The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-22

TOBACCO FOR THE NAvY-THE DEPUTY MAR
sHALs - PERSONAL - THE WOOD FUNDING
BILL--DEMoCRATIc STATE CONVENTIONS, &C.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Tbe Senate
amendment to the House bill appropriating
100000 for battle monument at York
town, and $4,000 to help defray the ex-
penses OF the proposed Yorktown centen-
nial, October, 1881, provides that not dol
lar OF this appropriation shall be drawn
from the Treasury OF the United States un-
til the State Of Virginia shall cede to the
Federal Government jurisdiction over the
site OF the grounds upon which the monu-
ment shall be erected. A Virginian who
takes great interest in this matter wanted
to know OF me to-day why Virginia has
not through her Legislature made the con-
cession required. l could only reply that
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for the
erection OF a marine hospital in Hampton
Roads with similar condition annexed,
but that it has not been granted by Vir-
ginia. and the appropriation is consequently
not available.
THE LABOR AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF
THE HOUSE.
| This committee has on the calendar three
important measures which have not been
reached, and which may not be IL the time
OF the House continues to be occupied in
the discussion of political questions. re-
fer to the bill to devote the proceeds OF the
sale OF the public lands to educational pur-
poses, the resolution to enforce the eight
hour law, and the bill restricting Chinese
| immigration.
THE VIRGINIA wAR.CLAIM.
A Virginia member, who is not over
sanguine about matters before Congress,
however hopeful their prospects may be,
informs me that the bill to pay Virginia and
other States for advances during the war OF
1872 will be taken up at an early day, and
he thinks will pass the House. 1t gives
Virginia million and a half.
GENERAL JOHNsTON's BILL.
The MAYA. Committee OF the House has
instructed Mr.. Goode to report General
Johnston's bill, which provides that the
Secretary of the Navy shall advertise for
bids for furnishing tobacco for the navy,
and give the contract to the lowest bidder.
The bill also provides that the contract
shall be awarded at Washington. Hereto
fore the Secretary has not been compelled
to advertise for proposals, and has not been
required 10 give the contract to the lowest
bidder. II this bill becomes law, as i
will from present indications, Virginii
manufacturers will have an equal show witt
the New York monopolists.
THE DEPUTY MARSHALs-wHAT DEMOCRATS
AND REPUBLICANS SAY.
The Democrats feel happy, because on thu
subject Of tie appointment OF deputy mar
shals the Democratic members of the Hous
have accepted the decisions of the Suprem
Court and passed a section TO the dehcienc.
bill which does not give Mr.. Hayes tn
slightest pretext for vetoing it. Neverthe
less, il contains substantially what the DE
mocrats want, and possesses the grea
merit Of having originated with Genera
Garfield. One OF the stalwarts MIR
|
have no deputy marsbas at all than hay
them appointed in accordance with the &c
ton OF the House Yesterday. Other stal
warts are very bitter on Mr. Garfield, who
they say, made a'terrible slp-up. l hea
that Mr.. Blaine, when the bill reaches tb
Senate, will make ferocious attack on tn
deputy-marsbal feature OF 1t, and that otbe
Radical senators will follow suit, with
view of inducing the President to veto 1t
| asked an Illinois Democratic member o
the House to-day what northern Democrat
think of it, and he replied. "The Presiden
cannot frame plausible excuse for veto.
We have acted wisely" said he, "ant
have completely taken the wind out OF tn
sails Of the Republicans. Hence Conger 4
Co. feel it keenly."
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
: General Gordon has gone to Alabama OF
hus;ness The report is that Senator C0nH