Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-07
CITY OF WASHINGTON
CAPTAINS WISE AND BossfEUx Az
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
PUBLIC BUILDING MEASURES.
Tbose for Structures mt Newport
S.ws md BIueGcId Fayorabiy ne
rt.d-sundry CfyiI-service Bill
Itcms of Interest-PersOnnis

WASHINGTON. d. c., February g.
(special.)-Hon. George d. wise ana Cap
tain Gray Bossieux are in the city to-
dav. They visited several of the depart
ments and also called at the WHITE
House. where Mr.. Wise had very inter-
esting and pleasant interview with the
President.
Captain Wise's next visit was 10 the
Capitol. where he met large NUMBER Oh
old friends. and witnessed the proceed
inqs in the Senate previous TO the taxing
Of the vote on the peace treaty, ana RAD
an agreeable interview with Senator
Daniel.
He also urged favorable consideration
of the bill for the appointment OF Dr'
Bransford. of Chesterfield, as surgeon
in the navy. He saw few members or
the Naval Committee on this subject, and
asked that a favorable report be made.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS.
Favorable reports were made to-day by
the House Committee on Public GROUNDS
and Buildings on the Senate bill FOR a
building at Newport News. and the House
bill for one at Elizabeth city, y. {. Inc
amounts were reduced from $4,000 10
$4,000 I'm the Newport News bill and from
S75 600 TO $4,000 in the Elizabeth city bill.
\ favorable report was also made TO the
House to-day on the bill making an APP
nropriation for a public building at Blue
field. w. Va. The bill carried $1,000, but
the amount was cut down 10 $4,000 IN
committee.
BROWN-SWANSON CASE.
Representative Crumpacker said today
that no decision would be reached as TO
whether the BrOwn-Swanson contest
would be called up again until Represen-
tatiye Walker. of Virginia, returned TO
The city. When ne returns a conference
will be held.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
The sundry civil appropriation bill has
been prepared by the Appropriations
Committee. Ii carries a total Of $i2SZ''OOO,
against SBS5s.OOO last year. The items oil
local interest TO Virginia and North Caro-
lima follow:
For Marine Hospital. Wilmington, \.
C.-For laundry building $1,000; com
pleting second story of ward building 500.
For Quarantine station Cape Charles
Va, improvements, $500
For establishing, supplying, and main
tanning post lights on York river. Virginia
and Cape Fear river, North Carolina pro-
vision is made.
Salary of superintendent OF lle-saVlhs
stations for coasts of Delaware, Mary
land, and Virginia, $3.50; Tor coasts oI
Virginia and North Carolina, N,SoJ
Wytheviue Va) Station, Fish Com
n-Superintendent, Sl,jOO; foreman
500; fish cuIturist, $50, AID laborer So.
Fort Monroe, Va.-Repair and malnte-
nance of wharf including material ana
supplies. fixtures and furniture for freight
house and waiting-rooms, 2,6l5; whariin-
ger 5000: laborer. 500; repair and opera
zion of roads, pavemenJs, streets. lights,
and general police, $3.50; driver for po-
lice cart. $3.50: maintenance Of sewer sys-
tenn s. i5O-one-half OF the amounts TO
be paid by the government.
DISCHARGES FROM ARMY.
These discharges have been ordered:
Privates James Early, Company L, FIRST
North Carolina. WeaVersville y. c.; 10
rama d. Deaver and Elias c. kurkendoe'
Comnanv II. First North Cardinal FORKS
OF pigeon. y. c.: julius a. Quinn, '-oIh-
panv d. Sixth Immunes, Vests n -
John =. Hunter, Company +, fourth In
munes; Lester Thornton, company T.
Fourth Virginia, at Little ROCK AIh anu
James c. East, Company II, FourIh w
ginia. now at No. east Marshau sue0'
Richmond. on furlough.
NEGRO SOLDIER MURDERER.
Private James Ellis, Company /, lhlr9
North Carolina Regiment has been lounu
guilty. of murder by a general court-mar
tial at Camp Haskell, Macon Ga anu
sentenced ito be dishOnorably discharged
from the service Of the United States lol-
feiting all pay and allowances due or 10
become due. and 10 be confined IN suCh
place as the reviewing authority may III,
rect for the period of his natural ne
The President has approved the lnulHs,
and fixed IeaVenwOrth as the place Vi
confinement. The Third North CarolII"
il n negro regiment, and has rlyalled In. tme
Sivtb Virginia in general disorder. Eils
shot and killed Robert Thomas, a mem
Der of the same company, on December
18th.
POSTAL.
These fourth-class postmasters Welo
Amounted to-day: Furnace, Rockihgnaih
county. va, G. b. Rathged; Kelley view
Wise county, w. c. Taylor.
PERSONAL.
@ NJ White. of Warrenton, Va; j. X
Williams of Richmond; l. B. Johnson
Of Charlotte. y. c.; and r. ). NJ. Gola-
smith Of EgglestOn, Va, are at 'he
Metropolitan.
z. =. Saunders, Of Danville, Va; j. j.
lawson. of South Boston, Va, and j. X.
Hunter of Richmond, are at the 81.
J. r.. schoolfult Danville, Va; A. 5.
Grubbs vale. va; l.. c. Linn and son,
Salisbury, y. C.-Howard House.