The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-16
MAY LET IT BECOME LAW
IMPRESSION THAT DIR. CLEyp,
WILL NOT yEIO BLAND BJr,
The Contest Over the Bristol Pos, om
No Moro virginians Can Get Place.
In the Treasury Department.
inns BUREAU. RAPLEY BuIprvo
WAsHIsGToy. March Is. lso,

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The action Of Mr.. Cleveland upon tho
Bland bill is still a matter OF snac,,ia- :
ton, and there are divers opinion az -
the course he will pursue, but after all
the prediction made in this correspondence
some days ago seems TO be above mar
and 1t is very likely that the bill will
become law without the signature of
Mr.. Cleveland. II is 4 well-known fact
that neither the President nor Secretary
Carlisle are in favor Of this measure. and
that Mr.. Cleveland's personal inclination
would be TO veto the bill. but, considering
the fact that when the Sherman law was
repealed IL was generally promised that
some silver legislation should be had
iater' and that the bill received good
substantial majorities IN both branches OF
| Congress. II is more than likely that
the President will not veto. nor sign the
bill, but allow it TO become law without
action. This course on the part Of the
President would be rather hard on the
author OF the bill. Congressman Bland,
Tor IL has now become 10 be quite the
thing for the author Of every bill that
becomes a law to wait upon the President
with a pen, and then after the great
chief has used il he passes II over 10 the |
happy author Of the bill, and the pen at
once becomes an heirloom and the aver
age congressman usually sends about two |
dozen originals CD to his leading con- |
stituents.
The Bristol Post-office.
Notwithstanding the much-talked-of |
hearing before the Postnsster-General |
in the Bristol post-ofice matter has not |
yet taken place. there has been a great
deal Of quiet work done by the Tennes-
see senators to retain this important Office
within the limits Of thir State. Congress-
man Marshall. however who is always
alert ana active when the interests Of
his district are concerned, has been so
far able TO checkmate the adroit moves
made by these gentlemen. During an IN
terview he had yesterday with Postmas-
ter-General Bissell he informed him that
he intended to assert his rights and
those Of his constituents under
this administration. and as he was the
only Democratic representative in the
House who had any direct interest in the
post-oiiice at Bristol, he considered that |
his recommendations in the matter should
be entitled 10 more consideration than |
those Of parties who only had an indi-
rect interest in it. The Postmaster Gen
'ral readily Acknowledged that he had
he right 10 make that demand, and prom
sed to consider il.
Congressman Tyler called on the Secre-
airy Of the Navy this morning and re-
luested that Paymaster of the Navy Gait,
Who is d native Of Norfolk, be assigned
or duty TO the Norfolk Navy Yard. I'm
lace Of Paymaster Stancliff, returned on
ccount of illness.
No More Places There.
Mr.. Logan Carlisle the headsman chief I
Jerk Of the Treasury Department, has
tated to several Of the Virginia con-
ressmen that he will entertain no more
ppiications for positions in that depart
lent from Virginia. as that State has
lready many more appointees than she
entitled t.
Collector Simmons, Of North Carolina, I
as finished his business with the Treas '
~ and started for home. When asked | q
bout report industriously circulated =
round the corridors of the Capitol that ! I,
e was here TO relieve the administration n
further embarrassment by placing [,
Is resignation in the hands Of the Pres b
ent, he laughingly replied: mo. It's \
easant TO be lionized. but I am not
ady to do the Kope act yet" ii
The county Of Halifax can now boast 5
a PAU G. Edmunds, Jr. Congressman %
dmunds this morning received a tele- Is
am informing him Of the birth of a NJ
'andson. The finest boy in the Sixth OF
ngressonal district is Paul Darlington la
dmunds, Jr., the first namesake Of the g.
rmer congressman. m
Paul Edmunds "A Splinter
i have been confined TO my room. sir. d.
r three days very much indisposed." "a
Id Congressman Edmunds this morn u
g. hut the good news has completely ~
stored me. Never felt better in nv "
q. Can hold my own in a hundred-yard ~
81 race with the feetest runner on the III
or of this house" eT
VII. Edmunds was heartily congratu- VI
ed by his friends.
mere was only one removal for Vir- ~
ia among the fifty-nve fourth-cIass "
stnasters to-day and that one was due 49, 49,
the hard work and persistent efforts 80
Congressman Marshall There were a.,
appointments for North Carolina. ~
ose Tor Virginia We're as follows: 49,, .,''
rags Creek, Craig county, Va. J. G.. "a,
e"fy' ID. Il. Hannah, resigned: Dunn ~
'ton Henrico county. Va, Annie Y. pI'
iples' b. A. Fox. resigned Eheart. a l,,i
inge county. Va, W. X. Clarke. r. -,
Eheart resigned; Snapp Tazeweu -. o,'
nty' Va. r. w. Snapp, Matte Brown ~ ~
'0'eu' II. L. W. nm,