The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-26


THE ARMY BILL-LATER sCENEs-NR.
GOODIES SPEECH-A STORY ABOUT CONK-
LING-THE ELECTION CASES IN TIE HOUSE
SENATE scENEs-PAssAGE- OF THE ARMY
BILL By THE SENATE-PERsoNAL-BR
NEWS ITEMS.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The House to-
day met at 10 O'Clock, and there were Just
seven members-a lucky number-in the
| hall when Mr.. Randall, in drowsy mockery,
| called it to order, and Mr.. Blackburn soon
| after took the chair as presiding officer OF
the Committee Of the Whole on the lcgisla-
tive bill. About thirty persons were in the
gallery, and only one correspondent besides
your own at the reporters desks. A South
Carolina member read quite hurricdly and
modest!y speech in support Of the bill,
but the Republicans who followed
him were Just as busy waving their
| bloody shirts as il there had been a
full house and crowd Of visitors
In fact, Mr.. Williams, OF Wisconsin (he Of
the cast-iron voice and crushcd-tragedian
air., went on ferociousy about whitc.iners,
whitc-caSucrs, and kukluN, apparently as
content with few pages and doorkcepcrs
as listeners as he was few days ago when
the Republican side in full force applauded
him as he declared that shooting down ne
grocs was common passime in the South.
Then Mr.. Thomas, Of Illinois, warmed up
by the arrival OF dozen more members and
Il few colorcd recruits to the galleries. was
almost as bitter as Joyce was yesterday or
Burrows some days ago. Finally, however,
General Hooker. Of Mississippi, got the floor
and he not only spoke in rounded sentences,
but lie told the most unpalatablc facts
to the Republicans in regard to !h"ir carpet
Dagger rule in the South. He reminded
them that for ten long, drcary years. at the
capital Of his State negroes, armed and led
by officers with drawn swords, marched
regularly to The polls and made elections a
farce and reproach; but that all this time,
while the negroes and their corrupt leaders
had their feet on the neckS OF the white
people OF Mississippi, you Republicans,
said General Hooker, never once raised
your voices in sympathy for your Caucasian
brothers. Bloody Burrows called his atten-
ton 10 the falling oG Of the Republican
vote in Mississippi. Yes, replied the elo-
qucnt MiSsissippian, they have decreased,
and your sympathy for the negro has in
creased spondingly, and your clamor
now for free elections is all pretcnce.
Subsequently Mr.. Ellis, OF louisiana, also
recited in detail the fragrant outrages perpe-
tr,fa in Sfofn ,,a ~ hn
people under the laws It's sought to repeal,
and gave ali account OF what he had seen
United States troops do at the polls at his
home. The Republicans cndcavored to in
terrupt him and break the force OF dam
aging statements by questions calculated to
draw him into m irrelevant discussion, but
he wisely declined to permit it.
MR.. G0oDE, OF VIRGINIA, MAKES A NATIONAL
| SPEECH.
All Eirsinians were highly pleased with
4 speech Mr.. Goode got in between l and
. O'Clock, and they wished he could have
had more time than was allowed him, be-
cause all he said WAS Oh the line Of concilia-
ton and the restoration of good feeling
between the North and South. His refer
cncc to the liberaIity ofthe northern people
during the yellow-ieycr last summer was
very opportune and happy, and he declared
that he did not believe they endorsed the
hate and bitterness expressed by their rep
rescntativcs in this debate. Brother Price,
OF Iowa, interrupting, said they did, and
that his people gave him bigger majority
every time he spoke as he had done in this
debate. Mr.. Goode said he had hope even
Of his reverend brother, for
while the lamp holds out to burn
The vilcSt sinner may return"
Mr.. Sparks here reminded the Iowa par
sou that lightning had struck in the adioin-
ing district [poning 10 Mr.. Gillette, Green
hacker, who beat the Republican nomnee],
and suggested that lie had better take care,
or else he might also be left at home. This
made Brother De La Matyr smile.
LORD ROSCOE WAS SUBSCRIBED TO TIE WAR.
The New Yolkrrs to-day tell story OF
Lord Roscoe and the early days OF the war.
1t seems that in 1861 he presided over Il
war-meetng ut Utica, and patriotism ran
high. One old man got up and said, am
too old to go, and | have no son, but will
subscribe, enough to fit out an ablc-bodied
soldier for the war. Another gray-haired
citizen said, an old, too, and | have no
money; but | have iii only son, and give
hlm Willingly TO Tie Union, and he shall go.
Here there were cries for Lord ROscoe>S
popular nephew, and Nj arose and said,
amid silence am not Old, neither have
money nor IN onIy son to sacrifice OH the
altar OF my country, but subscribe Uncle
Roscoe TO Tic cause. There WAS great APP
plause; but it is needless 10 say that the
subscription was never paid.
| TIE HOUSE ELECTION CASES.
| The members OF the House Election Com
mittce are comforting in regard to cutting
down the quantity OF testimony they will
print in election cases, so as to lop Oft what
is irrelevant The Iowa cases will be first
considered, ard the case Of Ex-Governor
Curtain will he reached at an early day.
THE SENATE To-DAY-No GREAT EFFORTS.
The Senate was very quiet oday, and the
crowd in the ladies' galleries was slim COM
pared with the jam there yesterday. Mr..
Paddock, OF Nebraska, read a speech, but
nobody seemed to listen, and Mr.. Thurman
left the chair before he got through and put
dreary Dawes In his place. John 4. Logan
made another speech, hoping to enhance his
senatorial reputation thereby, but nobody
| seemed pleased or enlightened.