Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-07
REED LESS SMILING.
Pleasantly, With His Claship, More
Inlfequent Than Of YOre.
HIS NOON is LANGuIsHISc.
Mckinley and Allison Seem to lie
Getting the Delegations In the
s.utb-yirrfnia Republican Pre-
fercuces-Wnshingt Gossip.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March o.-'spe-
o,a,,I, has been remarked by some OF
the House officials and press representa-
tives who are in q position 10 hIo"'
chat Of late the Speaker has been III
rosber irritable mood. He has lost 'he
radiant smile that illumed his features
and the pieasantries that were so ire
ouent when his presidential boom began
have disappeared.
II e said that this remarkable change
In MIR. Reed is due 10 the fact 'ha' NV
Mckinley and Allison managers III 'ho
South are securing the delegations Vi "'
least most of them, ana that the hVh
from Maine is running behind in the race
for the White House.
The reports received here Indicate 'ha'
the Allison men are most numerous III 'ne
South. but the Mckinley managers VIII
NOT admit this The latter have no regu-
lar headquarters here. but Mckinney
interests are being carefully looked after
10 his friends i'm both branches OF Con-
gress. Allison has a well-discipliheu vi
ganization here, and the Speaker Is sd'u
to be also We'll equipped for campaign
purposes, Notwithstanding the TACT tna'
he has met with big reverses In the SCUM
Reports from Virginia Indicate tnat oen'i-
mi hero among the Republicans is
divided between Reed and Mckinley, ana
that the contest for delegates to ST. Louis
will be lively.
RELIEF OF DAVIS LEGATEES.
Representative Tyler to-day introducsd
n bin for the relief of the residing iesa-
tees of Mark Davis, deceased. II APP
pears that the military authorities Oh lhe
United States In the city of New orleans
on the 2Sd of February, 1865 deinanueu
and received from the agent Oh MAJ
Davis. a loyal citizen of the uhlteu
STATES then residing at Petersburg. va,
personal property, consisting in part OF
fiftv-five promisory notes of the Value OF
s27. $50 49, and legal currency to the amount
of $3.50. and also certain real estate
and rents, all of which were duiy re
ceinted for by the proper officer at the
ti,,a Nark Davis has since died, leaving
n will, wherein certain parties are eoii-
stituted residuary legatees of MS estate:
The hill provides that the Secretary Oh
the Treasury be authorized TO pay 10 'iIe
legatees or personal representatives vi
Mark Davis the sum OF SzI,o-S.S'' ihdt pe
ing the amount Of the promhoIy ho,eS
and cash so taken; provided, that tis
.,a,,n,ant NJ that amount shall be received
nv the representative of the heirs, as a
mn acnuittance and discharge OF all
claim or demand against the United
states. growing out of the TAKING VI
the nroperty above mentioned. The Dill
was referred TO the Committee on war
Claims. and ordered TO De prlii.e nv
Mir. TYLER also introduced bill grant
ing n pension to Elfrida c. Lewis, WIDOW
~ colonel George c. Lewis. late OF the
Third New York Cavalry, at the rate Oh
sea ner month, subject TO tho provisions
and limitations of the pension laws
r. Representative Otey to day INTRODUCED
resolutions of Randolph-Macon College,
ling the establishment of a permanent
court of arbitration between Great
britain and the United States.
ELIZABETH RIVER CHANNEL.
Tho hill for the widening and deepen
tho of the channel in Hampton Roads
fror, Newport News to the Norfolk navy
ward and also for the deepening ana
Widening of the Western Branch OF the
Elizabeth river. was to-day referred py
The chairman Of the River and HarDor
Committee 10 the Secretary of War for a
renort. 1t is understood that report
" already made for this Improvement
and II was recommended by the Secretary
OF War The action Of the chairman Is
doubtless made under misapprenehslon
OF the facts Representatives Tyler ana
Walker will appear before the River ana
Harbor Committee in behalf of the BILL
Mrs. Lockhart, wife of Congressman
Iockhart, of North Carolina, and family,
arrived here this evening and are
quartered at the Metropolitan.
POSTAL AND PERSONAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP
pointed to-day was J. c. Cline vice }.
ii. swank. resigned, at Greenmount
Rockingham county, N: c.
Joseph 5. Hunt has been commissioned
marriage license has been issued to
Ernest c. Crittenden, of Culpeper, Va
and Julia A. Gage: OF New W a Shsno,o, n
House. A.
ed at the Raleigh
The hotel arrivals to-day included the
Howard Howard House-N. T. Brown. Virginia
IL. G. Otis, Virginia; A. H. McCue, Vir'
glnia c. c. Gordon and wife, and j. II
Bugg and wife, Richmond, Va; J. w
P5 Ths Ra n' Any s, Thomas, Virginia
w. L. Lake, Richmond, Va. George W
Taylor and Il; Mullen; Norfolk; Il: w
son, Norfolk: j. w. Blackstone, Virginia
NJ. o. Miller, virginia., w. X. Bassett
Norfolk, Va r g F lSdmhs, Fa vE9na;ai.
National-M. f. Brown. North Carolina
NJ. A. Huddleston, Richmond, Va; w. IL
Macon, Richmond xa;,r,, s p "a,
Nooch. Lynchburg, Va; ii. Hiden' Lynch
burg.
Riggs House-Mrs. William A. Thomas
Mrs Charles f. Smith, and Miss h
Bosher, Richmond Va.
Hotel Johnson--J. II. Anderson, Uni
versity of Virginia.
MR. AND MRS. j. r. ELLl SON.
Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson and Mrs. Ely
son, of Richmond. have been in the city
to-day on business. Mrs. Ellyson passed
the greater portion OF the day at th'
Smithsonian Institution. consulting au
thorities and experts as TO the casing anc
display OF relics, and she Will carry home
information which will be valuable I'm The
ARRANGEMENT OF the relics in the Virginia
room of the Confederate Museum al
Richmond of which she has charge.
Mr.. G. ID. Langhorne passed through
the city to-day on his way North.
Speaker Ryan, OF the Virginia House oil
Delegates. was here to-day, on his way
Mr.. c. u. circuit, president, and Mr.. p
Somers Smith. general superintendent OF
the Newport News DryDock and Shin.
Building Company, are in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Hughes. OF Norfolk
and Mr. III. Melony and II. T.. Wood.
bridge. OF Richmond, are here TO attend
the opera.
Great doubt stu exists as TO the force
or effect Of the Cuban concurrent resolu