The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-17
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The House to-day took up and discussed
the bin to establish commission for super.
intending Che improvement Of fhe aIissts.
sippi river. It5 provides for q commission
,os dye--three lobe army officers to be de-
slgnatea BY the President, and two civilians
familiar with the river and the lands adia-
censto 1t. These are to have surveys made
from ST. Louis, to the month OF the Missis-
sippi, and to, consider estimates for deep.
ening It's channel end protecting aliu-
vial lands embraced, IN It's. delta. They
are to submit their plans and estimates
to tic Secretary Of War, who, tf;they are
aprroved by Congress, is 10 carry themont.
The bill appropriates 1851 800 for closing
creyasses and strengthening leyees along
the river in the States OF Missouri, Illinois,
Arkansas, Mississippi, and I Louisiana.
Mess,rrss. Chalmers 81 Mississippi, and fRo-
bertson and Ellis. spoke at length in adyo-
cacy OF the. bill, and en'ivened their the re-
marks by FREQUENT touches Of sentimentland
rhetoric. The house; at 4:S5, agreed 70 con-
tinue the debate next "Wednesday evening
and II tue cali the previous question pc
then sustained, to take the vote on the pll E
and amendments Thursday morning, i
JAMEs.RlvER IMPROVEMENT, "a i, 4
Tho a., sub committee tonight continued
the preparation OF the river and harborbill,
and my deliberate judgment Is that the bill
They report to the full committee will not
appropriate over $4,000, 900, which would
not give the James river. over 100000. The
appropriation for Norfolk harbor will |
think, reach $4,000. The, fact That the
people OF Richmond have giye:i eighty dot
lars 10 every hundred spent BY the Govern
ment on James river will, I know, help TO
increase the subcommittee estimate with
members OF both houses :.a.r >. g, .'.
THE HENRY MEMORIAL. SERVICES TONIGHT.
The yiee-President Of the United States
and tile Speaker, Of tihe House presided TO-
night at the grand and imposing ceremonies
in the bail offthe lAoiiseinhonor OF tie late
Professor Henry, Of the Smithsonian Instr
tnte. The galleries were, radiant with
beauty, and the gathefiass eh lhtq; 4 some
of the n most distinguished mep, in all the
land: Eloquent. and 5sppropfiata speeches
were made BY Senator'S Hamfin Sna iWithers
and Representatives Cox;of N!ewiiY1ork and
Garfield, Df.., ::McCesh, Of Princeton, Pro
sessor Baird; and, Others. The alumni
of !Prineetonaihad seats on the floor; and
every eyer: available seat inn thc,Yast haliWas oc-
eupied !; in fact, the, corridors and the pas
sages leadipg:tolit were filed with people:
It Vas splendid tribuLetoseience and high
moral worth. -----.----- =
INTERESTING BaPf9sTAsf ecIATFeS MBEq1sGs+
~s5aPHs ger. oRED PEOPLE OF, THE SOUTH.
The American Baptist Publication Asso-
citation met tonight at Calvary church. in
this city, and discussed the Importance OF
the work among the colored people OF the
South, and abe1addresseswere delivered By
the Rev. Drs. Henson and Cooper, OF Phila-
delphia, and A. e. Dickinson, of Richmond.
The last named strangiyiurged the selection
of an agent in. each iStatep who from
living among colored people will be IA
miiiar with tneir,modes OF itlio,tsht,t relif'
c nous wants, and habits oEliie.ao Such men,,
selected Iaiy5oo because Of their energy and
higa@C Christian character, we md 4, re- able to
accomplish "a gneat deal more than agents
NOT !familiar with the race, To-aorrow
night Senator. Christiancg, OF Mithigah !, and
RepresertatIye Cole, Of Missouri. both Bap.
fists, will deliver addresses pa the same sub,
ject. Dr.. Dickinson has also been attending
the Potomac ON Baptist Association OF minis
tiers and .deaco0s.,nz ~. 4:!nl, -,rIo.gr 81. 81
In h,f - BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. q ~ >. :.
srr...'Windom intpodueadIa resolution. to-
day in the Senate toenco hragge the migration
OF, negroes from States where they are de-
MED equal eiyn rights 10, some more hospi-
table Territory .NITLT,a i
The tobacco question Will be further con-
sidcred by tie Senate Finance Committee
tomorrow; and ,tobaeco-men' from Cincin.-
natl have. just arrived: What the trade
wants is a report; -.5,s;l.l, 4 a.ljI2 ,I5a.
The Senate Commerce Committee to-day
appointed speciol committee on the rail.
road anti-discriminstion bill. 1t took no
action on the New York appointments :, i :
The rumor tonight is that Messrs. MaXey,
Eaton, and Cockrell are with Conkling on
the New York appointment He will need
more Democrats, as there is a handful OF
Administration senators-viz.,: Burnside,
Hoar, Stanley Matthews, and Dawes. - =.
The Thurman caucus committees on the
Edmunds resolutions met to-day.
The only senators who voted against The
bill TO pay arrearages OF pensions to the sol
diers of the war OF 1881, which passed the
Senate to-day-ayes, a; noes, 4-were
Davis, Of West Virginia, Hereford, MELON.
aid, and Salisbury; ~ Yg!,.i,cj.l Til
The PEesidept, it islreported, says if bis
New York appointments are rejected he
will reappoint them as soon as Congress re ad'
jorlrns. 4 HWIh ~ .Z"lLlitY,i til ~
The chaplain Of the House is l,Ti,'. .Yi,5la
Chief Joseph made aspeech at the Int
rior Department to-day. .,a- a;a,lt,e 81 ! ls..
ASSOCIATED Press ReRogts By telegraph to the Dis:
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Ex.sEcRETARY robson TEsTIFIEs ISHIs OWN
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WASHINGTON, january ZIG. EX-Secretafy
Robson wis before the House Naval Com
mittee to-Gay. He defended his course,
claiming that the sale OF old material to con-
tractors, in the nature OF its use for new
vessels, was so considered by the entire APP
propriations Committee Of the Forty.thfrd
Congress, who based appropriations on the
proposed discussion Of old material.
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