The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-24
Washington.

| FEITING FIFE.CENT PIECES, &C., &c.
Washington.
THE COMMITTEEs-THE CIATRMES OF SEVERAL
COMMITTEES ALREADY NAMED-AR. RAN
DALL's coUEsE-GovERSoR WALKER AMI
SIR. GooDE-AN IMPORTANT BILL INTRO
DucED IN THE SENATE, &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, October 23.-It is now
stated semi-officially that the full list Of
House committees will be announced or
Thursday. Speaker Randall still keeps his
own counsel as to the makeup OF the list
but some chairmanships are leaking out
through members who have been consulted
thereon. It can be set down as one OF the
almost certain things that Atkins, OF Ten
nessec, will be chairman OF the Com
mittee on Appropriations. This will be
SAD disappointment to several aspl
rants, but will be a most excellent and
proper nomination, as Mr.. Atkins is emf
nenty qualified for the place, and has the
best claim by reason Of the fact that he was
second on that committee during the Forty
fourth Congress, and is thoroughly ac-
ouainted with all the reasons which guided
the committees action while Mr.. Randall
was its chairman. There is reason to be-
lieve that Mr.. Atkins was offered his choice
between the Appropriations and the Pacific
Railroads Committees, and he wisely chose
the former. House, OF Tennessee. will pro.
badly be appointed chairman OF the latter.
OTHER COMMITTEES.
Fernando Wood. of New York, is still
named on all sides as chairman OF the
WAYS and Means Committee. Hester
Clymer, OF Pennsylvania, will get a good
craftsmanship; probably that Of the Com
mittec on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Virginia will get at least two chairmanships,
and probably three, but no one seems
able to state yet Just what they will
be. There has been 4 good deal OF
assertion that Speaker Randall would
"get even" with those who opposed his
candidacy for the speakersfp by virtually
ignoring them in the makeup OF the COM
mittees These same wiScacrcs say that
Virginia will be punished for nominating
and supporting Mr.. Goode. 1t is due to
Mr.. Randall to say that he has given no one
the slightest ground for such an assertion,
and venture to predict that the event will
prove that the Speaker has not allowed hi.
preiudices to influence him in
THE MAKEUP OF THE COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Randall is too wise, too sensible, and
too just man to do anything so childish
and impolitic He is reported to have de-
clarcd that he had no feeling OF hostility
whatever toward Mr.. Goodc or those who
supported him; that Mr.. Goodies canvass
was conducted honorably, and that those
Of his colleagues who supported him did
exactly what he RandalD would have done
under the same circumstances. II he has said
these things, which sound marycllously like
him, neither Mr.. Goodc nor Gov. Walker,
who was his warmest supporter, will suffer
in the makeup OF the committees. So far
as 1 can learn, the Speakers only trouble
concerning the Virginia delegation Is that
it has too many strong men for the chair
manships at the disposal OF Virginia.
Walker and Goode have both been sounded
as to whether or no they would accept the
craftsmanship OF the Committee on the Pa
ciic Railroads, but neither OF them wants it..
TUCKER WILL GET GOOD POSITION,
very likely the craftsmanship OF the Com
mjttee on the Judiciary. A distribution
which would be cminently fitting, and
doubtless satisfactory, would he to make
Tucker chairman of the Judiciary, Walker
of Banking and Currency, and Goode Of
Commerce. 1t is hardly possible, however,
that these three committees will go to Viz
ginia. Hunton, Cabell, and Harris will be
well cared for, think; and, as I said be-
fore, if the event does prove that the
Speaker has allowed any personal feeling to
influence his treatment OF Virginia. [ shall
be very much surprised.
SENATOR JOHNSTON
has returned from his trip to Pennsylvania
much encouraged at the prospect of emigra-
ton thence to Virginia. He reports large
meetings, great interest," and so much en-
enlargement that lie intends TO return after
time and continue his labors.
Senator Wallace introduced
AN IMPORTANT BILL
to-day, entitled bill to authorize long
bond for the investment OF savings. The
text OF the bill is as follows:
Section 1. Be 1T enacted, ETC., That in lieu
of that amount OF iour-per-cent. bonds OF
the United States authorized to he issued
by the act OF July IA, 1870, the Secretary OF
the Treasury is hereby authorized and di-
rected to issue sum not exceeding one
hundred millions of dollars Of. coupon
bonds Of the United States in such form as
he may prescribe, OF the denominations OF
SIS, $50, and 500. and of equal sums Of
each OF said denominations, rcdeemable in
coin OF the present standard value after
sixty years from the date of their issue, and
bearing interest payable semi-annually in
such coin at the rate of 800 per centum per
annum; and the said bonds shall be exempt
| from taxation in like manner as those in
place OF which they arc to be issued.
Section .. The Secretary OF the Treasury
shall keep said bonds for sale at the different
sub-treasuries OF the United States, and shall
| dispose Of the same at par and accrued in
terest for coin or for United States legal.
| tender notes at the rate at which they may
then stand in the market, and such legal.
tender notes shall be reissued, but their
proceeds and the coin received for such
bonds shall be applied to the redemption OF
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