Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
PROMINENCE IN PARTY couNSELS
or CONGRESSMAN JONES
North Carolina Matters-SeDator Vance
Steadily Improving -ststesmcn LOOKING
After Their Fences--OtAcr Notes.

WASHINGTON. February 26.-(Speciai.)
The Senate renamed in session only short
timo to-day, an adjournment having been
taken at an early hour in order that tne
Democrats might go into caucus on 'ne
tariff measure.
In spite of the fact that the President
had left the city il was generally supposed
he would send some nominations to the
Senate. for IL was currently reported nc
had passed on a number OF post-ofnce
cases. The appointments may be mace
Tomorrow. or some time through tue
week. but IL they should be held up unth
after Mr.. ClevelanPs return seme VIZ
eir,ia people will have to wait awnhe
longer before they can take charge OF the
Offices and write p. M. after their names.
Just rs soon "a the grindIng-out process
commences there ought to be postIns sses 1
for Norfolk. Portsmouth, koanoKe' h-h-
land. West Point, and Culpeper. :,
CONGRESSMAN Jones, OF Virginia. mas, III
addition 70 his selection az the member OK
the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee for his State, been placed on
the Executive Committee. That means
he will be one OF the gentlemen
who will have charge OF the active wofK
in the campaign. The Democrats OF the
House are glad that Mr.. Jones ~ on tne
committee. for they recognize In him
qualities that insure most efficient serVice'
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
The river and harbor bill will not De
completed until after the return OF Cnair-
man Blanchard from Louisiana. Mr.. Jones
saws there is very little work yet 10 DC
done on the measure, but until the nnisn-
ing touches are made the appropriations
for Virginia aud North Carolina water
WAYS will not be made pubic.
From what can be learned the Senate
Finance Committee will probably not take
M AZ the meeting tomorrow the noinina,
ton of Mr.. simmons, Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Eastern District Of North
Carolina. They are too busy Just now
with the tariff, and the other matter
will be held up possibly until after
the return OF Senator Vance. The latter
is not expected earlier than the mi9dle Gi
March, and he may remain IN fiorioa
until April let. He has been steadily im-
proving in health. and his physician tnins . IS
he ought to remain In genial chino untii
he Is fully restored to health.
The Raleigh notwithstanding IS another
North Carolina matter that will soon nave
to be settled. The friends OF Mr.. W. u
Stronach ore making hard pull on MN,
and the hackers of Mr.. Busbee con nnue
to do oil thew. can for him, Win tne
chances that if the fight becomes voc
warm O compromise candidate will be
CONGRESSIONAL.
The work of Congress is proceeding so
slowly that the early adjournment next
summer that so many people predicted
will have to be delayed unless the states
men devise methods to hurry up matters.
MANY of the congressman who are now abb
sent are in their districts looking after
their denominations. Even IN winter the
average NJ G. who wants to come back
has to look after his fences. Virginia
Is no exception. While the Virginia Con,
gressmen have not been absent some OF
the delegation hear rumors Of candidates
being nj work. and they are compelled to
| look out for the ground that might slip.
Among fourth-class postmasters ap-
pointed to-day were:
VIrginia-H. ID. Adams. -Gargatha, Acco-
| mae county. vice X. j. Mason. resigned {;
| T.. Is. Richmond. Isis. Scott county. wee
A.. w. Peters. resigned: Ollie L.. Smith.
Ketron, Washington county. wee Angus
| Holmer. removed w. A. Abbott. VOL
Trap. Halifax county, vice n. a. Ihaxtoh'
resigned.
North Carolina-W. T. Derrick, Balsam,
jackson county. vice Thomas Orr. re-
signed: Julia A. Rose, Oversbot Johnston
county, wee W. N. Rose. Jr., resigned.
PERSONAL.
Virginia arrivals: W. =. Dillworth and
T. jackson. Richmond; j. X. Snyder and
j. +. Carruthers. Louisa county; W.; L.
Parrau, Somerset; }. X. Holiday, Roa'
noke: III. G. Maddox. Marshall.
North Carolina arrivals: w. X. keenan,
and ID. M. Pearsall. Wilmington; I, G.
I Champlain and family. Biltmore; +. A.
| Clinard, Hickory.