The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-11

Departments, 100000 for The publica-
tioa Of ofFcial records Of the war Of the re-
bellion, both Of Union and Confederate ar
mics, $4,000; for expenses incurred in
raising volunteers for the late war-to New
York, $4,000 to Pennsylvania, $4,000 |;
for text. books, &C., for Artillery School at
Fortress Monroe, 1896. It requires the
Government printer hereafter to use Ameri-
can Rnssia.leather instead OF the imported
article In the Government binding. For the
expenses attending the illness and death of
Hon. John e. Leonard. S1,252.40. Rapid
progress was made. with the bill, and the
chief amount adopted was an appropriation
of 100000 instead OF $4,000 to the Atlanta
custom-house. 80.
A CHANGE IN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Mr.. L. a. Gobright, who has had charge
Of the. Associated Press Bureau at Washing
ton, has been relieved by Mr.. W. p. Phil
lips, assistant general agent. O1r. Gobight
remains in the Office, with much lighter du-
ties than formerly. ~.
..7u UNITED STATES COURTS.
The Senate to-day passed House bill
changing the terms Of the United States
District and Circuit Courts held at Danyille
to February and November. The courts
are now held in August. Mr.. Cabell was in
the Senate looking after the bill, and got
Judge Davis to call it up.
SUNDAY AT THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
Yesterday afternoon, in the open space
at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventh street, while the venerable George
Savage was telling how rforty-three years
he had been tetotaiter, and how much
better he was off at seyenty-seven for not
using strong drink, cdr" Boyd was advo-
eating infdelity not far from him. Soon
afterwards female doctor and her lesser
half harangued the multitude, and were
succeeded by man with strong foreign
accent who abused Congress for not making
m ore appropriations.
RICHMOND ExCURSIONIsTs AT WASHINGTON.
To-day at noon large party arrived from
Richmond, and soon were busy sightseeing.
They conducted themselves with the gen.
tility and quiet propriety for which our
people are noted, and left tonight, after a
pleasant soiourn here. The excursion was
given under the auspices OF Marshall
Lodge, knights OF Pythias, and the COM
mittee in charge deserve a good word for
their excellent management.
SHELTER FOR EMIGRASTs.
The House to-day by vote OF 100 to 60
suspended the rules and passed bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the erection OF build
ing at the Battery. New York. for the shell
ter and comfort Of emigrants.
A SUGAR DEMONSTRATIONS TOMORROW.
1t is given out tonight that there will be
q largo meeting again tomorrow OF sugar.
men from various parts OF the country.
Baltimore will be numerously represented,
and New York and Philadelphia send large
del egations. The object of the meeting
will be to induce the Committee OF Ways
and Means to report in favor OF the change
in the duty on sugars already indicated in
these dispatches.
THE REDUCTION OF THE TOBACCO TAX-TlIE
PROGRAMME TOMORROW.
The friends OF the reduction Of the to-
bacco tax will make determined effort to-
morrow to take up the revenue bill. OF
course Mr.. Conger, who represents the
great fine-cut monopoly OF General Bay
ley, OF Detroit, will oppose it by all means,
fair and unfair; but he and the minority
with him will encounter majority as much
in earnest as ever advocated any measure
upon the floor of Congress. 1t is OF the
greatest importance that the bill should be
gotten through the House without further
delay. DR.. Spence and other leading to-
bacco-men from the West remain here, and
are hard at work. Among the tobacco-men
who arrived to-day are Me.srs. 7. G, S.
Ferguson, John II. Flood, and c. V. Win
free, of Lynchburg; and Messrs. G. c.
Ayres, J. r. J. Talbot, and e. G. Holland,
of Danyile. .
TIE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT.
The prevailing impression tonight is
that Congress will not adjourn on the 18th,
for the reason that important business will
be left undone if it does. Then, il the
question OF senatorial privilege comes up,
and the House gets its back up about the
refusal of Matthews to testify, that will ne
cessitate three days discussion. A Re-
publican attdchf OF the Senate, OF expert
ence and judgment, said tonight that Con-
gress will not adjourn next Monday, be,
cause both parties are bent Oh washing
dirty linen, and there is no stopping it.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The House too day voted that the commits
sioners shall not reduce the pay OF the
Washington police. They now get 800 pei
month.
The clerks in the Interior Department
were asked to-day to contribute to the cam
paign fund. They better not decline.
Your correspondent was not IN the House
when Mr.. Tucker introduced, by request
a bill in relation to the Supreme Court
The three lines he sent in regard to IL were
taken uerbatine from the congressional
summary of a Washington evening paper.
Major T. A. Brander, Messrs. w. II
Haxall and Jacob Cohn, DR.. Charles Smith
and Colonel John Purcell, were in the city
to-day. ...
Tomorrow, it is said, the House Judica
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