The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-15
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wards In the Senate in a bundle without
the string being united. This, said Gene
raj Ewing, was a well devised, secretly
perpetrated fraud upon the American peo-;
pie. [Applause on the Democratic side.J
The Greenbackers here nodded their heads
in approval, and everybody paid the strict
eat attention as General Ewing continued
the best and the most effective silver speech
yet delivered in the House.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
I The friends OF Mr.. Tucker to-day re-
ceiyed a letter from Baltimore, which stated
that yesterday the surgeons removed the
baDdages from bis eyes, and that his sight
was, all right. he will now have to re-
main for two weeks or longer in 4 dark
room, and will no. be permitted to read
or write for some months. His many
friends here are greatly grati6ed and re-
heyed at the success OF the operation.
Mr.. Thomas, member of the House from
Illinois, was born in Alexandria, Va, and
is kinsmau of Mr.. James Thomas, OF
Richmond. During the war OF 1912, when
the British came TO Washington, bis grand
mother swan her horse across the Potomac,
carrying his father, then an infant, in her
arms. MIR. Thomas is thirty-tour. >
Godlove Ortiz, OF Venezuela fame, to-day
opposed the bill prohibiting the transfer OF
criminal cases from State to Federal courts.
Hendrick 3. Wright, thevenerable Green
hacker OF Pennsylvania, says that it was
an act of consummate folly in the Democrats
to attach the riders to the appropriation
bills last session, and that Mr.. Hewitt, Of
New York, was responsible for it.
Mr.. Cannon, the delegate from Utah, has
Tour wives and eighteen children living,
and yet he is mid-mannered and quiet.
General Warner, who has charge OF the
silver bill in the House, has grown pale and
nervous, and shows the greatest possible
anxiety in regard to the fate OF the bill.
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL IN THE SENATE.
While Senator Plumb. OF Kansas, re-
marked to-day that he did not see why Il
vote could not be reached at once on the
legislative bill because there were no Re-
publican senator's who wanted to speak, I'M
less Coukling or Blaine did. Senator Eaton,
a few moments afterwards, said that there
were thirteen senators down for speeches,
and that vote cannot be reached until
next week. Soon afterwards heard from
Republican senator that Conkling will re-
ply 10 Ben. Hill. Mr.. Herman, OF New
York, to-day made lengthy speech in favor
Of the adoption Of The bill as il came from
the House. He is sensible, but not an
attractive speaker, and spoke rather to
the country than to the galleries. His
arguments were sound and bis authorities
we'll chosen. There was nothing ultra in
anything be said, and it was soon evident
to all that be is not for Congress adjourn
ing without passing the appropriation bill.
His views on this subject are entitled to
great weight because he represents New
York, and New York is to be the battle
ground in 1880 between the Constitution
and absolutism. He said that Democrats
bold dear the old ideas OF faithfulness to
constitutional principles.
TuURMAN's SPEECH.
Expectation runs high tonight in regard
TO Thurman's speech tomorrow, and 4
great effort is anticipated. Garfield will
speak in the House on the silver bill, and a
vote will be reached. Kernan's defence OF
New York against Conkling's attack is
highly complImented tonight.
... >--,r.. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Subscriptions to the per cent. refunding
certificates to-day amounted to 1896, $50,
and to date to $13,613,950.
Collector Rives, OF Lyuchburg, telegraphs
Commissioner Raum that Government
party, in, raid on bushwhackers near Cum
berlaud Gap, killed Burt Grimes.
Messes. FELTON,, Speers, and Stephens Of
Georgia are for passing the appropriation
bills without riders. So said DR.. FELTON, &c
the Capitol to-day. -. -.
A patent has been granted Eli Fl. Janney,
Of Alexandria, for arbufer.
Up to Saturday last s1,099,447 had been
paid out under the pension-arrearages act.
The Government has received rockfish ar
liticialIy Matched at Aroca, at the mouth OF
Chowan river, North Carolina. These ale
the first yet Matched, and the process is
more rapid than in the case of shad.
Marylanders are still fighting the contirma-
ton of r. stockett Mathews, and citizens OF
Kansas are here urging the investigation OF
Senator ingalls,.
The public-printing question was to-day
discussed before the House Committee on
Printing by Mr.. Hutcheps, OF the Post, and
Public Printer Defrees. ..
Major Eakle, who left here to-day, says
they will have big season at the White
Sulphur. III . e..
Associated Press Reports By telegraph to the Dis
patch.l
REVOLUTIONARY PENSIONS. r.
WASHINGTON, May, 14.-The House Com
mittee on Revolutionary Pensions to-day
agreed to report fayorably Mr.. Dibbrell's
bill to prevent the Withholding Of pensions.
from pensioners under the act Of March 8,
1878. The object of the bill is to prevent
the withholding oipensons from those who
have been restored to the pension roll and
then dropped on the charge OF disloyalty.
THE FREEDNAN's BANK. 49,:
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Chairman Bruce
has called meeting OF the select committee
on the Freedman's Bank for next Tue
day, when the commission rs in charge OF
the affairs Of that insolyent institution will
lay before the committee detailed account
OF their management and personally respond
TO inquiries. The committee intend to ap-
ply to the Senate at an carly day for author
ity to sit during recess. and for sundry pow.
ers not explicitly conferred by the resolu-