The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-12
Washington.


DELIGnTRD-GENERAL LEGrsLATIoN-pER.
SIMULTANEOUSLY RELATIONSHIP TO THE
C0AMiTTHEs-THE LEGISLATIVE APPROpRIA-
TON BILL IN THE HoUsE-TuE CABINET
MEETING-BRIEF ITEMS, &c.
From our Reg nlsr Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 11.-Now that the
committees are appointed The friends oil
general legislation ut the extra session seem
in better spirits, and the Green hackers are
especially eiatcd. You may look out for the
introduction OF enough bills on Monday 10
keep the Banking and Currency and Ways
and Means Committees busy for months.
The Grcenbackcrs say they have enough
Democrats favorable to their schemes, in.
Guiding Mcssrs. Ewing, Stephens, Reagan,
and Springer. 10 give them g fair show, and
that is all they want at present. Judge
Buckner has been reappointcd chairman OF
the Banking and Currency Committee, and
the selection Is capital one, for he is not
only man OF strong sense, but he dares to
do just what he thinks is right. 1t is mat
ter OF congratulation that General Bealc is
on the Commerce Committee, for now the
James, the Rappahannock, and other rivers
OF Virginia will have q fair show.
MIR. HEREFORD REPLIES TO THE MAssACHu-
SETS SENATOR.
Mr.. Hereford delivered an able and
pointed speech in the Senate to-day in re-
ply to that OF Mr.. Uoar, OF Massachusetts,
who, it will be remembered, declared in
support of his resolution that the conduct
OF the Democrats in regard to the legisla-
tive and army appropriation bills last scs-
sion was revolutionary, and if persisted in
would destroy the life OF the nation. Nj.
Hereford went right to the record OF the
House in 1872, and showed then that both
u' the present Massachusetts senator's voted
with i'll the other Republicans OF that BODY
to Incorporate in the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill an amendment 10 the supervisors
law OF partisan character. lie further
more showed that neither they nor their
party ever hcsitatcd to add to appropria-
ton bills sections, however irrelevant, pro-
vided political eXigenccs called for them.
Mr.. Hereford is always decided in his opin-
ions, and uses strong terms and plain Eng
lish when he undertakes to expose Radical
outra-es and inconsistencies.
SENATOR WITiEks HAS CHARGE OF TIE ARMY
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate to-day took up the army ap-
preparation bill just rs it passed The House,
agreed to follow the example OF the House,
and dispose OF all the sections upon which
there will be no special controversy, thus
leaving The political section in regard TO the
use Of troops ut the polls for the last. On
this Senator Wallace will make an elaborate
speech, and Senator Blaine, who was with
him on the subcommittee which had charge
OF this bill, will make one OF his strongest
efforts on the other side. Senator WithcrS
will be continually on the floor, but whether
be will make 4 set speech on the
section referred 10 I do not know.
Mr.. Thurman, who has been sick for
over a week, was in the Senate to-
day, but looks feeble. A great effort
has been expected from him, and hope he
will be strong enough for the task. Mr..
Bayard will also speak. The leading Re-
publican senators are determined TO put
themselves on the record, and are prepar-
ing to participate in the debate, Conkling
to make one OF those chronic efforts OF his
life. The proceedings, OF course, to-day
were dull aud monotonous, and many sen.
ators either retired to their cloak.rooms or
their committce-roOms. This will not be
the case when the 9Th section is reached, for
then the Senate will be the chief point Of in
terest, and its galleries will be crowded by
those who never miss a great debate in the
Senate.
TIE PERIODICAL DISCUSSION OF THE AGIICUI.-
TuRAL DEPARTMENT.
Whenever the section in regard to the
Agricultural Bureau in the appropriation
bill is reached every session an animated
discussion follows, and it is evident that
whatever obi ection members have TO the
Commissioner personally is visited upon the
Bureau. The debate was, to-day enlivened
by the humorous theolosian OF New York,
Mr.. Sunset Cox, who read the parable OF
the sower, and applied it to the case under
discussion. The crazy man OF tue gallery
was not on hand, and made no response.
4 number OF members, including MessrS.
Atkins and BIount, Of the Appropriation
Committee, were very severe on the de-
partment, declaring the seeds were OF no
account, and that they were not properly
distributed. This brought Mr.. Aiken, OF
South Can olna, to the floor. who said that
everybody knew that the legislation OF the
House was run by little coteric, pointing
to the members named. who sat around tic
Speakers desk. This brought down the
house. Mr.. Aiken further said That a.r!-
culture had never had fair show in Con-
gress. but the time WAS coming soon when
the appropriations for its interest would
have to he doubled. He had loud voice,
he declared, and meant 10 be heard in its
defence, IN spite OF hair-spltting lawyers.
1t was agreed that members of Congress
shall be furnished with what seed they want
for distribution among their constituents.
MR. fuckers SPEECH PUBLISHED.
Dir. fuckers speech appeared in the
Record to-day, and has already attracted
great attention. lie has received numerous
applications from New England and tie
West for it, and the Democrats will issue
thousands OF if, as we'll as OF the fine
speeches of Black burn, Carlisle, McMahon,
Hurd, and Knott. These will prove COM
plete and effective antidote to those OF Gar
r. W IfoJ,