Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-01
FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
BIDS FOR THE ONE At ROANOKE SOON
TOE OPENED.
Norfolk PlaLs-EIghth District Politics.
Nominee Mason-Chnirman ElIyson.

WASHINGTON. August 3i.-(Special)-
Bids will be opened at the Office of the
| Supervising Architect OF the Treasury on
the 2ist day OF September for the con-
struction OF the public building at Roa-
noke. The bill authorizing the construc-
ton OF this building was passed by Con-
gress several years ago. but owing TO the
lack OF funds and a short force In the
Architects office, the commencement OF
operations has been delayed so long that
the good people of the hustling city in the
Southwest began TO despair The amount
allowed for the structure is 81, 600. and II
Is sum sufficient TO put up a building
that Will be credit TO Roanoke. There
will probably be no further hitch in the
matter, as 1t is believed one of the many
bids to be made will be entirely satlsfac-
tory To the government.
The work is progressing so satisfactorily
on the public building at Staunton that
they think at the Treasury il will be
completed and ready for occupancy by TIT
1st Of November, The same amount for
Stanton was voted that was given 10
Roanoke
Nothing is being done with the Norfolk
building a present The bill as passed
by Congress provided that the building
ana site should not cost more than $3.50,
tn0, and SO far OF the appropriation actu-
ally made the sum OF $4,000 has been
available. From this amount nearly 5000
have been spent for the purchase of
site. and there have been some other eX-
-, III.
1t was originally intended that a court
house and post-oflce building should be
erected but the sum was not large enough
for structure OF the kind. and as there is
already courthouse at Norfolk alr.
Tyler. at the recent session Of Congress.
introduced a bill permitting the money
available and yet 10 be appropriated
under the original act to be used for the
erection of pOst-Ofiice alone. without any
reference 20 any other of the government
offices. With this sum. II Is said. a very
pretty building can be put up. over and
above all the expenditures that have SO
far been made. including purchase of
site. there will be available out Of the
limit first provided in the act authorizing
the construction the sum OF $4,000, after
the Appropriations Committee makes the
next allowance. which Will probably be
during the next session Of Congress. Nj.
Tyler will try to get through his bill re-
ferred to above. and the chances are Il
can easily be passed 1t will not call
for any increased appropriation. and
there cannot possibly be any objection
to allowing Norfolk 10 have a new post
office building.
CHAIRMAN ELLYSON
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. Of Richmond.
arrived in the city late last night from
Luray, where he yesterday attended the
meeting OF the congressional convention
of the Seventh District Democrats.
He made a speech before the convention.
which was mentioned in the Dispatch's
account OF the gathering this morning.
To-day. Mr.. Ellyson called at the head
quarters of the Congressional Campaign
Committee In this city. and had quite
an extended talk with Senator Faulkner,
chairman Of the committee. Later in
the day Mr.. Eilyson dropped into VIII
lard's Hall. where tho Southern Develop
ment Convention Is in session. He re.
manned there for some time listening 10
the speeches. He met a number Of his
acquantances. and they wanted him to
make an address, but he seemed TO pre-
fer 10 listen to what was said and did
not speak before the convention.
The nomination Of John :. Mason. OF
Fauquier county. for Congress on the |
Populist ticket in the Eighth District of |
Virginia. according to the way the thing |
IS viewed from this end Of the line shows |
that the privilege OF opposing the Demo- |
cracy when a nomination is in sight Is |
bound TO stay In the Beverley family The |
nomiNee is a son-in-law Of Colonel Bob. |
Beverley, and two years ago Mr.. Turner |
ran for Congress on the same ticket. He |
IS "A nephew of Colonel Beverey's II |
was generally supposed that Brad. Bev- |
arley wanted to try 10 make the fight |
his year. but it is all in the family. and |
10 doubt they are happy.
"Steeny" Mason. as he is generally |
allied by his friends in Fauquier and |
Oudoun. was few years ago the hCater |
member Of the Virginia Legislature be-
ween the counties 81 Fauquier and Lou
loun. and II is stated here by those who
lnoW whereof they speak that he was