Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-27

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4 but IL Is believed he VIII fnaily Aupsihe.
/ Tho balance of the Democrats are on
| ton Of him. The speech OF MI Was
| vaz listened to by very lew sena'oTs'
ana not many OF the newspaper corre-
| sno,dents remained in the gallery. lie
ia Wv, scern TO interest the auditors His
| d,s,,oal,ion 20 create further discord Is
| ~, annroved by the Democrats. They
| ron, Co pasa the bill. and most OF the
| ,fousc Democrats will take the Senate
| buu whenever final test is made.
| CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS-.
| The announcement that Ex-Governor Nc
| Kinney would accept the nomination for
| congress in the Fourth Virginia) DIS
| trct is no surprise here All along ne mas
| been known 10 have hankering after
| seat I'm Congress. but the comment "
| made bv many VirginIans that II the
! ex x-GovcrnOr expects to secure the prize
h, will have TO hustle. These days, nomi-
nations are seldom handed to any one
| on a silver waiter. The same ~ true az
| fo the Sixth District. Hon. John Goode
announced that he would take the noInl-
nation In that district IL rendered MN.
| Meanwhile, Major Peter j. Otey is must
| ling for a. and his friends think ne VIII
! be nominated
| Congressman Bunn's withdrawal from
| the contest IN the Raleigh District, OF
North Carolina. and the manly letter
| Given ont for publication by him, cause
| his friends TO regret more than ever that
things are such that he VIII not be num-
| bercd among the members OF Inc next
| House.
The senate to-day passed bill nitro
|
! pay TO Samuel FitZhugh. Of Virginia, ad-
| ministrator OF Henry FitZhugh. deceased
| sle.975 for stores and supplies OF his taken
| by the Union army during the war. Inc
| case has been favoraby passed on by ihe
] Court Of Claims.
| The conferreos on the river and harbor
! luI will probably get together on Satur-
| dav. or early next week There ~
| dieposifion on the part OF the House con-
! f-,r.rs Ia resist strcnuously the large in
| c,e,s. in approprlations for North Caro-
u,a hut Ia is thought Senator Ransom
! win practically get what be wants.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mr. W T. Eanes. member Of the Fir-
! chi, LEGISLATURE from Henry county, Is
i'm tho CITY for % visit Of few DAYS.
| Minister Smythc. who came TO the cliy
! several days ago. returned to Iaze"c"
/ co,,u,v Virginia. to-day. He viii not re-
,urn 10 Hliii for two months or more
as he has an extended leave Of absence
Mr.. Ralph Izard, OF 1aZe We" V"u"'3'
| who has irst returned from uiP
| Mexico. left for his virginia nome ne
/ NIGHT. lie is special agent OF ,ne
! Trr,eprv. ana IL regarded as valuable
ana alert officer. ,.n
| Air. Chapman. Commonwealth's A't"r-
! nov Of Tazewen county, returned hoi"e
| win Nossrs. Smythe and Izarh
| Colon.I clayton g. Coleman. OF IoulSa
| county virginia. and special agent OF tne
| Interior Department. is in the city ne
! a. assigned 10 duty I'm New Mexico ana
| says there is en ag7oo'ble colony oi
| Vireinians in the Territory T.
.Judge-clect Cardwcn, ot Haho'ef' -
bern His visit, he says, has no puphc
| significance. , Va
Mr f. $. Humbert. OF Staunton' Va
who has been spending some days mere
left for home this afternoon
Tho venerable Dr. Calling. inventor OF
tho famous machine-guns bearing MS
name. who is here Witnessing the tests
going on AT Indian Head. Is ha'Ne Vi
/ North Carolina. though for many !V''9
ne has made Connecticut ms nome. re
| .,,ite his age. Dr. Gatlng IS hale anu
hearty. and takes great interest III d.
/ fairs.
J
u.presentatiy.. Jones Of virginia. has
| once. more blocked the raid oi lhe coH-
,rrssncn who want TO loot the Treasury
| i'm the interest Of pensioners not con-
e,dcreJ worthy Of being kept on the rols:
| +, ,yru bc remembered that the act passed
! i'm th.. Fifty-sccond Congress pIoFlHeu
| mat men who do not live IN the thited
| States should not continue to draw Peh-
| einns unless they We're absolutely ne
rond,nt as a result of disability incurred
i'm the service. This legislation cul OIL
| thousands Of men VINO are llNlhS dDrod",
onI ,,ho are not suffering. They served
| only a few months at the close OF 'he
war Got their bounty, and went bacK 10
! r,uroce They also, in nos, cases. were
| ,It,,,.J nansions. Almost everybody
| under the system which has pfeNdled
,,n get a pension. Now it is proposed 10
| restore all these men 10y a genera "0t
| r.uealing that part II the act paNa'i
! i'm thc FTfty-second Congress. MI. Jones
| is sauarely against the proposition anu
| yesterday he compelled the delehnerS o.
the measure 10 Withdraw IT, On account
of the big tariff fight in the senate, Inc
| ueht that was being made III the houSe
u.,s overlooked in the reports. Mr.. Jones
s,,k. for an hour. and ne made very
| strong. If not unanswerable. argument
| ~. has killed the bill for this session. AT
! last and his persistent fight against so
many worthless pension bills has certainly
saved the taxpayers Of the country not
! less than $4,000, -,
Eoth the Senate and the House TO-DAY
| adopted the conference report on the loi'l-
| 0c,tinns bill. The Fort Monroe matter
! i'm regard To the pat To- he pald 10y
riviiian residents for improvements mas
been arranged entrey 10 the satisiaclloi
Z
,,hn cam. here to consult with him con-
c.rning the proposed legislation. NOW
| the law viii be plain. and all interests
| -, r,rt Monroe will get justice.