Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-08
THE NICARAGUA BILL
CONGRESSMAN wIsE's COMMITTEE
REPORT THEIR OWN sUBsTITUTE.
No Assurance ~ to Its Fnte-Thr
yirginin and North Carolina Dele
cations In the Financial Fipht-
How They Noted-Personnl.

WASHINGTON. y. c.. February -
I)-Representative Wise's commit
tee to-day reported their own bill as
substitute for the Senate Nicaragua BILL
Mr.. Wise says he has not received any
positive assurances "a to what the COM
mittoe on Rules will do. Unless a special
order can be obtained II viii be impossi-
be to pass the measure In the House
owing to the fact that Il has many bitter
enemies in the House who could talk the
bin TO death
The adherents Of the Nicaragua pro-
ject are here in force. and they are be-
coming very restless They charge that
Speaker Crisp is against them. and Is
using his influence to defeat the bill.
ALL FOR IT EXCEPT MIR. WISE.
The virginia and North Carolina mem
bcrs were active on the floor u the House
this afternoon during all the exciting con-
tests over the various financial proposi-
toms presented. ON the Amendment Dy MI
Bryan. of Nebraska. providing ior the
payment Of the bonds In silver. all ~ me
Nirginians and North Carolinians. except
Mr. WISE. stood by the proposition. Even
Mr. Settle supported the Bryan amend
mcnt
ON the Reed substitute. which was
Knocked ont badly, the two delegations
were almost solid i'm the opposition. the
administration proposition has never neth
POPULAR with the Virginia and Norm
Carolina delegations, and the elimination
~ the fight is Just what nearly an the
members from these states have predicted
for two weeks through the Dispatch cor
reepondence-that nothing would be- ac-
complished.
AGAINST GOLD BONDS.
The Democrats are divided. but the
rank and nio from the South have shown
bv their work and votes that th'y are
against the issue Of gold bonds, ana III
favor Of nothing that does not recognize
silver. Senator Daniel said TWO weeks ago
and he stiu sticks TO the opinion. that no
financial legislation can be- secured thlS
session. lie thinks the composition OF hoth
branches of Congress IS such that no
compromise can be effected.
senator Hunt0n has been equally As
positive In saving that nothing was m
sight senator Ransom has expressed no
opinion. bat he now sees the adminlstra-
ton has had very little backing.
Coneressmcu Wise. and Turner Were
IN. only virginia members who voted
for the Springer bill Messrs. Jones ana
Flmunds stated i'm tho House tnat they
were paired They were against the blll.
The North Carolina delegation opposed
the Springer bili soliily
ALWAYS CHEERFUL
SIR. Hope Elias Of Franklin, y c.
4, i'm the city, and was a visitor AT the
capitol today. He says the people in
his section Of the state are better on
than they have been for several years.
and that they are not feeling the nari
! times so generally complained of. To
| hear a man talk so hopefully during such
| a severe winter was truly encouraging.
| But Mr.. Elias is always cheerful.
Dr Arthur T. CabeI who has been lo-
Gated az Erie for some time. was Ia the
! city to-day. N route 10 Richmond 70
| visit his family and friends.
The Secretary Of tho Treasury sent a
! comnrehensivc report TO Congress to-day
/ showing the cost Of collection Of I'M
port duties in the various districts Of the
| Unitcd States. and the amount OF reVenUe
/ realized.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Colonel Julian Carr. of Durham. AMI
! Mrs. Carr are at the Arlington. Mrs
carr is seriously inl.srosod, but her
illness is not regarded as dangerous.
/ The Ladies Auxiliary Relief Associa'
tion of the Confederate Veterans Asso-
citation will give their annual ball in
this city on the Zlst OF February IL
promises % be highly-successful anair
! Many Virginia ladies' are prominent n
the work. Last year Governor O'Ferrail
/ Mrs OFerrall. the members Of the GOV
crror's S'an. ami many ot' -r well-kno"n
| Nire.niaus attended the ball
Mr. H. " Fuller. the gen raj passeng-
agent of IN. Chr-apeak" and ONO rail
way. is attending actively 10 bis duties
aui has been Mt his post for some tim'
fin spite OF lam.ness IN on OF his legs, a'
Il rasult Of severe injuries received las'
summer Mr. Fuiler's friends are gla'
/ o. s-e him moving about again.
Representative Turner has pending be
fore the Hous. a half dozen bills 10 pen
! sion daughters Of Revolutionary heroes
| There Is very little objection 10 the bill
az this character. but the trouble Is it t
! SD late i'm the session il Will bee difficult
to pass the measures. \ list OF the ven
cradle ladies' was given several days az
in the Dispatch correspondence.
POSTMASTERs APPOINTED
| Poetmasters Of the fourth class wer'
! appointed for Virginia to-day as follows
| Crowspring. Chesterfield county Laur,
| t. Todd vice W. W. Pool, resi- ned
! Fancy Gap. Carroll county. r. j. .. LyoT
| vice ". ;. Lyon. resigned; GlenwOod
| Eockbridgo county. ". T. PondeXte
| vice j. r.. Austin. removed. Iondonbriige
| Princess Anne county. W. l.. Lane vice
j. W. Sheperl, resigned: Nola, Franklin
county. NJ Y. McGutin vice Ahram Ne
! Gufin. resigned; Progress, Franklin coun
| IS. :. Il. Young vice T. T.. Ramsey, r.
! signed.
\ post-ofIlce, 70 be known "a cello. IA
been established In Yancey county. y
g.. with John ". Robertson as pOs,mas
ter.