The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-05

~r,,s ypEsCHMENT-CASE OF MINISTER DC ".
.rn--I pAPIIAMgNTARY-baW DISCUSSION, Ia
a-rr sry.Ts-THE JURORS TEsT-o ATH---TAA-
,ryoN OF CHuRCHEs-pR. cABELL3s5 1sa1-
Sns.rgyER BILL. PAssEDD---,PERSoSAL---tAl
, r"T SESSION FOR THE 18TH OF MARCH
r,pEwgLL-BRIEE ITEMS, &c. :
FROM Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March Al closed my dis
,s,cbes This morning at half-past 2, and
irnm that time until daylight the House
.,n,;nued It's efforts to dispose OF the inn
sediment case Of Minister Seward. Con-
,.r E Co.. however, filibustered in all man
rsr O, dilatory ways until finally the Re
nn,)icans refused to vote, and iele me
House without quorum. Nothing then
,.;red. owing to the want OF time, for
49,, memorials to do but 10 abandon the
so and allow one who richly deserves to
hn tried TO 90 free. During this protracted
SnrobbIe the reports from the conference
c,mmittee on the army and legislative ap-
,ronriation bills were that there was no
Irnspect OF an agreement; that the
democrats said they meant to nave
no law authorizing the presence OF
soldiers al the polls on eection-day,
and that they would be content with
no,hinc short Of the repeal OF the
inrors' test-oath and the supervisors law.
l. was simultaneously announced that the
Repubicans were not making any conceS-
sions that warranted remote prospect OF
an acreement. Your correspondent about
Early breakiaSt-time went over to the Sem
ate and heard
SENATOR'S EDMCNDS AND THURMAN DISCUSS A
QUESTION OF PARLIAMENTARY LAW 90 re-
on q fasting stomach. Now, you may be
able 20 cat raw oysters for breakfast, but I
would not advise you TO try parliament
arv discussion before YOU have broken your
last, especially il you have been up all
night in n crowded and over-heated hall.
Now, il there is public man in America
who knows all about all kinds Of law eX-
cept parliamentary law that man is Mr..
Thurman; and il Hanger has parliament
ary bump on bis head, then D1r. Thurman
hes distinct and wel-defned cavity at that
yery place. MIR. Edmunds, who plays Jona-
than 10 his David, was disposed not to press
him very hard, and remarked, when "doc-
tors differ" &c. Mr. Thurman, in reply,
said the difference between the Vermont
doctor and the Ohio doctor is that the Yer
mont doctor knows all the technicalities OF
parliamentary law, while the Ohio doctor
knows only such rules Of order as are
founded in common-senSe. Your corre-
spondcnt also found Messrs. Blaine, Win
dom. EdmunGs & Co. just. as exacting in
their demands as the Democratic majority
in the House were. By way. of relief he
was glad that Senator Harris, OF Tennessee,
kept pelsisting until he got up,a House bill
r0g THE RELIEF OF THE CHURCHES OF THE
DISTRICT
and passed it. 1t seems that few years
ago 4 law existed under which the churches
Of The District were heavily taxed, and that
this tax having accumulated until it aggre-
gated $4,000. most Of the churches were
sold Tor taxes, and were bought in by the
authorities Of the District. The object OF
the bin in question was TO restore this pro-
F5Hy TO the trustees who held them prior
to their seizure and sale. There is now no
law taxing churches.
THE REVENUE BILL.
With the exception Of the tobacco tax, all
the notifications of the existing laws EN-
braced in the revenue bill go into effect i'm
Mediatey, with the single further exception
Of The new regulations in regard to cigar
cites, which Lave information Will not be
put into operation for eight or ten days.
This Is in order to allow the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing time to prepare the
slips required by the, law to be pasted
around each package of cigarettes. Ilts&
The yELLow-FEvER BILL OF DIR. cABELL
PASSES.
This morning Congress, with great
pTomptitude, passed the yellow-fever bill,
which was explained last winter by DIR. Ca
bell, OF the University of Virginia, who
placed 1t IN the hands OF the senators and
representatives OF Virginia. 1t had been
previously endorsed By the National Health
association, of which Dr.. Cabell is presi-
tent. II does not provide for any director
general at Washington, and has no features
Which are Objectionable to our people. 1t
WILL therefore, doubtless do great good in
"'eFtng the introduction OF the yellow-fe-
VET aetother diseases into the United States
UAs carried out rigldly and wisely.
Personal NEWS rTRMs.
Judge Nowlin and James Il. Fisher, in
de post-oftice, and F. w. Mahood and Gen.
aal Lomax, in the stationery departments
VI tue House, have been kept doing double
au.! loFthe past week, but they were equal
q" H. The House has no more faithful or
,1ecessini officers than they are. Messrs.
-. u. barton Haxail, and William Ryan of
sne s''ale, We're III the House to-day. Mr..
l. a. Alfriend is in the city. Senator john
NV, ssvu was paired on all political questions
. ".I MI. Sargent, Of California, and Sen
ss "thers announced the fact when
"ah lfnportant.Yote was taken. s. =
Is EXTRA SESSION TO coMaEScE MARCH
-, 18TH. & i .s ~ i ~. "
Inc correspondents at once to-day con-
soy s.sssa 1hat Mr. Hayes would call the extra
edn .sa ~ .he arst week IN April, but appoint
ousst,' 'olleFenee committee to consider the.
nr;. s. y. VITA him. was therefore SUP
s,id y learn this evening that Mr.. Eyarts
ans : sn y, Capitol that the extra session
b,s Ds casied March 18th. Mr. Evarts ought
,bep oa, because he is paid 10 know what
Dr. D sslaent intends to do. Subsequently,.
cali & ses informed Judge Harris he would