The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-03
fFrom Our Regular Correspondents

toned TO look up to, agreed with General
Gordon in regard to the situation. 1t is a
subject OF comment to-day that the southern
members on the joint caucus committee Sat-
urday night were all more or less concilia-
tory and moderate, while Cox of New York,
Eaton OF Connecticut, and Clymer OF Penn
sylyania, took an ultra position and were
unwilling to recommend the passage of the
army bill unless there was coupled with it
the original clause forbldding the use. Of
troops at the polls. Well, as Judge Reagan,
OF Texas, pertinently said, Mr.. Clymer has a
Democratic majority OF 5000 in the county
OF Berks, and lie might have added that Mr..
best pleased with him when he is most ultra !;
and further, that Mr.. Eaion's State is now
Republican, and his prospect of being re-
elected to the Senate so remote that it does
not matter what position he takes.
WHAT REPUBLICANS SAY TONIGHT.
Republicans 10 high favor at the White
House say that Mr.. Hayes will approve q
legislative bill emitting any provision for
the pay OF deputy marshals, but they add
quickly that marshas will still continue to
appoint deputies, and that the Republican
party, out OF its contingent fund, will sec
that they are rewarded for faithful service. ]
asked them whether the President will ap-
prove OF an army bill with proviso that no
money appropriated shall be taken to pay for
transporting troops to be used at elections,
and they replied that it depended on the
wording OF the restrictive clause. for ii it
intcrferes with or abridges his rights as
comman der-in- chief Of the army of the
United States be will certainly veto il. The
chances, therefore, are that he will veto any
army appropriation bill that is not "Dure
and simple"
WHAT A VIRGINIA STATES-RIGHTS DEMOCRAT
THINKS.
Yesterday met 4 Democrat OF Virginia
who was reared in the school OF Spencer
Roanc, and who made a reputation as far
back as 1914. lie was animated as he dis
cussed the situation. Said he: We have
both houses of Congress, and only lost the
presidency by fraud which cannot be re-
peated, and the duty Of our party is to pass
the appropriation bills and thereby retain
the advantage we have. DO Democratic
members OF Congress fail, said he, to OBJ
serve the programme OF the stalwarts all
over the North? Why, on decorate on-day
in New York not only did John Cochrane,
who once professed such warm affection for
US, do the South the grossest injustice, but
General Schuyler Hamilton begged par
don for hayng,a year ago, under the infu-
ence Of scutimcntalism, recommended the
northern people, when they decorated
the graves Of. Union soldiers, to throw
flowers also on the graves OF Confederatts !:
for, said be, they were rebels, and should
not be bonored. Then, Wendell Phillips,
he added, boldly, in his decoration speech
III Massachusetts,, expressed the hope that
there would be another war between the
North and South. He then asserted that,
having done all that can be done to repeal
the obnoxious laws, the Democrats can 60
before the country aud successfully meet
their Republican opponents, who have, by
means Of presidential vetoes, kept them on
the statute books. Soon afterwards | saw
a distinguished Old-Line Wing, OF Vir-
ginia, who also fought the battles of his
party with ability and gallantry when Mr..
Clay was candidate. and who voted for
Bell and Everett in 1850, and he took the
same position. "t.
MAJORITY OF THE HOUSE FOR FREE LEAF.
The House to-day, by vote OF 1I2 to g,
voted to suspend the rules and pass bill
to allow the growers Of tobacco to sell one
hundred dollars worth of "the weed" at
the place where it is raised free Of tax. The
motion failed, but the vote showed that free
leaf is stronger in the House than tobacco
men had supposed. Manufacturers say that
law like this, while doing individuals but
little good, will deprive the Government Of
great deal OF revenue and strike serious
blow ct the tobacco. manufacturing bust
ness.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Senator Teller, who is paired with Sena-
tor Johnston on political questions, and also
on the silver bill. is in New York. Many
had supposed that the Colorado Senator
would favor the silver bill, but he does not.
Hon. L. G. Ingersoll, eX-mcmber OF Con-
gress. who died suddenly on Saturday, was
born in the State OF New York in 1881. A
clerk OF the State Department, while intoX-
icated, was robbed last night OF all Of his
money by an enterprising freedman. Sena-
tor Engersoil says they may investigate him,
but he is innocent. hear to-day that Hon.
A. NJ. Kelley, OF Richmond, Will go to Wiz
chester on the 9th. General Johnston, L.
@. Washington, and large number OF Vir-
ginians now here, will also be present TO
witness the unveiIlng OF the Confederate
monument, and hear Senator Morgan, OF
Alabama.
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE KANAwHA RIVER.
The Senate to-day passed bill authoriz-
ing the condemnation OF private property
and the purchase Of sites for the improve
ment OF the Kanawha river in accordance
with the recommendation Of Government
engineers and the previous action Of Con-
gress. Under this bill the money appro-
priated by the bill Of last session is to be
used for the purposes specified. Senator
Hereford, with his accustomed energy,
pushed this bill through. He maintains In
the Senate the reputation for energy Le
made In the House when be was the active
spirit OF the Commerce Committee, and
never failed to urge a liberal appropriation
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