Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-05
|FINAN NCIAL BILL.
Still Much Doubt IOout Its Fate In the
House
THE CITY AGAINST THE COUNTRY.
Relative Value of Opinion Touch
ing Money Matters-How " II In
virginia-Ciaims Turned Down
Appomattox Park.

WASHINGTON. ID. C., February A.
Especial )-There is still much uncertain
~ among the members OF the House an
10 the fate Of the new financial measure
championed by the administration, and
pressed by Mr.. Springer. Representative
Wise is a pronounced advocate OF thc
pending measure. He says that II Is
shame that the Democrats do not get
together and pass something at an early
day. He was indulging in these remarks
,us, before the House met this morning.
His colleague Mr. Jones, has the ad-
,oininx seat. and In friendly but lively
sort Of way the Virginia members locked
| horns in an argument. Mr.. Jones. as
well az most OF the Virginia and Norh
| Carolina congressman, are against tne
bill. The member from the First Dis
| trict said Il was an unpopular measure
| in Virginia, whereupon Mr.. Wise con-
| tended all the commercial exchanges, the
| bankers. and most OF the businessmen
| OF the state approved the administration
| plan. MIR. Jones contended the FARMERS
| were against II, and the argument pro-
L
| 1900 farmers In his district who knew
| more about financial questions than tho
| bankers and businessmen or Richm0ni
and other Virginia cities. AIR. Wise didn't
| agree with Mr.. Jones. and finally Mr.
| Jones remarked that one OF the greatest
farmers the First District ever produced
| was sent to the Senate, and became
| chairman Of the Finance Committee. He
| referred 10 the late Hon. r. NJ. 7. Hun.
| ~ NJ ~ the In
versity of Virginia." exclaimed the Rich'
| mond member.
| "You are correct in your staten mt"
retorted Mr.. Jones. "and there is In my
district a farmer who is an a. NJ of
the same university. The farmers OF my
district are generally gentlemen Of edu-
cation, and they are posted on public
PARTY SLIP.
The conversation became very interest
ing. and II only goes 10 show that the
| congressman indulge in some lively argu-
| ments that DO not get into the Record.
| They do not. however, tend 10 bring
the Democrats into line Oor II Is gene
| rally conceded the party Is ripped wide
open on this currency bill In the Hous-.
IL is worse I'm the Senate and the Repuh-
licans are practically In control Of the
upper branch Of Congress. The election
| OF Mr. Pritchard TO succeed Governor
Jarvis. from North Carolina, the hllng
| Of the three vacancies In the West by
| Republicans, and the attitude OF Peuer'
| OF Kansas, and the balance OF the Pops
make it certain that the administration
can put through nothing. unless the silv'r
| advocates and the Populists can be satls-
ned The Democratic majority In the
senate has vanished, and those Virginia
and North Carolina Democrats who can
see any prospect OF financial legislation
this session ar, more optimistic than
some other people here who have locke q
into the situation.
APPOMATTOX PARK.
! General Henry Y. Boynton. the we'll
! known newspaper correspondent VINO mas
taken such an interest IN the movement
which resulted In the purchase of the
Chickamauga battlefield by the govern
| meut. and who f.. a member OF the COM
m .ssion appointed for that purpose. says
| h, is positive the sentiment Is strong In
favor of having the government purchase
tn land In Appomatt0N on which Ger, RAJ
Lees army surrendered. General loyn-
tor says 1t Is, Of course, too ldte luefhe
session for the present Congress ttf do
anything. but he believes If the matter
is properly presented in the next Con-
gress IL will pass He says he will be
| glad to help along the movement IN every
way possible for him 10 assist. The
| Chickamauga Commission has some ma
! chlnery that will be valuable when the
, government takes hold Of the Appomat-
toX matter
VIRGINIA CLAIMS.
The omnibus-clalm bill was knocked out
I'm the House to-day Following were
, | Virginia claimants: Loftin d. Allen, Hen
- rico county. N.6Jl. Mary Caroline Allan
p | administrative Of Patterson Allan. de-
I | ceased Goochland county, $3.50; Cathe-
I | rive Beck, jefferson county (W Val
| s3ss: Susan Brown. Cupeper. SG6iiO Sarah
". Brown. Allegheny county, S5yZ; Moses
Y | G. Baylor, Jefferson county (W. NalA,l no
, | Adeline T. Blick. Dlnwiddie county, Sys
Elias Cooper. Loud0un county, ~2t; X. -
r Hardesty. administrator OF Morgan
/ | Coxen. Clarke county. 1856; Martha >
| Clark, Amelia county, $685. Alexander
Donnan, administrator Of Thomas Farrell
Prince George county. 81. 2o7: h. Fawcett
Winchester, A,51; John +. Febrey, FAIR
. fax county. s2636; Thomas NJ Grayson
Fauquier county, &lA; Mary +. Lewis
Clarke county, 81, ,0oe; George ". Gunnell
administrator Elizabeth Gunnell. FairfaN
l | county. Sj12i; Jessie Owfngs, trustee ol
5 | Ann z. Harper Alexandra county. SIS
81. Clair ID. Kirdsy aud Francis w. hlrt
lev. Rockingham county, $685. John, Peter
and Pat. Mulholland, Fairfax county, so50
Joseph Il. Russell, executor SampsoI
Touchstone, Frederick county, N,I-5
q Thomas g. Stewart, Fauquier county
A5o9: Emily Taylor. executrix % william
H. Taylor. Fairfsx county, 81 $50: Rowen'
e Vaughn, executrx Of Walker Vaughn
4 Culpeper county, $50; V. Dallas White
administrator of n. X. White, Dinwiddie
g 2O3; Matthew Woodyard. Prince VII
4 liam. 500. John Waldron. Greenbrle
) county CIV. Va. $685.; William ii. Wood
ard Shenandoah, $12.
There was only one North Carohn
claim In the bill-that OF william II
10 Matthias. administrator OF sutton Speghl
d Gates county. 1925.
4. POSTAL NOTES.
u Representative Tyler this morning caile
r on Mr. Jones. First Assistant Postmaster
u General with Mr.. Degge postmaster .
r Norfolk, who had certain requests {
make OF the department In regard 10 IN
clerical force OF his office.
J. l. Loving was to-day appointed posi-
master at Massles MIL Nelson county
- Va. vice W. c. Miller. resigned.
- A post-offlce to be known az Glenbrooi
Al has been established In Montgomer
"A county. y. c.. with sula Russell as posi-
Ia master
- The office at Southtoe, Yancey county
y. G.. has been removed two miles sout
OF the old location.