The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-16

Washington.
TIE PLAN OF FREEZING OUT THE YEILOw-FE.
vER--DISCUSSIoN OF THE ARMY BILL IN THE
SENATE--lHE CHARGES OF BUTCHERV AND
rNHEAHD-oF ATROCITIES AGAINST GENERAL
CHALMERs-THE WAR CLAIM S-yARIOUS
ITEMS, &C., &c. -.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Senate hay
ing unanimously passed 4 bin approrrIating
100000 for the construction OF stcam.vcs-
sci. or the remodclling Of some Government
vessel suited TO the purpose. that an expert
ment may be made testing the plan Of Pro
lessor Gamgcc for freezing out the germ OF
ycllow-fever from vessels coming to the
United States from infected ports, Mr..
| Young, OF Tennessee, to-day called up the
| bill in the House, and Conger could not ut
first find it in bis heart TO raise an objection
TO It's consideration. Mr. Young said that
in the beginning he did not think well Of
the project, but 4 careful examination OF it
had convinced him that the experiment
ought to be made. 1t is proposed. he said,
to construct vessel that in an hour can
bring the contents OF any vessel 10 4 tenn
pcraiure that Will freeze mercury ; and this
is TO be placed ct New Orleans, so as to
operate on Vessels coming from the West
Indies and other ycIlow-fevcr districts.
General King, OF Louisiana. warmly ap-
proved Of the bill, and General Gibson
called attention to the fact that the yellow
fever disappears on the approach Of cold
weather. aad said this WAS Il stron. argu-
nc;lt in, favor oil the experiment. lie hoped
there would be no vote against the bill.
General Garfield wanted no delay. aud was
| willing that the experiment should be
made. The Rev. Mr.. Cox saw no field for
| mcrrimcnt in the proposition, and he had
no other alternative than to oppose it. He
said the New York Board OF Health did not
believe in it, and he should vote agains: it.
| Then, seeing that no one concurrcd in his
views. said lie would take his seat Mr..
GooGc was clad his friend from New York
| had taken sober second thought and sat
| down. He said tne experiment WAS en-
| dorsed by the most distinguished sanita-
rians in the land, and il it fails the know
| ledge acquired will be worth the money.
and il it succeeds there will be no limit to
its value. Said he: 1T is the generally
received opinion that ycllow-fevcr cannot
exist where there is frost. and hence good
people in an infected country always pray
for FROST General Hooker said that cold
was Natures own remedy, and called at
tention to the fact that after careful
consideration the Senate had passed
the bill without dissenting vote.
Messrs. Fort, Updesraff, and Others urged
the immediate passage VI the bin, and DR..
Loring, who IS always on the side Of libe.
rality and humanity, made capital and in
structlye speech in lis support. Come,
got the floor aud expressed no faith in it
calling attention to the case OF the Ply
mouth rs evidence that neither cold nor fu
migatiOn are protectiveS. Several member:
had previously shown that the case of thu
, Plymouth, according 10 the official reports
did not furnish any good reason for no
making the experiment in question. The
Speaker raped Congcr down, and he OK
pressed Sorro w that he hadn't objected tt
the consideration OF the bill. This was Sc
in keeping with his usual character that
was rather glad he SAID so. After further
talk the hill passed, Dir. Cox being the onl!
audible No" II now goes to the Prcsi
dent, who will sign it.
TIE ARMY BILL IN TIE sENATE-JonN A
LOGAN uOWLS.
John 4. Logan, who looks as II he ough
TO lie the delegate from Sonora, commenced
waving his bloody shirt TO- day in the Sen
ate at O'Clock, and rs he waved the CORY
| garment most ciunlSily, he howled like {
Comanche, and defended the use OF troops
and every Radical appliance calculated tc
Cypress and tcrritoTialiZc the South in {
s!ash-whanging way. The audience Which
crowded the galleries were every now and
then relieved by his sending TO the Sccre
tary to DC read extracts in support OF hi:
legal positions. 1t was clear thai John y
is not 4 great lawyer. and his assumption o.
legal learning made Conking smile. Zach.
Chandler WAS proud Of bis politica
chum, and would lave liked it better
il he had quoted the line, "Hang
JcH. Davis on Il sour apple tree
and cusSed little more strongly.
John quoted little commonplace dictioua-
~ Latin, and several times affected high
toned pronunciation as peace.oilcring to
Lord Roscoe: but his murder OF even HI.
noiS grammar was clearly in the first DC
! gree. Sometimes dis voice was 4 baritone,
| thcn ia!>ctto, but oftcner a thorough base.
Republicans were not proud Of the effort,
even though it was strUn" out so rs to con-
same nearly two hours. Mr. Beck followed
in q strong speech, combining himself to the
| questions ut issue. The fact Is the Demo
crafts have the law and the argument on their
side, and they have all to gain By an earnest
presentation OF both in defence OF their
proposcd action. Let the Republicans do
the rantlnS. $685..
GENERAL CHALMERS RISES TO PERSONAL
.. EXPLANATION. . ..s...
A Cincinnati paper having published u
lengthy article declaring that General Chal-
mers at Fort Pillow had been guilty OF I'M
heard-ot atrocities and butchery, the Cen
cral to-day had the article read, and asked
that committee be appointed to investigate
the charges fully, saying that il true hewas
unworthy 10 be member OF the House.
The matter was passed by, and General
Chalmers has the right to call the resolution
I'D at sou! future day.