The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-09

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TRIUMPH OF NJ. GADELLA-FlNASCIAL
MATTERS-FRoM THE ZULUs, &C., &c.
Washington.
THE HOUSE CONSIDERING THE LEGISLATIVE,
EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION
BILL-SPEcULATI0Ss ABOUT TIE HOUSE
CoMMITTEES-MR. BAYARD AND THE JURORS
TEST-0ATH--THE RrvEs HABEAs CORPUS
CAsE-THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATORIAL
CAsE-rARIoUS IEEMs-PERs0NAL.
.From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April S.-The House went
into Committee OF the Whole on the cxecu-
tive, Legislative, and judicial appropriation
bill, but before it did this Mr.. Atkins said
be would be very liberal in the distribution
OF time; but il he shalt be so it will be con.
trary to his usual rule. for nothing seems to
please him more than to cut down the pay
OF small House employcs-even il he has to
increase the compensation Of some attache
OF his own committee, in whom he feels 4
special interest. General Hooker, who fail
ed to get in his speech on the army bill,
said he hoped the chairman would not adj
here to any lists now made out, but would
give all fair show. He was rather tart on
Mr. Springer, who presided in Committee
OF the Whole on the army bill. Mr.. Gar:
field remarked that there must be list, but
he was opposed to an iron rule. General
Hooker seemed to think that The iron rule
prevailed last week. Mr.. Blackburn. on TAX
Il FoII
any prepared list, but would make one for
himself, and in doing this he would cndea-
vor to do justice to everybody. Here
there was 4 good deal OF confusion, in spite
of the gavel-onc member rising to parla-
men;ary inquiry and another to point Of
order. Members fackcd to the clerks desk
as anxious to get their names on the list as
boys are TO get their Chris!mas-giits at q
Sunday school. 1t was agreed that all OF
tue sections Of the bill shall be disposed OF
before those known as the political sections
are taken up. These, it will be remember
ed, refer to the modification Of the election
laws and the repeal Of the Jurors tcSt-oath.
The proceedings now became very tame. and
drowsy occupants. Among the amend
ments adopted was the reduction OF the pay
OF Government storckccpers to $50 per
month.
ABOUT TIE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
l hear tonight that Mr.. Goode will remain
chairman OF the Committee on Education
and Labor, and that Colonel Cabcll will
again be at the head OF the Committee on
Railroads and Canals. 1 hope sincerely that
this may prove true. 1t is further rumored
that MI. Blackburn will go on the Ways
and Means Committee, a position more de-
sirabe and influential than the chairman
ship OF any ordinary committee. Mr.. COT
froth, of Pennsylvania, is to be chairman OH
Invalid Pensions, an important committee
to the northern States. What | have pre-
viouSly sent you in regard to the committees
seems still TO hold good. Mr. Richmond
will be on the Committee on Agriculture.
The increase of the committees will greatly
relieve Mr.. Randall and enable him to
please number Of members who would
otherwise have to lie disappointed.
MIR. psYARD TRIES TO REPEAL THE JURORS
TEST. oATIIS-EDMCNDs OBJECTS.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Bayard said I
ask tue unanimous consent to put this bill
upon its passage at once without referring
it to committee. 1t repeals the two Sec
tons of the Revised Statutes which pre-
scribe test-oaths and dSqualiticationS for
Jurors in United States courts, and which
practically exclude the great body Of the
people OF intelligence and character from
the jurors box in the southern States. The
Senate has already signited its approval OF
this hill. and in view of the situation Of pub
lie affairs, which is we'll known and comprc-
hendcd by the Senate, l earnestly ask that
no objection will I've made TO the present con-
| sidcration and passage OF the bill. I will
not debate it, but, Offering it in the spi-
rit and for the sake of Justice and
| kind feeling among our countrymen
and between political parties in the
| two houses OF Congress, l earnestly
hope that the unanimous consent, which |
know to be necessary for its immediate
passage, may be granted" Mr.. Edmunds,
with deliberalion. and with evident salts
| faction, said he objected, and proceeded to
give some very insufficient reasons for this
arbitrary action, saying that as The Demo-
| Gratis had control OF the committee to which
| it would be referred he hoped they would
report 4 satisfactory substitute for section
S21. lie was willing to have section $40
repealed, as had been done in 1870. He adj
mitted that it was now on the statute-book
because OF mistake OF the compiler OF the
statutes.
WHAT Is SAID OF TIE DEBATE on THE ARMY
BILL.
The Republicans say nothing in regard to
the wise, the patriotic, the conciliatorY, and
the Yraternal uttcrances Of Democrats in the
recent debate in the House on the army bill,
but they chuckle over anything in the least
imprudent that was spoken in the heat Of
discussion. The declaration OF Dir. Tucker
that he had no regrets for what he did du-
ring the war, and would do the same thing
over again under similar circumstances
the ELOQUENT allusion OF Mr.. Blackburn to
the presence of Mr.. Evarts during the de-
bate; the singing denUnciation OF Radical
lam hy General Chalmers: and the remark