Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-17

RICHMOND COLLEGE MEASURE
IL Provides for Reimbursement for
Damage Done by Federal Troops
Prof. Bontwrisht and Hon. j. Tay-
Ior EIIys0n Looking After 1t.

can members. with view to making
political records at their homes. and for
insertion In the Congressional Record
consumed the morning hours In thS
House. Among the attentive listeners
| to this peculiarly patriotic kind OF oratory
OF the lower branch OF the American
Congress. were Sir Henry Irving. his
manager. aud three members of his com
pany. There was not a speaker or the
focr during their presence that dozen
people listened 10. and more monoto'
nous, hum-drum performance never was
witnessed on that or any other stage
The distinguished English actor appeared
to be interested, and stood the inhiction
for nearly an hour. when his party left
and went over to the Senate.
Messrs. McKenney. Otey, Swanson
Tyler, Turner, and Jones, OF the Vir'
ginia delegation. were present In theil
seats Messrs. Elicit and Tucker are
not In the city, the latter being i'll
General Matt W. Ransom, Minister &c
Mexico. arrived here again last night
from North Carolina. to attend the meet
| ing of the National Democratic Commit
| tee. of which he Is member. The dipio'
matte gentleman was met by sub-connit'
tees OF delegations. asking for his woe
and influence to secure the convention foI
their respective cities. He did not com
NIT himself. however.
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION.
II has been expected that the Venezue-
Ian commission would engage the service
| of an expert engineer to aid them III
determining the boundary line between
| that country and British Guiana. and a
| distinguished Virginian has been men-
| toned In connection with the place. 1
am Informed from an authentic source
| that the commission will not employ any
| engineer. that they never had any inten-
| ton of doing so. and that they possess
a sufiiciency of scientific knowledge tnem-
| aelyes 10 accomplish the objects for which
the commission was appointed.
Several applications have been received
here asking for places under the ehgi-
neer that will never be appointed
There will be no seeds Tor distriputioh
bv congressman this year. and farmers
! might as well take notice OF the iact
and save themselves and their repre-
| sentatives A GOOD deal OF stationery and
| hostage, which are now wasted uhhec-
| sssarilv Secretary Morton met JOINT
| committee of the Senate and House re-
| Gently. and informed them that uhaer
| the statute he advertised for seeds, ana
| that mono of the bids received compiled
with the law. and all had 10 be rejected
| Consequently. he could purchase no seeds,
and there are none now at the Agricultural
Department Congressman are constantly
receiving letters for seeds, which they
cannot obtain. and people wouid save
time and trouble by not writins'
REVENUE REFORM
Mr. svanson's bill to reform the reve-
| n,,e service by giving fees instead OF
mileage to United States inarshals Also
nrovides for new system OF assess
,nents on de,inouents. giving the aiieged
dallnouent an opportunity TO be heard oe"
for. iury before the assessment be-
comes a tax collectable: jurors and wit
nesses to get actual expenses in lien Oh
nileage-witnesses. $50; Jurors, - per
] day: commissioners. In lisn OF all ices
and salary, to receive a salary not ex-
ceeding sl,200. to be paid quarterly; mar
shals to get 400 and no fees.
| Mr.. Terry, Of Arkansas. has introduced
/ a bin providing that cigarettes trans
ported into different States shall be sub
iect 10 taxes i'm the same manner as IL
they were manufactured In such STATE.
1t is quite likely that this bill will pass.
POSTAL AND PERSONAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters ap-
| pointed to-day were the following: Z. Z.
| Miller vice W. f.. Pegram, resigned, at
| Buxton, Dare county, y. c.; James Me-
| Murran vice II. ii. Farmer, removed, at
! Hillsville. Carroll county. Va.
BENJAMIN w. Mears has been commits
Of Va fmOneN-
order Office: Mercer NJ. Terrell, at Au-
burn Mills. Va
The post-office at Temple, Wake coun-
ty. y. c., has been discontinued. and the
mail now goes 10 Neuse.
Colonel r. c. Morton, OF Stanton. Va,
has been visitor In this city for sew
eral days. The Colonel is one Of the
greatest travellers in Virginia.
Mr.. w. H. Murdaugh. of Virginia. Is at
the Hotel Page
Mr.. NJ. A. Wilkinson. OF North Caro-
lima. is registered at the Riggs House
Dir. r. W. Ivy. OF New London, y. c..
is stopping at the Hotel johnson.
Ex-Congressman George Il. Bowdep. OF
Virginia. passed through the city ycster-
day OH his way TO New York.
ARRIVALS.
The hotel arrivals to-day include the
following: Miss NJ. Tandree, Richmond.
Va, +. w. Willis, North Carolina, COBB >
Hotel.
J.. +. Baldwin Virginia. Hotel Werner.
Il. Grant and wife. Richmond, Va,
owen House.
r. T. Banton, Virginia, Willard's.
T.. c. Derman. North Carolina: c. p.
Janney, Virginia, National.
II. G. Otis. Virginia; j. A. Roller, Lu-
Va: j. Markey. North Carolina: G s.
Johnson, Charlotte. n. c.; c. p. Sweet
man, Virginia. Howard House.
w. C. Mcdowell and wife. Richmond,
Va; Miss Rose Witz and Mrs. Mccoy,
Staunton. Va: r. A. Schultz, Richmond;
X. II. Jones, Raleigh, n. c.; A. j. Gallo
way, North Carolina, Metropolitan.
]. Crooks, Lynchburg, Va, United
States Hotel.
G. NJ. Watson. Virginia; j. II. Neu-
meyer and Miss Neumeyer. Richmond;
A. J. Montague, Danville. va; +: Shep-
pardson. Richmond: c. f. Nicol, Virginia;
l.. A. Cover and wife, Winchester, Va,
the Raleigh.
J. NJ. Gray. North Carolina. and G. A.
Slaughter. Petersburg. Va. Hotel En-
rich.
r. II. Henry and wife. Norfolk Va;
c. F.>Mederye. North Carolina; w. X.
Allen. Virginia. st. James.
United States District t-Attorney Mon
tague. OF Virginia, Is In the city on busi-
ness with the Department of Justice.
Judge Waller r. Staples. who IL here.
stopping at the Shortham. will be detain-
ed here for several days on important
business.
Congressman Mckenney Is here again.
after a brief indisposition.
RICHMOND COLLEGE BILL.
Professor W. f. Boatwright. OF Rich
mond College, was here to-day, and
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