The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-18

The Finance Committees are making
progress In their work upon the apEro-
Driatlons bill. II Is n matter of gossip
about the Capitol that there Will be
much cutting down or expenses. Ger
tain II Is that the committees Will econ
cmiac wherever possible. Chairman
Cooke. of the House ComuIlttee. is
about the best watch dog the Treasury
has had In many years. He Is lighting
all appropriations that he does not re-
gard as necessary. Nothing escapes his
eagle eye.
There were several Norfolk, Newport
News, and Portsmouth people here to-
day. This morning they were on the
floor of the House of Delegates talking
truck barrels, amendments. removal of
urt-houses. and establishing q Circuit
Court for Newport News Your CORE
Spnndent circulated among them. ana
asked for political news In reference
10 inc spring election at Newport News
anu INC coming Congressional Convcn-
non In the Second District He was
informed by several that the sprinr
election In the newly made city of Nov.
port News would be n warm nTrnir. thai
the OLD enemy of tho Democratic party
was awakening from It's dormant condi-
| non ana would he very much In cvl-
ucnce when the time rolled around for
| the battle OF ballots WHO do vo,,
think Is the best and the most available
| man Tor Congress-" | asked. and In
every instance received the reply tha,
from the present outlook Bland. al
Portsmouth. bid fair TO cut quite I;
swnth In the next Congressional Con
Nchtion Several gentlemen said Mr.
| i'ianh was energetic. popular. aut
brainy. and they thought he woule
make Il first class Congressman In ever,
| respect.
| GOV. O'Fcrislll to-day appointed Hon
| II. Tate Irvine. of Big Stone Gan; MIR
Joseph Bryan. OF Richmond; Hon. WI
,'tii m Is. Mciiiwaine, OF Petersburg, unt
Mr: Daniel Harmon. of charlottesville
visitors to the University OF Virginia
Mr.. irvine Is Il member at present.
The remains of Col. Lewis r. Williams
OF the First Virginia Regiment. who
| fell at Gettysburg, were relnterred IN
the Pickett section OF Hollywood YES.
| terday afternoon. From the time IN,
casket reached here from Baltimore I'M
| the morning until 3:3O y. M. II lay in
state In the rotunda of the Capital. and
was viewed by something like 5000 peo-
PIE The casket was opened and the
| race looked somewhat natural, .sbut in q
lew minutes. after coming In contact
with air, 1t Crunlbled to fine dust. All
OF the local military. the veteran camps
ana the sons of veterans marched to
the cemetery. The cnsket. wrapped in
Confederate colors, rested upon IL cuisson
In one Of the HowltZers wagons. AT the
grave Rev. MIR. Vandersice read a pa rt
OF tha Methodist burial service and
the military fired n salute and Bugler
Lynch sounded taps.
Mr.. w. Il. Turner highly respected
citizen and distinguished Mason. died
yesterday. He was about two decades
ago Treasurer OF the Richmond and
Danville railroad. but recently was sec
retary and treasurer of the Baughman
Stationery Company.
Rev. John *. Mason. D. d., will oni-
ciaie at st. James Episcopal Church. as
its rector. for the last time Sunday
April IL. His resignation. which was
submitted TO the vestry Of st. James
Church last Thursday night, and has
bccn accepted. takes effect April 10.
when DR.. Mason will assume the rec
iorship Of st. Andrews Church, Louis
vile. Ky
Mr.. Maynard has introduced a new
bill to amend the charter Of the Ports
mouth Street Railway Company 1t
meets the objections raised by the com.
mIttne. The bill authorizes an increase
of capital stock TO $500. 900. and an extern
sion OF the line TO Smithileld.