The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-01-19
FROi1 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,
Things Seen and Reported by Our
Washington Correspondent.
tFrom Our Special Correspondent

NIiOHi Out SpcCldl SUiItSpUHuCUt.j
WASHINGTON. d. G.. Jan. 16.
The past week in Washington has
been eventful on two accounts. Ii
has seen the vicious attack made on
the commanding general of the army
by the commissary general, and it
has brought sorrow to the Republi-
cans on account of the death of one
of their leaders. The funeral of the
late Representative Nelson Dingley
was held to-day in the hall of the
House of Representatives, and his
remains were sent to his old home in
Lewiston. Maine, for interment. Mr.
Dingley had been in Congress many
years and had in the past eight had
hand in framing all the tariff bills
of the Republicans. He had mind
especially adapted to statistics, that
revelled in dry figures and this made
him a success as tariff statesman
He was not man of pre-eminent
ability.
Judge Ewart came up from North
Carolina few days ago to look after
his nomination, which is now under
consideration by the judiciary com
mittee of the Senate. He and Senator
Pritchard are working together to
secure his confirmation as soon as
possible. Judge Ewart claims that
so far as his canvass of the Senate
shows Butler cannot defeat him at
this time. Even if Ewart is not
confirmed Senator Pritchard SAYS he
would not leave the Senate to accept
the judgeship.
Senator Butler has withdrawn his
pension bill. His friends pronounce
the bill the greatest political mistake
he has ever made.
Mr.. Fowler, of the Third District,
has returned to his seat in the House
He has not yet decided to contest,
and it is about conceded that he will
accept his defeat as final. The only
two contests from North Carolina
will be those of Richmond Pearson in
the Ninth and Oliver H. Dockerv in
the sixth. Pearson stands the best
chance of success, because his OPP
ponent's majority was small, and
because Mr.. Pearson is the intimate
personal and political friend of many
of the richest and most influential
Republicans here. Dockery's hope
lies in the allegation of the intimida-
ton of the negroes in his district,
and the suppression of the vote. AS
there was larger vote cast in the
Sixth District this year than there
was two years before when there
was no allegation of fraud, it will be
seen that Dockery's chances are not
so bright. Col. Harry Skinner has
decided not to contest, as he thinks
it would be. useless with the next
House, even though he had the facts
on his side.
Hon. Theo. Kluttz, the Congress-
man-elect from the Seventh District,
has been in the city several days and
received a warm greeting from the
Democrats, many of whom remem-
bered his speech at the Chicago con-
vention seconding the nomination of
Bryan.
Senator Pritchard has introduced
a bill constructing the pension act Of
1890 SO as to include all persons who
served for ninety days in the naval or
military service of the United States
during the civil war, and who have
been honorably discharged there
from, provided that it shall apply TIC
those who served in the First to
Sixth Regiments of volunteer in
fantry who had previously served in
in the Confederate army. He says
this would entitle number of North
Carolinians to pensions who after
leaving the Confederate service, in
the closing days of the war enlisted
in the United States army. There
are much larger number of cases OF
the kind in North Carolina, than
most people would think.
The North Carolina delegation has
been making an effort for some days
to get number of needed appro-
priations for North Carolina rivers
and harbors, but it is impossible to
ascertain what effect their efforts
have and as the committee of the
Senate has decided to close all hear.
ings on the different items in the
bill preparatory to reporting the
measure as whole. There are
several public building bills on the
calendar for both houses providing
for public buildings in North Caro-.
lima towns, but most Of these will be
left on the calendar at the end OF
the session. The bill which stands
the best chance Of passing is that
providing for the erection of fine
building at Durham, which town
although it pays large proportion
of all the revenue taxes paid in the
State, has never had public build
ing of any kind. This bill has
already passed one branch of Con-
gress and will be pushed through i
possible. Mr.. O'Brien, post maste
at Durham, was here a few days agt
and it is understood favorably pre-
scented the claims of the town. Ir
spite of all the efforts of the colorcd
Congressman and many of thu
leading negroes in .he District o
Colum bia, who personally besiege'
the President, it has been final,
decided that the Third North Caro-
Ina shall be mustered out, and tn
only thing that remains to be settled
is where the mastering out will TAX
place. 1t is generally thought the.
will be mustered out at Raleigh
The physical examination for dis
charge is now proceeding in tn
camp at Macon, and as soon as thi
is completed they will be sent bac
to private life.
Col. A b. Andrews, Vice Pres
dent of the Southern Railway, wa
here several days this week.
The-sale of the SeaboarG Air Lin
system to the new Richmond an
Baltimore syndicate will be goo
thing for the road and the Stat
railroad men here say. With thre
large competing systems GOVERN
the State in almost every par
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