The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-14
metals is the stumbling block, and then
the real opposition commences.
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/ rnetaIs-is the stumbling block, and the
1.-THE real opposition commences.
10, THE poor INDIAN.
There are between two and three thou
sand Cherokee Indians in swayne ane
Cherokee counties, G, and they are now
claiming Of the Government their proper
tion Of the four or five millions realized by
the sale Of Cherokee lands. Now theii
brethren contend they are not entitled tc
any OF it because they don't go west-In.
dians can be civilized esss.
THE HOUSE BECOMES a MOB. -. is.
This afternoon Mr.. Hewitt rose to explain
certain remarks made By him the other day
regarded as offensive by southern members.
Messrs. Aiken aud House made scathing
replies. When he again got the floor he
alluded incidentally to the offer made to him
by, Wells & Co. to sell out Louisiana to him
fer Tilden. This gave rise to q most stormy
debate as wild in its character as o debate
in 1.-The French Assembly during a crisis.
There was frequently applause on one side
and derisiye laughter on the other. Gar
field spoke with great animation, and called
those liars who said either the Democrats
who opposed 1libustering on the electoral
bill or the Republicans entered into trade.
When Eugene Hale said be went to New
Orleans TO see fair count and to help to
prevent bioodshed the hall fairly rang with
Democratic shouts Of laughter.
Mr.. Foster, OF Ohio, and Mr.. Ellis, OF
Louisiana, gave an account Of the famous
Wormly-Hotel conference, and said moth
ing was promised for President Hayes, but
that his friends said he was for giving Lou
isiana and South Carolina self-goyernment.
When Mr.. Sparks read Madison Wells's
letter Offering to sell out, the Radicals called
out, "What about Oregons" The whole
scene was as disgraceful as it was useless.
Mr.. Hanna. Of Indiana, said as neither
the Democrats Of the South or Republicans
Of the North cared two cents about Sam.
Tilden, he urged the House to proceed with
the regular business, and stop the debate.
Mr.. Chittenden, of New York, finally got
the floor, when there were cries, even on
the Radical side, OF, "Vote, VOTE"
,.1.a .>a BRIEF ITEMS.
Mr.. William Brewer, editor of the Rock
vile (Md.) advocate, who was married to-
day to daughter of the late Major William
Russell, Of the United States Marine Corps,
left this evening for Richmond, where he
will spend his honeymoon.
Mr.. Waddell, Of North Carolina, has a
bill to abolish one of the United States judi
cial districts OF North Carolina, and petit
tions on both sides are flowing in from that
State. ,s
The proceedings of the investigating
committee to-day were damaging to Door
keeper Polk. lie admitted that last session
he was attorney for the Washington Street
Railway Company, and got S1,1O0 OF the
$4,000 promised him. The committee does
not seem favorable to him.
Colonel Polk gave Silver an interest in
his street-railway attorneys fees because
of his alleged influence with Dr.. Hlncle, Of
Maryland, and got his appointment as at
torney because Of his supposed influence
with Judge Buckner, chairman OF the Dis
trict Committee. The information is sur
prise to these gentlemen.
Mr.. Wright, OF Pennsylvania, paid $40
on a forged order yesterday.
Judge Brannan, OF West Virginia, for
merly of the Virginia Senate, was at the
Capitol to-day. Time uses him kindly.
General Morgan gave Spencer severe
dressing in executive session OF the Senate
yesterday. ~
Senator Jones, OF Nevada, will speak on
the silver bill tomorrow.
The President and Mrs. Hayes have gone
to Baltimore.
Dr.. Moffett and Senator Grimsley arrived
to-day.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch
THE VOTE ON THE sILyER-BILL.
WASHINGTON, February 13.-It is under
stood that the vote will be taken in the
Senate on the silver-bll on Friday. Sena-
tor Jones, of Nevada, speaks tomorrow.
THE SOUTHERN MAlL-GRIEvANCE.
Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Abel, of the
Baltimore Sun; Fulton, of the Baltimore
American Frank Thomson, general man.
ager of Pennsylvania railroad; j. S. Bar
bour, receiver Virginia Midland railroad 3;
III. f. Kenney, superintendent Pbiladel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad +;
Henry Fink, receiver Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio railroad; the postmaster at Balti-
more; Mr.. Bailey, of the Post Office De-
partment, and others, had two interviews
with the Postmaster-General, QUE at 9 and
the other at balf-past 5 O'Clock, in refer.
ence to a change in the schedule arrange.
ment of the roads, by which southwestern
mails from Baltimore and Washington may
not be delayed at Charlottesville. It was
elected by the discussion, that no general
change can be made by the roads until they
meet to form their spring schedules. But
it seems that the difficulty may be obviated
until then by the running OF an extra train
on the Virginia Midland road from Cor.
louisville to Lynchburg. Mr.. Barbour is
willing to run the train il his road receives
compensation for the additional mail facili
ty, since the passengers carried will moi
make up for the extra expense.
Mr.. Barbour had an interview with the
| Postmaster-G General this morning, and dis
cussed the matter with him and Colone
| Vail, superintendent OF the railway-mai
service. Arrangements were perfected ny
! which the old schedule will be resumed anG
the difficulty obviated. An extra train will
be run from Gordonsville to Lynchburg
on the Virginia Midland road, commencing
Monday next. This arrangement will con
tinue until next spring, when it is expected
that the whole schedule of the southern-mai
railroads will be re0rganiZed.
XLVTH CONGRESS--Sec Session
w .suINGTON February IA 1873