Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-09
THE MICHIGAN ELECTION CASE.
General Malone Wants to Sell Land to
the Government.
Lrrom our Reenlar Corre.pondent.l

From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHNGToS, August Senator llunton
introduced to-day the bills as outlined in
last nights special to the DISPATCH, and
his measures were offered with perfect
flood OF bills bearing on the financial ques-
ton.
Senator Vance appeared IN his seat to-
day looking vigorous and healthy. In
neat fitting SUIT OF light gray, he appeared
TO he more robust than at any time III sew
eral years.
An neiection case occupied considerable
time in the House to-day, and on the part
of the Democrats Colonel OFerrail man
aged the matter. 1t was the Michigan
case Of Belknap Cs. Richardson. inc Iat-
ter has the certificate, but the courts IN
tcrtered. and the House has TO decide who
will take the seat until the Elections Com
mlttee can handle the question. Belknap
has not made q contest IN the regular way,
thinking he had the right to the seat.
Senator Quay introduced a bill IN the
Senate to-day providing for the purchase
of a square of ground IN this clty. when
is owned wholly or IN part by General Ma
hone. of Virginia. He proposes that on
tins site the contemplated new printing
office of the Government shall be located.
Mahone has tor five years been dong MS
utmost TO sell this property 10 the govern
ment. and the fight over the question has
greatly delayed tho project OF having q
new building.
In the contested seat case in the House
to-day Congressman Bower. OF North
Carolina, voted on the first motion with
the Republicans to refer the .wnole matter
to the Committee on Elections. On tine
next call he did not vote.
LooKEG TO REMOVALS.
oil opl
TYLER called this morning upon Mr.. Max
well. Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Ge Gene
raj and urged MIN 10 remove at once the
fourtb-class postmasters IN their districts.
Nr Maxwell said the policy of the depart
ment YVES 10 continue making appoint
ments TO fill vacancies as they arlse-to
weed out Republicans when four-year
terms are out-but hO would not make aD-
solute removals Just now. When the
other cases are cleared up then he eX-
pected 10 90 into the removal business.
! lie claimed that the record of changes
was fully up TO that OF tho Harrison Adj
mInistration. and thought that ought TO
| be generally satisfactory. The depart
ment was unable to proceed faster be-
cause of SO much other business,
| Mr.. Marshall expects to see the POST
master-GeneTal at once ana VIII INSIST lhac
| Democratic postmasters be appointed at
! Abingdon, WytheVIlle, POcahontas, ana
! Marion. Cherres have been filed against
| the Republican lncumbents az the three
! frst-nained offices. and II Is believed that
| action will soon be taken.
| General Cox. OF NoIth Carolina. the new
! Secretary Of the Senate. has taken hold
| OF ms Office aud is busy at present deciding
| upon the changes to be made IN the force
| under hlm.
REPRESENTATIVE Alexander will call on
the Attorpey-Genoral tomorrow 10 press
| action on the assistant attorney-general-
| shin forthe Western District OF North Caro-
! lima. He wants to find out why Mr.. Cow
| inpton has not been appointed as recon-
! mendcd by Attorney Glenn. and mean-
! while the other candidates have their
| friends energetlcally at WORK.
ALL IN THEIR SEATS.
The Presidents message was most
! earnestly listened TO by the congressman,
and the Yirginians aud North Carollnlap
were all in their seats. Opinions generally
were that the recommendations were Just
as.expected. in that Mr.. Cleveland urged
| the immediate repeal of the Sherman law.
! lust as the Chicago platform declared.
1 Individual expressions were not obtained
! for the reason that before many days the
| VirgInians Will go on record, aud she
/ views of most of these delegations on the
financial question were recently puOiished
in the DIsPAIcH, and no changes nave
been learned OF.
Representative Marshall to-day re-
oeiyed telegram informing him OF a
| disastrous FIRE at New Castle, HIS home,
and the destruction of some tine resi-
dences.
CONCERNING PUBLIC PAP.
| The talk is that some Virginia and North
] Carolina nominations are likely 10 be sent
| 10 the Senate this week.
of the 76 changes in fourth-class post
masters to-day "a were TO NIL vacancies
caused by deaths and resigna,ions. There
were no appointments tor North Carolina,
and but tbres for Virginia, as follows :,
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