The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-10

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| NORFOLK MAYNARD TO THE HURON
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4 WAR NEWS FROM THE EAsT-EX-GovER,
NOR TILDEN's CAsE-FRENcH AFFAIRS
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THE TExAs-PACIFTC BILL IN THE SEEATE-THE
| BILL GIVING WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE
S65, 000-TRotBLE ABOUT DooRKEEPERs AT
THE cAPITOI.-RICHMOSD FEDERAL Off.
| Gals AT INSTRUMENTATION FOR
THE Observation-Disclosures ITEMS.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, December 8.--Either Sena-
tor Maxey, OF Texas, or Senator Ransom,
OF North Carolina, will, on Monday, intro
duce in the Senate a copy Of the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Stephens, Of Georgia, yester-
day in the House for the construction OF
the Texas-Pacific railroad from Fort Worth
through Texas to Ships channel, in the
bay OF San Diego, on the Pacific coast. The
bill requires the building Of at least one
hundred miles from Fort Worth westward,
and the same number OF miles cast
ward from San Diego within two
years OF the acceptance OF the pro-
visions of the act; also, that two hundred
miles shall be completed every two years
thereafter, and the whole line in six years.
The company is still obliged to construct
its line from Sherman to Fort Worth. The
amount of bonds allowed will be $4,000
per mile, and for difficult and mountain
sections $4,000 per mile. Combinations
with existing transcontinental companies
are prohibited. The road may be extended
eastward from Fort Worth to the Mississippi
river by one or more lines, but no Govern
ment aid is provided for these branches.
AS far as relates to the main stem it is SINH
lar to Harris's bill, but it does not give aid
to branch lines. This bill is amendatory Of
the present Texas-Pacifc charter.
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.
Itisa subject of almost universal regret TO-
day that Mr.. White, Of Pennsylvania, yester-
day objected, in the Committee OF the Whole,
to reporting the bill giving William and
Mary College $4,000, as it would have
passed the House easily. It cannot come
up in Committee Of the Whole again, how
ever, until the second or fourth Friday in
january, and then 1t will require, under
the rules OF the House, the objection OF
five members to prevent its being reported
TO the House.
TROUBLE BOUT DooRKEEPERs.
1t is not the tariff or the resumption act
which cxcites interest at the Capitol to-day,
but it is the doorkeeper and the. appointees
under him. He has one hundred and odd
appointments, and for these there were hum
dreds OF applicants. Only the other day he
had to discharge nearly fifty because be had
on his roll more than the law allows, and
the outs now declare that the movement
which Mr.. Potter, of New York, will make
on Monday or Tuesdayin the House against
him will result in his being sent to join
Fitzhugh. In this event there will bea new
deal and another hungry squabble for the
places. ... @.ni.
FEDERAL OFFICES IN VIRGINIA.
Messrs. w. w. Forbes, John r. Popham,
L. L. Lewis, John S. Braxton, and other
prominent Virginian Republicans, are here
to-day. The term OF Mr.. Lewis as United
States District-Attorney for the Eastern
District OF Virginia will expire on the 10Th
of January, and the President and Attor-
ney-General both to-day in effect promised
him reappoiniment. There is no opposi-
ton to him, and all say he has discharged
the duties of his Office faithfully. The
term of Dir. Ramsdell as United States
Marshal Of the same district does not eX-
pire until March next, but there are any
number Of contestants already in the
field for his place. In fact, it is
already accepted in official circles
here that there is to be warm fight
over the position, and the claims OF all who
enter the lists will be fully canvassed.
Among the more prominent Of those press
ed for the place are General Sam. Jones,
Major j. W. Fairfax "a relative OF Lord
FairfaX), Colonel S. Bassett French, Gen.
eral Harry Heth, Major Edwin j. Haryie,
and Colonel Fred, Of Loudoun. Senator
Burnside says the appointment will not be
made until March. Leading Republicans
here think that MIR. Ramsdell will be re-
appointed, as they say he has done nothing
of which the authorities can complain, and
that therefore, under the tenure-of-ofice
act, he deserves it. .... -..-..
s. s-,s APPROPRIATIONS.
There will be meeting Of the House
committee on Monday to divide out the
work now before it among subcommittee,
20 as to facilitate its reports. The chair
man (Mr. Atkins, OF Tennessee), who was
in the Confederate Congress. will. with
Messrs. Durham and Foster, have charge OF
the judicial appropriation bill. The pen
sion appropriation bill will fall to Mr.. Hew-
lit, OF New York, Mr.. Tilden's friend.
Other departments Of the work will be dis
tributed among the remaining members.
The committee will be able to report some
bills early in January.
CAPTAIN TRUxTON.
The friends here Of Captain TruXton, OF
the Gosport navy-yard, say the telegraphlc
publications in to-day's papers as to his
conduct in regard to what followed the loss
Of the Huron, do him great injustice,
and that publication Of the real facts IN
the case will show that he did nothing to
deserve censure.