Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-08
NO VlRGINIAN THERE.
RIVER AND H,RnOR COMMITTEE
TO STAND UNALTERED.
Mr.. EPES PROPOSED FOR The PLACE
He IL Claimed to Have Been the
Choice OF a Majority OF the Old Do
minion DeIcgntion-0thcr Person
ais of Interest.

Special 1T seems TO be settled now that
there will not be any Virginia representa-
tive on the River and Harbor Committee.
Speaker Henderson stated to-day to
delegation Of Vlrginians that the COM
mittee was already full and complete. All
the members Of the old committee had
been reelected. he said, and he intended
to make no change. nor would there be
any increase of membership which might
justify the possibility Of additional APP
pointments. This announcement was
made by the Speaker himself to the gen.
tlemen who called upon him to-day,
urging the appointment Of Representative
Epes on the committee in question. IL
is claimed that a majority OF the Virginia
members were in favor Of Mr.. Epes, and
that If the state was to be represented on
the committee he would have the APP
pointment.
Governor Tyler had talk with Repre-
sentative Lamb over the lOng-distance
phone to-day. as a result of which the
latter gentleman hied himself TO the Cen
sus Bureau. whore he had an interview
with Director Merriam and made strong
appeal I'm behalf Of an applicant for a po-
Sltlon. VINO IS tutole'N DN the 1ONtluDi.
The CONGRESSMAN came away with as
surances that Nit. Merriam would do the
best he could under the circumstances.
PILOT ASSOCIATION.
A meeting of the National Pilot Asso
citation was held at the Metropolitan
Hotel here to-day. representatives from
all the leading seaports Of the country
being present. Considerable business of
importance was transacted. and the fol-
lowing officers were reelected: j. Ed.
O'Brien. Of Pensacola, president; john
Phelan. Of New York. vice-president, and
f.. G.. Martin. Of Boston. secretary and
treasurer Captain Oscar l.. Edwards rep
resented the Virginia pilots. h. being the
president Of the Norfolk Pilot Association.
NOMINATIONS.
In the long list Of recess appointments
made by the President and sent TO the
Senate Yesterday for confirmation are the
following:
To be paymaster I'm the army. with the
rank Of major Webster Vinson. OF VIZ
ginia. from date OF April ), 1888, vice Si'il-
fen. promoted.
To be first eutenant Of Twenty-seventh
United States Volunteer Infantry, James
d. Fauntleroy. of Virginia; rank from
July >. 1899.
TO be second neutenants Of Twenty
seventh United States Infantry, RoDeIt
Knox. Louie St. Clair Munford. Francis
". Griffin. and Frederick II. Plummer, all
OF Virginia. rank from July 8. 1899.
To be second lieutenants Of twenty
ninth United states Volunteer Infantry,
John W. Avery. Robert o. Patterson, and
Holmes Conrad. Jr., all Of North carolina.
with rank from July 3. 1899.
To be captains Of Thirty-irst United
states Volunteer Infantry, Ellison l.. Gill
mer and John A. Wagner, OF North caro-
lima; rank from July ;, 1899.
To he first lieutenant Of Thirty-hrst
United States Volunteer Infantry, Hugh
c. Preston, Of Virginia; rank from July
8. 1899.
To be second Lieutenant OF Thirty-third
United States Volunteer Infantry. John
W. Healey late first lieutenant sixth VIE
GINA Volunteers.
To be first lieutenant Of Thirty-fltth IN
fantrv Harry y. Coates, OF Virginia;
rank from July 5. 1889.
To be first lieutenant OF Thirty-ninth IN
fantry, George NJ Lee. OF Virginia. rdhh
from August It. 1899.
To be second lieutenant Fortieth lnfan-
try. Nathaniel a. Carmell, Jr.. OF Nlr-
ginia. rank from nth August. 1899.
To be second Lieutenant Forty-flrst In
fantry. Consuelo 4. SeOane, OF virginia,
rank from August II, 1899
To be first lieutenant Forty-second In
fantry. Robert X. Spller, OF virginia,
rank from August Il, 1899.
To be captains Forty-third Infantry,
William r. Beavers. Of North Carolina
and William g. Preston. of Virginia, rank
from August IT. 1899
To be first lieutenant Forty-third In
fantrv. Robert lie Masurier, of Virginia,
rank August II, 1880.
PERSONAL
Senator Martin and the Virginia rep
esentatives-NIessrs Epes. Swanson, and
Hav-who visited Richmond on the eve of
the assembling OF the Legislature. have
returned and were all at the Capitol to-
day.
Senator John w. Daniel has temporary
quarters al the 81. James Hotel.
". d. Bailey Of North Carolina; b.
Chambers and wife. of Northumberland,
Va. and John Howard. Jr., Of Richmond,
are at the National
c. Il. Leith. Lessburg' va; Leo w.
Ormsbee and wife Dranesville, Va; W.
G. Cook, North Caroina-Metropolitan
POSTAL
Fourth-class postmasters were appoint
ed to-day as follows: J. r. X. Cowan.
Cowan's Mills. Montgomery county. Va,
and +. l.. Dulin, Leon, Madison county,
Va.
Commissioned. Gabriel J. Jones, Big
Rocl. y. C., and Joseph II. White, New
House, y. G.
A new post-ofFice has been established
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