The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-18

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| From Our Regular Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, January 17.-The House
Appropriation Committee-of which Mr.
Atkins, of Tennessee, is chairman-has
ready for report the bill making on appro-
priation for the West Point Military Acad-
envy and the consular and diplomatic ap-
preparation bill: The heaviest subject be-
fore it. is the bill providing for the support
OF the legislative, executive, and judicial
departments OF the Government. Tbs will
not be ready TO be reported for at least
three weeks. Mr.. Hale Of Maine. men,
Der OF the committee, and one OF the ablcst
speakers it has upon the floor, is. very sick.
The House Committee on Railroads will
| further consider the Washington, Cincinnati
and st. Louis Narrow-Gauge railroad bill
next Wednesday, and favorable report is
| certain. IT then remains for Congress to
grant the aid asked for. The House Conn
mittec on Education and Labor, Of which
Mr.. Goode is chairman. will on Thursday
next take up the Chinese question, and hear
several California congressman in regard to
the subject. The Ways and means Com
mttee has no rest, as Mr.. Tucker viii tes-
tiiy.
| To-day Messrs. Tucker ard Burchard, the
subcommittee on internal revenue, had the
Internal-Reyenuc Commissioner with them
for two hours and a half, during which time
they went over, item by item, the bill the
subcommittee has prepared to submit to the
full committee. The House Committee on
Manufactures rather thinks the Ways and
Means and Appropriation committees want
to take charge Of business that properly be-
longs to it. The House Committee on Com
merce will, on the first Tuesday in Febru-
AIRY. take up the river-and-harbor bill. The
appropriation for James river is to be in
Guided in this.
THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND EPISCOPAL
| HIGH-ScHO0L.
The Committee on Education this morn
! ing directed Mr.. Goode to report Il bill pay
ing the Episcopal Theological Seminary and
the High-Scbool near AleXandria, Va,
SOC, 900 for the use and occupation OF their
buildings by the Government for hospital
purposes. Mr.. Haskell Rep.L member
OF the committee, said so far as he was con-
cemed institutions of learning and the like
stood upon the same footing, whether
located in loyal or disloyal States, for they
can't be loyal or disloyal. He therefore
favored the appropriation, and the COM
mittee by q unanimous vote agreed 10 re-
port the bill.
A BILL. REGULATING INTERNAL COMMERCE.
The Committee on Commerce (Judge
Reagan chairman) will at an early day con-
slider the question OF the regulation of
commerce between the States. The bill be-
fore the committee has three most impor-
tant features-frst, it prohibits discrimina-
ton by common carriers between shippers
as to cost and facilities; second, itprevents
the charging OF more for short distance
than for long one on the same line; third,
it prohibits rebates and drawbacks in all
cases. A violation of these prohibitions
is to be punished by heavy penalties.
GOVERNOR SMITH AND EX-SENATOR LEWIS.
Governor Smith was at the Capitol again
to. day, and is enjoying Washington exceed
ingly. He says he is Democrat, and no.
thing but Democrat. and that there can
only be two parties in this country. The
troubles now in Virginia are attributable,
he thinks, to the fact that instead of taking
position with other States under the banner
OF the Democracy, the opponents OF Radi-
calism there got up an organization with
meaningless name.
Ex-senator Lewis, who is also here, says
the Republican party OF Virginia is per-
fectly dead, and he thinks the other has
very little more life. He wants Congress to
make an appropriation for national race
course here, and declares that his blooded
horses and colts are more honest than many
OF the men he has dealt with. II you show
him hundred carpet-baggers, he will show
you ninety-nine thieves, and possibly more.
He has a good deal OF popularity here.
THE DEPUTY NARsHALs, &C.
There is still much stir among Virginia
Republicans, and the feeling is growing
bitter in regard to the case Of the deputy
marshals OF Judge Riyes's court. Marshal
Gray swears that all Of the alleged frauds
were perpetrated without his knowledge,
and the deputies swear he knew all about
them.
Those who know the Marshal best say
that he may have been guilty of want OF
attention to business, but i,as done nothing
Intentionally wrong. The report Of the
case has not yet been submitted to the De-
partment OF Justice.
NOT THE LORDS DAY.
While Messra. W. w. Walker and j. B.
Sener were waiting to see the president in
behalf of the Lancaster postmaster, con-
yicted ut the late term Of Judge Hughes
court. nh old negro woman came in and
took seat among the crowd in waiting.
When asked by some one what she wanted
she exhibited Confederate motto sur
rounded by pistols, cannons, bowie-kniyes,