The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-14

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Correspondence 70 TsE DTNogRAT-l
WAsHINGroS, D. G. Feb. 9th, 20.
The $l0O.000,oo0 Bond call outlined
i'm this correspondence last week was
submitted to Congress yesterday In the
shape Of message 10 Congress The
House Committee on ways and means
has been called to meet to-day to con
slider the Presidents message, and 1t Is
the expectation Of the democrats in
the committee that they viii report at
once a bill authorizing gold bonds.
The most severe blizzard ever known
in " ashington is prevailing here, The
snow is eight inches deep, and is rapidly
drifting. The thermometer is several
degrees below zero. The Long Bridge
over the Potomac Is in danger from
the ice gorge. The trains coming into
and going out of the city are delayed,
and street car traffic is much impeded.
One woman fell III a snow bank and
would have been frozen to death if a
policeman had not found her.
Senator Pritchard went home last
night.
The Springer-C leveland-Carlislse Cur
rency Bill was killed III the House
yesterday.
Col. Julian S. Carr with his wife and
daughter are at the Arlington. He has
given $4,000 to the Methodist Univer-
sitv to be established here. Senator
Jarvis is one of the trustees.
Hon. George Wise tells me that
Cleveland told him that Virginia Lad
her full share of foreign appointments
and would receive no more at his hands.
There is going TO be a hot time in
the Senate consideration of the post
Office appropriation bill is reached.
Not only did the Senate committee
omit the Southern fast mail item it
most extraordinarily inerpolated a
provision in the item Tor railway post
Office car service which vests absolute
discretion in the Postmaster General
and rereaIs all existing laws on The sub
ject. This was inserted at the instance
of Chairman Villas, late Postmaster
CiUr1uroI.
III .,,axnected decision of the House
committee of the whole to-day to re-
quire custom dues half in silver, half
in gold, delights North Carolinians and
other silverltes.
Senator Ransom has secured place
IN the Interior Department for Mr..
Frank McKesson Of Morganton, a son
of Charles McKesson, Esq.
Representative Bower and Col Chas.
F. McKessOn saw Commissioner Miller
Wednesday in interest Of j. A. Perry,
OF Morganton. 1t is probable he will
be made special revenue agent in the
State 1t is also probable that Mai
Andersen, of Winston, will be appointed
deputy collector of income tax.
Mr.. Bower has held up for investiga-
ton the appointment Of postmaster at
Earle Station, Cleveland. He will en-
deavor to have restored the mail route
between Lenoir and Morgapton. recent
" ordered SUSPENDED. Mr.. Bower has
increased the salary of the Postmaster
atLenoir $3.50.
Representative Branch presented Tor
Bishop Had and The trustees a petition
to pay war claim of $4,000 value OF
Catholic church burned in April 1864.
at Washington, Beaufort County.
The militia report to Congress for
1891 thus states North Cardinals con-
tingent: General officers, two general
staff %; non-commlssiOned officers,
two; aggregate 80. Cavalry-Regi-
mental officer, one, company officers,
three nOn-commissiOnedO officers, nine :;
musician, one privates. % aggregate
10. acknowledgements officers. i6
company officers, 81. nOn-cOmmlssioned
officers, 256 musicians 80 priyates.
,021; total 1910; aggregate, 40.
Naval BattaliOn-staff officers. nine.
company officers, s total II non-com-
missiOned - musicians two; priyates
1O6 +, total 100; aggregate III; total
North Carolina militia-generals, two
staff % reglmental officers, IS; COM
pany officers. %; total commissioned
officers Isl non-cormissionedo officers.
2S9; musicians So prlvates, AS; ag-
gregate organized militia, ,659 The
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