The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-24
The Committee Will Take Up the
Case at Special Meeting,
BILL AIMED AT Mr.. ROBERTS.
It Provides That No Polygamist Shall
be Eligible TO Seat in Either House
Reserve Agents for First Ma
tional Bank OF Richmond
Approved Money TO De
Sent Troops in Cuba,

WASHINGTON, January 23.-Special-
Senators Spooner and Gray, the mem
bers OF the sub-C0mmittee on judiciary
who. it is said will oppose the conhrma-
ton Of Judge Hamilton j.. Ewart. OF the
Western District OF North Carolina, did
not report 10 the fun committee at the
regular meeting this morning Both were
absent. while Senator Thurston. who IS
understood as favorng confirmation, was
present
Senator PritcharI appeared In behalf
OF Ewart and asked that in justice to
himself and Ewarl the committee should
not plgcon-hole the nomination. He said
he expected To- be- absent from Washing
ton about the middle OF February, and
unless some report was made soon ne
could not be present when the case came
up in the Senate.
SPECIAL ACTION
The committee 81 is understood, then
decided 90 take up the case M a special
meeting to hc held on next Thursday
when an effort will be made 10 secure
the presence OF Senator's Gray ana
Spooner.
II is san that Ewart has lost one vote
I'm the committee.
Ewart. DO will be remembered. was NOM
mated over year ago at the request or
Senator Pritchard. Senator Butler fought
confirmation bitterly and has al leas1
succeeded ln preventing action so FAR.
AIMED AT ROBERTS.
penreeentative clark. of Iowa, intro
duced a bin providing that mo person
living I'm or practicing polygamy shah De
eligible 10 be q member of either mousse
oe fbe Congress Of the United states nor
shall such person be permitted TO hold d
4, is also provided that "the evidence
shall be that of whatever nature th@'
establishes the fact 49,
,rbe bill went to the Committee on 'he
Renresentatiye Y0st to-day introduced
a biil to pay Josern :. smoke Szoil'0o i''
etfnulics taken durnis tif -N' t.t
Tbo Leather Manufacturers Nau"iial
- - TTanover National Bank OF
81 ,a YORK and the Citzens National
n.r1- of louisville. have been approNen
,- resorvo agents OF the First National
Bauk of Richmond
no PAY THE SOLDIERS.
Major Iohn C. Muhlenberg, ayinaS'ei'
r--tte3 states Army, Is under orders 10
rroceed 10 Havana Via New YORK I"
convey funds for payment OF troops III
the division of cuba. s.
These discharges rave beeh Quinn iie 70
January n.-Priyates George A.
rethrop Jr, and Allen Young Stokes
COMPANY NJ Fourth Virginia.
January 9.-Private Joseph f. PARKS
Companv A. Fourth Virginia.
The discharge Of Private James W.
Roberts Company T.. First North Caro-
lima. now al his home, Bahamer' y. e.
has been ordered.
Captain d. q. Shanks passed through
Washington to-day en- route to join his
regiment. the 18th Infantry.
POSTAL NOTES
Snccial mail service has been diseon-
tiniled between Fleetwood in Ashe coun-
tv and CAP Greek. y. Q.
star service has been established In
Virginia between Pyrite and Lightfoot'
tri-weexiy. and from Lcaksyiile by Mas
sanutton, daily.
Varst. Madison county. Va. Is the
name Of new pOstofiice with w. a.
Hawkins postmaster.
Fourth class postmasters were appoint
ed to-day as follows:
Virginia: Alrich. Spottsylyania county.
Mrs. A. r Alrich, ThOmpsons Cross
Roads. Louisa county. G.. b. Lloyd.
North Carolina. Bat Cave. Henderson
county. Ladson NJ Hudgins Dewey, Ran
dolph count. Joel Hammond. Etna, Ma
con county. James r. Morgan; Hallison.
Moore county. ID. r. Caddle; Kyles
Landing. Cumberland county. Frank
Wade Wendell. Wake county, Robert r.
Richardson.