Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-18
NOTHING IN THEM.
stories About Wa, By Senator Martin
Against Friends Of Lea
me CARTER BERKELEY CASE.
senator Above-vamed Has Not RE
o.ested Resignation, IL 10 stated,
nm Excellent neutrality-suspicious.
ION city News Notes.

ION city news Notss'
WASHINGTON. u. c., April i1.-tspe-
,isD- Sensational accounts, originating
!, his city, are going the rounds OF the
,ress. TO the effect that there Is a polit-
"a, war being waged by Senator Martin
,s,igst the friends of General Fitzhugh
lee. There Is probably no foundation
An fact for these reports. which evidently
lad their origin In the Circumstance that
Air. ". H. Fowie. a former gallant Con-
,s8erate officer. had been appointed Col
l,stor Of Internal Revenue for the West
.ru District OF Virginia, without consult
i,e either Of the senator's from that
STATE This is not an unusual occurrence,
and the present instance is not one which
,he Virginia senators. or either OF them,
viu be called upon 10 resent.
As n, however. 10 give some semblance
o, fact to the alleged war of Senator
Martin on the friends OF General Lee.
she reports 20 on TO say that Senator
Martin has demanded the resignation Of
pr Carter Berkeley. a doorkeeper of the
senate WIN was N-lt'AAA'h ny
PANEL This latter part Of the stories
may be true. but II Senator Martin has
asked for the resignation OF DIR. Berke-
loy. 10 Is not because he Is a friend or
relative Of General FitZhugh Lees.
As Jar as can be learned about this
case. the facts are that DR.. Berkeley's
yeggnaton has been asked for by Senator
Martin. the latter not being probably
aware that the office had been bestowed
g. DIS colleague, Senator Daniel. upon
most worthy gentleman, who was dis
flnguished Confederate officer, and who
IS related TO nearly all OF the best-known
families in Virginia. Senator Martin
wants to appoint 10 the place Mr.
Browning. who Is a friend OF State-Sena-
Tor James Hays, who is a friend and
,1pporter OF Senator Martins. Mr..
browning Is a young man. whose brother
Is an employee of the House already, and
IL Is presumed that when Senator Martin
becomes aware of all the facts in the
use. and Senator Daniels interest in
he matter he VIII instantly withdraw
bis req est for DIR. Berkeley's resigna-
ton
Il Is safe TO say that Senator Martin
f. not engaged in any warfare on the
friends Of General Lee. and that he will
not urge the removal from office here OF
one Of the most popular and deserving
VlrRnians at the capital.
ANOTHER SIDE
While the above Is substantially the
story given by the friends OF Or. Berke-
iev. Il Is stated. on what is deemed TO
be tho best authority, that Senator Mar
Tin has had nothing 10 do with the much
talksd-of removal of DR.. Berkeley, and
has not asked for that gentleman's resig-
nation: but that he is entitled TO posi-
ton Of the class filled by DIR. Berkeley
IN the Senate and he proposes 10 nave
his man, Mr.. Browning, appointed TO
Dne.
II ANYBODY asks for DR.. Berkeley's
resignation, II will be the sergeaht-at-
Arms OF the Senate. and probably the
Doctor win be succeeded in the office by
n Republican when a change is made,
Senator Martin has not interfered In any
manner with the appointments made by
genator Daniel, and it Is said he mas
Invariably consulted the latter upon All
notifications for and appointments 10
mice Each OF the Virginia senators mas
one Senate Office at his disposal ana
senator Martin has yet to make his APP
pointment.
COURTS AT ROANOKE.
Renresentative Otey's bill to establish
,erms of the District and Circuit courts
- d. limited States at the city OF Roa-
role I'm the Western District of Virginia,
was favorable reported to-day from the
House Committee on judiciary. The bill
provides that the terms snail De helu
zach year at Roanoke on the Tuesday
after the second Monday in February
and August, and that the counties OF
Roanoke, Botetourt. Giles, craig FRANK
In. Montgomery Floyd, Pulaski, Taze-
well Bland, and Carroll and the city
a. Roanoke shall be attached to the d.
vision OF the court established by the act,
and that all processes running to those
counties shall be returnable there.
Mr. Tucker to-day introduced bill,
(Which was passed, granting pension at
be rate OF S per month 10 Mara Is.
- CAPTAIN T. c. Morton. of staunton. is
again in the city, stopping at the Howard
House
Mr. + Bernard boswell. the well-known
turfman. Of boswell. Hanover county,
Va. Is here, with a first-class stable o.
horses. % compete for purses at Ben
nings race-course in the District of Co
lumb.a. This track will now fall heir TO
The patronage and sport which formerly
belonged 70 the two tracks near Alex
andria, Va, but which are now closed.
SIR and Mrs Josephus Daniels. OF
Raleigh y. c.. the former editor OF the
News and Observer. occupied seats In the
members gallery to-day. They are VISIT
Ing friends In this city.
POSTAL NOTES.
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP
pointed to-day were the following: J.
= Gilmore vice john ID. McRaney, re-
signed, al Blanchard. Robson county.
\. c.: Robert A. Cooper vice Charles ID.
Hodges, resigned. at Mineola, Beaufort
,ouny. n. c.: James w. Lewis vice ID.
w. fainter, dead. at Laurelton, Madison
s0unty. y. c.; j. II. Marshall vice An
.rew j. Pittman. resigned. at Heathsville,
halifax county, n. G.
Joseph A. Moses has been commissioned
postmaster at Chap. Va. and Loula H.
LEACH at Hunter. Va. and Hall NJ. Cald-
Eeh. al Norwood. -. c.
Star service change has been made
rom Kents TO Ridgeway. n. c., extend
NIX the service to end at Tarry's Mills
ina Increasing the distance one and a
laf miles.
ARRIVALS.
The arrivals to-day, included the fol.
owing:
Normandie-George ID. Beadley. Peters.
burg. Va; c. A. Deny and wife. Ian
Easter. Va
Howard House,. a. Luke and wife
Virginia: Mrs Han. Culpeper Va; w
T. Dalton. Winchester. Va; c. n. Han.
get and wife. Frederick: a. s. Rlxey
virginia; ". r. Bib. Louisa, Va.
= /. Watts. Lynchburg. Va: ]. T. De
sney. NJ. NJ Collins. and II. l.. Garrett
covlngton. Va
Aelropol'tan--E. +. Busch. Leesburg
va; p ]. White, Richmond. Va; ID
H. selden. Richmond; J. H. Thompson
in1 wife, Richmond: T. y. Danwen, Vir.