Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-12

.xr-crvIL-sERvIcE CROWD COME
WITHIN ONE VOTE or SUCCESS.
VIRGINIA BILLS IN CONGRESS-
..,.hmond College MeRsurc Fnvora-
NJ, Reported, with an Urgent Ap-
neal for Its Representatives, WASH
,,aton Notes &c Interest.

tASNINGTON. u. G, January H.
,,..,ol,-One vote moro to-day, and the
.,..c,vil-scrvice crowd would have
..l 81 victory. The vote on the bin at
..,ock was a tic. The Speakers az
....stive vote settled IT, Mr. Linney went
- chicago to-day. thinking he was paired
...s swanson. OF Virginia. Under the
.... ,hat Linncy intended TO vote with
. marty swanson failed to vote so
,.... votes were lost. and an absolutely
....,.,clcss debate was brought TO an
.tup, close.
And now there is a "hold-up" in the
...,nsboro' post-ofiice appointment The
,..., is at the instance OF ex-Represen-
,.,i,e settle. who saw the Postmaster
....,,,.l to-day with reference TO the mat
.~ Tho appointment Of sharpe as as
....rt postmaster is not agreeable. II is
.... to Mr. Glenn. and the object Of the
...., is TO effect some ironclad arrange
mon, that will make Sharpe's appoint
-.., certainty. ~ is stated tonight
.,a8 authority that no opposition will
.acred 10 the confirmation Of Lybrook
s., ormsby FOR postmasters at Winston
IN. salem. respectively. The nominations
v.n no reported at the next meeting OF
... committee on Post-Onicos.
| Ir. ratrons OF the offices at Kinston
..r Rocky Mount. y. c., viii probably
| sawed the humiliation Of negro post
....ftrs Hargctt Will be appointed at
l..stou and the other Hargett, who was
-.ra.ntcd at Rocky Mount during the re-
'-s Will not Doe sent TO the Senate. Sena-
... pritchard has withdrawn his endorse
r~. in the Rocky Mount case. Mrs.
| -r-~tfr wife OF cX-Postmaster Hunter, 1t
g.. ,.rsrivclv stated. will be appointed at
,..-.ton. Postmaster-General Gary is OPP
| ..a 10 the appointment of negro post
| ..+.rs and has recently done some very
| ,..- talking to southern Republicans on
Bad subject White is responsible for the
| ..lt, Mount appointment. and has per-
s.s-ertlv urged the appointment Of the
,t..r negro. Hargett, at Knston.
RICHMOND COLLEGE BILL.
r,rtain Lamb. through the kind Of
r.as of Representative Cooper. of Texas,
succeeded I'm having a favorable re-
,o-, made on the Richmond College bill
lr the Committee on War Claims with
stroug recommendation that the bir
| b. rassti. The report is based on the
sar1a lines as previous one, made in the
| Ts+ Congress. but with a much more
,rra-t appeal that this just claim be al
lowed IL is so framed as TO overcome
The bitter prejudice of Speaker heeu
..ainst such claims, and Captain Lamb
+. enthusiastic in regard TO the success
| ~ the bill this session.
He has also advanced the claims OF
isaac Davenport and others for $4,000 Tor
t-. use Of and damage to property by
.r. Federal troops during the war The
War Claims Committee has partially
| AGREED 10 get this claim in the omnibus
| measure known as the Bowman Dill,
which is now before the House. and
which may probably be many ulspoSeu
| a. this session.
senator Daniel has introduced bill for
.r. ravment of $500 10 George y. Rosens
i.-rer. Of New Market Va, on account
~ stores and supplies furnished Union
troops and also q bill TO pay Philip w.
rr-s OF New York city. and EDoch VI.
| Marshall. Of Fauquier county. Va, A'WS5J
.- the same kind Of account. Senator
Daniel has also presented the petition OF
s.unton Council. Union OF Commercial
travellers protesting against the passage
m an anti-scalping bill. The petition
declares that such law would deprive
| . citizen Of the right 10 dispose Of his
own property in the open market. The
officers of the union signing the petition
are C.. n. KenacOpe and j. Lewis Good
Doe.
IJSIAlL
The following order has been issued by
The postmaster-Ge General:
"Ofice Of Postmaster-General
Washington, ID. c., January Z, 1895.
"Order No. T.
establish on February J. 1SeS. a sub
station Of the post-office at Newport
News. Va. with facilities for the trans
action Of money-order and registry busi-
r.ss and for the sale Of postal supplies,
to be known as sub-station No ! EAST
Er8. JAMES a. GARY.
POSTMASTER General"
| Among the fOurth-class pOstmasters
commissioned January Sth were the fol-
lowing. James j.. Lee, Norwood, \. c.
s m8nev-order office John II. Pool. Ar
b.tus. Va: Lettis Elliott, Buffalo NILS
E. John j.. Farinholt Freeport. Va;
James r. Jones. Hampstead. Va; Peyton
49, Barbour. Tell. Na.-not money-order
Offices
Sew post-ofilces have been established
a. follows: Clum. Chowan county, \. C.,
with James p. Ashley as postmaster
specials from Rockyhock and Edenton
Ilao Richmond county. y. c.; Mamie w.
Benton. postmaster-special from Dock
trrs store: NanitO, Rutherford county,
~. a.. William j. Hardin, postmaster
special from otter Greek; Stout, Union
county. n. c.. Milton ID. Gurley, post
| aster-specials from Indian Trail and
Monroe: Oakview Mecklenburg county
Ea Lee r. Butler, pOstmaster-specla
from Chase City; Splitter, Augusta county
Va. John A. Root, postmaster-specla
from Fort Defiance
Star service changes have been mad'
g. follows:
NORTH CAROLINA.
Brndletown 10 Morganton-From Jan
| lary II. 1Scs. change service so as &c
embrace and supply Henessey between
Rollins and Chambers, increasing as
.auce ll2 miles.
Clyde 10 Clyde-Modify order Of De
,ember 81 1897 bulletin 5i4D, so as t'
rate am increase in distance Of 80 mile
equal 40 - miles and back by the supply
d Peru al the site authorized December
Dr. $780, and 10 take effect January !, 1870
Instead Of December 81, 1897.
personal.
Commodore oscar Edwards, Of Norfolk
aud Colonel Il. Z. Marshall, Of Ports
mouth. Va, We're at the Capitol to-day
and had an interview there with Senate
Martin They afterwards visited IN
Nayy Department and had conference
With some of the officials, notably. Cap
Gain Hlchborn, chief OF the Bureau o
Construction and Repair. They are guar
tered 40 the Metropolitan.
| Major -. Y. Randolph, OF Richmond ]
soIourning at the Metropolitan. lie cam
| 3u business but his meanderings ar