The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-29

by proxy. Among the prominent rail-
road men participa ting were: William
Chlckley Shaw, president. and G. A. Nc
Donald. general passenger agent OF the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad; !;
w. w. Finley, second Vice president, J.
NJ. Turk. traff1c manager, and wv. a.
Iurk, general passenger agent Of the
Southern railway; Henry Walters, presi-
dent, and T. NJ. Emmerson, traffic mana
ger, Of the Atlantic Coast Line; B. w.
Wrenn, traffic manager. Of the Plant sys-
tenn: J. c. Halle, genral passenger agent
OF the Central Of Georgia; c. A. Taylor,
traffic manager Of the Richmond, Fred
ericlSsburg and Potomac; c. p. Atmo:e e,
genral passenger agent Of the Louisville
and Nashville; a. Q. Macdonald, general
passenger agent OF the Florida Central
and Peninsula; John A. Gill, general
pas PASSENGER agent Of the Atlanta West
Point and Western of Alabama, and Jo-
seph Richardson. former commissioner.
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
The following Executive Board will
serve for the ensuing year: II. Walters.
president, Atlantic Coast Line: L. G.
Spalding, vice president, a. r. G. N rail
way; George c. Smith, president A. & ".
Southern railway; S. r. Knott, vice
president I. & N. r. r.; B. w. Wrenn,
p. Il. NJ, Plant system; N. S. Penn,nr.
ton, 7. NJ. +. G. & p. r. r.; William
Chickley Shaw, vice president G. S. & r.
railway;,J X. Parrott. vice president l..
=. Z. railway; c. A. Taylor T. NJ. R. +.
d z. r. r.: H. H. Tiff, president, T. &
N. q. r. r.; Cecil Gabbett, vice presi-
dent. e. d A. railway; John NJ. Egan,
vice president Central Of Georgia rail
way; I. G. Bush, president NJ. & B. r.
K; j. r. Moody. general passenger
agent P. r. r.
AT VIRGINIA BEACH TO-DAY.
The association concluded Its work this
AFTERNOON, and the members left for
nome. A number Of them accepted an
invitation Of General Passenger Agent
Pannil. of the Norfolk, Virginia Beac
and Southern railroad 10 visit Virginia
Beach tomorrow. Southeastern Freight
ASSOCIATION meets here tomorrow to
conclude an organization similar to that
Oh to-day OH passenger traffic.
WILL REPORT MONDAY
The Republican subcommittee Of Tho
senate FINANCE Committee, which is pre-
paring the tariff bill, decided definitely
to-aay not TO attempt to report the bill
10 the full committee before next Mon
day.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee. when the bill Is presented. will
ask for sufficient time to examine the
plll m detail with the view of suggesting
any amendments they may consider il
possible TO have accepted by the COM
mlttee Ihey expect to make this exam
ination apart from the Republicans and
70 SIT with them only when a conference
IS necessary. Amendments which thew
know Will have no chance Of being ac-
cepted will be reserved for presenta ton
IN the Senate. The Democrats, insist
that they have no purpose of placing.
Costructions in the way Of the orderly
disposition of the bill or of delaying its
passage beyond the time necessary to
present their views, but insist that they
must have time for a thorough eNamina-
tion.
B1NlETALLIC DELEG ATES.
The members Of the proposed interna-
tional bimetallic conference recently ap-
pointed by the President on behalf Of
the United States expect to said from
New York on the Sth Of May They will
go direct to London. but after bnief
stay probably will proceed to Paris
DECLARATION OF WAR.
The general executive board of the
knights of Labor to-day formally de-
cuared war against the American Fede-
ration of Labon on account Of the ac-
tion Of the Nationa, Brewery Workers
Union. an affiliated body Of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor.