The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-15

FATAL AFFEAY IN FRANKFORT, KY!
). .NUfSANCEs ABATED IN NEW ORLEANS TO
PREVENT YELLOW -FEyER-ACC IDENT IN
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FoRsiGNITEMs,
&C., &c. IS -
Washington.
CONGRESS- TO BE IN SESSION UNTIL. JUSR-A
STATE PROPOSED TO DE ORGANIZED OUT OF
THE INDIAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CRATIC CAUCUS NEXT NORTHUMBERLAND
EwING's SPEECH on THE SILVER BILL
PERSONAL, &C..
GFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 1A.-The talk at the
Capitol to-day was THAT Congress will nd
iourn before the close of May, but recent
developments indicate that twill be here
in June, even if the Ways and Means Com
mittec report in favor Of Mr.. Fernando
Woods resolution fixing the Goth Of May
rs the limit TO the present session. There
is no disposition GU the pert OF tbe Senate
to go into general business, and senators
talk hopefully OF an early adjournment,
but they will, nevertheless, have to srapple
with the knotty questions ahead, and this
will take time, rs bay is already half gone.
sEANTOR VEST WANTS AN INDIAN STATE.
To-day the Senate passed resolution
calling upon the President for information
as to the purchase of land in the Indian Ter
ritory under the treaty or 1866, for the To-
cation of Indians and freedmen. Before a
vote was taken Senator Vest, OF Missouri,
its author, said that this Indian Territory
now stands as mighty rock, impeding the
progress OF civilization and emigration to
the Southwest, and il it is to remain a
Botany bay he wanted the people OF his
section to know it ut once. He intended at
the proper time to introduce a bill organ
izing the Indian Territory into State, so
that it may be admitted into the Union, and
its rich lands and valuable resources may
be thrown open to all the people. This
means that the Territory is TO be peopled
with white men, and the Indians driven
still further west.
VIRGINIA ToEACCoNIsTs BEFORE sUBcoM-
MITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS.
To-day Messrs. Venabe, Cameron, and
Dunlop, tohacco-eXporters OF Petersburg,
accompanied by Major Charles S. Stringfc!-
low and Colonel BurwelI, went before a
subcommittee Of the Ways and Means
Committee, having in charge General john
ston's bill changing the cancellation OF eX-
port bonds. All tue facts bearing upon the
case were laid before the committee, and
the indications were that they will certainly
report in favor OF the reasonable relief
asked for, iu spite Of the fact that the fees
OF American consu!s in foreign ports will
be reduced in consequence.
sPECULA TIONS ABOUT THE SITUATION-THE
.. CAUCUS.
Democrats still say that their caucus will
be held Monday or Tuesdly, but this Is
prcdicated on the belief that Congress will
have gotten rid OF the legislative bill by
that time, and it is not certain that this will
he the case. It, however, looks as il they
want to be in possession of more yetoes
from the President before determining on
their ultimatum The tone of Democrats,
even Of the most ultra type, to-day has been:
calmer, and the situation is argued by them
with less excitement than it was twenty-four
hours ago. The conservative tone OF DEM
ocratic senators is matter OF remark, and
they are as moderate, with few excep-
tions, as the Republicans are staIwart. All
the conservatism OF the Republican party
is confined to the House, and there it,
roosts low since Rutherford 3. joined the
stalwarts. In the House is now found the
most stalwart Democrats at Washington.
One of these, for example, who represents
State that was not represented in the Con-
federate Congress, to-day declared in con-
versation with southern member that he
was against passing either appropriation
bill without the political sections, and one
of his reasons was that this would consoli-
date the South. But. said the southener, it
will consolidate the North, too, and give
Grant in 1880 all OF the northern States.
He replied that this was its tendency, but
that he had but little hope OF electjng a
Democrat, anyway. The southerner, how
ever, was confident that with prudence and
moderation on the part Of Democratic con-
sressmen now Grant can be certainly beaten
with the nominee OF the Democratic party.
THE SILVER BILL IN TIE HoUsE-GENERAL
.EwING's SPEECH.
Mr.. Fort, Of Illinois tRepublican). made
quite a lengthy silver speech, and was will
ing to vote for the bin il it could be amend
ed SO that the owner OF any silver bullion
may deposit the same In quantities of twenty
ounces and over at any mint OF the United
States at its actual market value, and receive
in exchange: standard silver dollars. The
value OF the bullion, according. to the pro-
position OF Mr., Fort, must be determined
by The Director Of the Mint, with the APP
proval of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
General Ewing, or Ohio, followed, and re-
Piled to the statement that there is dam
ger OF Quitting the country with silver
by free coinage. He said that the
production. of silver in the whole
world only amounts to $70,0OO,0O0 annually,
and we use 24,C00,0OO. The Asiatie trade
requires 100000, and it takes Sl0,000,000
for the arts. He gave other demands,
amounting to $20,000,000 more. This coun-
try has never in one year produced more
than $4,000, 900, and last year it was much
below this. Silver, he said, was more I'M,
deryalued in the United States from 1884
down-that is, at 16 to THAN was ever
done by any people in the history Of the
world. France has struck the true point