The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-04
STRONG CUBAN SENTIMENT.
The Senate Favorable 10 lhe Acceptance
Of the House Resolutions.
NATTER WILL GO TO The PRESIDENT
r,. w,rllke Spirit VIII Then sabside as
II Did In the Venezuelan Na''er'
Clark for Governor in Alabama
virginia Matters

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. March ''-Sf
80, 1.,era IL understood TO be strons
..,,,n,.nt IN the Senate Committee on
ror.,qn Relations favorable to tho ac-
ceptance Of the House cuban res''u
t,ons Just as they passed the lower VI a'''"
of Congress yesterday.
Tn toat event there will he no oo"ie'
..o. ne,ween the bodies. and the question
nav be promptly settled in the Sen''e
tomorrow.
Tho whole matter will then be LETT 10 'he
President in just the same shape 'na' :
vas before the two houses OF Congress
took the subject under consideration
Under such circumstances !, VIII "
oifftcult 10 understand tho haste a "''n
which both the House and Senate ma
placed themselves upon record as i"'
tho recognition OF the Cubahs' AZ
considered extremely probable tha' VIZ
the two houses have nnaly asieeN W."
resolutions. the eXcitement an" W.
80. ,,.bicb have characterized these
proceedings Will subslde' just ID -
i'm the Venezuelan canc.
NJ WILL BE LEFT To cLEVELAND'
Tho whole matter viii be left 10 ,ns
President I'm all probability anu ~ W.
take no hasty action lloNeNei'
also believed that the recognition VI Wy
Insurgents is bound TO come uhi,s9 ~
srsnish forces demonstrate promptly 'hoi'
ability TO put speedy tefnl'""'''"
the war. .,.A.,o bv
Dispatches received from Alabama py
members of the Alabama delegation ."'
dav state that the first county IN ihc
state 10 elect delegates TO the next s'a's
ronvention has declared in favor OF 'laih
Tor Governor and a sound money p'ae'
form The probabilities OF a fusion DC,
tween tho Reouhlicans and Populists ana
q, the same time a detection OF the silver
Democrats. in the event Of the adoption
al a sound-money platform, Will II j.
feared result in the defeat OF the Demo
cratic ticket This is but anothsr II"
stance G., what the free-siiver Demo
Gratis are doing for their party III INC
Southern States
REFUSE ~ NEW RIVER
The hill introduced some time ago ny
General Walker. which proposed TO per
Nit tho miners and manufacturers on
tbe Nev river 10 deposit the refuse from
fbeir rnines and furnaces I'm that stream
and which was reported iaNofaoiy 70
the House by Mr. Hooker. was yesterday
recommitted to the Committee on RIVERS
and Harbors. o, poo.
This was done at the instance OF rep
resentaqre Hulick, OF West virginia
who claims that The deposit OF TINS aeoiia
I'm the New river disc0lors ana othelN SO
lrnpairs the purity of the water OF l'e
Kanawha. Even II the Dill shouin ~
arain reported 10 the House, it Is prob
Able that IL win DE opposed by several
members OF the Virginia Delegation
who have received many protests from
their constituents against iis passage.
MARsHALs' FEES.
Ropresentative Swanson made a strong
argument in the House to-day IN the dls-
cuesion Of the proposition 10 abolish the
system Cf fees 90 United states mar
shais. district attorneys. commissioners,
ard others. This proposition originated
this session with Mr.. Swanson, although
the hin offered as an amendment 20 the
legislative. executive. and Judicial apnro-
prlation bill IS that drawn by Mr pde'
eron. Mr. Swanson. however. supported
30 earnestly. and in his argument not only
showed how h would tend TO remedy eN-
isting evils growing out OF unnecessary
arrests and prosecutions, but showed now
IL would really Simplify the Molh OF 'hese
Government officials.
lie urged tfat the salaries Of the OIL
cials 10 be affected should De fixed by the
Attornoy-Goneral in accordance with the
amount OF work each Is called upon 10
perform The number OF officials should
also, he urged. be designated by the At
n5rney-Genefal. based upon certificates
from the marshals and judges OF the
courts.
FOURTH-CLAss OFFICES.
Tho following fourth-ciass postmasters
wc~e appointed to-day.
I'm Nirginia-L. s. Courtney. at Littie
Plymouth King and Queen county, vice
J. T.. Bray. and J. $. Tender at Nerdier-
VILE, orange county, vico W. H. Foulks.
in North Carolina-H. =. Clapp at
Brick Church. Guilf0rd county, j. r.
Lewis at Marshalburg. C8rterer county;
j. - Helgepath az Orrun. E0bes0n coun-
ty. and J. ". Peileter ar Stella, Cartcret