The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-08

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"A PERMANENT PuBLyc.HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

Senator Harris. Of the Senate Yellow-Fe
s,omtnittee, letter from Dr. james IL,
fCabe,l. OF the University OF Virginia, and
president Of The American Health Society,
Ewho sends.a memorial I'd Congress for The
appointment Of a provisional heaith com
mission 10 report to the next Congress d
plan for The: establishment Of a permanen.
national health organizations. Dr.. Cabell
and the Association he represents desire the
experts who arc to compose 1t appointed
not by the President, but by the Academy
Of Scienees-an institution chartered by
Congress. Tt .a; ~ tE.ss<a>
i aR. VOORHEES, AND THE TRApE-DoLLAR.r
| Mr.. Voorhees, to-day made speech in the
Senate In favor OF the redemption and re-
coinage of the trade-doliar into standard
dollars. He, took occasion to pay his re-
spects to Senator Sherman in the course OF
his remarks. sSs,,,,.. = ~ .is.;1 -
't'' THE LATE. B. B. IDogGLAss..,..,. !: z /;
T., The. ed Of January has Eeen fixed for
the delivery, OF the, eulogies on the late
Hon. B. B. Douglas, and the Virginia dele
gition win meet tomorrow to- arrange for
the speeches. His most intimate Demo.
cratic friehdsIwere> MessrE. Clarke; ofrKen-
lucky; Smith. OF Georgia, and Springer OF
Illinois, and he always paired with MI.
Pollard (Republican), of Missouri: ~. =
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS. :,,' .,s-i
The friends Of the army bill held con.
ference at Senator Burnside's house to. might
to arrange plan for pressing lit through
Congress. 1t will be so modified as to meet
General Hancock's views. and this, it is
claimed, will give it strength with Demo
Gratis. Mr.. Jorgensen says it ought not to
pass, and he thinks it will be defeated.
It has been ascertained that $4,000 can
be saved by discharg1ng superfuous en-
ployes in the Patent Office and reducing the
pay of others with large salaries and little
work.
Six thousand persons in Chicago have
signed petition for the Investigation of
United States Judge Blcdgett, charged with
crookedness in Office. ,a.s ar.5,'.t'
General Logan and Captain Wesley n.
Smith, Of Richmond, and w. f. Cheek, OF
Danvile, were at the Capitol to-day.
The West Virginia Legislature meets to-
morrow, and members who passed through
Washington to-day said the Democrats
elected as Grecnbackers will go into the
Democratic caucus. -'t
The weather has been comparatively
pleasant to-day. ...
The House to-day farther discussed the
Geneva award, and Mr.. Christiancy thinned
the galleries OF the Senate by duh speech,
man mission. ....... -
Hon. Alexander Stephens is worse.
Senator Harris, OF Tennessee, who was
considerably bruised by the running off OF
sleeperqon his way to Washington, is in
his seat but limps a little.
Judge Hunt, OF the Supreme Court, who
was parayzed the other day, was easier to.
day. ~,
The army officers on duty in Oregon tele-
graph that they are opposed to the army
bill. "",' -. 49,
The President has nominated Lewis D.
Payne, OF Virginia, as United States district
attorney for Wyoming.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports By telegraph to the Dis
| Datch.l -' 49,.
. THE METRIC SYSTEM.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE report
made to-day from the Committee on Coin:
age, Weights, and Measures, presentsa con-
densnd history OF the metric system, pre-
pared by DR.. Culver, and assumes that the
first essential thing for the civilized world
is to establish Mt this time fixed and de-.
termined unit of international linear mca-
surement. The metric system has received,
they say, the support OF statesmen and the
earnest sanction of scientists, both in the
New and Old World, for the past half GEN.
fury, and the committee remark that they
cannot longer treat with indifference the
numerous appeals being made to Congrt SIS
by scientific and businessmen OF the coun-
| try, urging the adoption OF the system in
such departments OF the Government, at
least, as have the largest relations with
those countries and nations which have al
ready adopted it. -...-. .r...s...... ....
The committee earnestly recommend the
passage Of House bill introduced last scs-'
post offices and custom-h ouses OF the United
States. .- ...-... .'... e .f.'.r a. 30. -''
OTHER ITEMS. .t@
w AStllNuloN, LS SaD3ltCI
session to-day was devoted principally. to
the discussion of the favorable financial sit
| uation. Secretary Sherman called attention
to the fact that the Treasury now holds
large amounts OF gold, silver, and green
backs, much more than there is any use for
at present. Reference was also made to the
reports from all parts OF the country, that
resumption had given confidence TO busi-
ness, and that both at home and abroad bust
ness seems to be stimulated and is being
conducted with renewed activity.
Representative Partridge, Of Georgia, was
in critical condition from incipient pnerl-
monia, bat to-day seems to be improving.
The subcommittee o. the House Apro-
lpriations Committee are still engaged in the
preparation of the, legislative, executive,
and judicial appropriation bill. They will
not complete 1t for several days. ~
| The House Committee on Commerce this
morning referred the subject Of the river
and harbor billto sub committee consist
ing OF Messrs. Reagan, Kenna, and Hub
bell, with instructions 10 prepare a bill as
early as practicable, within specified limit
as to amount, and report to the full COM
mittec. ~. ..
The arrangement Of the Treasury De-
partment with national.bank repositories
lis that subscriptions to the four-per- cent.
loan through them are to be paid in coin.
The subscriptions through other sources
ooO bp maid in praaD bartSS