Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
CAR REEDS PLAN.
,ppRoPRIATI0Ns TO BE CUT TO
MEET DINGLEy DEFICIT.
FORT MONROE FALLING INTO RUIN.
sbarp Debate in Federal House on
coast Defcnccs-Prcscnt Govern
With Any Country.

now that there VIII ne no river and
nsrbor bill passed this session. The
southern junketing tour Of the River ana
Harhor Committee has been In vain. MIR.
Reeds programme. as announced in this
correspondence few days ago, will be
carried out to the letter. II was stated
Then that the Car would adjourn Con-
ersss on the Sth OF May. a morning
psper here to-day says he has fixed adj
,nrnment FOR about the middle of May.
The Republican leaders see that there
Mill be an alarming deficit In the revenue
from The Dingley bill, and to escape the
necessity Of an issue Of bonds they are
cutting down all appropriations to meet
tno emergency.
General Wilson. Chief Of Engineers of
tsa Army. asked for an appropriation OF
8. moy0. for Notifications and coast de-
fences. and declared that that amount
VAS absolutely necessary at the present
time. IN view of probable war with
foreign country. The House. under Mr..
reeds direction. cut the figures down to
si0QlUlo Even the pension appropriation
has been reduced SS,o00000, and this is the
hast indication Of the terrible straits to
which the Republicans are reduced. Near
ir half of the appropriation bills have al
ready been disposed of. and all OF them
fave been curtailed. -Four of them-the
PENSION. army. agricultural. and legsla-
tive b.lls-have passed both Senate and
House. The Speaker is determined to
allow no other matters 10 be considered
sf.1f lone af
The way. and then he will insist upon
adjournment. if he can force the slow
eUlng Senate into terms.
The bills now remaining upon the House
calendar. which will receive attention are
the navy. post-ohice military academy,
general deficiency, and sundry civil bills,
and Mr.. Reeds body will jolly along with
them. and be ready to go home in May,
as Reed has already arranged. Such
measures as the bankruptcy. immigra-
ton. and river and harbor bills will
hardly be touched.
ON the subject Of currency reform the
majority party in Congress is completely
al sea. The leaders are fearful of tack
ling any measure of financial relief. They
anticipate defeat at the polls in the fan
elections. and are rather inclined TO leave
that matter 10 the next Congress. which
many OF them are now free TO acknow-
ledge will be Democratic. The Banking
and Currency Committee may, however,
report some measure Of financial reform,
l1t il will hardly be acted upon.
MCAULL FOR MARSHAL.
General James A. Walker was at the
White House to-day. and had an inter-
view with the President, presumably IN
The interest OF Mr.. Z. II. McCaull for the
of the Eastern District OF
Virginia. for which Mr.. Morgan Treat |
.f West Point, is slated by the Republic
IAN state Executive Committee, and lor |
which Mr.. Asa Rogers, of Petersburg |
,ecretary Of the Republican state COM
nittee. is also an applicant McCaull was |
be s1lbernatoriai nominee Of the Lamb |
.onvention at Lynchburg, ana is resi-
lent Of Culpeper county. He is backed up |
lv something like 5000 Republican votes, |
.nd General James A. Walker. from the |
Ninth District but neither influence VIII |
mt any figure, l am informed, with the /
President
IL appears that although Culpeper coun-
v is In the Western Revenue District, 1t |
: ir the Eastern Judicial District, so that |
.lr McCaulTs candidacy for the marshall |
.hiD OF the latter district has the merit i
IF a local residence. though McCaull is 1
Imported by the member Of Congress |
rom the extreme western section Of the |
state While Mr. McCaun deserves some
hing in the shape Of good oiilce from
bis party. IT IS safe to say he VIII not
geo the marshalship Of the Eastern Dis
riot. Mr.. Treat is said to have cincn
IN that.
The subcommittee of Elections Com
nitree No. have agreed upon report
% the Thorp-Epes contest from Virginia,
Which will be made to the full committee
n Tuesday next. Walker and Crumpack-
D. the Republicans will present ma
0ritv report in favor of ThOrp, and Mr..
Hers. OF Indiana. the Democrat, Will
make a minority report in favor Of Epes,
he sitting member.
BIT OF HISTORY.
Here is an interesting bit OF history
which COPY from a Norfolk newspaper.
ir. Mathews. the artist mentioned
hough residing in this city, IS Rich
l0nd man, and son Of the well-known
lwyer Of that name in your city. Inc
EN- is as follows:
a prominent feature Of the decora-
Ions az the Virginia Club on Tuesday
ght. when the ladies' reception was
ED there. was fine life-size portrait OF
eneral Robert T. Lee. This portrait
as presented 20 the club by Mr.. Mat
Jews. a clever artist from Washington
no has lately, BY the way. done another
gcellent piece Of work in painting q
lrtrait Of Mayor Mayo, of Norfolk.
"The Confederate battle-fags, with
hch the picture Of Lee were deco
tied. were kindly loaned for the occa-
on by Pickett Buchanan Camp or Con-
.derate Veterans.
"A BIT Of history attaches 70 the small
ag below the picture on its right-hand
de. for the banner once belonged TO the
0nfederate gunboat Nansemond' or the
imes-River squadron. This gunboat
as blown up by her crew when klch-
0nd was evacuated, at the close OF the
ar, and the flag in question was saved
y Midshipman T. II. McCarrick' ana
reserved by him until after the hight al
aIi0r's creek and the final surrender.
ben he brought Il TO his home in Nor
lk secreted on his person. lie met
d and tragic death by a boiler explo-
on On a steamer which he commanded,
e explosion killing the crew and the
.en agent Of the Boston line OF steamers.
bis terrible affair is well remembered
older citizens Of Norfolk, and the GRIEF
hich IL occasioned was deep and wide
read
Midshipman. afterwards Captain. Nc
srck was a brother of Captain James
. McCarrick Of Norfolk"
T.. S. GOODS IN MEXICO.
Consul MagiI writes from Tampico.
rder date Of January 90 1898, that there
"a room IN the consulate which can be
ed for exhibiting samples OF United
ates products, such as soap, gram
0cs. cutlery, writing paper. In fact,
e Consul says. any article OF smal
le that can be easily handled lie