The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-22
Washington.

,cposS 7Hg POTOMAC DAILY NAIL ORDER
IN eoR souTIsIpE VIRGINIA-TARIFF NAT
Tvps-Tug GENEyA.AwARD BILL BRIEF
HENS, &C.
iron our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April 2l.-The Senate Com
..,;,,oo an Naval Affairs has amended Gene
III Johnston's House bin for the purchase
., tobacco for the navy by striking out
" Danyille, Lynchburg, and Petersburg,
Va and Rochester, y. "" and inserting
..palejgh, n. c., and Harrisburg, Pa"
Then we're no other amendments adopted.
richmond remains in the bill as one OF the
r;,ies in which the Secretary OF the Navy is
70 advertise for thirty days in February and
March in one daily paper proposals for bids
for supplying the navy with tobacco.
NJ coxELJNG on THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION.
In speaking Of the Yorktown centennial
bin Senator Conkling says this is an eX-
cursion; il is TO be large-sizcd picnic,
celebration; and for Congress to approprl-
ale money first to build monument on
ground which does not belong to the nation,
and which cannot be ceded 10 II In time the
Senator from Virginia says, and then to ap-
propriate 1000 to be taken charge Of by
committee. care not of which house or
whether of both, TO have grand celebration
and pic.nic-if this were not the Senate,
should say blowout, for that is what it is
sometimes called in the region IN which |
liye-,eems 10 Inc very extraordinary. l
should suppose II a monument as expensive
as this is to he constructed In the State OF
Virginia to commemorate either the little be-
ginning or the great end OF the American
revolution, that the exercises, the celebra-
ton, the occasion at least, might be provided
by the State, or by the locality, and think
shall not be challenged il | say that this is
the first time that il was ever proposed in
any bill 10 appropriate money from the
Treasury TO pay the expenses Of ceebra-
ton in any State commemorative Of any
event.
Your correspondent does not think the
prospects Of the Yorktown bill as good as
they were, but he is still hopeful that it
will pass. The law, however, is imperative
that not dollar can be used for public
building or monument until State has
given clear title TO the United States
10 the site upon which said building or
monument is TO be erected. Senator'S With
ers and Johnston will make every endeavor
when the bill comes up TO remedy the
omission OF the Legislature to attend to
this.
WHAT SENATOR RANDOLPH SAYS OF THE STU
ALTON IN NEW YORK.
Ia.ked Governor Randolph, OF New Jer-
sey, day what he thought OF the situation
in New York, and be replied that it is GER
tain that there will be a complete union Of
the two factions OF the Democracy IN No
yember Oh the nominee of the Cincinnati
Convention. Said l, They have two dele
cations to Cincinnati and two electoral
tickets" "They had two delegations
said he, "to Cincinnati in '56, and l have
known four electoral tickets ia the field
10 MY State thirty days before the
election. Theie is no trouble" be add
ed, Gin getting electoral tickets out OF the
field" He remarked here that electors in
New York do not canvass as they do in
Virginia, and do not get warmed up as we
do. Governor Randolph, who knows as
much OF what is going on as any man In the
Senate, seems also confident OF electing the
Cincinnati ticket. 1t was remarked fire.
quently to-day at the Capitol that the SYRIA
cuse Conventions established the fact that
Seymour is the most available man named,
and that be can get the votes OF both fac
tons in New York IL nominated. The feel
ing is universal here that Mr.. Tiiden is out
Of The contest as candidate for the presi-
dency. He has a political power, however,
that will he felt when the Convention I'M
dertskes 10 name the candidate.
THE PRIZE BRIDGE ACROSS THE POTOMAC.
A bill has passed the House appropriating
$4,000 for the erection OF free bridge
across the Potomac river to connect Nir.
giuia and the District OF Columbia, and it
is now in The hands of the Senate District
Committee. To-day a delegation OF fifty
citizens OF Fairfax came 10 the Capitol, and
had lengthy interview with Senator
Withers and General HuDton, who are on
The District Committees of their respective
houses. This delegation was very anxious
That the bill shall became a law, and repre-
se0ted that ii is OF great importance to their
county.
ADAlLY MAIL FOR THE s0UTnslDE, &C.
Mr.. Cabell has gotten the Postmaster
General to order daily mail from Bros
VIE, Pittsylyania, Uid Leatherwood TO
sasey Grove. Franklin county. 1t will
commence the lst day OF May. Mr.. Cabeirs
steh energy has been frequently rewarded
VI isee' and in securing an appropriation
ior New river, the Dan, &C., be accom-
p"sD'd ~ difficult task almost as getting
'ue appropriation Of $4,000 for the Dan
vile custom.bouse.
luz "hNkfA'AwARD BILL INDEFINITELY posi- |
rotED-EARSgsT SPEECHES.
."''e was a good deal OF surprise in some
s4""fs this afternoon when by decided !
''O''y lhessnaie adopted the Hoar amend |
a. which deprived insurance companies
ma a"! portion Of the 100000 remaining
,n. ~ oeeeya award, and considerable feel
ws,s' % excited when the Senate after
pons -, bare majority, voted to post
,not. ohi Indefinitely. Dir. VOORHEES,
eonds. ""n good deal OF feeling, and
fhs r~'ea The idea OF turning it into
ep,,,,.s 'asury. II nobody could be found
was 70 IL by reason of losses, he