The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-19
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James River 20 be stocked with Shad
and Salmon-Posfttve Refusal OF the
Government to Interfere with the.
Usurper Davis or Texas-5faryfand
Republicans Endorse Williams for
ChieE-Justice-PotoE Frozen.
Is Especial telegram to the Dispatch.1
WAsHINGT0N, January 17.-P Professor
Baird, United States Fish Commissioner, is
making active preparations to stock the
James river with shad and salmon during
the next season, The salmon with which
the river will be stocked are Matched out
by artificial process from eggs raken from
salmon captured in the Sacramento river
about G0,000 having already been put in the
head-waters of the Potomac. The Commits
sioner has no doubt that the fish will thrive
in these waters, and in few years will form
a valuable addition to the food Of the Attain
tic coast. s..
The Texas Radicals are about at the end
of their tethers, as this Government posi-
lively declines to mix in their quarrels.
Governor Davis will find from telegram
sent him to-day by Attorney General Viii.
liams that there Is not the shadow of excuse
for the armed resistance he is making to the
will of the people of that State. The clamor
for military assistance to override the will OF
the people has fallen flat. The only authority
recognized in Texas by this Government is
that of Governor Coke, who was inaugurated
on Thursday night.
The Republican party Of Maryland, as
represented in the Legislature Of that State,
called on the President to-day, and expressed
their faith in his ability 60 carry on the Gov
ernment properly, and also to assure him
that they endorsed his recent nomination OF
Williams to the ChieEJusticeship. Grant
received their courtesies with thanks, but
could not give them any encouragement
in regard to their prospects in Mary
land. 1t did not require the spacious
east-room to be thrown open to receive the
Radical party of Maryland.
The Potomac is now frozen hard and fast
for some distance. down, and consequently
no boats are running. The southern boats
which run in connection with the Rich.
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad
are laid up for the present. T1xoN.
Associated Press telegrams.l
The Cheap Transportation Conven.
tion.
WASHINGTON, January FLU the Cheap
Transportation Convention this morning
the majority report of the Committee on
Railroads was adopted. 1t declares that re-
lief must come from legislation by which
our present system of railways can be regu.
lated and improved by competition, Winch
will compete and carry out the reform which
legislation must inaugurate; recommend:
national care, providing for a bureau OF
commerce and transportation, &C.; recon-.
mends the members of the American Cheap
Transportation Association to enifeayor to
obtain the passage of certain laws in their
respective States; including, also, the pro-
hiblting of all railway companies from mIk-
ing unjust, excessive determinations against
places which are not competing points, and
law oblieipg all railway companies to
transport the cars of other companies or ol
individuals for just and impartial compen-
satiOn, and with the same dispatch Us the
cars belonging exclusively to said roads, &c
The report of the Committee on Pern,a.
nent Officers was adopted. Josiah Quincy,
of Massachusetts, was elected president, with
yice-presdent from each State in the
Union, and R. 81. Ferguson was chosen sec.
retary.
1t was resolved that the next session be
held in Richmond, Va, the time of meeting
to be fixed By the Executive Committee
James Baker and B. r. Bonner were ad-
mitted as delegates from st. Louis, and f. C..
Capreol and NJ. Kerstman from Canada.
Senator Window, of Minnesota, being
called upon, addressed the Convention, and
said the committee of the Senate OF which
he is chairman had been employed in gather
ING much Information. He could not now
sneak as to what their report would be, but
had no doubt it would be satisfactory, and
he expressed the opinion that it would be
ready to present to the Senate about the 1st
of February.
Colonel Peyton, of Virginia, was next In.
troduced, and spoke Of the pleasure 1t would
afford the people of Virginia to welcome the
Convention there next year.
Mr. Capreol, of Canada, spoke of being
instrumental In constructing the first rail-
road in Canada. He favored the opening of
the Georgian Bay canal from Lake Ontario
to Lake Huron, distance Of only sixty-fye
miles, which would give vast facilities to the
great Northwest. ...ss
Mr: Thomas, of Iowa, presented the re-
port of the Committee on Water Routes as
follows:
"Resolued, That some system Of inland
transportation cheaper than that which
We now possess is the great need OF the
& Resolued, That wafer is one Of the best
and cheapest means for moving the heavy pro-
ducts Of the field, forest, and mine, and that
some system OF internal transportation
which shall bring into freer intercourse the
different sections Of the country Is lmpera-
lively demanded, IL we would revive our
foreign commerce and increase and deyelope
our domestic trade.
:" ResoEued, That this Convention ask OF
Congress, as a means of affording relief to
the country, the enlargement: Of the Erie
canal and lake route; the enlargement and
extension Of the Illinois and Michigan cali..
to the Mississippi river at Rock Island to-
gether with the completion OF. the work on
the Illinois river; the improvement OF the
Mississippi river the Tennessee-riyer route,
known as the Atlantic and Great Western
canal; and the central Water-Iine through
Virginia.