The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-30

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LoW-FEvER AT FERNANDlNA UNDER
CONTROL; GREAT DEsTITUT1oN AMONG
TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF GENERAL.
FoRREsT-ALABAMA STATE FATR-AN
OYsTERMAN DROWNED. &C, &C.
Washington.
THE ROSTER OF COMMUTERS OF THE FORTY
FIFTH CoSGREsS--BILLS INTR0DCCED-A
PENSION ASKED FOR MRS. CATESBY JONES,
&C.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. October 29.-Congress was
on the qui riue all day to-day to hear the
roster OF the committees Of the Forty-ffth
Congress. Speaker Randall had kept bis
own counsel so we'll that when the House
met this morning no one pretended to know
anything more than the chairmen OF few
leading committees, and more than half the
members could not tell where they were go
ing to be placed themselves. All were
doomed 70 a long wait. Consent was OBJ
tanned ut the opening OF the days
session to complete the call OF States
and Territories for bills, which is
the order for Monday morning, and
directly after the reading OF the Journal the
call began. Then followed a perfect ava
lanche OF bills. Hour after hour the call
went on until, when it was completed, more
bills had been presented than can possibly
be acted on at this session il no more are
presented. Tennessee won the honor OF
presenting the most bills. Virginia was
very modest. but offered some bills OF i'm
portance.
GOVERNOR WALKER
introduced seven. One OF them proposes
to make United States notes receivable Tor
duties OH imports; in other words, making
the ercenback legal tender to the Govern
ment as well as to individuals. Another
prohibits tho use Of Federal troops in cleo
lions. 1t proposes to repeal all those enact
mcnts under color OF which Republican car
pet-baggcrs at the South solicited the Presl-
dent for troops. \ third is u bill to appro-
pirate the proceeds OF the sales or public
lands to the education OF people. n fourth
allows imported goods to be transported
TO Richmond in bond. Two were bills
for the relief OF MesSrs. p. g. Cogh-
Ian and L. T. Pilkinton. Mr.. Cabcil
introduced bill to pension the SOL
dicrs OF 1912, and another to abolish the tax
on licoricc used in the manufacture Of snuf
and tobacco, and Mr.. Goodc champloned
the cause OF the printers by presenting
memorial from the Government printers
asking Congress TO repeal the act which cut
their pay down 50 that they cannot average
sixty dollars Il month.
The desire Of the members to learn where
they were to serve kept all in attendance
during the long and tedious call OF the
States. The time was passed in
SMOKING IL THE CLoAK-RooMs,
cossipiny in the aislcs, writing, reading,
and specializing on the committees. Few
listened to the tedious reading OF the bills,
which were all yeferred. OF the Virginia
delegation Tucker, Hunton, and Harris
seemed to be free from all anxiety. They
acted as though they knew where they were
going and were satisfied. Governor Walker
appeared to be also satisfied, but in differ
ent way, his belief being that Randall had
resolved to bury him.
The Senate session was short, and de-
voted entirely to the listening to long list
Of nominations.
Senator Withers presented to-day the Pc
tition OF Mary w. Jones, OF Lewinsville,
Fairfax county, and widow Of the late
Thomas A. Catesby Jones, asking that her
pension be restored from thirty dollars
month to fifty dollars Il month, the amount
which it was from July l, 1853, to January
|, 1870.
TIE CoMMITTEES-wHAT THE SOUTH AND vIR-
GINA GET-TIIE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO RICH
MOND.
The Banking and Currency Committee is
l fair one. The majority OF its members
'avor reconciliation Of silver; are opposed
% resumption by contraction, but will not
be violently opposed TO national banks.
The Ways and Means Committee can be
diagnosed as follows: Wood fayors revi-
sion OF the tariff !; Tucker fayors low tariff;
savler is Il revenue rcformer, also Robbins;
Harris, of Georgia, is anti-taritf, except on
ice. which is grown largely in his dis
rict: Gibson, Of Louisiana, favors free
rade, except 50 far as sugar and. rice
ire concerned; Phelps, OF Connecticut,
$ about half and half Kelley is a
iioIent protectioniSt. Burchard is 4 reye-
luc reformer and incidental protectionist.
Banks is in favor Of revision OF the tariff,
,ut leans towards protection. Garfield is i
traight-out revenue reformer.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMMITTEE
$ mysterious in the makeup. The Texas
Pacific people don't like it, but the general
impression is that it will give Scott fair.
how. Morrison says he supposes Randall
,ut him on it because he knew that his
Morrison's) friends were in favor of the
dill, and that he was opposed to it, and that
Randall thus hoped to place him in hot
water.
The Claims Committee is not made up OF
men who will give claimants any undue
.hance over the Treasury.
The Commerce Committee has no men,
,ers on it from commercial cities.
The Public-Lands Committee is one adj
,crse TO Immigrants.
The Judiciary Committee is astrong one,
,ut the tail will wag the dog.
The Indian Committee seems to be made
O transfer the Bureau to the War Depart
ncnt, and the Military Committee, il not to
tut down the army,
TO PREVENT IT'S INCREASE.