Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-29
WASHINGTON CITY.
YirsinianS Regret the Presidents Anti
Seisniorase Bill Determination.
TUCKER IN THE TOLLS.
The Gallant Congressman Victimired by
Number of Fair Jokers-Per-
sonal and Postal Notes.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March &.-(Spe-
cial. l.)-Representative Edmunds has re-
turned from Halifax county, where he
was confined to his house for week on
account OF sickness He says the people
Of the county are much disappointed to
hear that there Is general impression
prevalent that the President Will veto
the Bland seignlorage bill. They have
been hopeful the President could see his
way to approve the measure.
According to the gossip heard here Mr..
Harry Skinner and his Populist foilow-
ing i'm North Carolina will not be able
to bring about a fusion next fall In the
State with the Republicans as easily as
they imagine. 1t Is stated that claude
Bernard who arrived here yesterday,
does not take kindly to the proposition,
and the northern Republican leaders
seem to think that the best thing the
North Carolina Republicans can do is to
run their own men in some Of the dls-
tricts They Will have a better chance
Of winning.
JOKE ON TUCKER.
4 clever joke was played last night
OIL Congressman Tucker by two young
ladies'. daughters Of congressman VINO
stop in the same neighborhood as the
Virginia member. The demOiselles caII'd
TO see Mr.. Tucker, and when he meI
then, they were - disguised he did not
recognize them one Of them. after intro
duciDg herself as Miss McGwinity. from
Staunton, said: Mr.. Tucker ] am very
much In need OF a position, and as my
father and all Of his friends are warm
supporters Of yours, | have come 10 ask
YOU To- secure an appointment Tor me
Turning to her companion she sald'
"This is my mother Mr.. Tucker.
Then the member from the Tenth Dis
trict smiled his lOveliest and commenced
to explain that IL was next to the lnpos-
sible 10 get any more places here FOR ms
constituents owing to the civll-service reg
ulatOns.
but you got a place not long ago for
Sallie Jones, Of Staunton,' the applicant
insisted.
THAT makes It all the more difficult
for me u procure place Tor YOU was
the reply Of the Congressman.
You congressman are now sending out
seed. are you not, Mr.. Tucker? can di-
10 obtain work OF that sort.
.Yes. but the members all have clerks
of their own, who attend TO that busl-
ness
II was some time before Mr.. Tucker
discovered tnat his fair callers were
daughters Of his congressional associates,
ana they tangled him up considerably IN
demanding that Staunton people ought to
have more appointments.
OST-MAGISTERIAL.
Representative Marshall called on the
Postmaster-Gcncra this morning and IN
sisted that action be taken on the
charges that have been filed at the de-
partment BY Democratic patrons Of the
Wytheville post-oiiice against the present
postmaster. They want him removed.
Mr.. Bissell. promised to give the case con-
sldcratiOn just as soon as the press OF
public business Will permit.
Accompanied by Senl.orS Daniel and
Hunton. Mr. Marshall will within !"w
days have a conference with the POST
master-Gencral in regard TO the Pearls
burg p0st-0fice. in Giles county and the
office at Gate city, in Scott county. Mr.
Maxwell the Fourth-Assistant Postmds-
ter-General, has positively declined TO re-
move the incumbents, and Mr.. Marsh al
will appeal the cases 10 the Postmaster
General, in the hope that the latter Will
act.
Mr. Marshall was promised this morning
that the following postmastcrs would be-
appointed at once in his district: James
+. Hughes. at Holston, Washington corn-
ty: William IL. Helms, at Paint Bank,
Craig county.
CONGRESSMAN Tyler was a caller to-day
at both the War and Navy departments.
his object being 20 get several more ap,
pointmenJs for people OF the Second Dis
trict.
Postmasters Of the fourth class were
appointed for Virginia to-day as follows:
Abraham. Floyd county, l.. ". Hylton
vice f. Hatcher removed; Harvey Mills,
Warren county. G. J. Roberts vice :. VI.
Boyd. resigned: Long Creek. Louisa coun-
". Miss Eddie Il. Chisholm vice +. Y.
Chisholm. dead; Sherwood. Rockbridge
county. J. II. StOncr vice j. y. Holmes,
removed.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. George Booker, OF Old Point was
among Virginia visitors at the Capitol
to-day. He is a candidate for the post
mastership there. The term Of the incum-
bent does not expire. however, until next
September, and Representative Tyler has
not made a recommendation.
General Malone. Of Virginia. was at
the Capitol to-day making inquiries as to
the prospect Of his bill proposing 10 sell
the government a block of ground on
which TO erect new printing-oiiice. The
| outlook seems blue for the little general
Among the latest arrivals from Nir-
ginia may be mentioned State-Senator Lit
| tie. Of Fredericksburg: Or. G.. A. Sprinkel.
| Of Culpeper; J. NJ. Westcott and wife. or
| Richmond.
Ex-Congressman John $. Wise. Of New
| York. formerly Of Richmond, is spending
q few days here.
MARTIN AND CARDWELL.
Senator-elect Thomas Il Martin and
| Judge-elect Cardwell. Of Virginia, are
| here.
other Virginia arrivals: \. T. Taylor
and Il. Paxton. United States army,
Richmond; r. X. Lapham, Staunton; r.
| G. Hamilton. Mendoza; l.. J. Armstrong.
| Luray: r. +. Cole and William Ficklin.
| Charlottesville: William II. McNarma,
Iynchburg: II. II. Downing. Front Royal;
| +. Clarke. Danville.
Henry Roam, of Winston, y. c., Is in
| the city.
| INTERNAI~REVENUE LAWS.
Representative Henderson. Of North
| Carolina. introduced to-day Il bill In the
House To simplify the internal-revenue
! laws so that some Of the restrictions may
be removed regulating the sale or leai
tobacco by planters. and to modify the
hardship OF arrests upon mere technicali-
| ties. which cause so many of the arrests
| He will press the measure.
SENATE AND HOUSE.