Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-10
DUTY ON PYRITES.
CAPTAIN MURDAUCHS COMMISSION.
t IL Probably All q. X. by This Time
General Washington City Notes
Of fntercst.

WASHINGTON, July s.-(spee'al)--
Although the tariff bill is now IN con-
ference. and 1t would naturally be sup
posed that no further changes are 10 w
made outside OF those the confeIrees mHy
agree upon. the city Is ful OF interested
parties asking concessions Messrs' L.
ID. Crenshaw. william O. Crenshaw. Jr..
ana PHI sptton. OF Richmond. were at
the Canifol to-day comforting with mem
bers OF the Virginia delegation in regard
10 pyrites. They are Interested In the
mines I'm Louisa county. and are Of the
op,nion that II duty Is 70 be placed on
iron-ore In Justice 20 their own business
there should be a duty on pyrites II the
conferrecs finally agree 10 put iron-ore on
the free list, the gentlemen from Rich
mond are perfectly willing that pyrites
should be on the free list. but they do
not think II Is fair 70 discriminate against
their business
Messrs Crenshaw and Sutton called on
n number OF the senator's being intro
dnccd by Representative Wise. Repre-
sentative Meredith, IN whose district the
attentive TO the visitors and introduced
them TO members Of the House.
ORANGE POSTMASTEBSHIP
The President to-day sent big batch
81 nominations 10 the Senate. There was
only one for Virginia that Of William
Graham. TO be postmaster at Orange. Mr.
Graham was appointed postmaster last
year. when the Office was In the fourth
class grade. The receipts have increased.
and row the Office is on the presidential
list requiring the nomination 10 be
confirmed by the Senate.
The commission Of Captain w. II. Muir
dauCh. Of Portsmouth. recently appointed
Supervising Inspector OF Steam Vessels
for the Third District. has been signed
by the President. and has been sent TO
the Treasury Department II is under
stood Il viii be mailed 20 him tomorrow.
The Hardness in fixing mp the papers
caused several rumors 10 be put in cir
culauon here One was that Captain
Murisugh had never had his political
disabilities removed. and the commission
had been held up for that reason. There
was nothing in the report. Captain Muir
dauEh's disabilities were removed by spe-
cial bill passed during the second ses-
sion of the Foriy-cighth Congress. He
belonged 10 the old navy. ana when the
Tolerate forces. and Of course he would
have been Ineligible had he not applied
t. Congress for relief.
Senator Hunton to-day introduced a
bin o. pension Mrs Celcstia L. Hartt. Of
Portsmouth. Va She Is the widow OF
Samuel Harit. who was a constructor in
The old navy. A similar bin introduced
10y Representative Tyler passed the House
about ten days ago.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The Senate Commerce Committee, OF
which Senator Ransom Is chairman, have
made TWO changes n the Virginia items
n the river and harbor bill The appro-
priatou FOR Norfolk harbOr has been in
creased from $1,000 10 SrO0oo. and new
item has been added. allowing $1,000 for
TIL protection Of jamestown. The sec
ton % the bin relating 10 North Carolina
las not been reached
Several other virginia amendments
were proposed in the committee but the
members concluded they had done as
well by Virginia as the situation would
admit
Judge Avery. Of the Supreme Court OF
North Carolina, was among the visitors
at the Capitol to-day.
Joseph Il. Tuck WIS to-day appointed
postmaster at Virginia; Halifax county
Va. VIC ". H. Amis. removed; and \.
W. NeWby at Farmer Randolph county,
y. c., vice T.. VI. Skevu. deceased.