Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-31
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Crisp's Defamation Agreeable 10 Our
congressman.
VIRGINIA WATERWAYS.
Provisions Made Therefor by the Current
Appropriation Biii-Jamcs River Gets
One Hundred Thousand.

ONeill-Joy election contest was brought
90 the front. The repeated rol-calls have
made IL necessary for the Virginia and
North Carolina members TO remain almost
constantly In the hall. and they have
had little opportunity TO attend 10 any
other business for several days.
The appointment OF Speaker Crisp 20
the vacant Georgia senatorshlp was a
topic Of earnest conversation to-day
among the Virginia and North Carolina
delegations. and. AZ a rule. the members
from those States expressed themselves
a. hopeful that the Speaker would con-
Guide 20 remain In the House until the
close Of the present Congress. The
members from Virginia and North Caro-
Ina are much attached 10 the Speaker,
and they helped to put him to the high
Office he now holds. The tender Of the
seratorshp came In the shape Of a gen
une surprise, and the Virginians and
North Carolinlans were compelled to do
a good deal OF thinking this morning
10 determine their choice should they
b. called upon 90 elect a new Speaker.
The indications early in the day were
that the Speaker would decline the sena-
;3rship. and some of the Virginia mem
hers expressed the desire that this news
might prove 10 be true They were all
prepared 90 sign the petition In cirCua-
tl0l requesting him TO serve out his term
100 the House. In the shape Of affairs In
that body 1t would. In their opinion. prove
serious # not irreparable loss 10 have
Speaker Crisp step aside. and the election
81 his successor would bring about q se-
ries Of complications.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Representative Jones. OF Virginia, being
a member Of the House committee who
prepared the river ana harbOr bill. and
having looked so cnergeucally and con-
stantly in behalf OF the Waterways, the
Dispatch correspondent to-day asked him
FOR some explanations OF the completed
bll and what ne had to say cannot fail
t0 interest Virginia people. The bill car
ries iu round numbers an aggregate APP
preparation 81 $4,000 being considerably
Jess than half the amount carried I'm the
last measure Of this character that was
passed 10y Congress. The heavy rcduc-
lions are due 10 Two Causgs-ViZ., the de-
plotcl condition Of the national Treasury
and the low estimates made by the en-
cheers.
tlr Jones was depended on by a large
number Of the southern members 20 pre-
sent the claims %! their districts, and in
Fpoaking Of the Virginia items he said
that the State had gotten rather more
than her share under the general rules
h.d down hy the committee Norfolk
harhor gets $1,000. a half of the amount
voted last time. The engineers estimated
that $4,000 could be proiitaby expended
during the coming year. so that the
amount appropriated is 30 per cent. of
the estimates.
Tho project is 20 obtain depth Of =
feet all the way mp the channel. ana the
committee ga not consider the proposed
now project advocated 10 specify that the
sum shall be spent in the harbor leading
- tho navy-yard. Seuator Daniel has a
hill pending In the Selate appropriaung
lll5.000 for this particular project, and II
may be he may get it through.
THE JAMES.
James river gets $4,000. or just half
Of the amount carried in the last BIZ.
York rivers allowance is $4,000, against
5000 in the previous bill. NdnSemond
river is allowed so CO.. which is the same
as the sum voted two years ago, and the
reason for this action is that the engineers
heavily increased their estimates. ana
this enabled Mr. Jones To secure the
larger appropriation, proportonateiy
speaking.
Toe Eappannock river gets $4,000, which
D. half Of what the river sot before.
Tho War Department recommended that
1890 could be prohtably expended next
yeat The $1,000 voted now is 40 per cent.
Of the estimate, and the general rule
adopted by the committee was % per
cont. of the estimates.
Othcr appropriations for Virginia Mr..
Jones explains as follows: NOmni creek.
$500. half OF the former appropriation:
Mauspoui $0D. same as last one: Pa
mlnkey. $2.01. same as last; AppOmattOx.
~,
estimate. the old project having been
closed. and the Chief OF Engin .ers
having asked for only $4,000; Urbana
creek. $500. same as last. MOchad1c,
}5 90. same as last.
The Cape Charles harbor was not ap-
prDyriated for. a. the conditions in the
last bin have not been complied with
hy the private parties interested there.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The North Carolina members are toler-
ably We'll satisfied with their allowances,
bat as senator Ransom is chairman of
he Senate Commerce Committee they
VIII rely on him for some increases to be
asked FOR when the bin reaches that
body.
Mr. Jones succeeded in getting surveys
ordered for the following Virginia
streams: Naudua. Accomac county;
Cyaues creek. Northumberland county,
and Milford Haven, Mathews county,
and preliminary examinations have been
ordered for the following: The waterway
between Franklin City, Md. and Cape
Charles. Va. with view TO opening the
same - navigation: the Great Wicomico
and the Little Wicomico. In Northumber
land county. JacksOn's creek, In Middle
s.N county; Quantico creek, in Mr.. Mere
dlth's district, and Harris creek and
Broad creek, In Mr.. Tylers district, the
GtT tieuen named having also eXertcd
themselves in behalf OF these projects.
Ar. Jones says the $4,000 appropriated
Tor the internal waterway from Chinco-
league 10 Delaware Breakwater is an
IN portant matter for Virginia.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL
Mr.. Richmond Pearson, Of Asheville
who Is said 10 be u candidate for the
POpuiEt-Kepublican nomination for Con
gress IN the Ninth District of North
Carolina. Is in the city.
Among fourth-class postmasters APP
pointed to-day were:
Virgania--W. ~. Hellems. Point Bank
Craig county. vice NJ. 5. Rowan. re-
signed; Emily A. Davis, Woodbridge, Al
beinarle county, vice c. b. Davis, de-
ceased
North Carolna--Mrs Amanda Jackson
Gray's Creek, Cumberland county, vice
Mary a. Hair resigned. Caleb WOrthlng
ton. Pullet Pitt county. vice j. II. john
son removed: Sarah c. Jones. Rocky
hook. Chowan county vice, H. &. Nixon
resigned; James mcfarland, Shotwel
Wake county. vice l.. L. Doub, resigned:
NJ ID. Caudil. Wheeler Ashe county,
vice T. @. Roark. resigned.
PoSt-Oiiices have been established as
follows
Virginia Kendall Grove. Northampton
county Edward w. Leatherbury. post
master.
North Carolina-Mariposa. Lincoln coun- !
T.. Frank NJ. Reinhart. postmaster.
The post-Officc at Turkey Cove. Lee /
county. Va. has been ordered removed
half mile southeast OF the old location.
Virginia arrivals. G. A. Hanscom,
stanton: Henry Smith, Front Royal.
North Carolina arrivals: $. G. Well,
Wilmington Richard ~ Hackett. wilkes
boro'. James Zander, Tarboro', w. II.
Pearce Lynn.
Congressman Bum returned to-day
from North Carolina.
Opposed to Hazing In Colleges.
Among the delegates 20 the Phi Kappa
College Fraternity. now In session In