The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-16
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vtCN lTtNS 49,
Warrington.
r,v,y.SrYFRAGg QUESTION BEFORE Ilt
fHA ~ coNvITTgg- THE WEST FONT
,.,.-,,,,o<o CUSTOMS pISrRICr-THE BILL
iNp 49, prtigr OF the UNITED STATES
f'H personal ITEM S-RAYARp'S
iS' As ',.',ovs. ina ADVERSE REPORT, &C.
-, ,nr Regular CorrcspondentI
w.s1'[erox. January l5.--Ihe e'gh'y-
...i.ior, IN favor Of wcman's suf-
Wv" ,..,, 70 the senate Judiciary Com
''1,, thy. and leaders Of The movement
'.., 20 promptly on hand to ascertain when
". r.o,ran would mold the next meeting
g. .,,,mi,icc. Now. on Monday, there
w.. 9, &. yers certain that the Judiciary
c.nri,,ee room will be den,ely packed with
80, noted advocates Of woman's rights
t,rc. and that The Senate lawyers will
,r.,i.sed with legal. moral, and politi-
81 ,,,s,ns Why they should confer the
.,ooo suffrage on the women OF the land.
DISTINGUISHED statesman, in commenting
,t;. movement. saws the Radical party
60 dsbo>ed :hc right OF suffrage that 1t
=. vonA. riul that even Digger Indian
.,o,5 desire il. The women, however,
cas- ,r,v would do their best to elevate ii.
Tt.s ,nljcc, VIII not be finally disposed Of
l..,o,o the National Woman Rights Con-
ve,,ion mec.s here next week. and then all
,,,ir biggest guns will have an opportunity
=, discuss 1t before congressional commit
tees.
,p SggrvAN FAvORS The ANNEXATION OF
wfsr POINT To Tue RICHMOND CUSTOMS Dis
1NCr.
The West Point Mayor and Council hav-
ias reitionel Congress to annex West
Paetto the Richmond customs district, the
s.rs'e Committee on Commerce informed
re Tresury Department in regard to the
matter. In reply, Secretary sherman wrote
General Gordon. chairman Of toe Commerce
Committee, that the proposition meets bis
rproUl. BE saws the transfer OF West
Point. port Of delivery IN the district OF
Yor'own, to Richmond would be proper,
i1a.nu:h rs West Point j. connected with
Richmond by rail, and no business OF any
Importance is done "a Yorktown. The dis
tg.ct u Yorktown. he adds. might. with
Jropri,ty. be- abolished. and the territory
included in II, attached to the district Of
Richmond. The memorial was today re-
fprred 10 Senator Wthcrs, who ha- pre-
pared O bill. which will be fayorably re.
ported by TIE Commerce Committee. |
cannot see any difficulty in the way Of ma.
king the change. as the Treasury Depart
mcnlflyoTs il.
VIRGINIA GOT TWO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
The Senate to-day had up for Il while The
biil Of Senator Davis, OF West Virginia, TO
relieve the Treasurer OF the United State,
from the amounts now charged to him ond
deposited with the several States. Accom-
ant Register Of the Treasury in which he
states that in compliance with the act OF
CcnsreS, approval June %, 1886, S2S, 10l,-
GA vas deposited in three instruments
among The states. Virginia getting -, 1885,
~; New York, Si,014.520; Pennsylvania,
S2l9S,427; North Carolina, Sl.433, 1j7 !;
Tennessee, Sl,433.7j1: Kentucky a like
amount; Georgia, S1,05l,422; Ohio, 81
00i,2G0. and the other States in pro-
portion to their representation in Con-
gresS. Massachusetts, received Sl,33S, l73.
The act cf 1886 under which this money
was distributed provided that the money
which should be in the Treasury Of the
United states on the 1st day OF January,
1887. rtscrving the sum OF $4,000, 900,
should be depo sitcd with such of the seve.
Ial states in proportion to their respective
representation in Congress. Virginia by
act Of Assembly Of 1861 accepted this
money, and by act Of Assembly Of 1888
loaned portion TO the Bank Of Virginia
and the Farmers Bank. She also subscribed
a part to the stock Of her banks.
THE STEAMBOAT BILL HAS A BETTER SHOW.
What is known as the steamboat bill has
heretofore found no difficulty in the House,
but It's opponents, including Mr.. Conking,
have always killed il in Senate committee.
In The House this session it has been re-
ported fayorably, and made the special or
der for February 221. In the Commerce
committee Of the Senate to-day the same
Dlll was referred to subcommittee, con.
s'''lng Of Mes>rs. Hereford, Baldwin, and
Mchilhn, who are understood 10 be favor
aDle - IT. The bill covers twenty-seven
pages, and provides that the liability OF an
owner or owners shall IN no case exceed
tue awonu, equal 10 the amount or value OF
'ueI interest in the vessels at the COM
mtucement OF the voyage. II also pro-
woes That none but citizens of the United
"'"'e', or persons who shall be actual and
OO"a bde residents OF the United States,
ana shall have declared tier intention TO
become citizens thereof shall be licensed as
pilots or engineers.
hEFuBLICAN KITE WITH DEMOCRATIC
TAIL"
Mr. Allison, Republican, to-day made to
Tue senate The report adverse 10 Mr.. BAY.
''u' resolution, aud northern Democratic
member Of Congress said that this was
republican kite with Democratic tail. as
'"' TWO Democrats brought up the rear. On
'"e o'oer hand, he said the minority report
was headed by Democrats. who were sup
pO''ed weakly by Mr.. Morrill,, who had to
nave Tue BSyard resolution amended before
&c could support ii. He added that the mi.
ao'"y report gives in a nutshell the true