Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-03
BARREN OF INTEREST
House and Senate Chamber at Wash
iDSton Like Banquet Halls Deserted.
ASST SUPERINTENDENT. r.. NJ. $.
A Continuing Vacancy That Ought
to he Filled by Some Good Demo-
crat-TeIephone Fight at the Fede-
raj Capital.
raj Capital.


Especial. )-Th ere was nothing OF interest,"
at the Capitol end Of the Avenue To-
day. Senate chamber and House were
ike banquet halls deserted. AT the ue-
partments there was an effort 10 se'
into working shape after the dissipation
of the holidays, and chiefs and subordi-
mates did their best to put on an air
of business. but In some cases II was
dismal failure.
The Post-Office Department was, as
always is. in active operation. The POST
master General and all his ASSISTANTS
were at their desks. and things seemsu
to move as smoothly there on the second
day OF 1886 as they did on the closing
day Of past and gone 1885,
I asked an official II anything had
been done towards filling the vacancy
in thd Office of Assistant superintendent
OF Railway Mail Service. This lucrative
position has remained open since Juiy'
1894. during which time quite humper
of wel.-endorsed applicants have endeav-
ored to secure It, among them two weh-
known Richmond gentlemen. The reply
received came In doleful. sad, ana sioW
| tones, mo, there has been nothing done.
"Js there any likelihood Of an appoint
ment being made in the near future!
mo. I'm afraid not"
"Too bad. isn't it?'
"Yes, II is." and, in the same hai-sor-
| rowful way, 1.-The place-a good one-has
been vacant so long now, year ana
| half. and the service has gone on SO
well. that II is probable the Postmaster
| General will not make any appointment
Some good Democrat ought to get the
| benefit of the salary" l ventured TO sug-
| sest. 80.
"Yes.' said the official, with some
| yieor of speech, you're right. some
good Democrat ought TO have IL, pu.
| good Democrats are $3.50 hard to nnu'
THAT sc ems strange. L remarked
"Strange as It seems. it's true he said.
this time sharply and brskly. Some of
your folks squabbled and haggled over
| the place SO long without coming to any
agreement that tn. Postmaster-General
| became disgusted with the whole aiIair,
and concluded to let 1t go as 1t Is. And'
with decided emphasis, II don't blame
him. either"
This brought the interview to an alb
rupt termination. and departed.
FINANCIAL SCHEMES.
| Interest now centres In the various
| financial schemes for the relief OF the
! Treasury Some believe that the Presi-
| dent will take the bull by the horns
and issue the necessary bonds himself
| under the law as IL now stands. Others
say. with a great degree Of confidence.
! that the President will give Congress
ample time to act before he takes mat
| ters into his own hands
| The Senate Finance Committee was
I'm session to-day. Senator Morrill,. OF
Vermont, who has very decided views,
| is the chairman. and a bill embodylng
| the Sherman idea may be reported. The
tariff bill is also before this committee.
IL Is hard to say which will be reported
first but in either case then comes the
tug OF war Ii is said the Democrats
will not oppose any measure that has
| for its object the improvemt Mt OF the
business interests of the cuTstry. Ths
| Republicans are divided, and their pres
| ent hope is that the Finance Com
| mittee will evolve some scheme upon
| which all the factions can unite.
One OF the amusing incidents In the
lobby is the fight for telephone bills for
| the city-the Bell company, of course.
| holding the fort, and relying on the mo-
| nopolistc prestige to keep everybody
else out. One party Is charged with
| making move on Congress merely to
stand for bid TO be bought off, but
all are apparently inspired by the purest
regard for the interests Of the outraged
| people.
POSTAL AND Personal.
Among the fourth-class postmasters ap-
| pointed to-day were; B. w. Mears vice
| T. D. Young (resiggai). at Kellar, Ac-
comac county. Va. and J. NJ. Bloxom
vice $. L.. Byrd (resigneD. at Mappe-
| Vile. Accomac county, Va
Miss Blackford. daughter OF Major
4 Lewis Blackford. formerly OF Lynchburg.
| won a bicycle offered 10 the most popular
/ lady teacher In Georgetown and the
| District of Columbia
Mr.. +. H. Busbee. the brilliant Raleigh
! On. c. lawyer, was a visitor here to-
day.
Commonwealth's-Atto NJ. F. White.
| Of Staunton. was a visitor here to-day,
1 and is stopping at the ST. James.
| Intelligence has just been received of
| the death at New Orleans OF Captain
Gresham. of the United States army. who
is a Virginisn. and was commandant at
the Blacksburg College for many years.
| The hotel arrivals to-day include the
following:
c. r. Tomlipson, Richmond. Williard's
T. f. Keys. Virginia; p. f. Hayter.
! Virginia. ID. w. Good, Roanoke. Vendome
w. r. Merrick and s. o. Fessenden
| Durham. n. c.. Hotel Lawrence.
Mrs j. ii. Blount, Greenville. n. c.:
| Mrs H. L. and Master NJ Station Tar
| boro n c.; +. X. Lassiter. Petersburg;
E. $. Goodman. Richmond. the Raleigh.
L. W. Shelton and wife. Richmond; L..
NJ. Scott, Greensboro, n. c.. Metropoli-
| tan.
II. Slater and wife. Richmond. Va,
Hotel Lawrence.
NJ Cuaneen. Lynchburg; J. NJ. Lawson
ana wife, Cobalt, Va; +. II. Rahm.
| Rschmond; j. u. Patton. Virginia; W.
n. Mites. Richmond, st. James.
Miss Woody. Richmond; J. .. Wilson,
Richmond. Howard House.
GOOD FOR NORFOLK.
There is good news for Norfolk in the
fact that the Texas has been ordered to
the navy-yard there. where she will be
| docked to undergo the extensive changes
recommended by the Inspection Board.
She will first be surveyed by board Of
EXPERTS. which will report on the work
| 10 be done and the time required to do H.
and estimate the cost. This will neces-
| state putting the ship out OF COM
mission. in which event The Officers anI
crew will be distributed to other vessels.
An inspection OF all the old monitors has
been ordered, with a view to making
| extensive repairs so as to render them
| AZ for coast defence, and Norfolk may
| come i'm for a share of this work also.
Mtss Edith Frazier, formerly OF Char
| lottesville. Va, and Mr.. T. c. Davenport.
| of Scotland Neck. N. c., were married
Yesterday at the residence OF the brides
sister. Mrs. =. II. Adams. In this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport left on north
| a-n hound train for An extended wedding