Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-08
n,NIEL AND RANSOM
mi, Recent Prominence IN Caucus
Causes Comment.
,ps cIROLIHIAES GREAT SPEECH,
w,. Against cloture for the senate and
w. weight-Nirgin'a fos-
tai Notes.

.s,,fNGTON. December 7--(Special)
-,,,lnent part played by Senators
J" sn3 Ransom In the Democratic
v.,,ra caucuses this week has caused
o,nment among the national legis-
~" i, bo;h parties. The mere fact
SO s.r,,or Daniers proposition 70 apply
,,ceiyed so little support In no
%'-, ,.,,ss criticism upon him. Senators
- .,rv say that he acted handsomely
I''..,,ut the agitation, and when he
t" -, Marty associates were against
fl'' ,rlthdrew his resolution In a
hN ...,,tcous manner. and decided to
r'' fully 10 the will Of the ma
tfy. - No-,h caro,ln,ans regret
.. gr,at speech OF Senator Ransom
b -, have been made publicly. In
"-- = hob,nd closed doors in a party
S'-- HIS effort is the talk Of the
c' ~. vas very effective in his op-
'N. =, applying gag-rules to the
1 .,a what he said had much TO
'''-'. ., bringlng about the final result
Wv ,se North Carolina members OF
,,.s. said to-day; "The people OF
80. ,yDl ever have the highest ad"
VI ..., ard regard for Senator Ransom
=, uemocrats down my way wlh never
,o regret that the recent Landslide
| ,.tlrc HIM from the senate & @
', .-s,.e accorded his remarks pelore
it'....is will greatly please ms trienus
3D.. state. and you VIII ma lnSI tne
f'f.e c',r-sl S' Ransom for insisting on
ta. 1.y a code OF rules which de-
-'.- four years ago the hepuDiicah
''- DEMOCRATIC BLUNDER.
~ the opinion continued this
-, "that We made n great blunder
,.nuer IN adopting the Reed fuies
o. House True. we were unable 10
,y business and had 10 come 10 H.
~. 90 gave Mr.. Reed the greatest en-
v-...,,.rt and prominence that ever canie
political leader from an opposite
p-,y. .,.,,o. lilo o,eh,v majority
- ,Ne present House. our men ought 70
IN in place, Had they attended
..srs would have been no necessity ior
u,.-.i-, cloture and counting Of men,
Ne were powerless because our
D ,,5 not remain at their posts. That
-, of duty, In my Judgment, had
- ,o do with Democratic defeat last
lr.,-.ssntative Marshall spent nearly
h-,,-s II the Post-Ofiice Department
G -,.rpine-. He secured promises that
-.,.r,ments Of postma5ters would DO
fs, once for Gate City and Clinch-
In virginia. John s. Greever VIII
,.. r1stmaster at Gate City, and
-. = Br5adwater at Clinchport.
v, Marshall also had a talk on the
.t.-, Of the Marion postmastership.
~. p.s.su said he would take the papers
hIs case TO the President. and urge
...-- g, the next few days. The time
% -. rrasent postmaster is out, and for
..-,ts Mr.. Marshall has urged an ap-
me House resumed consideration to-day
~ ,ss r5oling bill, and Representative
yq.s chairman of the committee from
-t.A ,ba measure was reported ad-
s.....4 he House in it's favor. He in
.ts that the proposed legislation Is IN
M interest Of commerce. and there oushI
T. b. no delay.
OLD POINT APPROPRIATIONS.
The f,rtlncations bill which has just
~ ,srorted 10 the House includes some
-, arpropriatlons for Fort Monroe,
y-,y.-i,. and. as will be seen from the
,s,,srsphs given below, repairs 10 roads,
vs.ry-s. and sewers are TO be made:
.ps-sir and Maintenance of Wharf: For
nh5r aad material TO redeck one thlrd OF
r,sin pier. s.. .773; labor and material 10 re-
deck arron Of pier. $iS2; sixty oak-1ehuer
,gs. & -p. labor and material TO renew
lsk BINDERS Of apron TO pier 900;
vtsrfrger. 81 .02O: laborer. cleaning wharf.
a.. I'm eli So. $50: for one half OF said
sun 70 be supplied by the United states
p@a -.
rReaalrs ard Maintenance OF Roads,
psvsments. Streets, Lights. and General
Police. For 5000 bushels OF oyster-shells,
cents uer bushel. 81. 900; $1,000 paving
lrcks. al SO per thousand, $500; $50 square
yards of granolithic pavement for street
cussrgs. al S225 per square yard, $SSI;
t-a horse and cart for police of street,
Ea. one laborer TO drive same, $3.50; eight
Dsu s'rtet-lamps. with iron posts COM
gs,s rs5. oil and supplies for same, S52;
o.- aborer 70 care for lamps, $40; In all.
t-E for one half Of said sum TO be sup
p.,i by the United States-Sl.S67.5O.
maintenance OF sewer Sysleiis fOi pAic
s-s--.ntsudent $500; two enginemen' at
80 each. two firemen, at 5000 each; three
h,9rg:s, az 500 each; one horse ana cart
t5 coal, tGO, waste, oil. and pump re-
IaGs $40; sewer pipe. cement, brick. and
supplies. 800; in all. $500; for one half OF
SAD SUN to be supplied by the United
s2'ts-8Iy)."
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.
Among North Carolina visitors in the
cry today was Mr.. w. w. Fuller. OF
Durham. on his way to Washington he
Vas delayed by an accident for sixteen
ksu
A movement has been started to press
- claims OF a colored preacher for
C-zr-2ll Of the next House. The people
siy]c5tlng the proposition think man
tin the South ought to be selected,
an s0rle Of them say North Carolina
tls number OF active negro preachers
N1J have taken interest In politics. III
hardly thought probable the colored
o'e'tren viii be recognized, but the
report that there Is even remote
Chance Is worth considering by the
e.dgy The position pays $500 year.
Postmasters OF the fourth-class were
aT1Htcd for Virginia to-day as follows;
y. Deiss Comans Wen. Sussex county,
Wee T. L. Graves, resigned: Mrs. 5. h.
SAWYER Mapleton, Princess Anne county,
We ". ". Kellam. resigned.
After December 18th mail service from
ba.syy.lle to Terryville, Va, VIII be IN
creased 10 three times week.
Name q Virginia post-ofiice changed
boWlesyiue Albenarle county. to Cis-