The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-18
WORK ON DISMAL SWAMP
NO FURTHER IMPRO VEMENTS WILL
BE MADE BY COVER yMENT NOW
Colonel Craighill's Reconme edstion-Geu.
Harry Heth Improving - Democratic
Postmaster for Marion.
TIMES BUREAU, RAPLEY BUILDING.
WAsHINGToN. January II. lSg5.

TIMES BUREAU, RAPLEY BuuDrSG.l
WAsBINGToN. January II, 1885.
The urgency deficiency BILL which car
ries with IL the appropriation for collect
ing the income tax. which yesterday
passed the Senate was this morning re-
turned to that body from the House,
who declined to concur in the Senate
amendments and asked that a committee
OF conference be appointed. AS has been
frequently demonstrated in the past. the
Senate rarely recedes from its position,
and ii caused no surprise when Se2ator
CockreIl made the motion that the Senate
insis. on the concurrence by the House
in it's amendments.
The tedious unsatisfactory wranSle
over the tariff bill, which kept the coun-
try in condition of uneaslness and sus-
pense, Is sull too fresh In the public
mind 20 even anticipate a repetition OF
similar tactics being employed by either
legislative body but any delay at TINS
time, which, directly or indirectly, affects
the revenues OF the Government Is en-
barrasslng,. and since by the action OF
Congress the income tax proposition mas
become law, the sooner the Secretary
OF the Treassry Is empowered 10 enforce
It's provisions the better for Congress
and the country.
MI. sHERMAN's BILL.
Senator Sherman, who Is not entirely
satisfied that the Secretary Of the Ireds-
ury has authority for the issue or BONDS
when there Is even a doubt that ther
proceeds are 10 be applied TO the nam
tanning Of the gold reserve IN the Ire as
ury. Introduced a bill providing for the
issue Of a sufficient amount OF 3 per cent
bonds. or OF interest bearing DEBT certil-
Gates OF the denomination OF So 80 ana
500 to relieve the Treasury Of It's pfeseht
deficits, and to maintain the current eA
Dcnsos of the Government. AS there ~ 10
provision for silver and as the sllN9r
men are opposed 80 the ISSUING OF bohuS
ON general principles, there rs nan POS
s.b.iity ..inis bin ever leaving the cdieh-
Conqressman Hunter. of Illinois, intro
dUced a hin in the House to relieve the
condition of the poorly pald cihplugc9 ~
the Government Printing once sQinc
whom are now doing mahual l"poi III
that institution for less than one uollaI
The bin provides for an increase IN ne the
salaries Of all the employtS, Oh W. ~
roam of ten cents per hour, In excess Oi
inc amounts they now receive anu
further provides that labOrers snail re-
ceive thirty-hVe cents per huuI' anu
skilled laborers forty cents. t,.od hun
congressman Jones has received nun
dreds of congratulatory letters on hlS
speech at last Fridays nlshI aes9'o ~, Vi
the House These letters are not S0niml,~'
hut are from all over the Union a""
many are from eX-Union soldiers
DISMAL SWAMP IMPROVEMENT.
r,,o following extract from Lengthy
repOrt sent TO Congress to,uaS ~ roba
Secretary of War d4spoSes OF ny ~ -
bl.,y Of any further lmpf HC,.n,rr1ent in
al present made by they poVeIiriit'S river
mai portion of the Pasquotanh W. 81
known as Turner's cut an c"'c'''io'' -
tho Dismal Swamp canal ..,r,. of the
in view of the past i'iS nresent con
Dismal swamp canal, ana pIescno tbot
d;tinns il does not appear 10 M III
more money of the United states Last
he expended on Turner'S Cut ,,torde
&c rresenf and therefore, in the M ottoo9
a. ~ Iayv | report that IN my opIIlto"
S Tl IN Cnt is not worthy OF improEG
nenf bv the. General GoTerhlhe.t a. VII
time, although peI ,,'ifI no an imuortant
come wh zen Interior navigation near the
Atlantic coast. ,,, - C,p ATcIJTT
V''9'' Colonel Corps OF Engineers
orNcRAL INNS CONDITION.
General Harry Heth, altl although a. I'iG The
be improving Is ~ disease which pros
tratcd him has long since necH pP1ipeIV
and the acute symptoms, nave hoVgover
u bo1pi a lack of animation anu an i't s,
Sutton to rally that his physician, LEA" 90
Inresape heart trouble. anu d'InoH9 sI6u,
crave results are yet ledIJ Ji,.d me ,infr
errc,,cnent is somewhat dlscouIas'iiS'
mp ip,' " Tinnan. OF Salisbury, y. ="
viii sail on the next Clyue StCo''I ,.l,,,,r
81 Domingo, where ne Bpes ~ NC
mines that have not peet WV' - ES,-
IL davs when the rapacltY OF We r-u-
mean conoueror effected the eNteIH.lhd,
ti6n of the aboriginal population OF t ma'
beautiful island. Mrs. Tlnnan, ms niis
ian Reed" one OF our most loP'i'L
southern stait writer's, will accompany her
Hta
Tb@re are hundreds Of private claims
which have been favorably fePortSa
II0mse. and have been given place on
The calendar. As it is the evident puI-
nose however. of this Congress 10 dis-
courage private legislation, the anNio us
holder OF these claims, who now are
60 near victory, VIII have TO smother
their bitter disappointment ana beBin
again their wcarying. tedious nsht III
me Fifty-fourth Congress.
Mr. II. r. Byrd a prominent lawyer OF
Winchester, is in the city:
BRIEF MOTIFS,
Messrs. Albion Coles. Norfolk, and John
j. Rlordan. RiVerton, VA are among
the Nireinians at the Natlonal.
MIR X, w Hudgin and bride are at the
NetropoIitan for few days, en- route
TO Hampton, their future home: .,
Messrs. w II. Campbell and Nlllam !;
Reed, of Richmond; i. W. MadduN ana Ug
r. < Mcintyre, Virginia, and Il. w.
Lynn -NO'N''
Messrs. W. II. Andrews and wife.
Norfolk. and l.. r.. and l.. II, Waddcll,
Of Charlottesville, Va, are at The 81
CAPTAIN Thomas Johnson, of Concord,
northampton county, Va, was among
the Capitol visitors to-day.
tn MARION p sT-oFFICE.
At last the long delayed appointment
of Democratic postmaster at Marion,
Va. has been decided upon. and this
matter which has been hanging fire in
the Post-ofiice Department, has been dis
posed Of
Congressman Marshall. who has made
many earnest efforts TO carry out the
wishes or his cons tituents, to-day had
President and Postmaster General Were
with him, and that Mr.. Wright, who was
strongly endorsed by the patrons Of the
Office would be appointed. The name of
MIR. Wright was sent 10 the Senate this
afternoon.
Mr. Williamson McGarick. a prominent
Third party man from Wythe county, is
in the city
Mr. John Pendlcton, of Wythe county.
was among the Capitol visitors to-day.
United States Marshall Levy, from the
the Treasury Department to-day, on Of
ficial business.
There were no appointments of fourth
class postmasters to-day for Virginia.
The North Carolina appointments were
as follows Donnoha, FORSYTH county.
James chopin, vice J. G. Fleming. re-
moved; Helton, Ashe county Mrs W. Il.
Perkins, vice Jacob Eller, removed:
Iryon, Polk county, l.. h. Markham,