Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-16
HOW THEY VOTED.
All SOaihern Senator's Except Cafery
for Silver.
HILL PAIRED WITH GOLD-BUG
Quay Furnishes q Surprise by Also stand
Ing with Observation-Disclosures Minor
Mention Of Interest.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., March lj.-tSpe-
ciai. THE Bland seigniorage bill. which
passed the Senate to-day. received the sup
port OF Senators Daniel and Iunton, and
OF Senator Ransom, and OF course Sena-
tor Vance, who Is absent. was paired IN
favor OF the measure. There was but one
senator south OF the Potomac who OPP
posed the pill, and he was Mr.. Canery' Oh
louisiana II Mr. White, of the same
State. had been In the Senate. he doubt
less would have voted In the negative, but
his successor, Mr.. Blanchard. true to the
interests OF his section Of country, re-
corded himself on the affirmative SIDE
II Is said that Mr.. Caffery labored hard to
induce his colleague TO oppose the BILL
but without avail. Mr.. blanchard Is an
ardent advocate Of silver.
Senator Hiil was paired with Senator
Dixon. The latter Is a rank gold-DuS' 80
1t must be taken for granted that Sena-
tor Hill was favorable to the passage OF
the bill. though his colleague. Mr.. Muir
ply. voted in the negative. Mr.. Hill, If
he had wanted TO put himself on record
as being against the bill. could easily nave
changed his pair, but he did not. He pre-
ferred 10 let IL stand. This fact caused
a deal OF comment about the Capitol.
The Maryland senators opposed the BILL
as was expected. The Potomac river
seems TO divide sentiment ON the silver
question as well as States.
THE DAYS SURPRISE.
The greatest surprise of the day was the
vote OF Senator Quay. lie STOOD WIZ
his colleague. Mr.. Cameron. for silver. Inc
latter, In spite OF the sentiment IN rem
sylyania. has for years voted for the ab-
solute free coinage OF silver. and seems
10 have had no trouble in being returned
TO the Senate.
Representative Edmunds. Of Virginia
has been quite sick for several daSS, pu'
he received to-day a telegram from nan
fax announcing the birth OF ms h'h'''
grandchild. 1t is a bouncing boy an"
will be named after the memper rom
the Sixth District. II rejolced 50 hue"
the heart OF Farmer Edmunds that he
got up out OF bed ana went W t'S
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The President did not send any nomina'
tions to the Senate to-day and as that
bodv has adjourned over until Monday
there will be no more appointments uHu.
then Several Of the Virginia members
are looking for appointments, especial!:
postmasters. ,,,.
Next week the Senate will probably
dis,,osa OF the public printing-ofilce site
hill This is the matter that Geneial MA
hone IS so heavily Interested III. ne
wants to sell some property TO Chcr
Sam. but his chances are regaruen IL
exceedingly slender. o,I,.
The river and harbor bill VIII propapS
not be completed for week or ten ia!
PROPOSED CORRUPTION FUND.
There is an item in the swdry cVii
concentration bill now before the House
setting apart $4,000 for special defective
work i'm regard to internal-revenue pusi-
ness. The item has provoked heavy op
position from the Virginia ana NoI'n
Carolina delegations, and has been pasSe'
over for the time being. When II comes
ND again a motion will be made 10 strlhe
II from the bill, as IT Is considered no.
only a useless expenditure, but II VIII
rrove q source Of corruption. Then again
it is proposition 10 unnecessarily spy
into the affairs of the people. The
chances are the paragraph will be elimi'
mated
W. u. Crawford, Of Staunton: ]. II. Big
ger. OF Richmond: j. G. Leighton, Of
CuIpeper; 4. G. pike. of Old Point Com
fort: are among latest arrivals from Nir-
ginia.
Colonel A. i. Andrews, Of Raleigh. and
William 4. Guthrie OF Durham, y. c.,
are in the city.
Major II. T. Mason. Of Charlottesville.
recently appointed a post-oiiice inspector,
is at the Metropolitan
POSTAL NOTES.
Postmasters Of the fourth-class were
appointed to-day for Virginia as follows
J. G. Drewry, Craig's Creek. Craig coun-
". vice u. r. Hannah. resigned; Annie
V. Staples. Dumbarton. H"nrico county
vice y. \. Fox. resigned; W. X. Clarke
Eheart. Orange county. vice b. +. Eheart
resigned r. W. Snapp, Snapp. Tazewel
county. vice Matte Brown. removed
The following Virginia post-offices have
been ordered discontinued: Loving Creek.
Bedford county, mail 20 Bells Joppa. Bed
ford county. mail TO Robertson's.
\ post-ofiice. 10 be knows as Havana.
has been established In Mitchell county,
y. c., with Harlan L. Kelsey as post
master.
Changes in North Carolina mail routes
have been ordered as follows. to take eff
feet April 1st: Newberne TO Trenton, cur
tail service TO begin at Polloksvlle, omit
ting Newberne and Debruhrs. decreasing
the distance thirteen miles.
Polloksvile TO Swansboro', curtail ser
vice so as TO begin at Maysville. emitting
Polloksvillc, decreasing the distance eight
miles.
BRISTOL
Representative Marshall had another In
terView with Postmaster General Bissell
to-day regarding the Bristol postmaster
ship.
He insisted that his candidate ought TO
be appointed, and that the Tennessee seua-
tors should no longer be permitted 10
control this appointment.
Additional Virginia arrivals: c. 5. Wood.
Richmond; III. l.. Blenner. Jr.. MARITIME
Lamber.. S Seward, Petersburg; Major
II. G. Burrows. Culpeper; Charles Pope,
Manassas: II. Walton Moore, Fairfax; ID.
II. Scovill, Lynchburg.
Additional North Carolina arrivals F..
Frisard. Morgauton; S. T. Morgan, Dur
ham; 4. II. t. Gibbs, Fairfield.
The Turf in Brief.
NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-First
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