The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-17

Chains before the Court OF Claims OF the
United States. These are claims for work
done In this city Under The old forms of
Government the Shepherd regime included,
many OF which; have reyer yet been settled.
The bill provides TINT no payment shall be
made in money, but in three sixty-fve per
cent. bonds.
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF, HEALTH-PRoFEs-
\ s0R GAlfGEE'S PLAN, OF 4 4REFRfGERATiNG
SHIP.
The National Board OF Health to-day has
been in session considering the lengthy re.
port OF the Naval Board, recommending
the construction Of refrigerating ship to
freeze out the germs Of yellow-fever, &C.,
from ships coming TO the United States
, From infected foreign ports. DR.. Cabell
iarors the plan of Professor Gamgee, and
the Board will approve OF it. The Yellow.
Fever Committee OF the. House to-day
agreed to report tomorrow bill charging
the powers OF the National Board OF
Health, so as to give IL authority to erect
quarantine hospitals and employ attend
ants e ~, ~. =
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS DETERMINE To
-, -f..+. -. ! SIT IT OUT.
The Democratic senators determined to
sit 1t out on the legislative bill, and each
armed himself with coId-tea syrup. You
mad only to look in their faces to see that
they meant business. Dreary Dawes made.
asset speech, which temporarily cleared the
galleries, and after that there was a running
debate on the political sections. Conkling
and Benz Hill took the leading part.
The Republicans, seeing the Democrats
meant an alI-night session. permitted the
judicial bill to be passed before o'clock.
1t was amended, however, SO as to let the
law stand which now allows liabilities to be
incurred for supplies for the army and ma
w, but denies the right to incur liabilities
to carry out the election laws.
THE NEW YoRE DENoCRACY-MR. TILDEN.
Frank Alfriend, who has just returned
from short "trip to New York and Saratoga,
looks. irst-rate. He says the New York
Democracy are harmonious and confident OF
winning this fall. They declare they will
carry their State in 1880 by the Tilden ma
iority OF 1876. Mr.. Tilden looks well, and
remarked. in Dir. Alfriend's presence, that
be was anxious for Ewing to carry Ohio,
for he always wanted the Democrats to win.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Judge Harris was among the members
who called on Mr.. Hayes to-day.
. Commodore A. X. Hughes is to take COM
m'nd Of the Norfolk navy-yard July LIST,
relieving Commodore Creighton, who is
placed on waiting orders.
Tie army bill will come up tomorrow,
Senator Withers having charge Of it.
The redemption OF fractional silver in
greenbacks at the Treasury to-day amount
ed to s11, 900. -
The House committee disagreed to the
Senate amendments to the legislative bill,
and committee of conference will be APP
pointed which will soon settle the difficulty.
There will be an excursion to Richmond
tomorrow evening uta Norfolk.
A great many people here are daily en-
cited over The baseball games "The Ma
tionals" OF this city are having with New
England clubs. The former have not done
well so far.
MIR. j. P. Rogers, OF the Richmond Cham
Der Of Commerce, was here this evening.
A large number OF delegates to the Ma
tional Division Sons of Temperance, which
meets here tomorrow, have arrived to-
night.
The bad defeat Of the National Base Ball
Club at Springfield, Mass, this afternoon,
greatly mortified their friends here.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
..., patch.l
COMMITTEE WORK.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The House APP
nropriation Committee agreed to-day to re-
commend non-concurrcnce in the Senate
amendments to the Legislative bill, the con-
troverSy being with regard TO the appro-
priation to pay laborers in the District OF
Columbia, which the Senate struck out.
The Elections Committee reportedto-day
on the Iowa election cases. Eleven men,
bers hold that the October elections we're
legal and the present incnmbentS entitled
to their seats. Chairman Springer taxes
the ground that neither the October nor the
November elections were legal, and Repre-
sentative Colerick regards the November
election the only legal one. 3d..
The Senate Judiciary Committee consid-
cred to-day the question recently raised
whether The Senate can constitutlonaily
coufirm Secretary McCrary's nomination
to fill a judicial position not yet va
cant while he continues 10 act under his
former confirmation rs Secretary OF war.
The subcommittee to whom the question
was recently referred was not prepared TO
make formal report, but it is understood
they coincidein holding tn 1t the legal obsta-
Gle is insurmountablc. If the nomination
fails of confirmation The Secretary will be
appointed when Judge Dlllon's resignation
takes effect. and the nomination sent 10 the
Senate upon its reassembling.
BAYARD's RESIGNATION OF Tue FINANCE
%. &c. CHAIRMANSHlP.
WASHINGTON, June 16.-A Senate Demo-
cratic caucus will be held tomorrow to re-
ceiye the report OF the committee appointed
to confer with Senator Bayard with regard
TO his profrered resignation of the chair
mansbip Of the Finance Committee. The
committee will report that Mr.. Bayard is in
flexibly opposed to any compromise orc con.
cession whatever, and insists that the bill
shall be left in the hands OF the committee
for mature consideration at the next session
OF Congress. II his party colleagues think
it advisable to force action upon the mea-
sure in opposition to bis conscientious con-
yictionS they must accept his resignation.
Forty.sixth Con.ress---EIrst Session.
r., =. s. WASHINGTON, June 1G, 1879.
@- So. SENATE. a-..
The Senate took up the bill introduced by
Mr.,McPherson to amend the act OF 1893 IN
regard to enrolling and licensing. vessels