The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-19
Washington.

PERSONAL-PREsIDEN1I NOTEs-A SCAN
DAL--IHg ACKLEN CASE GENERAL SHEER
MANS GRASSLAND BILL, &C.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 1S.-To-night Il
the meeting OF the Trustees Of the Peabody
Fund, Hon. 4. II. II. Stuart, Of Virginia,
read an able and interesting paper in favor
OF an appropriation by Congress Of the pro-
ceeds OF the sales OF the public lands 10
educational purposes. as is substantially
proposed In Mr. Goodies bill and other sim
He gave an interesting history OF the pub
lie lands, and adyerted TO the peculiar
claims which the colored people have upon
the Federal Government for educational
aid. Mr.. Stuart takes the position that it is
plainly the duty Of Congress to pass such a
bill as will give the proceeds OF the sales Of
! the public lands in aid Of the education Of
| the people. Tonight at the Ebbitt House
there was a conference Of public-school SUI
pcrintendcnts from every part OF the coun-
| try-including DR.. w. III. Rufiner, State
Superintendent Of Virgnia-and prelimi-
nary arrangements were made as to what
subjects shall be discussed at their cOnyen-
ton which assemblies here tomorrow, and
is to meet again on Friday. 1t was the
unanimous opinion OF those present that
the plan laid down in Mr.. Stuarts paper
and embodied in Mr.. Goodies bill ought TO
be adopted by Congress, and it was agreed
that it shall be given prominent place
among the subjects TO be discussed t0-mOr-
row. DR.. Ruflner, who ia an ardent frien d
OF the bill, will open the discussion in ad-
vocacy Of its objects. The public move
ment inaugurated tonight at the two i'm
portant meetings named Is the strongest yet
yenlion Of school supcrIntendents will have
among it, active members some OF the
ablest and most successful scbool-men
/ in this country. / hear that Mr.. Stuarts
paper made deep impression upon the
eminent men who with hiBl constitute the
| Peabody Board. Mr.. Stuart has been most
cordially received by Secretaries Evarts,
Ramsey, Thompson, and Deyens, and others.
| He was in Congress with the Secretaries OF
War and the Navy, and General Devens was
United States marshal of Massachusetts,
when he was Secretary of the Interior.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Tx. Governor Smith, Of Vermont, and
the president of Vermont University, and
number OF other citizens OF that State,
| have petitiOned the Senate in favor of the
appropriation for the Yorktown monument.
Senator Withers stated yesterday, | hear,
when Mr.. Bri,tOw's case was up in the
Senate, and before his rejection, that he bad
heard that Mr.. BrstOw had written letter
Withdrawing his name as supervisor OF CEN
suS, but knew nothing of It, Senator john
ston and Mr.. Goodc went to see General
Walker to-day in favor Of Mr.. NJ. Glennan,
OF the Norfolk Virginidn, as supervisor OF
census for the Norfolk district. They
got 10 encouragement, however, and
do not think Mr.. Glennan will be
appointed, because General Walker and
his concern are very much put out
by the rejection of Mr.. Boiling. Mr.
Thurman gave notice to-day in the Sem
to take up the Geneva award bill, and Scna-
tor Randolph said that he believed it was
the understanding OF the Senate that the
FitZ John Porter case shall come up imme-
diatelv-after the Mcdonald land bill. The
clerk Of the House Judiciary Committee
rides to the Capital on a bicycle and beats
the strect-cars easily. The action Of the
Union Soldiers Association. Of New Or
leans, declaring that William Pitt Kellogg
is not entitled to seat in the Senate and
that he ought 20 be turned out, went to the
Senate Elections Committee to-day. 1t
was formidable looking document.
AN ANTIQUATED CLAIM.
IL is claimed that Haym SalOmGn loaned
the colonies 100000 during the Revolution,
and four generations of his heirs have been
urging Congress, without success, TO pay it.
1t is still i'm the Senate.
PRESIDENTIAL MATTERS.
The Hancock men here are active, and
seem to be inaugurating Il boom. The
friends of Mr.. Tiden say "the old man "
is still a candidate. They evidently do not
believe he will be nominated, but do believe
he can transfer his support, and thus name
the man. MIR. Blaine seems quiet just now.
Major Ben. Perley PoOre has a life of See
rotary Sherman in press at Cincinnati. He
has written life OF some candidate at every
presidential election since 1914. General
Taylor's WAS his first.
JOKE IL THE SENATE-TWO GOVERNORS con-
POUNDED.
Governor Hoyt, of Wyoming Territory,
it seems, has gotten into IA notorious scrape
with a muattO woman, and the scandal
has reached the East. Governor Hoyt, OF
Pennsylvania, who IS Quaker, lives in
Wyoming, Pennsylvania. A Delaware
editor, having COMPOUNDED the two, has a
terrible attack in his paper on the latter, in
which he expresses his astonishment and
indignation that man OF his religious profess
sions should be guilty Of such vile conduct.
The paper was circulated i'm the Senate this
afternoon, and caused great merriment
among those who know Pennsylvania
and proper Governor. Judge
Sencr will have to see that Mornings
territorial Chief Magistrate behaves himself
better.
TIE ACKLEN CASE IN THE HoUsE-A WARN
DEBATE.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
reported 10 the House sustaining the facts
AZ stated them In my patches--that Is, !