The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-20
Norfolk May Wake up and Find Rer Gus.
tom House Abolished.
THERE IS DANGER IN THE SITUATION
Chairman Dingicy Announces His In.
tention 40 Press Secretary Guse's
Consolidation Sci,cmc-Nichois
ana burroughs Said 10 he Oh Pins
una Needles.
Especial Cor. of The Nirginian.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1898.

Especial Cor. of The Virginan)
Washington, Feb. 10, 1898.
Chairman Dnsley, Of the House Ways
| and Means Committee, and Republican
leader in the House, announces it as
his intention 60 press to action the bill
submitted TO Congress by Secretary
Gage to consolidate customs collection
districts. Secre tary Gage estimates that
his bill Will effect q saving of $139127
a year and "at the same tinc the eff
cheney OF the service will he greatly in
creased"
In his letter giving the data upon
which his proposed bill is framed, he
states that there are many poms in
which The sole business is the document
ing 0f vessels. Among the potts so spc-
cited are Ahbomarlc. y. c.; Beaufort
n. c.: Chcrrysrone, Va, and Tappa-
hammock, Va.
AZ Albtmardlc he states that it costs |
Sl2023 TO collect 81; ~ Beaufort there
are no collections; at Cherrystonc no
collections and ut Tappahannock no
Collections.
table accompanying his letter gives
tho class in which rhc proposed consoli- |
dated districts are placed. Newport |
News, which IS to include Norfolk ana !
Cape Charles City, is placed in the
!3,uCO class, that being vhe compcnsa-
ton otthc collector. on the basis vt last
Years collections at there three points
The collector will receive 01T7S6 per cent |
OF the collections
The bill provides thar it shall take
effect July lst, 1883. and a section p,,o-
vidcS: That the Secretary of rhc Treas
ury be. and he is h rCby authorized and
directed To define the boundaries of each
CUSTOMS district; no discontinue the
services and to abolish the offices of col
lcctors or customs i'll all the districts
Whlch may he consolidated with other
| ulstflc'S i'll pursuance of this act: to
"'siSnatc places Of deposit for the re-
cords and files pertaining to such dis
trlcts; 10 discontinue the services and
abolish the Office of surveyor of ems
TOMS in each district or port where
Such surveyor is now the chief officer
OF customs; to designate pdlrs in each
OIL Such districts At which deputy col
iFct"rs may he stationed with power
10 receive duties and ether moneys.
TO enter ana clear vessels, and perform
such Hhcr services in relation to The
customs and navigation laws as the |
secretary may deem neccsSary"
ne treasury officials are cXcrting n |
quiel influence to have the bill become !
q laW, and the people of Norfolk may
well bcstir themselves or else their fan
clcd security may be removed and |
Norfoik may DE wiped out as an indie |
pendent port Of entry
ms action is more probable in yicw
ci the factth it is almost certain thai
the Virginia Democratic d -lcratio,, in
congress will be weakened nv tho o,st
lnE OF Young. Swanson ana l!pcs ana |
.ht'r republican successors. with ia
NorS received and hoped for will u-i |
even Tor State pride, SIT themselves IN |
opposition TO Il measure that has ~, |
stamp Of administration approval ury1n
II. IL must also be considered thnt Tho |
VIRGINIA election cases will be drcid- |
ed before the Gage bll is taken up.
Ihtre is read danger ana Norfolk |
cannot wake up 10 Ghc fact too Som
captain Nichols Of Norfolk ana Mir. |
Burroughs Of Portsmouth, are on MINIS
ana needles just now. Tho latter c,n-
not understand. nor can his friends. why
ne mas pecn kept upon the underhooks |
so irh%. There is no doubt but that |
NJ burroughs was promised the posi- |
non at PortsnE1 nth Of pOstmastor mis-
promise was part OF the am.c-couycn- |
''h pledge that secured Nfrginia's |
vote for Mckinley. Mr.. liurroughs was |
Hc'lFc III this movement aud worked in |
harmony with Cousin Osborne and |
MI smith, late director Of the bureau
OF american Republics, rrcnn,lv d.. |
c"aS a. With such connections and !
such promises made att such a time Air.
burroughs friends here are IA Their mys- |
t'lcu AT INC delay. The charg $. prs |
icrred against him by the Lark!n $50 |
PIC nave all bacn answered ana most |
satisfactorily 70 the mind OF Mr.. Bur
r"uEhs and his friends. The DELAY |
therefore. is the more incxplicablc II |
is worrying Mr.. ifwdcn almost as much |
as II is Mr.. burroughs. The former |
does not relish the implied idea that
Dr WISE may have n finger in the nj. |
and may yer land Murdaugh in the !
place for which Burroughs is slated l,v
inc machine. II would mean n decline
IN ms prestige, which has heretofore no; |
necn rrftled Even the Williamsburg |
p"simasier--a Wise man---was not an |
p"intsd until B2wdcn put his q. X
upon The papers. lie did this simply
Through III" principle that DR.. wis. |
should not be discredtcd at his own |
home, At Portsmouth it is different and !
i'oWd"n will leave no stone urrurncd |
TO land Burroughs. His own politiraI |
ascend"ncy is wrapped UP in it and he |
!scls Hhat failure will he a severe blow
!" ms future aspirations
The Nichols case has rot vet reached |
me acute Stage. In conferences had |
by Captain Nich.!s and Mr. Bowdnn |
with Postmaster General Gary, they /
nave cndcavorci 30 learn from hjn
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