Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13

the various committees Of the Senate.
a majority OF which. however. were made
TO hll vacancies caused by death or resig-
nation. A good many were made, all the
same. 20 an the vacancies caused
! by removal on ac0unt OF offensive
| partisanshp." and many Of these. In
| Guiding Federal judgeships and district at
/ torneyshlps. are OF the highest Importance
| from q patronage standpoint.
A leading political authority said about
the proposed hold up and its probable
success: quite large number OF Demo
| Gratis In the Senate have all along evinced
an inclination to retallate on Mr.. Cleye-
land and his offensive partisans. who sup
| ported the Mckinley cause under the
'sound-money' pretence. They DO not see
] why they should help 70 reward these
| deserters, and there is no doubt they
| will almost unanimously refuse to vote
| for their confirmation. The Populists
naturally will act with the Democrats In
| the Senate in this matter. and, Of course.
| the Republicans will not be ayerse 20
| hanging up such nominations. and allow
! them TO lapse with the session. Some OF
! the Republicans may wish 10 reward the
| Boltocrats. I'm the hope OF encouraging
| others 20 follow, but they admit the ex-
pertinent IS a rather dangerous one and
| a policy that might make trouble in their
own ranks
So. from the indications. the Boltocrats
who looked for Office from Cleveland
under the belief that they would be al
| lowed 20 remain during McKiniey's term
will be wofully disappointed. and pro-
| badly all OF them will be rejected by
| the action Of the Silver Democratic sena-
| tors.
p. AND o. PROSPERITY"
II the schemes OF President ingalls,. OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, are
carried out here and at Richmond Tor
new depots and better tracks, and for
better methods OF entering both cities.
some Of the promised prosperity Will
certainly be felt. There is good authori-
" for stating that at the instance or
Mr. ingalls, the Pennsylvania, Southern,
Atlantic-Coast Line. and Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway companies will appear by
counsel before the Senate and House
committees on the District OF Columbia
very soon. asking permission 10 build
great union station. construct large
freight-yards. and improve the tracks
coming into and passing through the city
so as 20 avoid all danger at street-cross-
ings.
The union station and yards proposed
! by Mr. ingalls, are greatly needed. The
| toned roads is already too great TO be
! accommodated AT the present depot at
! Sixth and 3 streets near Pennsylvania
avenue. and the only remedy, as Mr..
| ingalls, suggests. is a new depot and
| the construction Of big freight-yards. the
| latter somewhere on the south side Of
| the Aqueduct bridge.
| The proposed new depot would be on
/ the site OF the present one with 'front.'
age on Pennsylvania avenue, which woull
| involve the acquisition OF additional pro-
pertv. both IN It's immediate front and
/ on the west side OF it. where there Is va
| cant city g, md. known as the Mall
As in the proposed improvements IN
| Richmond. the tracks o. the roads would
/ have either TO be sunk a depth Of about
twenty feet or placed on an elevated
structure. but II Mr. Ingalls's schemes
are carried into effect they viii cause
the expenditure OF many millions, and
the work cannot begin too soon.
PARTRIDGE PROTECTION.
II there are any laws in Virginia and
| North Carolina against shooting part
ridges. they are certainly being viO-
lated In a manner that would give the
! horrors TO Polk Miller or any other
/ sportsrnan interested in the preservation
| of the bob Whites" To-day a man OF
| the avenue was loaded with strings OF
the birds. which he was selling He mad
not less than l5O perhaps 2oo. In all
dozen. or half a dozen on each string
The prices he asked, too, were reason
able.
TO an inquiry as 70 whore the birds
came from. he replied. Some from Nir'
| giria; but most OF them from North
Carolina"
This was not his FIRST batch. He had
received them regularly found ready
| sale for them but was able 20 supply
| the demand. He had a sufficient number
| Of the birds to-day 10 stock state
| and II unmolested for two or three
wears this number would have made
partridges plentiful In the region whence
they came.
MONUMENT TO MONROE
The members from Virginia are over
,ooking and overhaullng their old bills
! and win pick out those that have
! a chance OF passing this short session
| Congres srnan Jones thinks he Will secure
| the passage OF his bill TO erect monu
| ment 10 James Monroe al fredaIlckS
burg. He introduced the bill last session
and the committee 10 whom IL was re
ferred agreed 70 report IL fayorably
which will probably be done before th'
recess for the Christmas holidays. Fifty
thousand dollars Is appropriated for th'
| monument and the report VIII call al
tentl0n 10 the fact that no monument
has ever been erected 10 the memory o
- author OF the Monroe doctrine anC
one Of our most distinguished Presidents
Mr. Zones exhibits great interest IN TIM
nroposed monument not only oeca1s'
Monroe was born in his district but De
cause he also represa antei II IN IohsI -
for three terms. While In Congress AF
Nro,roa vas A resident OF Fredericksburg g
ana Il is thought quite appropriate ina
he monument should be erected In ina
citv. There T. not likely 70 be any op
position 70 the bill IN either house an'
the measure viii probably become la"
CLAIMS OF LETTER-CARRIERs.
The Clerk Of the Court OF Claims ha'
transmitted 20 Congress the folowins
| statement OF judgments rendered IN De
| balF of letter-carr!ers In Virginia and
Nor,b Carolina for pay due for over
| time: Alexandria. Va.-Charles II. Och
| Tort sgs4 Winston, y. C.-Anderson =
| stipe y205s Raleigh. y. C.-Dayid Il
/ Adams sZ6s q: John II. Bell. sD.H; VII
| fnn, N Brown. SiFW. John T. Farmer
sl25 a. Arthur l.. German. $3.50; Rufr'
81 Hackney Sls906, John ". Parker
! sg3 p. Shelly Hiram, ga.Sg Edward 5
Trap.er. 81 2s; Charles ". Beyers, tIII
| Wilmington. y. C.-George D. Riley
| x02s. Harry Hi. Ssss s.; John @. Darden
| Ssso.72; Fletcher Hewitt S0liS; Arthur G
| Prerpert. S275.l4: stephen r. Ellis 20 -
| William Med Evans, sSB; John T.
Howe. Sie92l John W Neil. f-5llh,
liam II. Norwood. t5N.70; Alexander
| Sampson Sl28l. Douglas D. Kelley
so .. Charles II. Miller. S-sLlS; Thomas
| II. knight. cn70.
The above claims will be embodied II
| the suuiry civI appropriation biu ans
! when that Is passel ana signed by th'
/ President. they viii be paid.
COMMITTEE VACANCIES
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