII probably havo all ne can
40 10 Give his time and attention 10 tns
80 - that committee. The riNer anu
h.rbsr hin will hardly be completed pc
roro he end of January. and durlhs me
~, ,,,orth the Elections Committee VIII
have plenty Of labor also .
CONTESTED-E ELECTION CASES.
sr.. yVui,tns.Settlc case. OF North Caro-
liza and the Missouri case OF . Mem W.
.Jov. have both been argued. ana are no"
,.,,.,t,trr final action by the committee
,I,hr ,i,-st meeting is TO be held on the sth
% January. but II is by no means certain
that at that meeting either VIII DC us
rose,i OF. az II takes time TOT the eN''0"''
L. bc weighed carethlly' 10
In all probability the member 10 pe
.,ec,.J from the Seventh Virginia Dis
,r,ct win 40 on the Elections Committee
a. DO ,,royrs 10 De lawyer. Otherwise
80, u is understood the nominating CON
,,c,,iop will be held about the lOth on
,e,t month. and then the Speaker VIII
know what TO go. 49, 800 -
Tho Virginia conlcstcd-clectlon case or
c,ode vs. Epcs will probably not De
orrrcd I'm the committee until me ihiuu'e
or latter part Of February IL y Wv
ninth case on the docket as ar'ai's''
some months ago by the commune
COMMITTEE oBLITERATIoN.
The House Committee on Library whlch
has Joint jurisdiction with similar COM
saatFf a.
niliterated II is composed OF only three
,,,,ntcrs During the last Congress MI
cummings. Of New York. was the chalr
mn ~ the Library Committee; Colohei
o.rerrau was during the last and has been
d,,rlpr the present Congress the seconu
member ~ the committee. ana up 10 inc
limo of his death Mr.. OMEN, OF 1ehh-
svlvsnia. was the Republican member 81
tho committee Mr.. Cummings IN thls
CONGRESS Is the chairman or the .NdNd'
Affairs Committee. and Colonel felIoMS'
who succeeded him "a chairman OF the
library Committee. has been elected bls-
80, t,tornev for the city OF New York
ana has resigned his seat In Congress.
Colon, O'FerraI has resigned ana VIII
d. tnaururated Governor Of virginia next
Monday SO that an entirely new commit
- ,,-ill have 10 be named by the speaker
n Ia said that ne is thinking OF assigning
Mr. Swanson. Of Virginia, To plaoe VI,
,h.. uhrary Committee 20 succeed Colohel
O'FerraU. but as Nj Swanson Is ne"
member ne will II course not be the Ch.''-
man. That will 20 To some one VINO n"S
served more than one term. III u d M
little committee and the young i'euipci
fr,m Tho panviHe District viii be play
ing in good luck II he is asked To serve
ir tho capacity Indicated. for he Is already
a member of the Committee on POST
omces and Post Roads. one OF the most
inportap. committees Of the House
Although there are rumors In the air'
none of the Virginia members OF the
House have announced that they VIII
NOT be candidates for the re-electloh u
Congress. One or two admit however,
that they hear reports of aspiring gentle
men who are anxious 10 be their success
sors. and they anticipate hVeH shn-
mish about the time the work OF Sc
Iecting delegates next year commences
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Matters are still in most backward
state al the office OF the SuperNisi,i6
Architect OF the Treasury so iar az tile
public buildings for virginia are concern
"a hut II Is promised that early next
snrinr the work will be pushed on the
nronosed structures at Norfolk, Staunton.
an6 Roanoke The public building AZ
pcidsvIlIe. in North Carolina, for when
the money was appropriated at the same
zinc A was voted for the Virginia buiid-
ings. As nearly completed. That structure
vii cost only So. 600 and those In virginia
min cost SI5OO0O for Norfolk and WOW"
each for Roanoke and stanton.
Numerous delegations from Norioih anu
Roanoke have made visits to Washington
during the present year WIN we" W
hurrying up the Architects onlce' pue
the excuse has been at the Treasury lack
., force in the Office to draw the plans
and a scarcity OF funds. although the
n,oney has been appropriated. sim that
does not always signify that the money
viii be spent, for they have way Oh
turrling with figures at the treasury, anu
The department officials take many hoer-
,t.s with the acts of Congress when they
get I'm tight place.
John /. Roggess il appointed postmaster
At Intermont, Giles county, vice tizer'
resigned