Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
NEW GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
PLAN IN THE HOUSE.
How Malone Has Haunted the Capitol
RecentIy-Huntoa and the New
Old Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON. May 7.-tspecial)-The
bill reported from the Public Buildings
and Grounds Committee to provide for
the erection Of a new government print
Ing office. The Senate some time ago
voted to purchase square Of ground In
which General William Malone. OF Vir-
ginia. Is a large owner. That action was
brought about by senators who wanted
to defeat Senator Vests plan, and they
simply adopted the Malone amendment
10 forestall the Missourian. Now Mr..
Bankhead. of Alabama. has come for
ward with a new scheme, and proposes
that a piece Of ground be bought on
which the Senate stables now stand.
General Malone has haunted the Capitol
corridors for several weeks. doing every
thing in his power to win votes for his
property. but with what success remains
to be seen. He has appealed to Virginia
congressman 10 help him out, but II IL
extremely doubtful II he gets any support
from the delegation.
THE rARIrF BILL.
Senator Hunton says that while he Is
not entirely satisfied with the pending
tariff bill. that has been overhauled so
many times since it came from the House.
he will. Of course. vote for IL. but he has
made up his mind not to vote for any
amendments offered by senator's other
than Democratic members OF the Finance
Committee. To permit the bill to be
amended by any senator who makes such
a proposition would, In his opinion, cause
intermnable delay.
General Hunton went to Warrenton to
spend Sunday, and returned to the city
to-day.
Representative Marshall to-day had the
promise that postmasters would be ap-
pointed at once for Homer, in Russell
county, and Burke's Garden. In Tazewell
county. lie also got an intimation from
Mr. Maxwell that a removal would be
made at Pearisburg. Giles county. This
case has been on the books for long
time. and In spite OF Mr.. Marshalrs fire.
quent requests, the department people
have not before been disposed to do any
thing.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL.
Mr. J. Z. Caldwell. editor OF the Char
lotte Observer. and MIR. Scales. of States
vile. were among visiting Virginians at
the Capitol to-day.
Among 1Ourtn-ci pOSltndSterS dp-
pointed to-day were:
Virginia-W. O. Hulvey, Bruce, Rock
ingham county. vice j. w. Bixler. resign
ed: Il. Ii. Johnson, Coal Creek. Carroll
county, vice r. T.. Cox. resigned: Ann O.
Dickinson. Green Spring Depot. Louisa
county, vice Il. ii. Hughes. resigned.
North Carolina-W. ID. Adams, Elroy,
Wayne county, vice James Long, Jr.,
resigned
Post-oilices have been established rs
follows:
acknowledgements. Culpeper county.
William II. Lewis. postmaster; Herald.
Dickinson county. William T.. Hart, post
master: Hooes. King George county. VIII
liam ". Suite. postmaster; holland. Hall
fax county, Simmle a. Lacks, post
master: Waugh. Bedford county, Martha
y. Martin postmaster.
North CarOllna-Faw, Ashe county,
George w. Perkins. postmaster; Goss.
Ashe county. Thomas W. Dixon. post
master; Legal. Harnett county. James
H. Brown. postmaster: Aeanchthon.
Randolph county. David I. Oppman, post
master.
Virginia arrivals: John y. Adams,
Richmond. Va; y. II. Hairston, Martins
Vile; II. BERTHE, Jr. Stanton.