Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-13
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Those Proposed by Uncle Sam at Nor
folk and Roanoke.
INCOME TAX COLLECTION.
prepsrations Being Made Therefor
po,,.r uu.inesx Outlook In the
soutb Reported by Commerci"i
TraveIiers-Chnrge of Postmas'ers'

WASHINGTON, March l2-'speS'@''
Inquiry was made to-day at the once o'
the Supervising Architect OF the Treasury
as IN whether anythingswould De uohe
this vesr toward putting up new puohe
building at Norfolk, and the information
obtained was that in view OF the iaeI 'na'
the last Congress did nothing with the p'i'
Of Congressman Tyler providing Tor tne
ersction Of a distinct post-oiiice structure
the matter would be allowed to rest uhu'
there is further legislative action Ihe
Fifty-frst Congress voted Sloo'VVV ior No'-
folk but in that measure II was pfo''ued
that there should be built JOINT court
house and post-oflice building. Inc
amount was not sufficient, and II was
subsequently proposed that the act DC
amended so as to permit the ereeton OF
a building devoted entirely 10 pos.-o'"e1
purposes. inasmuch as the courts afeauy
have accommodations in Norfolk.
MIR. Tyler labored energetically. but the
temper OF the House was such during 1ne
session which closed recently that no
thing Of the kind could get through Tne
MAnOnE NIAUbAt nav - .
win the ressit. The average member Oh
the House. regardless OF political Ieehhs,
was not in favor or permitting Gehsfal
Malone 10 unload his lot on the govern
ment at such a fancy price as ne asheN'
for IL Is believed by most every one az
auainted with the facts that ne wants
nearly double the actual market Nalue Vi
the property. p.o,o,,a
Work IS progressing on the hoanohe
building. and IT was stated to-day at the
department that it Will be inlsheu some
time during the year The progress may
NOT be as rapid as the people or the city
notuyaliv expect. owing to the short force
in the office. IL is thought a supervising
architect Will be appointed In the course
of a few days. The office has been pracu-
callv I'm charge OF Mr.. hemper, of Staun-
ton, for some months.
SHEPHERD AND RYAN.
Captatn Ham Shepperd, Collector OF
internal Revenue for the Western Dis
trict of Virginia. was at the Treasury
Department to-day He had some oTilcial
business to transact. Commissioner Mil
Ter has been SICK for the past week, but
is now reported to be improving rapidly
and is not believed to be IN any danger
Mr.. William Ryan. Collector of Internal
Revenue for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
District, who was here a few days ago.
spent Sunday with Commissioners Miller
at his residence IN this city.
II there is a big apple crop in Virginia
and North Carolina this year the deputy
| collectors of internal revenue Will have
great deal Of work TO do during the latter
| part Of the year when brandy manufac-
turing commences. The weather prophets
seem to think conditions are favorable
| for a big yield of fruit this year Last
year there was almost total failure OF
| the apple crop.
Between now and the lst Of July the
| income-tax will have to be paid and un-
| less the Supreme Court should decide the
act unconstitutional the special deputies
appointed for Virginia and North Caro-
| lima will have their hands full getting
the necessary information preparatory 70
| rakng In these funds. IL Will be inter-
esting to watch the returns from Virginia
and North Carolina. \ deputy collec-
| tor who used to serve In NTginia
when the income-tax law previously In
force was on the statute books says ne
was unable to reach many people and 4,
Is his opinion that II is a very hard
tax to collect. The deputy who will at
] tend 10 this special work In Captain Shep-
perds district is Mr.. $. NJ Newhouse, OF
| Culpeper county. lie H. n keen. intelli-
| gent. and Industrious man. and II any
one can do the business II IL he. Mr..
| NewhOuse was n deputy collector under
| Captain Shepperd during the first Cleve-
| land Administration.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK BETTER.
Several wel-known commercial travel
| lers from Baltimore. who make thell
rounds through Virginia. North Carolina
and other Southern States. report thai
| the outlook for business Is n little better
| than they had expected The past season
was very duh However, they believ'
| the bottom has been reached. and one
very active representative Of "A Baltimore
| house who was here to-day said he though
| there was bound 10 be an improvement
generally in business within the next two
months.
Colonel Charles +. Wingo. John NJ
| Ball, r. r. Roberts. and Charl 3 l.
| Wortham. Jr.. OF Richmond; S. w. Vena
bic. Of Petersburg. and j. VI. Berry. oi
| Bedford, Va, are registered at the Metro
politan.
POSTMAGISTERIAL.
Among postmasters appointed to-day
| were:
North Carollna-Dale. Surry county, J
| s. Dezarn vice G. r. Denny, resigned
| MilledgeyiIe, Montgomery county, ID. NJ
Rodman vice G. f. Seyffert resigned.
| virginia -Eastyew Floyd county
Samuel j. Agnew vice G.. NJ. Martin. re
signed: Whiteforge, Scott county, Martin
Godsey vice c. Il. White. dead.