Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-08
VIRGINIA PETITIONS.
One Of Them Against Interstate Car
Fia6e Of Con7ict-nado Goods.
PROPOSED INCOME-TAX
Anxiety That Mutual Life Insurance Conn
panies and Building Associations Shall
Ne Exempt from IL.

WASHINGTON. June 7.-(Special)-
Senator Daniel to-day presented In the
Senate a remonstrance from the pirec-
tors Of the Virginia Penitentiary against
the bill prohibiting the carrying OF con-
vict-made goods from one State to an
other. For the past ten years efforts have
been made to pass a measure or this
kind, Congressman John J. O'Neill. OF st.
Louis, having commenced the agitation.
Senator Daniel also presented four other
petitions from Virginia They were nu-
merously signed, and protest that mutual
life-insurance companies and building and
loan associations shall be exempt from
the operations OF the proposed income
tax. Similar petitions have rolled In from
Virginia and North Carolina for several
months, and the senator's have presented
them with great regularity. but 1t Is too
early yet to tell what the effect will be.
The members of the Senate Finance
Committee have their own set notions
about the pending bill. and they are un-
willing to accept any amendments.
The President sent a few nominations
to the Senate to-day. but remembered
neither Virginia nor North Carolina. 1t
was rather expected he would to-day APP
point Captain w. II. Murdaugh, of Ports
mouth, as supervising inspector OF steam
vessels for the Third District, and name
the postmasters at Wythevllle and Ma
rion. but the. cases are all held up tenn
porarily at least. However, they are look
ed for in the course of a few days.
BANK-TAX KNOCKOUT.
Southern congressman, as a rule, are
still chatting under the terrible knock
out the House yesterday gave to the bill
to repeal the 10 per cent. tax on State
banks. Some OF them are SO worked up,
they insist that another attempt should
be made but the indications are they
can do nothing 1t is believed the
administration influence Is against the
proposition. At any rate, several Of the
more ardent advocates OF the Cox amend
msnt assert that Mr.. Cleveland. though
appealed to to help them, would do no
thing.
Congressman Tucker, of Virginia. hopes
to have his innings next week. He ex-
poets the House Committee on Rules will
bring In an order giving the right OF
way to the bill for electing United States
senators by a direct vote of the people.
The House Is now on the Indian appro-
pration BILL but that ought TO be dis
posed Of in a few days.
Postmasters OF the fourth class were
appointed to-day as follows for North
Carolina:
j. Z. Simpson, Gibralter. Union county,
vice w. A. Austin, removed; II. Hender-
son, Hadley. Chatham county, vice G. f..
johnson, removed: Miss | a Nestal, Tysor
Mills. Chatham county, vice j. III. Tysor.
removed.
There were no appointments for Vir-
ginia.
post-office. TO be known as Birta,
has been established in Pender county,
n. c.. with John Q. Herring as post
master.
RICHMOND'S UB-POST-OFFICES.
Representative Wise was Informed at
the Post-Office Department to-day that
Inspector Arlington would leave for Rich
nlond either the latter part of this week
or early next week to investigate the
matter of establishing the branch post
Offices for that city.
Mr.. Harry Smythe, United States Min
lister to Haiti, was on the floor of the
Senate this afternoon. and was introduced
to many Of the senator's by General Hun
ton.
Virginia arrivals: w. +. Doyle and
wife. Robert Lecky. Jr., Richmond; C. ".
s. Turner. Midileburg; j. w. Ornan,
Norfolk S. VI. III. Miller, Elkton: r. G..
Camp. Suffolk.
NJ L. Slower and wife, of Wilmington,
n. C.. are also In town.