The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-21


THE DEMOCRATS ON THE PRESIDENTIAL.
VET1-THE SILVER ELL STILL BEFORE
TIE HOuSE-THE SUBJECT OF THE AD-
TOURNAMENT OFtCoNGHEss INDEFINITELY
POSTPONED -CABEE COMMUNICATION
ACROSS HAMPTON ROADS INTERRUPT
ED-FUNERAL Of TIE LATE; JUDGE ASA
PACKER-suIcIDE OF AN OCEAN STEAM
SHIPS oFFiCER-THE soAiEgvILLE LIAss.j
YOUTHFUL CHlLD-KILLERs- HELD For
TRlAL-ARREST OF COIN-COUNTERFEIT-
ERs IN NEW YORK-FIRsT PEACHES OIL
THE SEASON FROM GEoRGlA-CApITAL
PUNISHMENT IN SWITZERLAND. &C., &C.
Washington. ! !;
A BILL IN REGARD TO TNsUREECTIoNs--S DAY
FOR ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS- NOW TO BE
FiXED-THE INCOME TAx-G0rEaSoR nuI.-
.LIDAY-WoMAN srFFRAGE-IHE SILVER
BILL AMENDED. .t.r
IFrom Our Regular Correspondent
= WASHINGTON, May 20.-St. Jerome Ed
munds, whose face grows daily more sour,
objected to-day when Senator Mcdonald
wanted to Introduce in the morning hour q
bill to suppress Instructions in States and
Territories. The Indiana" Senator will,
however, get it in tomorrow. 1t provides
that IN cases Of INVASION insurrection, or
domestic violence in any State or Territory,
upon the statement OF any United States
marshal OF judge Of the Supreme Court, tue
Governor shall call on the President to
order out the militia vi said State to put
down the rebellion, &c. If, however; the
mil: l., ara To hn tpS Of M
order, then the President is to use the army
and navy OF the United States 10 accomplish
the desired object.
WHAT The WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE DID
TODAY.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
came to the conclusion that in the present
condition Of business ia Congress it is not
possible to tx day for adjournment. Mr..
Woods resolution that Congress adjourn
in May was therefore indefinitely post
poned. Outside OF the committee you
could hear the frequent prediction that
Congress will leave Washington before the
expiration OF four weeks. The committee
also agi ICED that it VIII not report ut this
session any bill changing the existing reyc-
nue. laws. 1t should not, however, be in
ferrCd that the members are not interested
in matters relating 10 the revenue, for l
know that they have considered the ques-
ton Of an income tax, and that the inGica-
tons arc that bill for that purpose will
certainly be reported at the regular session.
have information that all Of the Democrats
except Dir. Phelps. OF Connecticut, will
vote TO report il, and that all the Republi-
cans except Mr.. DuEnell, OF Minnesota,
will vote against if. While it is true Mr..
Fernando Wood will vote against the bill
in the House, he will not in committee vote
against repo, ting it. The vote on General
Dibbrells motion the other day shows that
the House will vote for taxing incomes
when the subject comes up. The prevail
ing feeling is to exempt all incomes under
81, 900.
Personal. NEWS ITEMS.
Major +. w. Hunter, of Winchester, who
was here to-day en- route for Trc1ericks-
burg, where lie goes to attend the Episcopal
Council, reports that Governor Holiday is
reganing his health, and will soon be out
again. Mcssrs. f. NJ. Young and W. 2.
Waugh, OF Grayson, and W. 81. Prout, ed
itor OF the Gordonsyile Gazette: were in
the city to-day. General Joseph f. john
ston was in his seat to-day after brief visit
to Virginia. MeSsrS. Tucker and Jorgen-
sen are the only Virginia members absent.
Ex- Governor Baldwin, OF Michigan, was
on the floor of the House to-day. Nobody
blags much about Blainc's speech, and Sem
ators Eaton, Bayard, and Williams were
often congratulated to-day or their success
full encounters with him.
THE BILL TO PROHIBIT THE REMOVAL OF GRIM
NAL CASES TO FEDERAL. COURTS.
AS soon as the Republicans found to-day
that the House-by il vote OF ayes 81, noes
112-reiused to lay on the table the bill
prohibiting the transfer OF criminal cases
commenced TO flibuster, so rs to exhaust
the morning honr before 4 final vote could
be reached. Mcssrs. De La Matyr, Weaver,
: and their brother Grecnbackers, promptly
voted with the Democrats against layin the
bill on the table, and will so vote on its final
passage.
TUE IOWA ELECTION CASES.
The House Elections Committee to-day
commenced the consideration OF the Iowa
election cases, Mr.. Morris, Washington
lawyer, counsel for Mr.. Wilson, one OF the
contestants, arguing that the committee had
enough before it to warrant it in consider
ing the cases. Mr.. Sapp, one OF the sitting
Imembers from Iowa, replied TO him, taking
the position that the committee had no iuris-
diction. There will be meeting OF the
committee tomorrow, when the question
will be further considered. II will be re-
membcrea that Iowa held IN election for
members OF the House Of Representatives
in October, and that votes were also cast at
The November election for candidates 10.
Congress.
| 4 LICK AT TIE SUPREME COURT.
The strong. minded ladies were at the
Cauitol to-day laying before members OF
| Congress resolutions in regard 10 woman
suffrage. Ii one of these they say: " We
demand in amendment to the Constitution
defining the rights OF citizenship and SUI
frayc so clearly that even the Supreme Court
of the United States can understand them
| THE SILVER BILL-AN AMENDMENT ADOPTED