Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-02
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
HOW OUR REPRESENTATIVES VOTED
ON TARIFF BILLS PASSAGE.
Coionei GrenviIIc Gaines for the Ordnance
Board-Congressmn Elect Turner
Other Personals of Interest.

WASHINGTON, February 1.-(SpeciaD
The close Of the debate on the tariff bill
in the House to-day kept the Virginia and
North Carolina members OF the House
30 closely confined to the hall they had
little or no time to see the many con-
stltuents who were IN the corridors anX-
ious 10 talk with them. The interest IN
the discussion was SO intense that it was
impossible for the Virginia delegation TO
obtain seats in the galleries for their
friends and q stituents. The attendance
Was. In fact. so large that ladies' ana
gentlemen were admitted 10 the noor'
and CONGRESSMAN Marshall. always gal
liant. courtoously gave his chair 10 a lazy
and he himself found lodement on me
brass heater running along the man
aisle. from which point h. listened 70
the speeches Of Speaker Crisp, c%-Speaker
Reed, and Mr. Wilson.
COLONEL GAINES.
Poprceentative Meredith called this
morning at the War Department wiih
colonel Grenyile Gaines, Of Nartenton'
who has been vigorously pressed ior
civilian member of the Board OF ordnance.
Colonel Gaines has the strongest sort OF
eudorsou ent. and I'm addition 10 poltlcai
influence cxrrtoI I'm his behalf the military
officers Of the South have eeneraliy r.
commended his appointment oIlBlDaig
| a movement was started IN hls pt''h'l ~,
the position Of Assistant Secretary OF
War and tho claim was made that the
South ought to have the place. and the
National Guard should be recognize.
The suggestion was evidently fdopleu'
but Secretary Lamont went to Wisconsin u
for AN assistant. Then the friends OF
Colonel Gaines thought he ought 10 De
uu: on the Board Of Ordnance' but 'H'
Secretary has delayed the matter anu
will not say what hc intends doing. Col
onol Galnce is graduate OF the NlrE''ll
Military Institute. s. practcal inlh,aty
man. is lawyer farmer, and banker
and his friends regard him as a man
thoroughly qualified for the position. In
addition To- his qualifications be - an
active working Democrat, who always
takes interest i'm party affairs ana heips
10 gct out the vote i'm his county. Col'n'i
Lamont evidently f. not giving me ,o'oh =
a tair show. and Nr. Meredith thinks the
secretary ought to do something.
INCOME-TAX VOTE
In the House this afternoon all Of the
Nirglnia and %orth Carolina members on
th. call OF the roll on the ineome-taN
,,r,,osition voted in tho affirmative with
the execution OF .llt tT' 'NiNs f''f 't.'' 49,
vote at an the Republicans not respond
iu., to their names. OF course. On the
Gral yot. the Democrats II bJth dtl,Ga-
tions supported the bilL
EEpREsENTATIVE-ELECT TURNER.
Major ; $. Turner, Of Front Royal
who on TUESDAY last was elected 10 suc-
c..d Governor O.F,rral i'm the Seventh
District. arrived Der, this morning. Mr..
Tucker wrote % him - come 70 the
civ. and am effort was made 1y unani-
nous consent tp have Major Turner
sworn iu. even if his Certificate OF elections
had not been received, but Mr. Reed
/ objected.
Major Turner went back - Front Royal
this afternoon. but viii return To Wash
ington on Tuesday.
FREE-NOOL QUESTION.
Mes=rs. Swanson Tucker and Meredith
voted for the Johnson amendment, putting
wool on IN, free list ass soon IS the tarit
hill is pass d.
AGAINST THE WILSON HiLI~
senator Htuton pres nt.l at tine senate
to-day Two uum,rou-ly-s .ga'd petitions
from employees in Virginia factories rro-
testing against the passage of The Wilson
tariY bill one Is from the Norfolk
kuittins-Works. ahd the other j. from
q similar establishment al Lambert 4
Point.
Mr. Johr Grayson who ha- been recon-
mcIIed for the Lurdy Iostnastership,
was among tho visiting .irsinilns to-
day. The tim" Of the incumbent has
eApirel, and Mr.. Gfayson win doubtless
be- appointed as soon As the President
reaches the ease.
The protest against the confirmation OF
L. fff..Irf.. u4rufu.ftl I Z L..
postmaster a. lilh Point, y. g.. Will
not amount 20 anything. 81 is Understood
DE viii be- confirmed. as he was backed
by strong men politically.
FAULKNER FOR CHAIRMAN
Congressman Jones. @. Virginia. favors
Senator FAULKNER. of West Virginia. for
chairman OF the Democratic Congr,s-
sional Campaign Committee. Indications
point 10 The election of Senator Faulkner.
and IL is generally conceded be- Will, II
elected. make a most efficient chairman.
He viii take a great interest In the cam
pai,u. anu Is a man OF fine political judlf
mcnt.
Mr.. r. H. Eusbec. The well-known attor-
rev OF Raleigh. Wa among North caro-
lima visitors at the Capitol to-day.
Virginia arrivals n VA hiugton. Thomas
y. RENDER Richmond. Rev J. G. Gray.
Fredericksburg, K. l.. Johnson and wife.
chiffon Forge. Harry Smith. Front Royal:
George g. Thompson. Jr.. Lewis 4. Mel
s1n. Jr.. $. : Ehoaies. Culpeper
North Carolina arrivals: Sol c. We'll
Wilmington; :. Mottinser and wife, Eliza
beth city.
NORTH CAROLINA POSTMASTERS
Fourth-class postmasters for No-.h
Carolina were appointed to-day as iol-
lows:
John r. smith Charity, Nadkin coun-
IT, vice Il. l.. Evans. removed; j. T. E.a-
son. Mone.,boro'. Cleveland county, vice
NJ. VI. Gilbert. removed; W. ". MattoFks
Silver Dale Onslow county, vice George
W. smith resigned; j. J.. Slsk. Table
Rock. Burke county. vice ". l.. Allen, r.
signed.
Thcr- We're no fourth-class postmas.srs
appointed for Virginia to-day.