Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-17
D E FICIEN c Y BILL.
ALLOWANCES TO CONTESTANTS
D0S,T APPROACH EXPENSES.
REEDS ABSENCE OH WEDNESDAY.
A Strong Speech from Him Against
Hawaiian Annexation Might nave
Affected the yOte-Fare at Camp
Alger.
Alger.


preparations to supply deficiencies In the
appropriations for the fiscal year, ending
June Goth, and for prior years, and for
other purposes, was reported TO the
House yesterday, and is the largest bill
of the kind since 1863. 1t carries the
enormous sum Of S224,G5 ,9135S the main
portion OF which is for war expenses.
Among the items of interest to Virginians
are expenses in contested election
cases. which are very meagre, and will
not much more than pay clerk hire. John
r. Brown, the contestant, and Repre-
sentative c. A. Swanson, the contestee,
are allowed 5000 each. Brown claims
that the contest cost him $500. Epes
and Thorp get 5000 each, the expenses
of the former being $3.50, and those OF
the latter $500 r. A. Wise and w. A.
Young get s2.OCO apiece, while the ex-
penses must have been three times that
amount. This cutting down of the
figures for contesting the seats of con-
gressmen who get the Governors certifi-
cate and have been fairly elected, will
probably have the effect OF lettering de-
feated candidates from making such con-
tests in future.
NORFOLK MAYNARD.
Among the items for the Bureau of
Yards and Docks, is one for the Norfolk
navy-yard, as follows: For repairs TO
lumber dry-dock, $4,000; for increase Of
electric-light and power for yards and
docks, $4,000. In all, $4,000.
Judge Spler Whitaker, of North Caro-
lima, was to-day appointed major in the
United States volunteer army, by the
President.
REEDS ABSENCE.
Some comment was made on Speaker
Reeds absence from the House yester-
day. A Republican who was opposed to
the annexation Of Hawaii remarked that
If Reed had been on hand, with a strong
speech, he might have held in check a.
good part of the Republican vote. An
other Republican said that the Car was
showing age, and did not feel equal TO an
effort such as he might have made five
years ago; and, therefore, he thought 1t
best TO stay away.
SHORT RATIONS.
There IS stu IGuch complaint about the
insufflciencv of raticns at Camp Alger. A
Virginian who took supper with one Of the
messes last evening, says that his meal
consisted of a small bit OF bacon and one
slice of bakers bread.
There is little or nothing of interest in
the Senate end or the capital now. There
are few attendants I'm the galleries, and
this will continue to be the case until the
Hawaiian resolution is taken up for de-
bate in open session.
Senator Daniel spoke to-day on some
dry-inancial measure, and there were not
a score of senator's present the galleries
being also very thinly peopled.
NEWSPAPER STAMPS
The following order, which is OF great
interest to newspaper proprletors. was is
sued from the Post-Oftice Department to-
day:
Post-Ofice Department,
Washington. d. c., June IA, 1898.
Order No. 232:
Under authority Of the act OF Congress
propriations for the postal service for the
next fiscal year it is hereby ordered that
the use Of newspaper and periodical post
age stamps shall cease on and after the
list of July. 1898. From that date post
masters will collect in money the postage
on second-class matter mailed in bulk by
publishers and news agents, and Will give
receipts therefor, as they have heretofore
done: but instead Of including this money
in the amount covered by the sale OF
stamps as is now the practice, they must
charge themselves with IL in their quar-
terly returns to the Auditor. by a special
entry TO be inserted between items and
2 of the official form.
Carrying out this change. sections 103
and 100 OF the Postal Regulations are
hereby modified SO as TO read as follows:
Section l03 Postage-Stamps; Kinds and
Denominations.-Of postage-stamps two
kinds. each consisting of various denomi-
nations, are provided-yiz.: Ordinary
stamps, which are used to prepay postage
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and fourth classes, as well as on second
class matter mailed by others than pub
fishers and news agents, and the fees on
registered matter and postage-due
OF postage due on mail matter that has
not been fully prepaid at mailing offices"
Section 1870. Second-class matter, else
where defined. must be brought TO the
post office and there weighed In bulk, and
the postage collected in money for which
receipts, made out on forms taken from
books furnished by the department. are
10 be given. No credit is ever to be allow
ed for newspaper and periodical postage;
but for convenience the postmaster may
receive from "A publisher or news agent
the deposit OF sufficient money in advance
10 pay for more than single mailing
In every case where advance deposits OF
postage are thus made, the postmaster
must charge against IL every mailing,
and must see 10 IL that the amount on
hand shall never fall below what is neces-
sary to cover any matter that Is offered
for dispatch. Postmasters must transmit
punctually at the end OF every quarter,
to the Third Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
eral by ordinary mail. in special en-
velopes provided for the purpose. the
stubs OF all receipts given for newspaper
and periodical postage collected during the
quarter. together with the statement re-
quired by section Dos"
Before returning the stubs, the calcu-
lations and footings should be reviewed
and made correct. The stubs should then
be detached from the book. arranged in
numerical order fastened together at the
unDer left hand corner and the mama af