Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-30
NO FINANCIAL BILL.
SENATOR DANIEL STILL THINKS
NONE WILL DE PASSED.
The Presidents Recommendations
Not Acceptable 10 the Majority of
ington Gossip of Interest.

| the view that no financial bill Is likely
| TO pass this session, and he takes the
\ position now that the recommendations
| of the President sent to Congress ycster-
| day will not prove acceptable to ma
| jority Of the Senate. Senator Hunton
| was quoted yesterday to the effect that
| the outlook was more doubtful than ever.
| Both of the Virginia senators are under
I stood to be opposed to the administration
| plan.
Senator Ransom has not yet expressed
an opinion for publication. He seldom
"rushes into print" as he Is disposed
| TO regard an interview. but 1t Is thought
he will have something to say in the
| Senate within a few days. He is credited
| with having had long conversation last
| week with President Cleveland on the
| subject of the currency.
There will probably be some clarge In
sentiment among the Virginia and North
| Carolina delegations in the House on the
new Springer bill. and the chances are
| the pending bill will get fewer votes
| from these members than the measure
| that was recently switched off Dy a reiu-
| sal of the House to adopt a rule limiting
| debate. Things are very much mixed ara
unless the administration can muster ai-
| dtional strength, IL Is already whippeu.
Some people insist the bill will pass, but
| they rely on Republican help. the re
| publicans have not shown their hahcs'
| and with the apparent divisions tmons
| the Democrats. of which the virginia
| and North Carolina delegations are IfaO-
! teal illustrations. 1t can be seen "o"
uncertain is the outlook.
LOCOMOTIvE-WORK CLAIM.
Messrs. w. r.. Trigg. president OF the
| Richmond Locomotive-Works ana 10
| seph Bryan appeared to-day before the
| House Naval-Anairs Committee and made
statements in regard to a claim OF the
| company for sicO000, growing OUT oil the
| contract for building the machinery ioi
the battIe-ship Texas. They attempted TO
| show that the company was danaseu py
delays caused by the government
| Congressmen Wise and Tyler were pres
| ont also and did what they could to in
| sure a full and free hearing OF the mat
ter. which was finally referred to the SUD
! Committee on Construction
The nomination Of George w. Wright to
J be postmaster at Marion, Va, mas peeh
favorably reported to the Senate by the
/ Post Office Committee. The opponents OF
Mr.. Wright appear TO have abandoned
their fight. although they Kept a hVey
fuss at the start They did their kicking
thro,fgb the Washington and Baltimore
! papers. Mr.. Marshall has never had the
slightest doubt about the confirmation OF
Mr. Wright. The case was settled when
the President sent the nomination to the
Senate.
! MIXED THE GENTLEMEN UP.
In noticing the presence here OF two ex-
! Attorney Generals of Virginia, one OF the
! city papers gets the gentlemen very much
mixed up Mr.. f. $. Blair is put down az
! being a red-hOt Democrat ana as having
| been Attorney General when General
Fitz Lee was Governor; and Mr.. Rufus
| A. Ayers is credited with having said on
! the stump in Virginia that "honor will
not buy a breakfast" These little mis-
| takes will occasionally creep into we'll
| regulated newspapers even.
| Ex-Congressman Connolly f. Trigg. OF
| Abingdon, Va, Is In the city on legal busi-
ness.
A favorable report was made by the
| House War Claims Committee to-day on
a bin introduced by Representative Wise
authorizing the Secretary Of the Treas
ury 10 pay TO Mrs c. N. Graves, widow
! Of T. f. Graves. Jr.. T,0oO. being the
| amount assessed for damage to the prop
| erty Of the said Graves. in Prince George
! county Va, by the Board of Survey
appointed for that purpose May 30, 1@5.
| This bill was also favOraby reported in
the last Congress. and the Committee
! gave extracts from war records u show
| that among those who surrendered at
Appomattox was Lieutenant Graves, who
| took the oath of allegiance received his
| parole and repaired to his home in Prince
| George where he owned a large farm.
| barns and granaries. all in good order.
| In MAY a portion Of General WetZePs
| Corps of colored troops, who were en-
! camped near by. tore down the houses TO
| make shelter tents The Board Of Sur
vey appointed reported that Graves. after
| having taken the amnesty oath, was
| clearly entitled to damages
DOWN AND OUT.
| A further reduction of five in the cleri-
| cal force of the Census Office was made
| to-day, and among those who were
| dropped from the rolls on account Of
| the dwinding of the work and lack Of
| money were q brother OF Congressman
| Merediths, and Robert Brown. of War
saw. Va, who was appointed through
the influence Of Congressman Jones.
| The Boston Advertiser. which came to
hand to-day. had a column article on
| Representative Jones. of Virginia, 1ni his
stand on pensions. Personally, the ar
ticle was quite complimentary to Mr..
| Jones
a post-ofice to be known as Clayland
has been established in Prince George
county, Va. with Charles c. Thompson
| as postmaster.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Jarvis left to-day
for Raleigh
| Mr.. Charles n. Vance. who has been
| clerk of the committee OF which Senator
| Jarvis was chairman, is still holding that
| position. and no change Is likely to be
1 % No rob
| Senator Pritchard has his own clerk. Of
| course. and has not yet been assigned
| to any committees.
YOSTS CONTEST.
Considerable interest has been shown
| in the answer of Me- Tucker to Mr..
Yost's notice of contest. and II aas Dccn
| very generally commended as a strong
| and conclusive paper. The Republican
side of the House has been little sur
| prised TO lind that Mr.. Yost appears as
"a contestant for a seat In Congress after
| bolting the regular nomination for Gov
| ernor in 1889 and in the face Of the
charge that Mr. Tucker makes that the
| Democrats In that campaign found the
Vally Virgnian, of which Mr.. Yost was
one Of the editors and owners. a good
| document TO circulate in behalf of Mr..
| Mckinney, the Democratic nominee for
| Governor. Ii is regarded not only as
strong point, as evidencing the break In
the Republican party in the district, iut
as little peculiar that Mr.. Yost should
| now desire the Republican organization TO
put him into a seat 10 which he was
never elected because he bolted the Re
publican nomination for Governor Of the
| State. The indications are that Mr..
Tucker will not have much trouble in
maintaining his seat.
Captain Ham Shepperd, Collector OF
Internal Revenue for the Western Dis
trict OF Virginia, is here. He has been
! quite i'll, but is slightly better.
Other Virginia arrivals: Henry Stuart.
of Russell county; w. ii. Preston and
wife. Radford.
DR.. and Mrs. Mckenzie, OF Salisbury,
| N. c., are in the city.