The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-11


cause the man was loyal, and the committee
had said the claim was Just and ought to bt
paid by The Government.
Harry White, Of Pennsylvania, recited
his Libby-P Prison experience, and In his
usual windy and bitter mode Of attack on
the South provoked the Democratic side To
the utmost limit OF its endurance. AS he
raved and ranted, Mr.. Turner, Of Kentucky,
went oversto him, and they demonstrated
like two belligerents on a court-green. His
Radical friends, who said they we're gaining
nothing by the performance, led him to his
seat, when quiet was ct once, restored.
While White was saying he could give
instances Of Federal soldiers who were
starved there were cries of 80, shut up !;
we have heard all that before, !" and north
western Democrats seemed to have less pa
thence with him even than southerners.
The plan of;the Radicals is to do everything
on every occasion that will help bloody
shirt campaign or tend to revive the bitter
recollections of the war. Their only hope
is in arousinS sectional hate, and other
scenes like the one described may conse-
quently be expected from time to time IN.
til Congress adjourns. ts,r 4
During this debate Mr.. Mcmahon, Of
Ohio (Democrat), said Secretary Sherman
told him that the Republicans have already
paid S1OO,OOO,000 OF these loyal claims, and
Mr.. Thornburg (Republican) said not one
tenth OF those that ought to be paid had
been paid. This, MI, McMahon contcnded,
would require S1,000,000,000. He was
therefore opposed to paying any more, and
he moved to lay the bill on the table.
Lost-ayes. SO; noes, ITO. The bill then
passed without the roll being called.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The bill to prevent discrimination by
railroads will come up tomorrow in the
House during the morning hour, and Judge
Reagan thinks it will pass.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, I
learn from one OF its members, is cutting
down the House river and barbor bill q
great deal less than was expected.
Mr.. Cabell reported to the House to-day
the bill appropriating 100000 to the Dis
NAL Swamp canal. There will be 4 minority
report. The details OF the bill have been
giver.
Major Eakle, of the White Sulphur, was
ut the Capitol to-day, and went to Baltimore
this evening. -.
The Senate Railroad Committee to-day
agreed to report in favor OF giving to the
New Orleans and Pacific the land hereto
fore granted to "the backbone railroad
line" This has no effect on the TeXas-Pa-
cltic.
The Secretary OF the Navy and number
OF congressman and journalists lett this
evening for Norfolk. Tomorrow they will
visit the Abemarle and other sounds, and
all the places of interest i'll that section.
Commodore Parks has charge Of the party.
1t is said again that Mr. Springer will Of
fer the resolution for the Florida fnyestiga-
ton. OF course the Democratic members
Of the Judiciary Committee cannot takethe
initiative, although they can investigate
earnestly when the question reaches them
through the proper channel.
a contract for charging the Treasury
vaults ut New York, so as to accommodate the
increased amount OF silver, was entered
into to-day by the Treasury Department.
The enlargement will cost $4,000.
Among the Virginians in the city to-day
were Messrs. James Barbour, Popham OF
Rappahannocls, John r. Popham, and Boil
var Christian.
Associated Press reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.l
scaTulNG REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT..
WASHINGTON, May 10.-The Committee
on Expenditures Of the Navy Department
reported to-day. They say that eXtrava-
gance and disregard Of legal requirements
have been recognized at almost every step
in their inquiry previous to the beginning
OF the present administration OF the Depart
ment. At the outset they were staggered
by the immense sums owing by the several
bureaus, reaching the sum OF moro than
ST, 900, and this, too, notwithstanding
the enormous appropriations made annually
from 1860 to 1876, both inclusive, aggregat-
ing in amount S179,000,000, with nothing to
compensate for the vast outlay save navy
contemDtible even in comparison with those
OF third and fourti-ratc powers. The MI
nority report does not agree with the ma
iority Of the committee in the sweeping cen
sure OF their report.
OTHER MATTERS.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina-
tions of William NJ. Burwel, OF Virginia
TO be register Of the land-ottice at New Or.
leans; James G. Rollins as postmaster al
Camden, S. c.; and Commander Wyman tc
be rear-admiral in the navy.
The nominations to-day were merely pro
motions OF officers in the army and navy.
The House Committee on Commerce nave
agreed to report bill establishing marine
danger-signal. .-..-
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency to-day discussed Phillips's bill an
nulling the Syndicate contract between thu
Secretary OF the Treasury and certain New
York bankers.
A one-hundred-dollar counterfeit note or
the Bank OF Wilkesbarre, Pas was discov
cred in the Treasury to-day. 1t is well eX
ecuted.
Lieutenants SofeSte and Sablouck, Of th'
russian, navy are visiting the Russian lega
ton here. They came to this country OF
the Cimbria. na
XLVTH CONGRESS--Second Session
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1878.
SENATE.
In The Senate q petition was presented
from the Charleston Chamber Of Commerce
advocating the appropriation required un