The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-21
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Mk. FRYE AND THE MISSISSIPPI PAPER-THE
| REcrIFTHRS AND THE NEW LAw-THE Sill
YER RrLL-MR. WOOD AND THE WAYS AND
| MEANS CoMMlTTEE-THE LEGISLATIVE Ap-
! PRECIPITATION BILL IN THE ROU E-TuE
| FOUR-rER-CENT. LOAN AND THE NEW YORK
! SrNDlCATE-rERsONAL, &c. .., -
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Mr. Frye, OF
Maine, again brought his organ, the Oko-
Iona, Miss, paper, into thc House, and read
| lis comments on Blackburn's speech TO
show that it contained rebclllous sentiments.
| The gallant Kcntuckian did not lose bis
| temper, but in clear voice and without
excitement declared that fair dealing and
! ordinary manhood ought to have prevented
such misconstructiops as he had been re-
Gently subjected TO. He then went for -
the member from Maine for his perverted
| use OF what he termed an nconscquential
shcct-asking il its Ohio editor had not
been sent to Mississippi and supported for
partisan purposes by forced contributions OF
Ohio. felt called upon to participate in the
colloquy, and he soon was worse than
second best for his indiscrction. During
the scene Democrats crowded to the aisle
and stood around Mr.. Blackburn, but there
was nothing like excitement In the conduct
OF either side, nor was Mr.. Blackburn
tempted into IN admission or expression
that could be tortured into disloyalty and
rebellion. Mr. Frye was evidently sorry he
ever saw the Okolona paper, and glad when
his Ohio brother drew the fire from him.
THE RECTIFIERs MOVING AGAINST THE NEW
| LAW.
The law requiring bonds OF rcctifers,
which goes into effect May 1st. is very OBJ
jectionahlc, and petitions have already
reached Congress from New York, st.
Louis, Chicago, Richmond, and other points,
asking its repeal. To-day Mr.. d. 0. Davis,
OF Richmond, was at The Capitol, and saw
Mr. Tucker in regard to it. He explained
fully its Objectionable features, showing
that under it Il man who rectites 1000 gall
ions Il day for ten days, making 10000 gal
Ions. will have to give bond for SIS, 900.
Thu STEPHENS SILVER BILL, AGAIN.
The House devoted considerable time to-
day to the silver bill reported from the
Coinage Committee, and number OF
amendments were offered and ordered 10
be printed, so as to be voted Oh Tuesday,
when the bill will be considered again. Tire
bill, after being amended, now provides
that fractional silver currency, in sums OF
ten dollars and mu!tiplcs thereof, may be
exchanged for lawful money OF the United
States; also, that subsidiary silver coin
SHALL be a legal tender in all SUNS not eN;
c.edlng $40 FOR public and private debts.
The amendment Of Parson Garfield to make
the sum exchangeablc for lawful money fifty
instead OF ten dollars was voted down, and
an amendment to put the trade dollar on an
equality with the fractional currency in Il e
respects named was withdrawn because
4 General Ward announced that the commit
tee had bill already prepared for this pur,
pose.
THE RUMoRs IN REGARD TO THE WAYS AMI
MEANS COMMITTEE.
The newspapers have not been able to
publish all that has been said and done in
congressional circles in regard TO the Ways
and Means Committee. / know very wei
that not 4 Democratic member OF the com
mittee wanted Mr.. Fernando Wood as its
chairman, nor DO think that his appoint
ment pleased any Of the Republican mem
bers. This feeling was shared by Demo.
Gratis of the House. | have already tele.
grabbed YOU that Mr.. Tucker could have been
chairman II he desired to superscdc Mr.
wood, and have no reason to change this
statement. / called on Mr.. Tucker to-day
and while he was reticent as to what had
taken place in the committee, he promptly
assured me that he had never for moment
favored the idea OF superseding the chairman
appointed by the Speaker with one to be
elected by the committee. I learned frou
another source, however, that Mr.. Wood Is
now only chairman because Mr.. Tucker
would not consent to supersede him. Now
while all agree that Mr.. Tucker would bt
more successful patron OF revenue bill
on the floor of the House than the venerable
, statesman from New York, the chang
would do harm TO the Democratic party
especially il made in the way proposed b.
the Democrats OF the committee. MI
Wood. I hear, did not know OF the situa
. ton of affairs until it had been settled, a
far as Nj. Tucker was concerned, that h
was to remain at the head OF the leadin!
committee Of the House.
THE DEBATE ON THE LEGIsLAT1yE APPRopRIA
TION BILL.
The first speaker to-day was Brothe
Price. OF Iowa, and he was funnier than
play. While with 4 steam-cncinc rapdlt.
he INDUCED in wild flights OF fancy, ant
quoted scriptural figures with religious Ter
ror, the Democrats roared with laughter, ant
not only applauded, but cried EGO on
when he got through. At ten minutes to
O'Clock Mr.. Steele, of North Carolina, pro
cecdcd to reply to speech made by MI
FRYE, aud the member from Maine, inter
ruptins, said he took back what he Their
said-yiz., that North Carolina wa;
not chargeable with the outrages tha
had marked the conduct Of the
Democrats in other southern States. fol
he had since ascertained that she had a:
many moonshiners and kukluX as the res
Of them, and if he were given n1teer
minutes he would prove it. Mr.. Steele
raising bis hands, said: "Angels and min
listers Of grace, defend us"; and his man
ner, as we'll as what he said, made the House
roar. He gave history OF carpet-bag rule
in his State, which was listened 10 with at