Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-11
BUSINESS MEN BACK
Delegation Returns From
Washington.
VICTORY FOR THIS PORT
Secretary of the Treasury Says If the PORTS
Are Consolidated Vessels Will Enter
Here. Beavers and Prince
Albcrts.

| Albcrts.
Inc delegation Of HtlSineSs men who
| Went to Washington ard appeared be-
| tore the Why's and means coiiGn.tle;. OF
the House Dt Representatives N the iu-
terest Oh this peat, arrived hone at
| noon yeste. day, coming by the way OF
Ga Point. The Washington boat was
detained in the lLver by dense fog
and the ship was six hours ovel due.
When some of the members If the
party left the, city Monday night they
were wearing stouch hats AMI derbys
| but when they returned the old l1e,ad-
| gear had bevn replaced by stove
PIPES high beavers. Even Justice j.
| d. q. Brown tsiew away his old plug
Tor a silk hat, and it gave nm fetch
! ing look
| After reaching Washington the lob
| byists conciuted their ways would be
| more W!nSr1ne II they d.nnel Prince
| Anerts and heayers, and they he'd
themselves to II Alothing store. and pur-
| chased outfits. Then they called on TIE
! secretary OF the treasury and compli-
mente.l him for his good Judgment in
recommending that the ports OF New
| port News, NClfulk and Cope Charles
| be consolidated with this city as the
port Of entry. This party was COM
posed of Hon Thomas Temple Powell
Messrs.' w. c. Stuart. T. w. A1u ford,
D. 5. Jones, a. L. Powell f. w. Rob,
, I J: L Patt"n. j. yysPaln7er and
tfe treasury department Tuesday
morning, together with a DELEGATE
from Norfolk. After nearing both
sides Assistant Secretary Hnwai sail
he would not amend the nrigina. rec
olnmenda t!1n. He thought the ports
should DE consolidated and that New
port News ought to be the port Of en-
try in that event. This put the local
delegation in Il jolly mood antl they
spent an enjoyable afternoon and even
ing.
On "Wednesday the ways and means
committee convened The Newport
NewSdelega ton expected tobe augment
cd by number OF business men who
left for Washington Tuesday evening,
but only Mr.. r.. G. Bckfcrd and Mayor
w. A. Post put in appearance. They
arrived over the r.. +. & ?. railroad.
coming via Richmcnd. The boat on
which We're DR.. \. c. Jones. Mr. Rl T.
Orr, W. G. Burgess and others was tied
up IN fog and did not reach Washing
ton till after thu herring had taken
bb PIE Na,s So they did not have to buy
Congressman w. A Young accompa-
MED the delegations when they APP
peared before the ways ard means COM
mittee. Mr.. w. r. Mayo, mayor Of
Norfolk. made the pr:ncpa. argument
He showed that Norfolk has been q
port of entry for more THAN 0ne hunderi
years, and that this year il will be the
first port in the country in the quantity
of cotton handed. The mesng
of the Norfolk port into that of New
port News wtquld, he said. be a mani
fest injustice to the city of Norfolk,
whit h is entitled tr credit for the @arge
business transacted there annually. He
produced statistics showing that the
business of the port has Steadily in
creased during the last few years.
MI +. G. Bedford was spokesman of
the Newport News delegation. He said
cttnsolida riln was not urged 10y the bus
mess men of this city, but if there wsra
TO be constellation then. he thought. il
would be desirable that Newport News
be made the port Of entry. He Thought.
hraNeve?. thut existing arrangements
should he continued.
Members OF Congress do not believe
the consolidation hill will pass The
House and the Norfolk visitors were
conforted by assurances to this effect
from members of the Virginia dsleSa
t'5n. 1t g unFlestionah true, how
ever. that a Large saving to the govern
ment would result from the adoption Of
til5, system suggested by the treasury
department, and efforts Will be made
by the trea SuTy Officials to secure ia
vura'ble- report from the committee on
ways and means II the Dlil IL passed.
Newport News Will certainly be made
the port of entry. This matter was
pra ctically decided Tuesday.
4 good joke is told at the expense VI
the men who Sought six hats. Tues
day afternoon, so the story runs. they
We're standing on the capitol steps with
Captain John Lamb. the representative
from the Second district. Another Com
gresham happened to pass the party
md when he SAW Captain Lamb later
in the afternoon he asked: Was that
set of COMMUNICATING fellows with
high hats on a delegation from your
DISTRICT"
Another Congressman Who observed
the delegation is said to have re-
marked: Those fellows look as ii they
came from place that the wave OF
prosperity has struck
AS a matter of fact the g=n lemen
who went 10 Washington i'm the inter
:,st If the city created fay1r. Bile i!n-
preston and they deserve the thanks
OF everyone Interested in the future OF
Newport News