The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-21
Warrington.

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SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE IMPROVE
MENT OF JAMES RIVER STORATI0N OF THE
FRANKISG PRIVILEGE TO sCOEGRESsMEN-
PENSION BILL-PRoGREss OF THE TARIFF
4 BILL-REEoMINATTOS OF G. p. RAMsDELL
AS MARSHAL FOR THE RICHMOND DISTRICT
THE AGRICULTURE fCOLLEGE-C0NTEsTED
ELECTION CASES-THE WOMEN, AGAIN-THE
SILVER BILL IN TIE HOUSE. &C.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 20.-The Com
mittee on Commerce Of the House. which
has been considering the river and harbor
bill for some time, has reached Virginia
rivers, and has fixed the appropriation for
the Improvement Of the James at 100000,
and for the Appomattox at $4,000. The
estimate for the James was $3.50, 900 and for
the Appomattox $4,000. "
THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.
The Senate this morning, on motion OF Dir.
Morrill,, Of Vermont, restored the franking
privilege to members of Congress by ayote
of 80 to 81. Messrs. Johnston, Withers,
Conkling, Lamar, Edmunds, and Ransom
were among the ayes, and Messrs. BSyard,
Davis of Illinois, VOORHEES,, and Merramon
among those voting in the negative. The
House will hardly agree with the Senate,
because an election is too near at hand for
unpopular experiments.
THE PENSION BILL.
The House bill for the restoration OF those
dropped from the pension-list for aid and
sympathy to the rebellion is a special or
der, but as it is not rs liberal in its provi-
sions as that passed by the Senate yester-
day it is believed by senators that motion
will be carried to substitute the Senate for
the House bill when the subject is taken up,
and that the motion will prevail and the
Senate bill pass.
Mr.. ingalls, (Republican) said in the de-
bate Yesterday that the man who would
keep these old men from the pension-rolls
by his vote would kick woman or strike a
baby.
THE POLK INVESTIGATION.
When Colonel Polk was examined the other
dav he stated that he had reduced his rollto
the legal standard and that there were no
employees in his department now on his roll.
To-day it was-developed that there are FIVE
or more persons employed who are not on
the roll. There is a ianitor "a cousin OF
Colonel Polk and an assistant janitor (Mr.
Jordan) The latter testified to-day that one
active man can do the work OF both. A ne
phew of General Hancock, named Winfield
Scott Hancock, was to-day examined, and
he said that he was sworn in and worked
two months as page. AT the end OF that
time he was discharged without receiving O
cent.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The Ways and Means Committee has
gone over iron and made notifications. and
yet it is FAR from through with iron. There
are SO many interests, and the representa-.
tiyes OF these are so persistent and impor'
tunatc. that the committee is very much
muddled. The steel question is not so puz'
cling. Soap-men are here who represent
that the proposed tariff bill takes off toe
much duty on foreign soaps and taxes toe
| Heavily the articles that enter into the man
ufacture OF fine American soaps. MIR. Say
Ter. OF Cincinnati, is looking into this ques
ton. A New,York founder writes there
ought to be no duty on scrap-iron, and TIT
iron-men say 81 per ton is TOO little duty
AT Eastport, Me-, they manufacture sardlne'
from herrings, and they Want heavier
duty put on foreign sardnes to protec
their bogus article. They won't be accom-
modated.
MIR. RAMsDELL's RECOMMENDATION.
When the President sent in the name to
dav to the Senate of Dir. G.. P. Ramsdell o
United States marshal for the Eastern Dis
trict OF Virginia, it did not surprise thos
who have known for some time that Attor
ney-G eneral Deyens had declared that n
Democrat should be appointed to the posi-
ton with his consent; and this your COZ
respondent has more than once predicte
would be the case.
General Heth's friends have relied on tn
personal influence OF General Burnsid
with the President, and each OF the othe
candidates this morning declared to a VII
rinia senator that he alone could defeat Nj
Ramsdell. The Republicans here haV
never doubted the appointment OF Repul
lican since Louisiana matters haye take
the turn they have, though some though
that another than Mr.. Ramsdell might po
sibly be the lucky man,
II, THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES.
A committee was appointed by the Asl
cultural Congress to wait on the Hous
Committee on Education and urge the adol
tion OF the resolution passed by that bod
last night looking to additional congrs
sional aid to the agricultural colleges. II
day the gentlemen composing it-Messr
Beverley OF Virginia, Field Of Wisconsin
and Purnell OF Delaware-waited on tl
chairman, Mr.. Goode, and Or. Loring,
Massachusetts, and had highly satisfactor
conferences. They will formally appea
before the committee at its regular meetin
tomorrow. they propose that Congress
shall set apart one fourth Of the proceeds {
the public lands to States for education:
| purposes for,the agricultural colleges.
THE INDEFATIGABLE WOMEN.
The Senate Committee Cd Elections ha
agreed to hear the ladies give their view
in regard to women's rights OIL the 22d Q
February. The chief speaker will be Mrs
Isabella Beecher Hooker, who is a refined
Intelligent, and persuasive speaker. Th
missionary cause was the loser when sh
| went into politics.
| CONTEsTED-ELECTIoNC CASES.
The House Committee on Elections to
day considered partially the Missouri cas-