Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-27
NORFOLK NAVY YARD
IMPROVEMENT OF TIE MARINE Ap.
pRoAcH THERETO.
s,c,re.ep,ati,c Jones the virginia Member
nj the Democratic Congressional Cam
,aien Committee Oyster Question.

SyAsIITNGTON. -. C.. January 26.-
te,oc,al, Colonel william Lamb and Mr.
:, clennas. Of Norfolk. appeared this
manning before the House Committee on
s.lvers and Harbors to urge an appro-
,ria,lon IL Nl5.0co for improving the har-
i,r used az an approach to the Norfolk
,,,,.-yard. Colonel Lamb addressed the
committee. and said that It was most
,n.nor.ant a. the success OF the navy
Na,rd that this expenditure should be
,,.lc The Intention, lie added was 10
obtain n depth Of y feet Of water TO en-
,tle fhc large vessels 20 reach the yard
e,.,r time ago the New York needed re-
,..rlur ana an EFFORT was made to get
g. into fhe docks but owing To the
s.ol-b,rs she had 70 back out and be
t.rf o. some other yard. Colonel Lamp
a., informed 7he committee mat une
S.rf,lK people would be willing TO nave
&c other projects abandoned temporal -
I. ,b.s particular appropriation was made
mo chances are That the committee WIZ
r...t tle suggestions II the engineers
IL not intcrpoee objections.
vho VIRGINIA delegation held meeting
,..l,.. ana again selected Mr. Jones. OF
e.. Firs, District a. the Virginia mfmhef
g. the Congressional Campaign comm,
,. Mr Jones b. not only wei qu'iln''
r.~ fh, position. but n takes an acl'e
interest Ia the work
THE OYSTER QUESTION.
?, ga understood that Speaker Cardwoh
,.l ex-senator Blackstone 81 Acco"l8c
unity. met Mr. conway W. SANS Vi
1.ltinorc. her. last night. ana thal tie
,trfy discussed the oyster question: IL ~
,.I they practically reached AN asi'c-
,..ut regarding the Culllng laws I'D lci,'-
.r, 90 the Potomac river, when WIZ ~
recommended 90 Che virginia Lftl''at"'''
+. tne Iocomokc Sound question thty came
e. u. conclusion. as mat matl'I - P'"N-
jng iu me supreme Court
SENATOR VANCE IMPROVING.
ar Charles y. Vance received a letter
morning from his father, senator
r.rec. who o. eolournug AZ Tampa RIA
81 th- benefit of his health. me "'hA-
.~ writes that Dc is improving rapidiF
r,I saws that DE began - i'"l h'''er
..af .s b.. got settled at Tampa
Contain W. j. Johnson. Of Norfolk. rs
i.... attending "a meeting Of pilots lie
,trlItt. for inc position al super
..r INSPECTOR OF steam Vessels, Tor
..,.r REPRESENTATIVE Tyler grd both rue
s....ult senators have recommended Cap
t.u 81. D. Nulueh, OF Portsmouth
PERSONAL NOTES.
c...t.- HINTON introduced today a
- or the relief Of Tarlcton Woodson'
n. Richard Wake. " Norfolk, was
,..r- tL. Virginia visitors az thr 'apI-
1II t..llE
Among &orih Carolina visitors may hCc
,.u.. ,s-Courress man Latham "l
,r..r.lf,. Nr ". W. Fuller OF Durham
EN- a % chadwick. of Beaufort ana MI
STAT Alr lcy, of NeWhern
,I.ironI virginia arrivals. d. J.. AIM
rtr.ne. Richmond. !. g. Patterson. Peters
(.re. 6 4. Tulk,rsou. Bristol; ). T."
t.us Spoutylie. ". -. Coons. j. W.
t..r. Miss Jessie Arm>;roue, Miss Eda
ur.mp.n Culporcr. NJ u. CoimAh'
Irurr. ,..
From &or'h Carolina: vs.. T. CHADWICK
Beaufort. j.. IS. Gurt AMI wife salisbury
POSTSCRIPT
Among fmth-ca-s postmasters APP
pointed today were.
\Iran.a PmcIuney Hodges. Cobh's
crook. Mathews county, vice }. j.
Mathew. removed
Norh Carolina j. b. Steadman. Ham
-. Rutherford county, vice T.. q. Rob
bins resigned. j. s. Wells Mascot Bun
rrmbe county vice Lena j.. Wells. re-
F.-ued
a post-oncc. 10 br known ne Martha.
h1s been established in Randolph county
o. G.. with Iyy g. Nance ass pos'mas-
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