The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-17

Its friends inter awhile discovered thai
there was opposition 70 It which would de.
feat it, and they therefore moved that It be
recommItted I and this was agreed to. The
opposition Of both Democrats and Repub.
licans to the bill grew out Of the fact that
under It NO one could be elected to the
Council unless he owned 1900 worth Of
real estate, or be appointed commissioner
unless he owned real estate OF the value OF
$4,000. The Republicans also wanted all
the commissioners appointed by the Presi-
dent. The friends OF the bill hope to be
able to so modify the bin as to secure its
ultimate passage.
THE NEW DooRREEPER IN DEMAND.
There is no man at the Capitol as much
sought after as General Field, the new door
keeper, and 1t is no wonder to your CORE
spondent that poor Fitzbugh. when occu-
pYing the same position, thought himself a
bigger man than old Grant. There are
enough men hoping to get places under the
doorkeeper to organize the Territory of
Grant or Sherman.
REVENUE MATTERS.
There was no quorum Of the House Com
mittee of Ways and Means to-day, and
hence the internal-revenue bill was not
completed. 1t will be considered to-tnor-
row. Mr.. Fernando Wood, who has just
returned from New York, is confident Of
getting the tariff bill through the House.
The galleries we're disappointed last night
that General Banks did not speak on the
tariff, and that the debate was confined to
lesser lights. Tobacco-men say if an in
come tax is unconstitutional, so is the pre-
sent tax on tobacco.
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILL.
This bill came up this afternoon, and the
sum Of 100000, recommended for the pay
of special agents, &C., was increased to
S150,000, the amount recommended by the
Department. The pay of special agents
was fixed at five dollars per day when ac-
tually travelling for the Government.
Twenty thousand dollars Of the above, it
was agreed, may be used for the apprehen-
sion Of mail-robbers. At seven minutes to
O'Clock the Committee OF the Whole arose,
without completing the consideration Of the
bill.
BRIEF ITEMS.
New York musicians to-day petitioned
Congress against Government bands being
employed for private entertainments. &c.
Senator Maxey to-day reported in favor
Of relief for Samson Goliat, who was Mas
.sachusetts soldier.
The Georgia (colored) Jubilee Singers
made the rotunda ring to-day with Sweet
Bye-and-Bye.
The Senate permitted its Judiciary as
well as it's Finance Committee to sit to-day
during the session OF the Senate.
The House subcommittee has agreed
that Bsbee (Republican), who holds the
seat from Florida, is entitled to keep it.
The full committee will have its say in the
matter probably tomorrow.
Mr.. Hunton, during the discussion Of the
postal-appropriatlon bill this afternoon,
said he wanted to stop the pay Of employees
OF the Department while sitting at home
who were only entitled to per diem COM
pensation while travelling.
Among the visitors to the White House
to-day was Mr.. Douglas, OF Virginia. The
healths OF Mr.. Cabell has very much I'M.
proved.
Patents have been issued to the following
Virginians G. R. Bickers, Farmville, pen
l. ~ Toh p Nf;1lar ri for
fruit pickers; Robert Portner, Alexandria,
beer-coolers; D. II. Staples, Galts Mills,
millstone-drivers J. W. Wheatley. Kappa
hammock Station, fertilizer-distributors; &.
81. Hess, Winchester, rein-holders.
The Cabinet talked finance to-day for
hours, and endorsed the views expressed
by Secretary Sherman.
The committee has reported favorably on
the bill for the relief of the heirs OF Presi-
dent Monroe.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.l
SENATOR HOWE, OF WISCONSIN, AGAIN HEARD
FROM.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-Tn the Senate
to-day Mr.. Howe, OF Wisconsin, called ur
| the TRSO!uLlOu iiiDl vi tuC -UtL
of March requesting the President to com
| municatc to the Senate certain information
in relation to the employment OF W. Il
Whitaker in the internal.revenue service
at New Orleans. Referring to his recent
speech in the Senate, he said it had caused
much comment, and it had been said thai
other senators had agreed to follow him ir
! similar vein. 1t had been said that there
was no use in him saying anything, ant
that he would have said nothing but for TIT
fact that he was suffering from persona
disappointment. He denied that this wa
true, and said he had no accompices. b.
spoke for himself alone. No one knew
what he intended to say before he mad
that speech. lie didn't expect to resea
and he did not wish to unseat Presiden
Hayes, but no fact was better understood
or more widely circulated than that certain
members of Congress were not in accort
with the President. The common suggcs
ton was that they were offended wit
the President because he would no
allow them to control the patron
age in the several States. He denie
that this was so. 1t had been widely pro
claimed that for years he had been strue
Cling for seat upon the Supreme Cour
bench. Nothing in his life could justify
suspicion SO vulgar, nor an asperslon $
eroundless. He never asked the Presiden
to appoint him to any office whatever, no
never alluded to the iudgeship in his pre-
sence. In his own State the President ha
made but two appointments, which he (Mr
uowe) would not have made himself.
i At the conclusion OF Mr.. HoWe's remark
Mr.. Davis, Of West Virginia, submitted q
asubstitute for the resolution the one sui
mitted by him on the Goth OF March, calm
g.. ;,g,rn,ot;o, in ral,tion RI balances dIl