The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-28
Washington.

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,,IC,xs-rIRGINIA'S WAR CLAiM-fEl-
u,pgyrn Bt1L-sUPERyIsoHs OF ELsc-
-,nr-MINISTRR SEWARD AkHhSfhU@ AND
nunrGgT TO THE HOUSE, &C., &C, tt
gv,,m Our Regular Correspondent
v-,suy>c7oS. February 27.-The House
to-day took up the conference report on the
..,onus bill, and, after speech OF five
,a;r,tes from Conger in regard to matches,
:, ros ,creed to-ayes, 147; noes, 1I3. The
.,onot;ve vote was at irSt announced ia,
,n, Mr. FRYE withdrew his vote because he
,,.a, ,,,;red With Mr.. Knott, and this made
,nc majority 81. twill now 80 10 the ere
,;dort and Mr. Hayes will have for a few
dar. more tobacco visitors than have en-
,nrod the White House for some years. No
,ric,6 OF the bill expresses any lear OF
rato tonight. Senator Beck says no PIcsl-
dsat ever yet vetoed q revenue bill.
THE REPUBLICANS vINDICATE Mr.. RANDALL.
Nr, Randall called the attention OF the
House this morning to a letter from secret
aren't OF the Treasury Department reflect
;ng on his official integrity, and asked Cor
snecial committee OF Investigation. fMr
Hale. Of Maine. Judge Kelly, and. AIR.
Thompson. OF Pennsylvania, all ReTubli'
cans. showed that there are times when
bitter partisanS can rise above party and
sneak rs men. They said while Mr.. Ran
dali is an uncompromising Democrat, that
infer wears Of association and acquaintance
with him THEY could bear testimony to his
exalted character and mblemished honor.
They did no; deem y committee necessary
- his complete vindcation from the foul
charge made, but il he desired it they would
grant his request. Mr.. Randall, with evil
dent feeling, thanked them for their kind
specches. and said he did not desire the in
ycsti.ation for the present, but that those
who come after him may know that he was
yinGicatcd. There was no dissenting vote.
and Mr.. Carlisle, who occupied the chair
during the proceedings, appointed the COM
mttec. The secret service man who made
the charge is named Williams. and the let
ter. though written in 1876, has just been
published.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ADDS TIRG1NlA'S WAR
CLAIM TO SUNDEY CIVIL BILL.
Our members OF Congress are in high
spirits because the Senate Appropriation
Committee this afternoon added to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill Virginia's claim
for advances to the General Government
! during the war Of 1912. 1t amounts to q
/ million and q half, and will come in very
opportunelv. The House delegation have
been at the Senate for two days with Colo
mel Wlthers urging senators to do this in
Justice to their State.
TIE YELLOw-FEvER BILL-THE HOUSE COM
MITTEE PROPOSES SUBSTITUTE.
i The House committee to-day agreed upon
a.ubs,itute TO the Senate bill to prevent the
Introduction Of yellow-fevcr and other con-
tIgious diseases into the United States, and
10 provide for the establishment Of Ma
0nal Board OF Health. The substitute
does not provide for any Encouragement OF
health, with headquarters at Washington,
As the Senate bin does, and it seeks to aid
the States, as far as possible, in carrying opt
their quarantine regulations, instead OF sub
shutting, rs senator's desired, Federal for
State system. Mr.. Casey Young, OF Mem
phis, advocated the Senate bill in commit
tee, but Mr.. Goode was for the substitute.
IHE VENTILATION OF THE HALL OF THE HOUSE.
The House to-day voted 100000 to pay for
carrying out the plan recommended by Pro-
lessons Henry and Baird and other scientists
for yentlatng, heating, and lighting the
hail. 1t was stated that it has been as
celtaiued that the present arrangements are
highly defective, ant that the health OF men,
berS is injured in consequence. The pro.
proposed alteration involves the removal Of
the wall and rooms in rear Of the Speakers
Chair, 50 that air and sunlight may be ad.
united freely from the south windows OF
the Capitol into the hail. The plan is an
elaborate one, and includes open fire places
as yenliators. .... ~.
THE SITUATION N REGARD TO SUPERVISORS OF
8 ELECTION, &C.
d have again Information that MessrS.
81 Hewitt, Sparks, Hardenburg, Hart, and
81 Elltr, Democrats, have given their party
IA 'he House notice that they will back
"'Wa when the Senate returns the Iegisla-
i'tlSe bill to the House with the supervi-
"S"s amendment stricken out. And yet |
W mol see how the party can possibly yield
4 amer The debate in the Senate Yesterday,
"h'ca all admit made the Democrats there
= "n" IN favor OF wiping from the statute.
"ooA any word apd line authorizing the APP.
lO'"'Iienl and pay OF these Radical intimi-
"'.'is ana bulldozcrs. I asked "a aistin-,
4 o"Sned southern senator tonight what he
|Vu5n' Of lie matter, and be promptly re-
q p'eu, II Know our Democrats are 4 unit.
81 ~A0 cannot see how those of the House
81 yield now. 1t is for them, however, to-
N bss ~ IL because we are powerless in our
& 10y prevent the Re publcans from
n '''N1s lie amendment from the bil.''
81 ~, ,nA cRooKEDNEss OF MINISTER SEWARD.
81 ,..a, ~. springer, after struggle, got up the
II ava -. 70 bring the body OF George Sew
& GA. ni'isteF to China. before the House, lin
$50 ts. s"al ae may show why be ought not
~ ee,,,, punished for refusing to surrender
b na,a, 'ooks demanded OF him by the COM
4 Hesro solomon Bundy and other Repub-
q ,as,n 'nade speeches to show that he could
erin,s withhold them IL they tended to:
q hi. ssa hin,. The policy OF Seward and
! by tha has been TO prevent any action
q terna present. House. and hence he has ia.
. rSssa all manner d obstacles and delays.
8 ana - house le ordered Seward 10 be arrested