Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-21
VERY WELL PLEASED
YifSinians and North Caroinians Like
the Tariff Bill.
LIME MEN DISAPPOINTED.
Tho Duty ON Their Product Raised to Fif'
teen Per Centum Only-Wash-
ington Small Talk.


cial)-The Virginia and North Carolina
delegations are very we'll satisfied with the
tobacco. cigar. and cigarette clauses OF the
tariff oil as reported to-day from the
Senate Finance Committee. At one time
II was feared heavy increase would be
made I'm the tax on cigars and cigarettes
and II the provision had been allowed to
stand increasing the tax on cigars to y
per 1000. without saving clause for che
roots. the latter industry would have been
stabbed to death. The virginians, are also
generally well pleased with the action OF
the Senate Committee In putting duty on
coal and iron-ore. The lime manufactur-
ers of Virginia, West Virginia, and other
States who were here In force trying to
get the duty increased on their product
from 10 per centum, as provided in the VIII
son bill as II passed the House. to 30 per-
centum, failed 20 impress the Senate Com
mlttee to that extent as the item is fixed
at Is per centum only. Mr. Warner Moore,
OF Richmond. and Mr.. Richard Mccoy, OF
Riverton, were among the Virginians who
looked after this matter here.
A delegation composed of Colonel Burke,
Captain X. Kemper, Mr.. Herbert Bry-
ant, and others, were in the city to-day
In the interest of Mr.. William Herbert
for the Alexandria postmastership. Con-
gresham Meredith has endorsed Mr.
John a. Marshall for the Office. Mr.. Her
bert was the postmaster of Alexandria
during the first Cleveland administra-
ton.
DOLLY MADISON.
A favorable report was made to the
House to-day on a bill introduced by Mr..
Compton, of Maryland, approprating
5000 for the purchase OF painting OF
Mrs. Dolly Madison, which is to be
placed In the White House. The painting
Is owned by Mr.. Andrews, and is said to
be n most faithful likeness Of Mrs. Mad
ison.
Representative Jones returned to-day
from Northumberland county. where he
went to attend to some business
Mr. James " Brooke Jr., formerly OF
Warrenton. Va. but for many years
resident of North Dakota, left to-day for
Grand Forks. in that State, where he
will take charge OF the office to which
he was appointed several weeks ago. VIZ:
Register Of the Land Office at that point.
Mr. Brooke has been prominently idenu-
fed with the Democracy OF his adopted
State and Is very popular gentleman IN
the Northwest. He was heavily endorsed
for the responsible and lucrative position
to which he has been appointed He re-
turned yesterday from Norfolk, where
he went to visit his brother, Mr. VIII
Brooke, well-known citizen or that
place.
Mr.. Delaware Kemper, Of Bristol. the
newly-appointed Consul to Annoy, Chlna'
expects to sail from San Francisco on
the 26th instant for his post OF duty.
The river and harbor bill. In which
Virginia and North Carolina are so much
interested, will probably be reported to
the House early next week.
Congressman Turner returned to-day
from Front Royal. where he has been
detained for several days on account oil
sickness.
Mr.. Chadwick, president Of the Atla,tio
and North Carolina railroad, Is In the city
He says there is a general hope IN MS
part of the State that the President Will
sign the Bland bill.
PATENTS.
Among patents issued to-day were:
Virginia-George a. Tower, OF Rich-
mond. sealing device for valves. etc.
North Carolina-Wal NJ. Byrd, Mount
Gilead. assignor OF one-half 10 W. II.
and A. ID. Clark, of Troy, rotary steam
engine: James c. Morton. OF Washington
and r. b. Freeman. Of Norfolk, Va
combined fre-extinguisher and a'afm;
william 4. Watson. Jr., Of Lexington
| bed brace.
postmasters Of the fourth class were
annointed for Virginia to-day as follows:
susie NJ. LeCato. Dingley. Northamptoi
| county. vice l.. 7. LeCato resigned; ID
| II Johnson. Lee Mont, Accomac county
| vice Emma c. Hall removed: G. w
| sample, Swords Creek, Russell county
vice T.. r. Smith, removed.
Post-offices have been established in Nir
| ginia as follows:
Alvarado, Washington county Khoda
| Duff, postmaster; Nelson. Mecklehpurs
| county, Anderson III. Nelson, postmaster
The post-oriice III Floyd county, hereto
| fore known as Hylton, VIII IN future d
called Wills; Silas q. Condun, postmaster
Virginia arrivals: Il. ID. Chalkley, y
| p. Spotts. w. o. Shelburn, w. w. Holla
| day. l.. NJ. Block, G. Millhiser, Richmond
/. =. Stearnes, Newport News; W. II
| Boynton. Hampton; George y. WILSON, /
+ Penn. Danviile: c. X. Nelson, Lynch
| blrg. n. Z. Patterson, Jr.. Petersburg: IL
| Y. Straher. Harrisonburg; G. B. Gibson
| uppervilie. @ cor
| North Carolina arrivals: George >. ser
| geant, Greensboro, c. Dewey Ioiusooio