The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-29

farmers and cat'le-raisers Of the country.
The meeting will be an interesting one.
senator Davis, OF West Virginia, Is u very
active member Of this committee.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Judge Brannan, OF West Virginia, for.
merry member Of the Virginia Senate, was
ut the Capitol to-day. Mr.. Cabell was al
the Senate this afternoon looking after his
Danville custom-houso bill. Senator Here
ford was among the callers at the White
House to-day. Senator Logan spoke In be.
half OF Loring QRepublican) to-day in the
Massachusetts contesIed.election case. and
General ID. +. Butler for Boynton, Green
hacker. DIR. Lorng Is the sitting member.
Ex-Congressman Abbott, OF Massachusetts,,
Is here. A number OF Ute Indians dressed
in citizens clothes were at the Capitol to-
day. Miss Josephine Meeker testified to-
day as 10 the Ute massacre. Lieutenant
Governor Walker, cx-Speaker Hanger,
Major J. w. Daniel, and Mr.. Ellis, member
OF the House from Montgomery, left this
evening for Richmond.
/
Senator Jones, Of Florida, who is a ma
! tive OF Ireland, held meeting this after
noon in his commttee-rOoms, which was
attended by officers OF the Senate of Irish
descent and others. Ii was arranged TO
take up collection, and a committee was
appointed for the purpose.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The House Commerce Committee has
closed the discussion on the interstate
commerce till.
The House judiciary Committee is hear
ing the Geneva.award case.
The local Republican politicians OF Wash
! ington are having an exciting time in or
ganizing committees and clubs. They all
want TO lead
The testimony in the ingalls, case to-day
was unimport9at, and nothing was elected
damag,Hg 70 the Senator.
Senator Harris, as a subcommittee OF the
Census Committee, has 10 examine the
nomination OF supervisors Of census for
! Virginia, Tennessee, the CarCinas, and
Arkansas.
The House Naval Committee has agreed
to report the bill Of Harris Of MasSachu-
sets for the reorganization OF the navy.
New York Republicans now say that the
Republican delegation will be instructed to
vote for Senator Conkling at Chicago.
Colonel Tom KeOgh, secretary OF the Ma
tional Republican Executive Committee,
who has gone to North Carolina to attend
the meeting OF the Republican State Com
mittee tomorrow, says Grant has lost
ground in New York.
The House to-day discussed the rules for
awhile.
There is revival going on at Mr.. Mea-
doris Baptist church.
j. NJ. W. stone, the wiie-murderer, was
to-day sentenced to be hanged February
9th.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.I
RE0RGANIZATION OF THE NAVY.
WASHINGTON. January 2S.-The House
! Naval Committee to-day unanimously adopt
ed the report OF the subcommittee trans
mittingtbc bill intended 10 effect complete
reorganization OF the navy by the sale Of
old, obsolete, and worthless ships, and the
construction Of new ones in their places.
! The report " hich accompanies the bill con-
sders in detail the present condition OF
every ship now on the navy register, and
shows that out OF AZ War-veSSols in the
United States navy only As are to-day
capable OF firing a gun, and OF these D are
old, obsolete sailing vessels. II to these be
added the ships which could be made fit for
duty within reasonable time the whole
navy OF the United States would number
only 60 vessels capable of bearing guns and
doing service.
The bull which accompanies the report
authorizes and directs the sale OF all ships
which are unfit for duty or not worth re-
pairing, and provides that the sum realized
shall be put 10 the credit OF the Navy De-
partment, to be used, together with the
regular appropriations, in the purchase and
equipment OF new vessels and increasing
the efficiency OF our naval force. The bill
VIII be reported to the House tomorrow,
with a request tnat an early day be set Tor
its consideration.
THE FORTIFICATIONS APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The Senate
Committee on Appropriations this after
noon recon>idered their former action in
regard TO the Notifications appropriation
bill, and finally decided to report the bill
back to the Senate tomorrow, with re-
commentator that the amount granted by
the House for the armament OF the seacoast
Notifications ($22J,000) be increased TO
$500, 900. The committee will also recon-
mend an increase OF $4,000 in the House
item of S100,000 for the preservation and
repair of Notifications.
Forty sixth COngress--SecOnd Session.