Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-16
INTERNAL REVENUE.
THE MATTER OF THE TAX ON TO.
HAcco AND FRUIT BRANDY.
Senator Daniels Spring Flowing Done
The Pcckham Nominsuon--G General
Federal Capital Gossip Of Interest

The Peckham Nominst ion General
Federal Capital Gossip Of Interest
| WASHINGTON, d. c., February 15.-
Special )-Representatives Swanson. o
Virginia. and Henderson. OF North Caro-
lima, to-day called on several of the Demo
cratic members OF the Senate Financ'
Committee and made arrangements 4
meet the majority members OF that com
mlttee tomorrow TO talk over the inter
nal-revenue feature OF the tariff bill. Their
have been so many reports about wha
may or may not be done that Messrs
Henderson and Swanson want to ascertain
the feeling Of the members. Their con
stituents are so keenly interested In thu
tobacco and fruit brandy questions the,
propose to do all they can to obtain JUS
tice for them in the matter OF taxation
| They will have an extended conference a
the time stated.
Senator Daniel returned last evening
from visit OF several DAYS to his place
In Campbell county. and while IL may ho'
be generally known lie Is engaged III
farming, has taken time by the foreiock
In having completed already what mlsh'
be termed spring blowing When the
Senator said to-day TO the Dispatch cor
respondent that most of his blowing was
done It was supposed he had reference
TO the preparation Of his proposed speech
In the Senate on the Hawaiian question,
or that he was getting ready TO put a
share under Peekham. The Senator did
not get chance. however, to-day to
make any remarks on the Hawaiian mat
ter, but. OF course. he was on hand await
ing developments in the other thing.
DANIEL AND PECKHAM.
The papers to-day discuss Senator
Daniel as being on the wavering side
and just as likely to vote for the con-
/ firmation OF Peckham as against him, but
the gentleman himself. although hi:
probable vote was the fubject OF so much
comment at the Capitol through the day
kept his own counsel up TO the time the
Senate vert into executive session. About
| half-past ! o'clock Senator Gray had an
| earnest conversation with Senator Daniel
and many people tumbled to the corr
clusion that the Delaware statesman was
! discussing the Peckham case with the
| Nirginian.
Senate: Hunton called this morning and
| introduced Congressman Turner, of Nir-
| piria 80 tho PRECEDENT
|
at the White House. but his visit was a
purely social one, as he went up to in
troduce ex-senator Andrew Wingfeld, OF
| Hanover. to MIR. Cleveland.
| Mr. Wise next called at the Post-Oflice
| Department 10 see Mr.. Bssell. but the
| Pcstmaster-General was absent and it
was learned he would not return until
Saturday, hence Mr.. Wise will have to
defer a talk on the Ashland postmaster
ship
Farmer Edmunds was at the same de.
partment to-day, and could he have met
the Postmaster-General he would again
| have urged action on the Roanoke pest.
mastership.
OUR NEW POSTMASTER.
Mr.. w II. Cullingworth. who was yes.
| terday confirmed by the Senate as post
master OF Richmond, is In the city. He
| vii! Probably receive his commission to.
riorrow. and his bond will soon be here.
I'm "A few days he will enter upon his
| duirs
Representative Tyler to-day conferred
| with number of the members of the
House Committee on Public Buildings and
| Grounds in regard TO his bills providing
| for the erection of government buildings
at Newport News and Portmouth. He
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enlargement as he he'd hoped for. The
| committee complain OF a lack of funds In
| the Treasury
Mr. Tyler says he also has learned the
| River and Harbor Committee have adopted
rule to provide in their bill for no sur
| veys of rivers this year
They viii merely order preliminary ex-
| aminations. leaving surveys for the next
| Congress, and the Congress after the next
will have to make the appropriations. This
| Is q bad outlook for number of Virginia
and North Carolina projects never included
in any bill, but which many people think
| should be taken up.
| NOTES OF INTEREST.
The Senate Commerce Committee to-day
reported adversely and postponed indie
| finitely the bill giving the Washington,
| Alexandria. and Mount Vernon Electric
| Railway Company the right TO construct a
| bridge across the Potomac river.
Two bills Of Senator Hunton. the one
| providing for memorial bridge across
| the Potomac. and the other for a survey
| OF the Eastern Branch OF the Potomac
| preparatory to erecting a bridge there,
| were Withdrawn from the Commerce Com
mittee and referred to the Committee on
| the District of Columbia.
| Mr.. Simmons Collector of Internal Reve-
| nue. for the Eastern District Of North
| Carolina, was at the Capitol again to-day.
| He says he is confident he will be con-
| firmed.
| The National Woman's Suffrage Conven-
| ton opened here to-day. On the pro-
| gramme there are the names OF two Vir-
| ginia ladieS-Mrs Ora Langhorne, OF Gull
| pepper. and Mrs. Eta Grymes Farroh. The
| former is among those announced to de-
| liver addresses.
| Rev. job Turner. the well-known deaf
mute preacher, of Staunton, Va, who
arrived here yesterday, has just returned
from Pennsylvania. where he preached on
Sunday at Mt. Airy to a large number
| Of deaf-mutes. Mr.. Turner. despite his
| age, looks well.
| JUDGE-ELECT BUCHANAN.
Ex-ConRressman Buchanan. OF Virginia,
was at the Capitol this afternoon. In one
| OF the cloak-rooms he was surrounded
| by n number OF the members, who con-
| graduated him on his election as a judge
| Of the Court of Appeals. Mr.. Buchanan
Will remain here until tomorrow night.
r. NJ. Erskine Miller, Of Staunton, is
at the Ebbitt.
Mr.. Howell +. Miller, OF Rappahannock
county, was Vii ginia visitor at the Capt.
| toll to-day.
Fourth-class postmasters for Virginia
We're appointed to-day as follows:
ii. Il. Russell. Abbeville. Mecklenburg
| county. vice j. X. Mills, resigned: III. l..
| Monteiro. Hogan, Lee county. vice John
Blankenship. resigned.
Mail service has been established In Vir-
ginia from Agee 10 Buffalo Station, six
| times q week, from March 1, 1894, to June
| 80, 1897.
Representative Wise to-day, In response
| to request from the department, recon-
mended Garland II. Harris for postmaster
| at GLEN Allen. Henrico county.
Virginia arrivals A. r. Miller. Abe Fell
| hamer. y. +. Gaskins, Richmond; ]. r.
| Hamlin and wife, =. +. Conway and wife.
| w. l.. Robinson and wife, w. b. Haynes
| and wife. Danville; Mrs. Matte Wayt,
| stanton: w. Baldwin, Wayt, University
Of Virginia; II. C. Stuart, Russell county;
4. N. Meekins and wife. West End.
North Carolina arrivals: IL. w. Miller,
Raleigh; w. Il. Taylor. Winston.