Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-28
FREE MAIL DELIVERY
FUNDS OF DEPARTMENT TOO LOW.
senator Daniel, However, May See
cure Special Legislation Providing
REINFORCEMENT of Elizabeth.
River Channel.
River Channel.


furnish an estimate for deepening and
widening the channel from Hampton
Roads to the navy-yard at Norfolk. and
also for improving the Western branch
OF the Elizabeth river. has been favor
ably reported upon by the Committee on
Commerce. and placed on the calendar
of the Senate. The joint resolution
through the efforts of Representative Ty-
Ter, has been similarly advanced in the
House, so that its early passage can be
confidently looked for. 1t provides that
the Secretary of War shall furnish esti-
mates as early as possible of the cost
OF broadening and deepening the channel
to a width of $50 yards. and to a depth
of rs feet from Hampton Roads to the
United States navy-yard at Norfolk: and
also of improving the Western branch
OF the Elizabeth river. and making the
channel 200 feet wide and 30 feet deep for
a distance Of one mile. as indicated by
the report of General Thomas s. Casey,
Chief of Engineers, for 1895.
NO FREE DELIVERY YET.
1t II settled now that there will be
no free-deivery system at Newport News
this year. Both of the Virginia senators
Daniel and Martini and Representative
Tyler have done all IN their power in
the matter and II Is believed that the
PostmasterGeneral was in favor of
granting the young city this-its rightful
privilege The fact is, however that the
Post-Office Department has not the funds
to defray the expenses necessary to es-
tablish the system, and IL cannot be
granted until the necessary appropriation
is made for TN $ purpose. There are
some twenty cities like Newport News
which are, under the rules, entitled to the
establishment of the free-delvery system,
but. like that vigorous corporation, they
will also have to wait the slow process of
getting the money by means of congress
sional appropriation. Senator Martin
made the last effort yesterday when he
appealed to the Postmaster General in be-
half of Newport News, and to-day that
gentleman was reluctantly compelled to
say that the privilege could not be
granted at present; but that the claims
OF Newport News would be advanced In
the department. and would be borne in
mind by the proper officials.
POSSIBLE SPECIAL LEGISLATION.
Notwithstanding the lack of funds,
Office Department to act, Senator Daniel
to-day presented petition from the City
Council of Newport News, praying for
the establishment OF a free mail-delivery
service, so that there is bare possibility
that something may be accomplished by
special legislation.
The Senator also presented petition Of
citizens Of the same city. praying for the
enactment OF legislation for the
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Episcopal Church. South; also. the petit
tion OF sundry citizens of Alexandria i'm
favor of the bill 10 secure a better class
OF foreign immigrants. otherwise known
as the Stone bill. requiring the inspection
of immigrants by our consuls.
Representative Jones presented to the
House to-day the petition of William II.
Vaughan, of Caroline county. Va, pray
ing for a rehearing of his suit against
the United States, which was reported
adversely by the Commission of Claims
In 1871. The amount involved is 5000.
PERSONAL
Colonel James ID. Brady was on the
floor OF the House this morning during
the debate on the contested-election case
OF Vanhorn against Tarsney which in
volved question OF extension OF time In
which to take testimony, similar to that
of Hoge against Otey-one of the Vir-
ginia cases.
Judge r. T. W. Duke, Jr.. of Char
lottesville. Va, Is in the city, registered
at the Raleigh.
Mrs. General W. II. F. Lee Is visiting
in this city, and is stopping at the Eb-
bitt House.
Mr.. George s. Norman, OF Chatham,
Va, who has been here for several days
on business with the Internal-Revenu
Bureau, returned to his home last night.
First-Vice-President A. Il. Andrews, OF
the Southern railway. was a visitor to-
day at the Capitol where he partook OF
a substantial lunch in the House restau-
rant
POSTAL
Among the fourth-class postmasters APP
pointed to-day were the following: G. y.
Garrett vice L. l.. Neale. resigned. at
Bowers Wharf. Essex county Va. and
w. A. Spiers vice J. A. Spiers, resigned,
at Talpa, Prince George county, Va.
Mr.. Liburn T. Myers Acting General
Superintendent Of Railway Mail Service,
yesterday issued number of orders
governing inner registered sack exchange.
among them the following:
Post-Office Department,
Office of General Sup't r. NJ. s..
Washington, ID. c., February 26 1896
Washington ID. c., and Norfolk, Va
A daily, except Sunday, exchange ofsin-
ner registered sacks has been ordered TO
commence the 2sth instant between the
above offices. Sacks leave Washington
at 3:s5 p NJ via the Baltimore and Lex
ington railroad post-office. and Norfolk
at $50 F. NJ via the Baltimore and Nor
folk railroad post-office.
LILBURN T. MYERS.
Acting General Superintendent
A new post-ofiice has been established
at Chokoyotte, Halifax county, n. c.,
with Paul Garrett AS postmaster
Star-service changes have been made In
Virginia as follows:
Shenandoah to Jolletts. Modify order of
September 10, 1895 bulletin 4730. so as to
state an increase In distance ofsO5S miles
by the change of site OF Jolletts. the
office having been supplied at its new site
from November 19. 1895 only.
James E. West has been commissioned
postmaster at Hopeful. Va.
ARRIVALS.
The hotel arrivals to-day included the
following:
p. T. Heath. Gastoria N c.; ]. d.
Berry. Norfolk. Va; J. E. Hopkins and
wife. Maiden's. Va; +. w. Dabney and
wife, Richmond. Va: J. f. Yates, vir-
ginia. Howard House.
e. ii. Johnson and wife, North Caro-.
lina Hotel Vendome.
w. bowling and wife. Richmond. Va.
United States Hotel.
N. N. Camp and p. ID. Camp, Suffolk.
Va: +. r. Stewart. Richmond, Va: Ma,
tional.
]. II. Morrison. Richmond. Va; L. l..
Station. North Carolina; G.. s. Warner.
Virginia: S. s. Phoebus, Old Point Com
fort, Va, Metropolitan.
f. s. Wheeler, Richmond. Va: w. X.