Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-06
THE CURRENCY BILL.
Its Prospects on The Whole Apparently
Improving.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA VIEWS
Status Of the Delegations from These
States With Respect to the Measure
Washington Gossip.

WASHlNGION, ~. e., january o.
Special.)-The advocates Of the financial
bin think the prospects for its passage
are improving. REPRESENTATIVE Tucker
said this morning that he thought bill
would finally be agreed upon by the
House. JIe proposes TO support the
mesure, and has N---- enthusiastically In
favor OF doing something this session.
Representative Henderson, of North
his delegation will support any reasonable
bill brought forward for the settlement
OF the question.
Representative wise remarked this af-
ternoon that there was apparent ne
cess.iy for getting together and passing
some sort Of bill. lie expressed the opin-
ion that the Democrats ought to harmo-
nlze. IL possible. but said he was not pre-
pared just now TO form a correct idea
as to what would be done.
Trrr -,--~T-S
Several OF the Virginia and North Caro-
lima members appear to place reliance
in the action OF the Democratic caucus
TO he held Monday night. They look for
compromise measure that can bring
the different elements together: but Con-
tressman Sperry, OF Connecticut, who has
a. plan OF his own. Is confident in adj
vance that the caucus Will amount to
nothing. 1T will be a big talking
match" said Mr.. Sperry, "and after 1t IS
over we will be no nearer settlement
than we are to-day. would be in favor
OF throwing open the doors and letting
the people hear the talking match, other
wise 70 BE- styled n Democratic caucus"
Mr.. Sperry said ne thought his own
bill had a larger support than the Car
lis,e plan. He will offer his bill at the eau
Gus and Virginia and North Carolina
members will be urged TO support 1t.
APPOMATTOX.
Mr. Tucker has heard nothing further
from Appomattox. The people at the
naturalization are now hunting for
name. az they understand that old APP
pOmattox Is to be restored. and "Surren-
der" will have to 80.
Sir. Henderson. of North Carolina,
chairman OF the House Post-Ofice Com
mittee. expects to call up the annual
appropriation bill FOR that service just as
soon as the financial bill Is out of the
way.
Mr.. James V. Brooke, Jr, Register OF
the LandOlIice at Grand Forks, n. D.,
Is in the city. Mr.. Brooke formerly re-
sided at Warrenton, Va, and has recently
been there on a visit TO his father, ex-
Senator James V. Brooke.
TTIRD-DISTRICr AFFAIRS.
Representative Wise spent several hours
at the Departments to-day in the interest
Of the people OF the Third District. He
succeeded in obtaining a promise at the
Post-Ohlce Department that the following
will in the course of a few days be APP
pointed pos,masters at the places named
below: X. +. Richie. at Rumford, King
William county; James Holt, at Grant
land, lIenrico county, and l.. a. Rock,
at Stokes, GOochland county.
Mr. Wise also to-day secured the APP
pointment of son OF Mr.. n. n. Gregory,
OF Richmond. as an apprentice In tho
navy, and the youth will be assigned toy
duty On the Minnesota, now at New York.
SQUALLS FOR MALONE.
Things look very squally for General
William Malone, SO far as selling his
property here to the government Is con-
cerned. \ prominent member Of the
House. who has A good deal to do with
the matter, Is authority for the statement
House Democrats against Malone po-
ltically, even IL IL was not believed that
he asks nearly double the price for his
ground that just as available property
can be bought for. Democrats 40 not
Ike the way Malone acted In Virginia
during the lest campaign. First, he
vas supposed TO favor nOn-action; later.
he urged Republicans to run, and In
sisted the Congressional Committee should
help them: and now that IL is all over,
six Republicans In Virginia who were
beaten at the polls are entering upon par
tisan contests. relying on a big Repub-
lean majority in the next House to give
them the seats. In view of this state OF
affairs 1t Is not reasonable for General
Malone 10 expect anything but the most
intense opposition from the Virginia dele
CATION. who Will be very apt to have tho
help of most OF the southern Democrats.
PERSONAL AND POSTAL.
Mr. Wlngaeld. of Hanover, formerly in
the Virginia State Senate. and known as
one Of the big Four" was among the
visitors at the Capitol to-day.
POstmasters Of the fourth-class were
appointed to-day for Virginia as follows:
J. ii. A. Cooper Capon Road. shenan-
dcah county, vice III. G.. Gochenour, re-
signed: W. +. Dowell. Zulla, FauquIer
county. vice Tennessee Smith. removed.
A pOst-ofiice 10 be known as JacOck' s
has been established In Perqumans
county, y. c.. with Leonidas c. Relfe as
postmaster.
John w. Fries, OF Salem, n. c., is
registered at the Metropolitan.
Il. NJ. Woody and II. NJ. Woody. Of
Petersburg. and w. T. Boyd. of Lynch
burg, are at the Howard House.
Another Wilmington Cotton-Mill.