The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-20
WaSninCfOIf.


AND HARBoR ELL TO BE TAKEN UP on
MONDAY AND PAssED-WILLIAM AND MARY
COLLEGE, &C., &C.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The House Com.
mittee on Banking and Currency was in
session to-day until nearly 2 O'Clock, and
heard the views Of Messrs. John III. Stew
art, president Of United States Trust Com
pany, and Jacob D. Yermilye, president of
the Merchants Bank OF New York. Both
were for resumption, and believed it prac-
tical on the 1st of January next upon the
plan proposed by Dir. Sherman. They did
not believe there will he any great demand
OH the part OF the people for coin, but that
an adverse balance OF trade, short crops, or
condition OF things in Europe, which
would cause American bonds to be returned
to this country, will bring about a disas-
trous result. Mr.. Stewart remarked that
the giving the Secretary OF the Treasury
the power TO create Il pressure upon the
money market was very great power, and,
in his judgement, should not be exercised
by single individual.
THE DEMOCRATS WIN.
The Democrats OF the House were gene
rally in place to- day, and easily adopted the
caucus resolution postponins action until
May 18th on the Senate resolution for sine
die adjournment of Congress on the 10th OF
June. The vote stood ayes 1919, noes 113,
all the Virginia delegates but one being
present and voting aye" except Mr. Jor-
gensen, who stated that he was paired with
the absentee, Mr.. Pridcmore.
THE AMERICAN NAVY TO BE MADE STRONGER.
The full Naval Committee OF the House
to-day agreed to report favora5ly the I'M
portant bill already briefly alluded to in
these dispatches. Itproyides for the sale OF
all the worthless vessels Of the navy and the
repair OF such as are worth it. Then new
ones from time to time are to be built. All
this is to be done under the control OF
board to consist Of an admiral, vlce-adml-
raj, q commodore, an expert in c9nstruc-
ton, and an expert in engineering. The
experts are to be appointed by the Presl-
dent either from the navy or from civil life.
Three millions OF dollars is to be appropria-
ted annually to carry out this scheme OF
improving the navy and bringing it abreast
the times. This bill, before being report
ed, was considered by the committee with
due deliheratien.
TUE HAMPTON-R0ADs HOSPITAL. -.,.s.- ~
The bill agreed upon some time ago, ap-
propriating $4,000 for the erection OF
quarantine hospital in Hampton Roads, was
reported to the House to-day and went on
the public calendar. This is Mr.. Goodies
bill.
THE INTERNAL-REvENUE BILL.
The House Ways and Means Committee
to-day agreed to make the income tax over
81, 600 uniform, and made the rate two per
cent. The exemptions remain as heretofore
stated The committee expects, therefore,
to be able to report the internal-reVenue
bill to the House tomorrow. This embraces
the reduction Of the tobacco tax. The
country is anxious that the subjects in
cluded in the acknowledgements bill shall be
disposed Of as early as possible, and they
will not be allowed to wait for the tariff
bill. BY the way, Mr.. Phillips will move
to strike out the enacting clause OF the tariff
bill as soon as the general debate on it is
concluded.
THE WONDERFUL TALKING-MACHINE
Mr.. Edison exhibited bis already we'll
advertised photograph to the House Com
mittee on Patents to-day, and there was
continuous stream OF visitors for hours, in
Guiding senator's. 1t is simple in construc-
ton and appearance and easily handled.
The exhibition was perfectly wonderful, for
it talked, sang, whistled, and coughed in
exact imitation Of the gentleman operating
it. There seems to be no end to its capa-
bilities, and Senator Ransom, who was very
enthusiastic about it, thought If it were
carried about and exhibited it would net q
fortune to the inventor. AS each expert
ment disclosed something more marvellous
than that which had preceded it, congress
men looked at each other rs much as to say,
What next? With it a man who could not
write could prepare and send letter to
man who could not read, and the phono-
graph would give him every word his cor.
respondent said, and in his exact tome.
A CLOSE CORPORATION OF Swans.
There is complaint here that OF the
ninety members OF the National Scientific
Association, in session here this week, not
half dozen belong to the West and South.
They elect in secret session, and it is claimed
that as it is controlled by New England
ring the aecessions from other sections will
continue to be few and far between.
TIE RIVER AND HARBoE BILL.
On Monday the House Committee on
Commerce will move is lake up the river
and harbor bill; and as those who favor its
passage constitute four tiiths of the body
they claim they will not only be able to take
it up, butpass it under a suspension OF the
rules. Members OF the committee say this
means to press the question witbontyielding
an iota. There will consequently be no
amendments allowed. Monday is the only
day on which the action which will be asked
by the committee is allowed, under the rules
OF the House. 1910
WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.
II a vote could have been reached on the
William and Mary appropriation bill, the
House to-day would have passed it. The
Radicals saw this, and they wefe deter.
mined to postpone it in the hope Of getting
public sentiment against it. Mr.. Goode