The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-31
An Effort viii Be Made in Executive
Session Despite Report.
WANT A DEEPER WATERWAY.
Senator Pritchard Presents Petition
for Deepening Pasquotank River,
Senator Martin Presents Two
Relief Biils-MajOr Daniel
VIII Try 10 Get the Cow
ernOr's Claim Through.

wAsHTNGTON. Jan. eo-speciaL-Tha
Senate Committee on the Judiciary has
made an unfavorable report on the con-
nrmation of Hamilton T. Ewart ass judge
Of The Western District of North Caro-
lima. by vote Of seven 90 six.
The case will be called up in executive
session as carly as possible and it is
understood the Senate viii confirm Judge
Ewarts nomination despite the commit
tee report
Senator Martin to-day offered a bill TO
pay the estate OF Sarah G.. smith, late
oil Stanford county, Va, Siss5 for supplies
taAen by Federal forces during the c.vh
Waf
ue also introduced a relief bill to pay
Martha IL. snuitz, oi scoits'lIe' Va"
S4ZJ on "a similar claim.
FOR DEEPER WATER.
Senator lritcnard to-day presented a
batch of petitions from the business
Mems Association OF Elizabeth tii!, n.
c.. and citizens of Elizabeth Ciy, Ply
moth. New berne. Manteo, hcartIord'
CresWen and kdenton, asking the appro-
prlatIOu OF sulnclCnt sum tp deepen up-
per PasquOtank river at Dismal swamp
canal TO proyde water connection be-
tween Elizabeth CITY and Norfolk. The
petitions set forth that the transporta-
ton facilities are inadequate ana thdt
trade IS nampered thereby.
1he petitions are weak In that they
make the matter purely a local one while
the inland water route is matter of con-
Germ TO the shipping trade Of the whoie
coast
A RICHMOND GUEST.
on Friday evening Mrs. y. Smt0n gave
a pleasant entertainment complimentary
to her niece, Miss Maude Tyree. and her
guest from Richmond, Va, Miss Annie
keddy. Progressive whist was much en-
ioyed by an present the prizes being
handsome and unique About To- O'CLOCK
refreshments We're served in the dining
room Among those present were une
Misses Frazee. Burgess, Reddy Snyder,
Abraham. Milburn. Daughcrty. Shcer.
Tyree. Baumgardner. and Osburn. and
Mcssrs. Wcimer Thompson, Cooksey,
Harris, Reader, Daugherty Lumsden.
Mcmillan, Snyder. Osburn. Jones Powers,
McCauts. Lloyd and Shen Ssun Yu. aud
Ii Kwang-hing. of the Chinese Legation.
ARMY DISCHARGES.
These discharges have been ordered.
Privatcs Harold Saul. Company +:
John j.. Duncan, Company B. Fourth
Virginia Infantry, both of Norfolk; Ira
J. Price, Company O.. 16lst Indiana In
fantry. OF Huntsville. Va; First class
Private William r. Wynn Third Com
pany United States Volunteer Signal
Corps, Danville. Va; Charles a. featt
Company C., First North Carolina at
High Point. y. c.; Joseph NJ Morris
Company l. at Windsor y. c.. Private
Charles A. Bender. band. Fourth Vlr-
ginia, Miles a. Condray. Company O..
First North Carolina. at Lee. y. c.:
Corporal William J.. Winner Company
T. Fourth United States Volunteer In- /
fantry. Qmmmes). Alex Morgan. Conn /
pany NJ. Fourth Virginia, SaltyiIe, Va.
Wagner Eldridge r. Noel. Company IT.
Fourih Virginia. Richmond.
The sick leave of abserfe granted |
Captain Andrew ID. Cowles. First North !
Carolina Infantry Seventh Army Corps. |
The discharge granted Private S. H. /
Fulks. Company +. Second Virginia. on /
September 9th has just been confirmed. /
GOVERNOR TYLERS CLAIM
Senator Daniel has given notice that ne
will propose am amendment % the army
appropriation bin 90 pay the Governor of !
Virginia S2@LN, for supplies furnished |
Virginia volunteers. This is the claim
which was ruled out by Comptroller |
rracewelrs recent decision.
Captain John i. Wiser Seventh United
States Artillery has been ordered 10 Fort
Monroe 10 resume his duties as editor OF
he Artillery School Journal
Major Clifford Arrick. additional paw
master is under orders 10 pay discharged
men at Fort Monroe