Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-13
O'FERRALL RETURNS.
He Has q Chat With the President
Before Doing So.
cHEROOYs AND LEAF TOBACCO.
These Interests Looked After by the Gov
ernor and by Richmond Manufac-
turers-WasI,ington Notes.

WASHINGTON. .-Cspeciai.)-
Governor O'FerralI called this morning on
the President. and the interview lasted
some time. Mr.. Cleveland Is not IN tne
habit of receiving callers on Mondays oue
as he and the Governor have known each
other so well for the past nine years VIZ
ginia's Executive was promptly usherso
In when his card was presented.
After leaving the White House the Gov
ernor went 10 the Capitol and visited the
Senate chamber and the hall OF the House
where he met many OF his OLD riehus
and associates. and indulged In cohs'der-
able handshaklng. While at the Cap''oi
to-day he conferred with some ot ue sen
ators regarding the cheroot INDUSTRY anu
tho leaf.tobucco clause, as he had been
reouested by representatives OF the TRADE
10 use his influence toward securing
change in the sections of the tarih Dill
relating TO these matters.
MILHIsER AND DUDLEY.
rfessrs. Charles snlhiser and $. j. Dud-
low of Richmond, were here to-day on the
cheroot question, and Representative wise
went with them over to the Senate 10 see
Senator'S Daniel and Hunton. Messrs
Nuhiser and Dudley made strong pre-
santation OF the case TO the senator's
Tbev told them frankly that the language
~ The bil, as agreed on by the Senate
committee would practically wipe out inc
eheroot Industry In Richmond. s ue
trade could not compete If compelled 10
nav s. per thousand tax on cheroots'
About 1000 people are employed in the
trade in Richmond alone.
The senator's took deep interest IN IN"
matter. and promised they would do what
,hc,, co,,IJ 70 have an amendment added
making a distinction in favor OF cheroots'
and reducing the tax to hsure '""' '''-
trade can afford to pay. ,
As IN the leaf-toba eco clause the sena-
tors said they would give that matter
careful consideration.
SHIELDS AND DEGGE.
The President sent to the Senate to-day
the nomination OF Mr.. Leroy II. Shields
70 be Collector of Customs for Norfolk
and Portsmouth. This ends most AM
mated fight. the other prominent candi-
date being Mr.. w. r. Mayo. VINO WdS
backed by Congressman Tyler. MT,
Shields. who Is In the city today, alto han
strong and influential backing, ana WINE
Mr.. Tyler could not have his way Ill euis
matter. the President has decided ana ms
so announced that he will at once noihi
nate Mr.. ". W. Degge. who Is pushsd
bv Mr.. Tyler TO be postmaster or NorIolN'
Another appointment for Virginia TO-
day was that Of Lee r. Savin. To be post
master at Clifton Forge. Mr.. SaVln was
recommended b. Representative Tucker.
J. 3. PURCELL.
Colonel John B. Purcell, of Richmond,
was at the Cap tol to-day In the interest
of glycerine. H.. does not like the change
made by the Senate Committee in regard
To this article, and wants the paragraph
left as arranged by the House.
Messrs f. II. Busbee and Logan har-
ris, OF Raleigh. are here in the interest
OF C. A. Tuck whose distillery at Blue
Wing. In Person county. n. c., was re-
Gently raided by internal revenue officers.
| They visited the Treasury Department.
1t Il reported here that "Loge' Harris
wants the Republican nomination for Con-
gress I'm the Raleigh district this year.
O'FERRALL AND HALVES.
Governor O'Ferrall returned TO Rich
mond this afternoon, Colonel q. Percy
IIawes, who arrived here last night, ac-
cOmpanying him.
Congressman WOodard has feturheI
from North Carolina.
Among Virginia arrivals to-day were;
Major S. w. Venable, Of Petersburg; G.
ID. Langhorne. Richmond; j. IL. Lewis
and wife. Lynchburg. 4. ID. Berry, Bed
ford John w. Casson. Richmond; John
l.. Wisman. Woodstock; l.. s. Turner,
W. G. Weeks. Warrcnton; r. VI. cur
tis, Thomas T. Oliver, Bedfordi j. n
Brennaman, Newmarket; j. NJ. Bailey,
Bristol.