Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-14
WAR-TAX HARDSHIP.
MI, TO EXEMPT BUSINESS PAPER
or THE POOR MAN.
THE CURRENCY BILL OUTLOOK.
,tensurc win Pass Both Houses,
With slight. II Any. Amendments
MnnY Masops I'm Route for Mount
,crnon-lntcrcstfng Personals.

ISL al)-Tho hardship OF the internal
r,.aae law as 70 applies 20 contracts
and other obligations involving less than
e.. has appealed TO Senator Sullivan,
s.. cks TO have Congress exempt this
,rr from taxation. The matter is one
n.t interests thousands. and as only the
.-. classes are affected by the law.
-. rict IL afforded by Congress. will
i'y welcomed
~.. hI. as introduced by him to-day.
.,.rnts from the rcvcnuc-stamp act an
...rlcis. deeds. trusts deeds. Sc. when
.. consideration is under $500 and also
I..- chat postmasters shall be in
...t.I fu keep or hand at an times
....rr. stamps for the convenience OF
LILO public
-rHETNCY BILL DEBATE.
ODD saturday next the discussion Of the
......t bin viii be confined 20 the five
..... r.... and on Monday. after the
..rI .r. -t reading of the measure.
..... vW DBL. taken The Republican
r..0.. h.te got The rank and file OF their
..-.. W hand. and 10 is freely pre-
..tol Tonight that they will present an
.r-..f solid mont Zen support Of the bill.
.,.-...r. .t Congress has fl been so diff
,. t. ..- leave of absence Every
,. r Dee on guard when the fnal
. strength between the parties Is
. SD pairing can be had 10y the
Democrats with their Republican coll
The House. the better 90 swell
. GRITTY in favor of the bill II is
.. .. given MS rousing and overwhelming
.rty as can Doe mustered by the
u. leans. so as 10 more effectively en-
sr passage through the Senate.
DEMOCRATIC PURPOSE
e1st this harmonious and unhroken
.l of the Republicans. 10 cannot pe
fnat the Democrats present d Tor
.'a 'front.' No lire of action has vet
I.u mapped out by the minority though
r,asonable 10 presume chat they
seek 20 amend the ironclad gold fea-
t- of the measure with some bimetal-
proposition. II is also their Intention
r vigorously assau that section of the
r authorizing The establishment Of ma
m banks with 5000 capital
national banks are badF' remarked
congressman Bailey. they should Dee
,r..rulfcd and not encouraged. Under
Oh section ~ the bin they would flour
ISL l. the expense OF the people, like the
groom bay tree
Us my belief" said Congressman
..n,rtson. that this proposition of the
Ieullicans would increase the number
nauonal banks by 40 least 30 l-3 per
c..t.. and would fasten the national-bank
system SD firmly upon the country lhat
3D. could never DE dislodged.
THE BILL WILL PASS.
il goes without saying. of course. that
th. passage Of every section Of this gold
standard act VIII be vigorously opposed
By Tho minority, but with the assistance
that they viii receive from eastern Demo
Gratis. the bill as framed. VIII De- carried
through the House ny the Republicans.
It. passage through the Senate is also
conceded 10y the Democrats, though DO
may bc somewhat amended The salient
features OF the measure will not, how
ever be changed.
MANY MASONS.
The hotels IN the city are filing mp
,fb Masons from an parts of the coun-
Coy Old attend the centennial anniversary
.. death Of George Washington.
Among the Nirsinians present. IN addi-
t. Y those already mentioned in TINS
.ndcuce. are the following: Cap
ra Frank Is. Cunningham. OF Rich
nrI who has been appointed q special
W Baker and D. l.. Terry members
o., Virgins Assembly; DIT. j. j. Gil
Liam and Ben =. owen private secretary
t. Lib, Governor: Howard Wayt ~ Staun-
.r. r. B. Snead. W. H. Sands !. T.
N.'u.rcr Of Richmond: u. 6. White
head Richmond. r. j. Thompson. h. v.
Bailey d. III. Raeburn, NJ a. WoOdsOn,
.f Fnoaetle. Va: ". T. Terrell. John :.
Barbour. Culpeper: r.. a. Marshall. Anne
.r Courthouse. Va; William Baulch and
Joseph q Fulton. Fort Monroe; John t.
Shank -. l.. Moore William Hancock,
salem. Va: j. w. Kelam, W. II. Pruitt
Dan Dr. Gauther. Accomac. Va, ;. L.
Burroughs. and John NJ. Rogers and wife
Portsmouth Va.
distinguished North Carolina delega-
u1u ls headed by r. 6. Noble. Grand
Master OF the Grand Lodge OF the state,
john W. Thompson; John g. DreWrN,
Esq. Grand Secretary Of the State Grand
Lodge. Hon John S. Cunningham,
prominent candidate for the Democratic
nomination Tor Governor; Hon. r. d.
Winston "a candidate FOR the Democratic
nomination for Attorney-General; state
Immigration Agent JOnn w. Thompson,
and Hon. S. A. Gattis. member at the
legislature. Air Thompson is also the
secretary Of the Democratic Committee
OF the state. This delegation is Quartered
A. the Ebbitt House. which seems TO be
heacqpartcrs for tho Masonic fraternity.
Grand Marshal White. Of Wheeling. and
Naior A. J.. Courtney being There.
4 TIRGINIAN PROMOTED
Nj IT. j.. Littlepage. of the Naval War
Records Bureau. was to-day transferred
20 the Interior Department. where he
takes charge Of a division with an in
creased salary, and is in The l'na of pro-
motion The transfer was made through
the good offices Of Senator Martin and ex-
p .e,rosputatfve G. =. Tngg. of Virginia.
Nj Iittlepace is well known Bon Virginia
and throughout the South as one of the
officer OF the Virginia Nerrimac. who
was on board that famous Confederate
vessel in all OF her famous engagements.
y. WAS the recognized historian i'm the
Naval War Records Bureau of the Viz
gra. and has delivered numerous ad-
dr.s-es here. iu Virginia. and IN the
SUN on that vessels wonderful achieve
rt,-s. lie was the authority in The
Yrords Bureau indeed. for all matters
pertaining 20 the Confederate navy. ana
h. caves there with the deepest regret
Q, a'l his associates in the Office.
Personal.
Crrnoi and Mrs. G.. OBJ. Cowardin nave
b. visiting friends I'm this city che past
d. ~ two.
Speaker Saunders Of the Virginia House
q Delegates is here ON private business.
p was introduced by Representative
Lanb 90 DR.. r. \. Harper president of
d. Virginia Democratic Association of
d. District Of Columbia and other party