Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-11

that most Of the Republicans are always
on hand. and Is disposed to censurc tho
Democrats for not attending. but rs
matter OF fact there are proportionatcIy
just as many ebsentees on tho Republican
side When the majority Is small-say
not more than ten az fifteen--the party
In power Is compelled 10 keep its men,
bers here. and then business proceeds.
FEDERAL FUNDS LOW.
Very little legislation outside Of the
tariff, appropriation, and financial bills
viii get through this session. The APP
preparations will be heavily reduced, too;
for In addition to the Democratic policy
OF retrenchment and reform there Is not
sufficient money In tho Treasury to per-
nit the passage of the largo number of
claim bills and other measures which
call for spending the funds. Public build
ing bills will have no show whatever this
session A few may get through next
winter after the elections, but they viii
have n hard road 20 travel this year.
Congressman Bower has been pushing
bill appropriating $4,000 for a government
building at Winston, n. c., but the
committee can give very little encourage
ment MIR. TyiH~s would like to get
through bill TO havo new building
erected at Newport News, but the Nor
folk building and the buildings for Staun-
ton and Roanoke, which were appro-
priated for during the Fifty-frst Congress,
have never been constructed yet. Excise
after excuse has been made at the Trea-
sury Department for the delay. but the
slowness with which the work has been
pushed is due entirely to lack OF cash
I'm the vaults OF Uncle Sam.
Private claims are being reported right
along in both the Senate and the House,
I. ILL Il -,
dar. Many OF these private bills are for
tho relief OF Virginia and North Carolina
people, but they win be several years
older before any Of them are passed.
THE SEIGNIORAGE BILL.
The opponents Of the Bland bill for the
coinage OF the seigniorage continue to
assert with posiuyencss that the Presl-
dent will veto the measure They talked
the same way when the bill was before
tho House. but 1t puzzled some people
here very much to know what smade them
fight like demons In the lower branch OF
Congress TO defeat the bill It they felt
50 certain IL would not receive Executive
sanction II was purely for effect and
that is about the size Of the game they
are playing now in the Senate The Nir-
gin.a and North Carolina senators will
vote for the bill II received the solid
lima delegations in The House. and from
what they could hear from their districts
the proposition is a popular ono through
out both States. II Mr.. Cleveland should
withhold his approval, the members from
the States named would be very sorry,
for 1t IS not believed possible 10 pass
the measure over a Presidential veto, even
II an attempt were TO H. made in that di-
rcction. Should this bin be killed by the
President 1t will cause a hitch in the ar
rangements about the time Of adjourn
INK the session, as II IS generally ad-
mittcd that 10 30 back 10 the people
without rcdeemlng the pledges made in
the Chicago platform IN regard to silveU
would lo as bad as failure to repeal the
Mckinley tariff law after Il was de-
nounced in the national platform. Mr..
voorhees, and other pronounced admins
tration men, promised last year. after the
repeal or the Sherman law was accom-
pllshed. that later on "a true-silvcr bill
should be passed looking to n re-estab-
Nshment OF the true timetable system.
Mr. William Ryan. Of Richmond. COL
lector of Internal Revenue for the East
ern District Of Virginia; Mr.. W. II. Gull
lngworth postmaster Of Richmond and
Mr., l.. i. Routt. Of Richmond, were in
the city to-day.
PETERSBURG POST-OFFICE
Mr.. Ryan. who had long interview
with the President late this Afternoon,
asked, among other things. if change
would be made shortly in the Petersburg
post-oflice. Mr.. Cleveland said he WAS
not prepared 10 say. as he had hot had
time 10 take up the matter He said there
were three applicants, as well as he re-
collected. Mr.. Ryan says that from the
way the President talked n good deal of
active work will be needed on the part
OF the senator's or Congressman Epes be-
fore the appointment will be made
Mcssrs. John 5. Grayson. the new Demo-
cratic postmaster at Luray, and Howell
j. Miller. Of RappahannOck county, are in
the city.
Mr.. W. II. Tomney, member OF the Vir-
ginia Legislature from Washington
county. IS here.
other Virginia arrivals include w. y. I.
Goodwin, Norfolk; John ". Payne. Lynch
burg: r. ". Helm. Danyillc 5. i. Rust.
Pront Royal; G. V. Ford. Fairfax.
IT, +. Dougherty Of Charlotte. n. c., is
ia the city.
A post-ohce, 10 be known as Riverville,
has been established in Amherst county.
Va, with Edward II. Moore az postmas-
ter.
THE name OF the post-ofilce at Edwards
NH. Beaufort county, y. c., has been
changed to Edward.
g. T.. Bcery was to-day appointed post
master at Melrose, Rockingham county,
Va. vice J. l.. Humbcrt. resigned.
NJ L II RuShee of Raleigh. N c., IS