The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-29
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WASHINGTON, January 28.-Mr. Morrill,,
of Vermont, in the Senate to-day made a
carefully-prepared speech against the silver
bill. He spoke from Mr.. Conkling's desk,
and at one stageof his speech had only six
Republican, senators among his listeners. In
appearance he is tall likeness of Wyman,
and in manner is as genteel as Alfred Thorn
ton, who used to be the janitor in the State
library. He thought Mrs. Partington's pro-
position to mop up the Atlantic ocean
as practical as the proposed silver
scheme. He cited the nations that have
demonetizedit,a and declared that if itwere
made again a legal tender outside nations
who have no use for 1t as money will crowd
our circu lation with their deprecated sill
yer coin. He gave history of siver-mining
operations and speculations in Nevada and
other western localities in order to show
that silver is not now worth as much as for
merly, and that to make it coin coequal
with gold is to do injustice to the people
and derange our finances. Mr.. Morrill,
quoted from the old Greek dramatist
who said no lie ever grows old to show
that there is no truth in the assertion that
silver was demon etized in hot haste.
Z -, THE VIRGINIA STATE DEBTS
The Hon. Joe Segar was at the Capitol
to-day, and said he bad received letter
which stated that, as he had been foremost
as a champion of internal improvements,
the writer would like to know how he pro-
posed for the State to meet her obligations.
He remarked that he intended to say in his
reply that it could never with his consent
be gotten rid of by reputation.
RAILROAD SUBSIDIES.
The old resolution of Mr.. Holman against
subsidies by the General Government was
to-day adopted by the House; but it con-
tanned clause which leaves Congress the
option of discriminating as to schmes which
promise general benefit to the country at
large.
THE TARIFF.
The SUBJ Committee of Ways and Means,
which has in charge the tariff changes, is as
non-communicatiye as possible, but'your
correspondent is able to say that not more
than one fourth OF the articles taxed in the
present law will be included in the tariff
bill they intend to report. There will be
no very material change as to iron, and SUI
gar is troublesome item with them. 1t
does not look as if they intended reporting
in favor of the proposed tax on tea and
coffee.
THE VIRGINIA WAR CLAIM OF 1872.
Colonel John A. Parker, agent for Yir-
ginia, has to-day placed upon the table of
members paper showing the Indebtedness
OF the United States to his State for adj
vances during the war OF 1912. This docu-
ment records the fact that distinguished
Senate, before 1860, voted to pay the
claim, and that Daniel Webster declared in
1850 in speech that Virginia had donated
to the Government lands which had up to
that time sold for eighty millions, and
which would bring two hundred millions
more. ........ .-............
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN.
The House Election Committee to-day by
a decided majority determined to seat an
other Democrat from California. If the
Democratic management in the House were
better no greater majority than is already
available would be needed. -.
IMMIGRATION FOR VIRGINIA.
MIR. St. Andrew, of Farmville, to-day
called on Senator Johnston, of Virginia, in
the interests of immigration, and the Sena-
tor not only gave him assurances OF great
interest in the scheme to attract British set
tiers to the Old Dominion, but he promised
to attend the meeting OF the British Society
in Canada in July in furtherance Of the same
project. .ez
SENATOR VOORHEES,.
Owing to the close vote in the Senate, Mr..
VOORHEES, will not be able at present to ac-
cept the invitation to deliver his lecture on
Thomas Jefferson in Richmond. He hopes
to do SO, however, at some distant day. He
has had q. number of invitations 10 deliver
this lecture in other cities.
s h =: BRIEF ITEMS. als -,
Ben. Butler to-day went to the Speakers
desk and inadvertently leaned In front Of a
cross made OF red roses and evergreens.
The tableau was striking. ~. l-
The funeral ceremonies Of Past-Grand-
Sire Stuart, L. .. o. F., yesterday, were
very imposing. Among the attendants
from abroad was Hon. Joshua Vansant, OF
Baltimore. Hugh Latham, Of Virginia, was
one of the pall-bearers.
Mr.. Murphy is meeting with much sue
cess in his temperance crusade in this city.
The retiring chief of police, Major Rich
ards, to-day made an address to the force he
has for eight years past commanded.
Wall street is demoralized, as represented
here, over the. Senate vote on the silyer-bill.
The President has to-day been busy in
looking over the claims Of those recon-
mended as honorary commissioners to Paris.
Associated Press reports by telegraph to the Dis
THE BAKER ANTI-SUBSIDY RESOLUTION AND THE
TExAs-PAcIFIC RAILROAD.
WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The friends
and promoters of the Texas Pacific railroad
bill are not in the least discouraged by the
vote of the house to-day on the Baker ANTI
subsidy resolution. They attach no impor-
lance whatever to its adoption. They claim
| that their bill does not ask subsidy, and
that the latter of the resolution leaves every
member of Congress, whether he votes for
it or not, free to determine for himself
whether the necessity in any given case
exists for the Government to aid any speci-
| tic enterprise which in his judgment is
beneficial either to the Government alone
or to the commercial world. It is claimed
| that large number OF the friends OF the
Efrayae. aei sic rnori voted for thp resolution