The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-04
RIVER AND HARB0R BILL
,tyrERss,s or riRsISfA HAZE
.rrN WILL TssEN CARE or
,or p.n,el and Congressman Edmnnds
seca.e Gosd fisces-Cspss'n oasis
Successor.
T,,,rs BunrAu. R,PLFs BuupIfe'
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.,,.., o,s barhor hin VAS reported
-, tho committee this mornins' Inv
~, .to,,a no PASSED after couple Oh
a,,s debate. bat as numerous ""'.,r
mis- win he offered a vote VIII "s'u'y
,o,chea before next week heEo"'
-, .,,,o,arnents to BE offered by the
.n,oe which do not ma'er'anS
-. a., cross amount OF the appropfia-
..,, ,hcre viii not be much 'h""se i"
the bil a.. -. o,o,cb-
80 r,rqrt ssman Jones, have been
q. ,u aiken care Of, there VIII DE
81. ~ ,s-,,rfs fiom any 81 the congress
,I delegation Of That STATE
.,rrux oAsi's SUCCESSOR.
..,,n TYLER. accompanied by
....~s HINTON and Gordon oaiieo AZ
r,aaeny Department tins iho''mhs'
oas unable to see Seore'a.s a.
~. uho dl not reach me 9, ,p. me-, "a
D.- fre session Of the House Aau
N. 49, Tvler MAS Informed by tine |
,,-iyatc secretary that Score |
.,,sis had been unable to con |
itI' .r, president about successor |
fe' l,t, cast the supervising IN
I" - steefn vessels. and would not |
...., do SD his week, and that the
..,sri would not be made for seve-
.. vol. and also that Secretary
81" u.' Ia e-5 that he would do moth
"" t, o,stier until after a consulta-
lion with him.
,,NrEf's rUBfIC BUILDING.
.., psH Edmunds also paid
o ra treasury Department this
1S--ir- for the purpose OF finding out
~ ,r. department. proposed commenc-
t~r o.. work on the Government build
trrat Roanoke. He was informed by the
,-rhi,e.- that The plans and specifications
f-rthe building were now being prepared
AID would be completed in thirty days
md that work on the building would be
commenced as soon as they were nmshedi
that there were twenty-five GOV
eminent buildings for which appropria-
tions were made before the Roanoke
building. and that II was only Tor inc
reason that he was so persistent IN inns
matter that Roanoke would be taken up
first. ,.-,-,- T.,
Mr. Fdmuhls secured a clerRship IN
the Treasury Department to-day for MT
Walter r. Staples. Of Roanoke. MT
STAPLES Is the nephew of judge Waller
r Staples. and the appointment IS very
satisfactory one. ,.
Mr. Marshall called on Public Printer
Palmer to-day with Mr.. Browh OF
Wvthevnle. who desires the position OF
proof-reader I'm the Government Print
ing ONCE Mr. Palmer declines. however
10 make any more appointments during
his inCumhency.
SENATOR DANIELS SUCCESS
Virginia secured another good appoint
ment In the Treasury Department Tor
which Senator Daniel desires the sole
credit. Mr.. r. Kenna Campbell. Of Bed
ford City. was appointed an immigrant
Inspector. and will be assigned to duty
iu medately. This appointment VIII be
very gratifying to the many friends OF
Mr. Campbell I'm the southwest. many
of whom endorsed him for collector or
internal revenue for the Western dis
trict Of Virginia.
Senator Elect Thomas s Martin was
az the CAPITOL to-day. He says that
he f. de citing the whole Of his time
at presen, 10 putting his private matters
in such shape that he can devote the
whole OF his time 10 his senatorial duties
after the 4th Of next March.
vlRsINlASs AT THE CAPITOL.
Messrs. J. Randolph Tucker and VIM.
y Trrg Of Richmond. were at the
Capitol to-day. These gentlemen are the
bearers OF Invitations from the richmond
Chamber Of Commerce 10 the River ana
Harbor Committee for an excursion down
the James river ON the steamer Poca-
hontas Invitations by mail had already
been received by the committee, who re-
gret that they Will not be able TO ac-
Cep-.
congressman Wise and the delegates
from the Richmond Chamber of Com
Y.erce called on Secretary Lamont. Gen.
Casey. Chief of Ef gineers OF the War
Department. and Commodore Melville,
10 whom invitations for the excursion
down James river were also extended.
Secretary Lamont and Gen. Casey re-
a-retted their inability TO accept, but
Comrodore Melville will probably go.
Mr.. Wise also obtained the Presidents
promise to ORDER up the Manchester post
Office this week.
Mr.. John NJ Griffin. member Of the
city Council OF Fredericksburg, and Mr..
l.. Cotton. one of the proprietors Of
the Exchange Hotel, of that city, are
here
Mr. y. n Boiseeau. Of Danvile called
an Congressman Swanson at the Capitol
to-day.
Messrs. C.. G. Talaferro and son.
Orange. Va: l.. y. Buford and Thomas
McCuloch Bristol. and Z. ". Strother,
Virginia. are among the late arrivals at
The Metropolitan.
Mr.. Cabell of Florida. who is the son
Of Judge Cahen, who many years ago was
member of The Virginia Court Of APP
leals, called on congressman Edmunds
and Meredith to-day. Mr. Cabell Is an
H-member Of Congress and represented
te state Of Florida when that state
Was entitled 20 only one representative.
FOURTH CLASS PosT,fAsrres
There was only one change in fourth
CAS- rostmasters for Virginia to-day,
which was the appointment Of r. T. Good
Nan. ai Eufke's Garden. TazeWell cOun-
U.s. vice b. T. Goodman. resigned