The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-03-02

j JoAu ,. henuelSOn, chairman or the
on postoffices and post roads
has reported the postoffice appropriation
bill to the house. Mr. Henderson has
been hard at work on this bill for several
weeks. Mr.. Bissell asks for 1000, 900.
Mr.. Henderson has cut some of the
amounts asked for, as lie is always TO tie
front in the interests of iudicious econ
Omy. The fast southern mail item re
mains about as it was last year This is
the most important point in the bill, so
far as the South is concerned, and should |
be made permanent thing. It is bless |
ing to all the South and a convenience to
southern papers. The Richmond and !
Danville railroad receives the contract at
the price of $19G,61422 per annum. The
R. & D. has so far performed its part of
the contract most admirably.
| went to see Commissioner Miller
| yesterday to see if l could learn what
was done with the internal revenue tax
on sugar, whiskey and tobacco, three
! things of importance in the southern
he was at the senate caucusing with the
senators on the Wilson tariff bill, as
that body spent the morning thus en-
ployed. Mr.. Miller's republican deputy
promptly informed me that he could not
enlighten me and that he could not speak
ex cathedra about the policy Of this ad-
ministratiOn and this congress. l
thought he ought not TO do so either, so
| went to see Mr. Scott Nesbit, the dem
ocrat who is chief clerk Of the internal
revenue bureau. He and agree on most
subjects and we came to the conclusion
that congress had no idea what 1t would
8 do in the premises. Then Mr.. Nesbit said
Iaughingly, "Moonshine whiskey and
s sugar make right dangerous cOmbina-
!, ton anyway and when you throw to-
> bacco in for coed measure they consti'
e tute a symposium about which your
more" I'm afraid "too much whiskey
and sugar" is what ails some Of the ma
n iOrity here. Nobody here knows ye
30 what is to be the fate of the tariff bill.
have said all along that congress Ough
to have been convened last March ant
d; passed atarf bill while the democrats il
q congress were fresh from the peopl
~ and knew their will. That is if the.
b. meant what the Chicago platform sai'
n about free trade
A A call was issued for a meeting Of th
i democratic congressional campaign com
p mittee Yesterday, but owing to the at
sence cf the chairman, Senator Faulkne
and the other senatorial members Of til
committee, it was adjourned withou
action.
or The Williams vs. Settle contested ele'
s. ton cas3 will be carried to the house
a few days. Mr. Williams lawyer, N
Il Augustus Graham, is here.
The president and Secretary GRESHAM
Is have gone fishing on the North Carolin
Is, coast They will go to the Dismal Swan
and NAV catch some trout in the lax
made famous since the days Of the "birc
,rs canoe" and "frefy lamp" The ligl
cd house tender Violet takes the place
lie the canoe and an electric search ligI
~ serves as a beacon in this fin de siec
nd hunting party, however.
lia There Is bill now before the cor
merce committee of the senate and hou
10 retire the old officers OF the reven'
he marine service. Some Cf these old OF
he GERS are more than 75 years old. Th'
ho ,. o,3 r,ore dance
nave OEANSN aS many o+ANA AAAO-~
than the naval officers who are
tired at half pay at the age of 81. +
law is on The side of these old reyen
marine officers and the efficiency OF t
service demands the passage OF this bi
.gh 4 historical review of the revenue mari
sor cutter service proves how much mo
worthy these battle SCARED veterans q
ON of pensions than is the army of boun
IN jumpers who now deplete the treasuI
The cutter service was organized
m 1890 One Of the leading features of
~ organization was to place lis vessels s
crews upon the footing, in discipline q
% armament, of regular vessels OF W