The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-20
LOCAL MATTERS.
erDi;oi Notes.

,,. s.r,,r Committee on Privileges 10
r...,,> hld another meeting, WIN clos'u :,
~. y,..,rdav. and il Is heileNe" P'ep"i eu
.,',,rt IN the knjcht-John>on cas-. IL
- r. conceded tha: majority are IN
r,ntiruin, General johnson IN pos
'' .rr sat. but whether THIS IS so or
'.,., ~. a,crrtaircd from any ollciai
TIM, committee keep their own
r,H and those who have made
''. -, .,r,g.. % Gain Information have
.'. .,,.r,.y n hl~j. Minority reports are
..t .g ~, senate by courtesy, not by
..-. J., ,.,i. matter it Is aImos: certain
IT,. mnuri'y report will De 'n'de.
gamblers oi the committee complain
....r.., f..y~ received insulting anonymous
-'.,.-. i.4g'ng on the case. one OF thcSe
... fo = aGl's handwriting, but was
',.l.r,y dictated or inspired by man.
,..,.r NJ ,Y,,l. who is a member OF the
,,...-..,a 1a, been ab>cIt from the city Tor
.,....,, Is, weeks. lie beard only port oa
%, .,rrf,urnt of the attorneys. In other
y, ..'r,,. io,h The sitting member and con-
,"-,,1, n.y. been allowed 10 address the
r.,r y, present their views, and II Is
,ha,.uhr ,hat 4 dfl.rent rule Viii not be
Tr. i,int committee on the tobacco laws
A.. 1I,r.rtIy rngYged revising the chapters
~ the code bearing upon the subject CON-
,,';,,,l to their charge. Yesterday they read
ny.r The section, from eighteen 10 forty-four
inclusive. No change, in Inspectors lees or
r,r,Iu,i.c charges were made. some oDso-
IT,, .,ction. were stricken out. The proVl-
SION recurring hog>hcads TO be OF gwen
,,l, va. omitted and Il few verbal changes
N a.h,r ,fCtiOus agreed upon. The main
rop,t,t will bc over the ttty-slXth section,
wLira i. Is nropo."d 10 amend so as TO allow
,ola,,o TO bc shipped 10 foreign countries
u.rr,y upon being branded Virginia to-
.,lrro." Judge Crump represents the city OF
Richmond in this important committee. lie
!, rcg1ar in his attendance, and tnkes deep
.Lr,..,~, in every matter pertaining 10 Tue
rtyi, Of the tobacco laws.
H0r. \. II. II. Stuart appeared in the
llg,,.e Yesterday and qualified. Nearly all
O, Ii. m,lnbers during Inc day took oppor-
,un.ry 70 cougra uate him upon his return.
l. i likely that Mr.. Stuart viii be put upon
i.p1r4ui committees. one chairman Is uD.
G,,-'uyi 70 bv anXiolls TO resign and give his
liier @ Mr.. Stuart.
II, easy way busi3ess is conducted Ia the
Ngu,e > generally observed. Everything
2l,., On smoothly, a., indeed, is the case In
ID. u4l" Eat iu the House, while every
body M, tie privilege OF speaking, nobody
seems to tc under any obligation to listen.
4 speaker rarely hopes, and never much eX'
pec', 70 -c: the attention Of many. In the
mid, oi the most eloquent oratiops the small
voice, Of members in whispered converse
t.9a GOES or, aud no of nee is taken. This Is
one Of the customs Of the House that rises
superior 10 the ,fJrts Of Speaker Hanger to
prr,r:yc Strict order and silence.
TIE House Committee on Roads have
agreed 10 report Mr.. Dooley's bill proposing
to sell The states interest in the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac railroad, but
80 modified rs to give the company the opt!ou
OF purchasing il within thirty days at its face
value IN cOu>ol>. II not 50 sold the plan is
b. expose IL for sale to the highest bidder,
provided the minimum price OF. sixty cents IL
the dollar b. reached. The stock amounts
10 about s.Gj,0tD.
The report OF the committee in the case @
White Us. lludyin was passed by by th'
House Yesterday 10 enable the minority o
The committee 10 present their report ant
have il printed. Mr.. Hudgn has man,
warm friends. His side of the question will
b. cAam!loDed with zeal and ability.