The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-11

.orrsNOR O,FHBRALL AND cHhIR-
nan Edison ~ WASHINGTON.
Latter Anxious 60 Have some Amend
,~.a,s Made Affecting tho Sale OF Leaf
Tobacco Goode Contested Case.

r,.-r NsTON. March lo.-Special.--
OFeraI arrived DO the city tnis
and went no once to the Metro
where hc commenced to register
I.rr'sonhure. and then scratched
.. word and inserted Richmond
...n retired to his room. An hour
... l. visited tho Capitol and went ih
.. 0oor of the House.
. Charles j. Anderson. OF Rich
snis0 "a traveller upon The Same
mad wout almost Immediately TO
. ...r Department Co secure some IN
relative 90 his connection with
.r State militia and the appropriations
CD. them.
Ell. House Committee on Rivers ana
.nors VIII cn1caror 60 complete '"e
and harbor bin before Cnaltma"
.r.harl sewers his connection WIN l"o
rrlftce 90 assume DIS senator's ga
and with Chat end in view Will "oiu
.t.r meeting Monday morning. 'l,'i.
M blanchard VIII remain WIN ''.''
~. f.. O'Clock Monday, when ne Will i0'
.., E.. craftsmanship
.r. river and Harbor Committee
. refusal of Congressman Dttc"ii'e',
.....ri. Who is already 10 inc Heau
....,mitfee on Railways and canals.
nat committee is considered OF
...n,rtance. 80 SIS not probable that
,.Ir-a the Craftsmanship OF the
--..e 0n Rivers and HarDoIs'
Elevation Of Congressman eaten
s Congressman Jones. OF Nlr-
a.. the fourth place ON the COM
The Goode Case.
thomas Goodc. Of Mecklenhurg
r. resident counsel Ex-Consress-
r.. o. harris. OF Virginia. appear
....r. the Committee on Elections
..rf.r There was mo quorum oil lhe
Committee present however. ana ITO move
i. towards the attempt 10 eslao-
. rfr Goodies rieht TO scat IN the
.-- uar,is is considered valuable ac-
.....n 90 the able counsel tMessis.
r-.rf az Alexandria. and Thorpe or
r...I.rhurc county, already retained IN
... r.eo There are several cases now
.-f.e in the Election Committee when,
could fao regular order be followed viii
b. considered before this one, and IL is
r..v probable that the committee VIII
change the order of procedure.
Som. Hme may therefore, yet elapse
r.-a tho contested election case from
n Fourth Virginia district is called.
rarrI.ssmau Bower of North Carolina,
called no the Treasury Department this
morning with Miss Josephine Anderson
% Winston. whom he is urging for q
position m that department.
c.r.r....an Marshall and Tyler viii
er.rf sunday al their homes. returning
f. rr.r Is-islative duties early leXt
W..k
Chairman Ellyson There.
Hon. j. TAYLOR Ellyson and Mr. b. r.
Wexford Jr Of Richmond. were at the
Capitol today Their presence was soon
noticed hy congressman Wise Jones and
rlmluls. with whom they held a con-
.uIfafilu. Sir. Ellyson is very anxious
raf some change should be made in
f.e present llw which allows the middle
rn and Spectator 20 sell leaf tobacco.
which pays u0 revenue 10 the Govern
u.nt i1 competition with the manutac-
rrar. Who is forced 20 pay a tax of six
cents per pound. A strong pressure will
I brought 90 bear on the Virginia sem
.rs to urge them 90 endeavor TO Sc
..- modification of this law when the
.i0 Dim is considered boy the Senate.
Theodore q. Pitcher. who represents
Ie county of FauQuier i'm Virginia
House of Delegates and who was the
author Of several important measures
passed hy that body at its session just
expired is I'm the city.
Speaker John h. Ryan. Of Loudon, ar
rived here last night ON route home
from hIs legislative duties just ended.
Persona.
Messrs IT, H. Busbee. of Raleigh, y.
C.A 3d. "a. Williams, of North Carolina;
49, d. Robinson and WIFE Of Danville,
and John Dr. Harris Jr. of Virginia, are
Ht tAe Metropolitan.
Nessr- Newton McAlpine, Of Virginia
p. F kluneai. of Hickory, y. c.. and
j. O.. J.. Harris. of Raleigh \. c., are
at the ST. James.
Messr-. D.. b. Morss. of Front Royal;
O.. j. Miller and J.. Henry O'Bannon,
of tTeuia. are at the National
Mesrs o.. b. Bigger. James n. Bell,
III k. Watson and Charles b. Mann, Of
Richmond were at the Capitol to-day.
Where were mo- changes of fourth-class
p0s.m4si.rs to-day for North Carolina.
and only one for Virginia. which was
the appointment OF c. t. Berry. at
Ne.r0.e Rockingham county. vice, J. l..
nHmh.ft resigned.
A p0.t-ofilce has been established at
lat.rne. Amherst county. Va, with
Edward IL Moore as postmaster
II. l.. w.