The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-13


THE CONGRESSIONAL vIsIToRs-THE SCENE
IN THE HOUSE BETWEEN MEssRs. GARFIELD
| AND wILLIAAs-THE sPoFFOgD CAsE-DOL-
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EMPERANCE-
BRIEF ITEMS, &C.
| From Cur Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The people here
are not sicker Of Pinarore badly sung than
they are Of the oft-repeated cutting.iackets
performances OF Senators Blaine and Ben.
Hill. The latter replied yesterday, and the
former replied to-day briefly, and it is the
general wish of both political parties that
there may he no more Of these replies until
the regular session next winter. The Maine
Senator to- day did not crowd the galleries,
and consequently only spoke fifteen min.
utes, to show that his Georgia antago-
mist was not much OF Union man.,
in spite Of his declarations yesterday.
Senator Hill afterwards submitted few
for James G. The notable feature OF to-
days performance was that Mr.. Carpenter,
who was in the chair, stopped, with peremp-
tory decision, Blaine from getting up one Of
those running partisan fights in which he
so much delights to indulge, contrary to the
rules OF the Senate. The brilliant dema-
cogue was evidently not we'll, and his voice,
as we'll as his face. plainly indicated it. II
he onlv knew some law, and would devote
himself to craftsmanship Instead OF con-
tenting himself with rumaging daily among
the personal records OF senator's he would be
! HOY ic No.
thing political before the Senate.
THE sHERMAS-GRANT wAR-sTIRRING DETEL-
| oPMENTs.
| Everybody has been talking to-day about
the scene in the House between Parson
Garfield and Williams, the Wisconsin stall
wart, Yesterday evening just before 6
O'Clock, and there was great deal more in
it than appears upon the surface, fer Will
| liams was put forward to draw from Gar
field n yea and nay reply to the question
whether owe have any law now under
which the President is authorized to use
troops at the polls to keep the peace?" and
Garfield, after characteristic attempts at
evasion, finally said: Il think we have
not, that we never had it, and that we
never ought to have had it in time
OF peace.' This not only created q
stir in the House, but the stalwarts
of the Senate were thrown into high state
OF excitement, and were at once more inter
ested in crushing out this new departure OF
Sherman than they were in proving that the
Democrats had backed out. Their anger
for hoy fI,o
bill reached the Senate Lord Roscoe object
ed to its going right away to the committee,
and the comment was that he and the stall
warts mean to fight it. But if they do it is
bound TO pass, and Hayes, who, like Gar
field, is for Sherman, will sign it. The
Grant men tonight say that the entire pat
ropage of the Administration is being used
to nominate Sherman, and they make no ef
fort to conceal their bad tempers about it.
The fact is they begin to doubt whether
they will get q solid South for the man or
horseback. All admit tonight that Sher
man stock has gone up and is going VI
daily.
THE KELLOGG-SPOFF0RD CASE.
More Radical negro politicians sWore be-
fore the Kellogg committee to-day that al
New Orleans they signed and swore tc
statements which were lies, and they knew
at the time were lies. One, preacher
when questioned sharply by Mr.. Merrick,
said be didn't mean that the committee
should be buldoZed. Another, who too
Murray, the scrgeant-at-arms, that he re-
ce:yed $3.50 for voting for Kellogg, swort
that he never received cent for his vote
I am not at all disposed to quarrel with any
man who believes in the total depravity OIL
Louisiana Radical politicians.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
| General Garfield, in abiding to the sue
| cessiul effort made by General Johnston te
: continue promotions in the army, said: 81
tender my compliments and thanks to the
gentleman from Virginia, General John
ston, who made the motion. The country
and the army will not soon forget it," Gen
eral Wade Hampton is still in New York
lie was called there by the death OF hi
= friend, DR.. Darden. Mr. Towushend say:
there IS but one bill on the calendar aheat
= OF his bill 10 prevent the removal Of case
;, from State to Federal courts, and that there
is no doubt OF its passage early next winter
There can be no successful hlibnSterin!
against it, because an all-nIght session and
united front will stop it. Mr.. Clymer to
day wore blazing red shirt-bosom con
cealer, and Mr.. Stephens, Of Georgia, ap
peared in new bombazine bat, which wa
+ not only becoming, but made bin look Xix
e retired clergyman. Mr.. Waite, OF Con
necticut, kinsman OF the Chief Justice
was happy in wide Observation-Disclosures
silk suit, such as a swell Ethiopian minstre
rIories in at Il watering place. White vest
and neckties huye considerably increased
Conger, however, sticks to his swa'ioW-tal
and sweats like stalwart.
THE TRADE-DOLLAR TO BE REDEEMED.
The Coinage Committee OF the House to
day agreed upon bill redeeming the trade
dollars in standard dollars and recoInln
the same into standard dollars after thci
redemption.
THE IOWA MEMBERS RETAIN THEIR SEATS
The House Election Committee has agree
that the Iowa members shall retain thei
e seats. This does not look as il the Demo
i Gratis are partisan in such matters, as th
members thus benefited are Republicans
The records do not show case IN Which
Republican committee, when that part
E mac /, rouer IN CONGRESS- acted rs prompt