The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-03

or TIE REDUCTION or lhb DENT lft-
SAVING STArIcNS-INTERE>TTNG APPRoFRIA-
TIoN ITEMS SPEECH OF SENATOR BROWN
"THE OLD FLAG AND An APPROPRIATION -
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL - PERSONAL 49,
WEST POINT GRADUATES.
Iron oGr Regular Corrcspondeni.l
WAsHIXGToN, June ,, 1880.
While it is generally announced that the
deb, OF the United States was reduced Slj,-
100000 during May, an examination of the
figures shows that the reduction OF the in
,ercsl-bearing debt was really only Sl3,00O,-
600. and the TWO millions additional are due
70 the increased amount Of cash which has
accumulated in the Treasury. with this
exhibit il does not seem extravagant in Con-
gress to appropriate S9,00O,0O0 to improve
the rivers aud harbors OF the country, for
in 80 doing every portion OF il is either di-
reclly or indirectly benefited.
SOME or The APPROPRIATIONS IN THE SUNDRY
CIVIL BILL.
The sundry civil appropriations bill, which
passed the House last evening, went to the
Senate Committee on Appropriations to-day.
Il appropriates 81 900 Tor a superintendent
OF life-saying stations on the coast OF Viz
ginia and North Carolina; for continuing
the construction Of the lighthouse at Cape
Henry. s25. 600; for rebuilding the wharf at
Portsmouth, $500; for the Bells Rock
lighthouse, York river, $4,000; for a
lighthouse aud new fOS-bell on Kent
island, Chesapeake bay, $4,000; for
the propagation of food fishes, SS5,-
900; for the maintenance Of the fish
Matching steamer Fishhawk, $4,000; for
the National Board OF Health. $4,000;
for weather reports, &C., S37j, 900; for the
preparation and publication of Confederate
records, 100000; for the Artillery school
at Fortress Monroe, $1,000; for the re-
mOyal OF the remains of 4. II. Carter, late
inspector OF customs at Panama, from Pa
mama to his home in Fauquier, $500; for
the repair of the sea wall at GOsport navy
ward. $4,000, and for rebuilding timber
sheds at same. $4,000. Senator Johnston
has offered an amendment TO the bill appro-
printing So, 45O for repairing the public
buildings at Fortress Monroe. This also
went to-day TO the Senate Committee on
Appropriations.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Senator Brown made an earnest fight for
an increase Of the appropriation for the inn
proyement Of the harbor ut Savannah to
100000. His speech was highly compli-
mented by senators. General Gordon, in
leaving for Georgia. carried with him the
good wishes Of host OF friends. Senator
Randolph has gone TO New Jersey. Hon.
Fernando Wood was on the floor OF the
Senate this afternoon. The House and Sen
ate eOnierees on the salaries Of the Senate
employees adjourned to-day without agree
ing. The House wants to reduce these sala-
ries, and the Senate to let them stay as they
are. This fight has been going on for seve-
raj years, but the Senate has always asserted
lis right to fix the salaries OF il officers.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
The Senate rejected the amendment TO in
crease the appropriation for the harbor OF
Savannah. Senator Morgan moved to re-
duce the aggregate appropriations from
$4,000, 900 TO S5,000,000, the amount esti-
mated by the Secretary OF the Treasury as
sufficient to carry on the improvement OF
the leading rivers and harbors. Senator
Ransom, chairman OF the Commerce Com
mitIee, in opposing this proposition, spoke
with good deal Of fire and force and sad that
the people demanded these appropriations,
and in obedience to their clearly ex-
pressed wishes the House OF Representa-
tves had framed the river and harbOr bill
on a liberal scale. The amendments OF the
Senate, Mr.. Morrill,, who followed him, said
had been in the main iudicious. Mr.. Bayard
moved as substitute to make II $4,000, 900
This was voted down. Before the vote was
taken on the Morgan amendment Mr.. Blaine
made speech, in which he said that 1t
should be borne in mind that when these
estimates were made the condition OF the
treasury was very different from what 1t
now is, and that the Government can AFFORD
to be more liberal now than it could then
afford TO be. The Morgan amendment
was voted down-ayes, IS; noes, 33; after
which the bill passed, and goes back to the
House with amendments.
SUICIDE OF AN ENGINEER.
&c. Parker, civil engineer from Bos-
ton, committed suicide at the Owen House.
in this city, this evening, by shooting him
self twice through the head. He was on
his way 10 Bristol TO Join an engineering
party and go TO work on the Richmond and
Southwestern railroad. He was aged thirty,
and unmarried. lie had just returned from
South America, and had plenty Of money.
Ill-health the cause.
BRIEP NEWS ITEMS.
United States Marshal Martin |. Town
send, who went TO West Point to look after
Whittaker's interest, is satisfied that he is
the guilty party.
A naval board OF investigation will visit
Captain HOwgate's Arctic vessel, the Gull
mare.
Collector Ball has gotten back to Alaska.
The graduating class at West Point this
year numbers SO. Last year there were 81
graduates.
The post-ofiice appropriation bill will be
taken up after the general deficiency bill.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph 70 the Dis
patcbI
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION.
WASHINGTON, June 2.--Tbc House Com
mittee on Ways and Means will tomorrow
discuss the adjournment question, and, IL Is |
understood, will adopt concurrent res0lu- |
ton for the adjournment OF Congress on the |
10th instant. IL is not believed, however,
that an adjournment can be effected before
an