Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-14
NEW P0STMASTERS.
They Will Be Appointed on the PraSl
Gets Return.
HOUSE "a, ELECTION CONTEST
yoyes-RockweIl Case Recaiied-Gov-
ernOr O'FerrnII's Part Therein
cood. - Epes-Ninister Hansom-
The nouginssites ut Raleigh.


The DougInssItes ut Raleigh.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March l3.-(Spe-
al)-The statement is made at the
Post-Ofice Department that shortly after
the return Of the President number
n presidential postmasters VIII be APP
no,nted II is understood that Mr.. Bissell'
before retiring from the Cabinet wishes
~ clean up these matters so far as ne
can. and the chances are he Wi reach
several APPOINTMENTS in Virginia and
North Carolina. He understands the
cases thoroughly, owing to the fact that
the members OF the last Congress kept az
him month after month, and, no doubt
Hon. William l.. Wilson VIII be perfectly
willing 10 let the retiring Postmaster
General take a final whack at them.
Mr.. Grady. Of North Carolina, worked
nearly two years trying to have the negro
postmaster AT Fayetteville removed ana
a white Democrat appointed, but had TO
leave Congress without accomplishing the
object. Mr. Grady went away very mueh
dlsgusted.
Probably the first important cnahse 10
be made in Virginia postmasterships VIII
Ice that at LynchbUrg, the home OF Sehd-
tor Daniel. As mentioned recenty IN lne
Dispatch correspondence. the Republican
postnaster under the rule laid down by
the deuartncnt has been permitted 10
serve out his term. II Senator Deniel
had trumped up charges he would have
been removed. but the Senator declined to
go into that sort Of business
MINISTER RANSOM.
General Ransom. the newly-appointed
Minister 10 Mexico, Is expected TO return
10 the city next week, when he VIII re-
colve his final instructions at the state
ucrartrnent. call on the President ana
then start for his post OF duty. a letter
received from General Ransom by
friend Of his IN Washington shows tnat
he has improved very much IN heaitn
since the adjournment of Congress. ana
now that the strain upon his system -
over as A result Of the eXacting demands
upon his time and energy during the
closing weeks Of the session. be can look
forward 10 "A most pleasant change IN
the land OF the Montezumas.
General Ransom's friends are coniieht
he will make an ideal representative or
the government at the city OF Mexico,
end the duties are certain TO prove most
c0ngenlal
The wild capers Of the Radlcal-Popullst
Iegislature at Raleigh quite naturally
excite much comment and keen interest
among the North Carolnians In Wash
ington. and they are almost or unani-
NOUS opinfon that the experiences through
which the people Of the State are pass
Ing will result next year In a complete
humiliation of the political combination
now in charge Of legislative affairs at the
state capital
MOVES CASE.
The famous Noyes-Rockwell contest
having been lugged into the newspaper
controversy going on in Virginia over
the action Of the Committee on Elections
Of the last House In declaring Hon.
James +. Epcs entitled 10 the seat which
was Ortestcd by Colonel Goodc. Of Neck
| loIburg county, IL may be proper. as well
as interesting. to show that the New
| York case cut no figure. except In go far
as Governor O'Ferrall was connected
with IT, The latter gentleman did OK
| acty what he believed 10 be right, and,
though he differed with the large ma
i0rlty Of the Democrats In the House,
| he had the respect and confidence OF the
r. nix and fle Of members on both sides
| OF the House. The NOyes-Rockwen case
| was one i'm which the right to the seat
hinged on about sixteen ballots and the
members Of the committee for long
| time could not make UP their minds
| definitely whether Noyes OF Rockwell was
| elected. Finally report was made 10
| the House TO the effect that the Repubii-
| can was entitled 10 the seat. In de
| clding the issue. Governor O'Ferrall. who
was then chairman Of the committee, held
| strictly 10 the State law. and most every
man who has served on this committee
| has held rigillv 20 that rule. In the
| famous New York case. 10 carry out
that rule. Noyes the Republican. would
! have been entitled to the seat, but the
members Of the House, by a considera-
be majority. ana influenced. no doubt.
largely by the political rivalry that was
| Injected into the contest voted the Com
mi.tce on Elections down when 1t came
! TO the final test on the floor.
GOODE vs.. EPES.
The Goode-Epes case was decided
squarely on the state law, and the COM
mittee had 10 act on the facts as pre-
serted in the evidence and the argu-
ments submitted by the attorneys on
each side Whatever views or opinions
they may have held privately or pollti-
| cally. they were compelled to sit as Il
judicial tribunal.
The South carolina case or Ml.leF vs..
Elliott in the Fifty-second Congress was
one similar to that OF the Virginia case
Of GoOde vs. Epes: and an inspection Of
most Of the cases decided for the past
twenty years by the committee VIII show
! that generally speaking, both the Demo-
| Gratis and Republicans have paid due
respect to the rights Of the States as
guaranteed by the Constitution and the
| laws Of the various Commonwealths.
\ post-of.ice 10 be known as Fits has
been established I'm Warren county. y.
! c.. with Josiah w. Kessler as post
| master
PERSONAL ITEMS
\ ST. o. Butler. Of Richmond, Is
registered at the Metropolitan.
| ". j. Dance and william X. Collie. OF
| Danyille. Va. are at the National. also.
j. T. Hickman. Of Hondersonville. and
J. B Hnl and y. j. Riddick. OF Raleigh.
| y. C.
]. H. Brown and wife. Of Rural Re
treat. Va. are az the -. James.
Among postmasters appointed to-day
We're:
North Carollna-Bieoak. Moon county.
| NJ A. Monroe vice !. \. r. Copeland.
resigned: HcAdenville Castor county.
H. NJ. McAden vice Annie 5. Layton,
resigned.
Virgina-Penhook. Franklin county. C.
| T. Stone vice Mrs. y V Berger. re-
| signed: Taylors S,ore. Franklin county.
J. II. Ferguson vice J. c. Ferguson, re-
| signed