The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-02
DUST BRUSHED FROM
COMMITTEE | H|.E|i. ROOM
Congressman VdkeT PIeDgIed Id
En|eI|0I1 1C01|eS|llISlldC0QRSeI.
BRADY READY FOR THE HEARING IOs begin,
Republicans Speak Confidently Of OYsr..58
turning Younag's Large Majority.
Secretary Gage JueEios with FIgnKes3
20 show " Treasury snrpins-Paef@s
hc Railroad Money stade 90 do Ds,sy
~ I'm hiding tho Real Deaeaeacy-.
| Architect Taylor Conpls m n "a ,The:
VirEininn's Enterprise in Printing
the PostoHice Picture.
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washington, D. c., Jan. 1, 1898. slEss ~
Congressman Walkers committee
room. where the Virginia contests VIII
be waged commencing next Friday,
January 9Th, has been brushed up dur
Ing the holidays, and new shelves put
In to hold reference books. The table
at which the committee cit is piled
up with copies of the record in the yir-3
glnia cases No delay Is expected to-
occur in hearing the cases. h !8 S.5 ;;S3
Colonel Brady. who ds leading ccur-
sci In the three Virginia contests, for.
the contestants, said to The virginiani
correspondent yesterday that the cases
would 90 right along. He was ready,
ne said. and anxious to get through
with the cases ta tt.# SfigaEE
MIR. Young's case Will be the first one
or the Virginia contests taken up, 81 Heat
mas fnmiliarzed himself with the mass
or evidence and will tender his counsel
valuable assistance in suggestions. q a 81
IN race or the large majority by which
ne was returned 1t is not seen here
now the committee can wipe 1t out and
scat the contestant, Dr. Wise, but John
S. Wise, his brother, and with Colonel
Brady. COUNSEL does not hesitate ia:
say that his brother will be successful.9 Y
The cases of congressman Eppes and
Swanson will be taken up after theE
1oung-Wise. case Is decided In com s
mittee. & .j b 5!; \. ~
Secretary Gage, by his manipulating
process, has wiped out the Treasury de-
ficit of $4,000, 900. and has actually DEL
clared that the Treasury on January
81 next will start in with a surplus Of
$95,OOO. This is not much, but 1T viii
sutilce for campaign purposes until the
method by which 1t was attained Is ex-3
posed. when 1t will react upon him. NJ NJ
The sale of the Union Pacific railroad,
has enabled him to do this. By the!
sale of this road the Government has
received s49,9O9,S22 of the 5000, 900, the:
purchase price. His surplus Of S95. 900.
subtracted from the amount paid IN on
account of the Union Pacific railroad. \.
leaves S22, which Is the true de-
felt for the first six months of the cur
rent fiscal year. On to-day $4,000, 900
was paid out by the Treasury on MAJ
turing Pacific railroad bonds Central
Pacific, Union Pacific, Sioux Il City;
branch, etc.-for which the Government.
was responsible, and one would sIp.s
pose that this would be considered afI
expenditure. but Secretary Gage thinks
otherwise. or acts otherwise is perhaps
better, and this large payment is not
counted in So by counting In all the
$3.50 900 received from the sale. Of the
Union Pacific railroad and not charging
out the sSO,000,OOO paid on Pacific rail-
road bonds maturing, Secretary Gage
is enabled to make a good showing of
Treasury finances and Will doubtless bas
asked by many merchants and others
to finance their increases. So far his
process Is not patented. II; !; f5}{Rss
Supervising Architect Taylor, Of the
Treasury, expressed himself to-day 4 Ut
much pleased with the picture Of the
Norfolk public building as It appearsds
In The Virginian, and said 1t, showed
artistic work. Mr.. McBlair, the Trea;..s
srry photographer, said 1t was an exe
cellent reproduction of the NEGATIVES
from his Office and reflected Il cred ~
upon It's reproducer. " 81 3 n rs g
Mr.. Taylor was much grati1eds that
the people of Norfolk by their inter
views in The Virginisn generally COM.
mended the design. He will iiseEs II! sS
best efforts to have the entire building
constructed of granite. Ji{ st$5 SSf
Mr.. Kemper, the executive officer OF
the architects office and4a VirginiHn.s
thinks the new public building viii sIooRs
even better than Its picture and VIII be;
a credit to Norfolk IS
Lee w. Staten has BEEN appointeds
acting assistant surgeon at the unitedE
States Marine Hospital at Richmond A
Va, at $500 per year, vice IL n. white
resigned. s..is 5.sss