Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-16
manufactured articles when sent In ex-
charge fo- agricultural products. AT l0:2o
the House adjourned.
PROGRESS OF THE TARIFF DISCUSSION
Nominations by the President Distress
ingly Siow-Other Items of Interest.

WASHINGTON, d. c., January b.
Especial. .)-The tariff discussion is pro-
crossing nicely In the House and the de-
bates are highly interesting.
Nominations by the President are slow,
and be Is said to be angered because his
friend Hornblower was reported adversely
upon.
It is understood that Mr.. Cheatham
has been slated for the postmastership
at Henderson. n. G. There were seve-
raj other candidates.
Representatiye Tucker called this morn
ing on the President to urge the selec-
ton OF Mason Bey OF Egypt. for a
member OF the International Court AT
Cairo. lie IS grandson OF the late
George y Mason. OF Virginia, and cousin
10 the late General Robert Il. Lee. lie
has been In Egypt for twenty years, was
Governor OF one OF the provinces. ana
has been twice recommended Tor this
position by the Egyptian Government.
Hon A. NJ. Kelley, Of Richmond. IS
member OF the court.
CIGARETTElTAX AMENDMENT.
The Democratic members OF the Ways
md Means Committee have decided to or
fer an amendment to the pending tariif
bin to provide a tax OF only 70 cents per
!. 900 on cigarettes made entirely OF to-
bacco. on the ground that these goods
are made by hand. but they want me
paper-wrarped cigarettes, which are inostly
made by machinery, to bear tax OF Nl''0
per 1909. The present tax on all blhus y
only 80 cents per thousand, and protes's
are coming in from both Virginia anu
North Carolina against what Is regarded
determination. 4 lie
chances are the paragraph will be stouliy
resisted. but the committee will command
strength enough to carry their point IN
the House. The case may be dlnereht in
the Senate.
The committee has not yet decided the
cicar-tax question, in which cheroo's are
embraced. The manufacturers or me Idl-
ter insist II will be a hardship il their
gccds are classed as cigars.
THE EASTERN MARsHALSHIP.
If Is understood that as soon as the pres
ent term Of the United States court LOT
tho Eastern District Of Virginia IS closed
"A new marshal for the district VIII be APP
pointed. Attorney General Olney mas
practically assured a friend OF captain
Jack HuIgin. Of Caroline county thdt ne
Will be appointed to the position. IL VIII
be remembered that Captain HudGih re-
ceiVed the Endorsement Of the virginia
congressional delegation when the confer
cnce was held last spring but Mr.. Mere
dth did not join his colleagues IN making
the recommendations He has candidate
of his own IN the person Of Colonel Berke-
lev. Of Prince William county The case
will be disposed OF at an early day, ana II
Captain Hudgin IS appointed the entire
SLATE" OF the delegation viii have gone
through
POSSIBLY "LAYIN' LOW"
So far not a member Of either the Nir-
ginla or the North Carolina delegation has
asked for time TO make a tariff speech
i'm the House and inquiry among them
fails TO develop the fact that any will be
heard from. unless they take advantage
Of the fve-mnute rule. and ask for re-
cognition while the bill is being considered
by paragrahs.
Considerable interest IS manifested by
Vuginians in this city I'm the contes,
going on in the Seventh District for Con
eress 10 succeed Governor O'Ferrall. bat
il is at this time pure guess-work.
NEW POsT-OFFICEs.
Mr. Maxwell ground out thirty three new
=, gtmaStars Of the fourth-class to-day
twenty-five Of whom we're 10 fll vacancies
caused by death and designation. Among
the appointtccs were.
virginia: T. y. Brown. Arlington, Alex
andra county. vice Mrs. Martha l.. Spl-
GER removed; a. r. Watts, Linwood, Am
hcrst county. vice p. y. Burford. resigned
G H. Wakeman. Waterlick, Warren coun-
ty vice J. i. Hoffman, resigned.
North Carolina: Molic T.. Morton,
Cherry Point. Craven county, vice \. y.
Weaver. deceased: c. r. Rourk. Shallotte
Brunswick county. Yice S. T.. White, re-
moved: j. w. Sabiston, Stella, Carteret
county. vice William Kuhn, removed;
] r.. Rovcraft, Wilkins, Granville county,
vice La. wilkins, resigned.
4 post-ofice, TO be known as Velna. has
been established in Randolph county, y
g. with Lorenzo u. Leonard as pOstInas-
ter.
The office at Globe. King William coun-
~. Va. has been discontinued; mail tc
Iculahville.
The Office at CASTOR. Halifax county
y. C.. has also been discontinued; mai
TO Halifax.
THE CHAMBERLAIN HOTEL.
II IS understood that hnancial plans have
been perfected under which work on tht
rncoulplctcd Chamberlain Hotel at Old
Point Comfort will be resumed at once
Mr. Chamberlain will probably go down
day. but some pressing business matters
detained him here.
Speaker CariweH and Delegate Moon
of the Virginia Legislature, are in The
city.
Jr1ge Hughes. Of ;he United State
Court for the Eastern District Of Viz.
einia. arrived here to-day.
other Virginia arrivals: W. G. Grady
u. G.. whitehead. John NJ. Higgins, Rich
mond: j. G. league. Norfolk; John W
Jones' Clayton; If. L. Lane, John i. Lane
Alhcmarle county; $. l.. Cooper, Culpeper
@ r. Santmyer. Manassas: H. y. Rector
l,oudoun county, Marshall Mccormick
Berryviue; T. G. Wiley, Bristol; George
". Ward Abingdon; Thomas keenan,
Roanoke; Miss Mary Hanger Staunton.
North Carolina arrivals: J. 5. Rags
dale. Jamestown; NJ. Manly, Newbcrn
Thomas J. Davis. Charlotte; Preston Cum
ming Wilmington.