The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-31

THE sAToN TAKlFF-COMMfSSfOS BILL-W
RioUs APPROPRIATION BTLLs-PERsoNAL-
SENATOR ATKINSON SAYS THE RICHMOND
AND SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD WILL GER
TAINLY BE MISREPRESENTATION
PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTION, &C., &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. May 29.-In The Senate on
Monday the discussion Of the Eaton tariff
commission bill will be resumed. The
pending question Is Mr.. Kirkwood's
amendment TO the Garland substitute. It
will be remembered that the Eaton bill
provides for the appointment Of nine civil
ians, and the Garland amendment for three
senators, three representatives, and three
civilians. The Kirkwood amendment pro-
poses TO increase the number OF civilians in
the latter from three to five. / heard lead
ing senator from the West suggest to Mr..
Thurman the name OF Hon. X. N. Il. Hun
ter as one Of the civilians In either event,
and the Ohio statesman paid him compli-
ment rs ready as it was deserved.
THE IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION BILL.
Mr.. Beck, of the Finance Committee, says
as soon as the Eaton bill is disposed OF he
intends calling up the immediate transport
tation bill. This provides that all imported
goods on their arrival at New York, &C.,
shall be Immediately shipped to Richmond,
Chicago, Cincinnati, and other cities named
in the bill, for which they are destined,
without waiting the dilatory red-tape sys-
TEN now in operation. DR.. Mills, your
collector, some time ago gave me number
OF instances In which Richmond merchants
have suffered losses for the want OF Just
such a law as it is now proposed TO enact.
The bill will pass il it can be gotten up.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Senator Atkinson and Commonwealth
Attorney Thomas, OF Henrico, were here
to- day, and left this evening for home. Mr..
Thomas T. Hurdle, OF Richmond, CORE
spending secretary Of the international
Typographical Union OF North America,
will leave tomorrow morning for Chicago,
where he goes to attend the annual meeting
of "the Union" Mr.. Myers Of North
Carolina, delegate to Chicago, was here
to-day. General Cox, OF North Carolina,
Is in the city. Hon. John T. Harris
was in the chair of the House yester-
day evening, and rushed the sundry
civil appropriation bill through Com
mittee OF the Whole at Iimited.eXpress
speed" There were, OF course, complaints
that be was too fast, but time is precious,
and the House cannot get along with a
{" slow coach" as presiding officer. Judge
Harris is equal to every emergency. Mr..
William Winter, the New York dramatic
critic, read poem at Arlington to-day. j.
B. Green, Of Rhode Island, is here. He
saws that Federal officials in that State are
interfering with State and municipal off,
GERS, and that the worst possible state OF
things exists.
THE RICHMOND AND SOUTHWESTERN RAILROAD.
Senator Atkinson informed me to-day
that the Richmond and Southwestern rail-
road will certainly be built. The gentle
men who have it in charge, he says, have
ample funds, and mean business. He had
lust seen them and talked with them in re-
gard to their plans, and was therefore COM
petent TO express reliable opinion con-
corning this important enterprise. Rich
mond cannot have TOO many railroads. just
now capitalists are exceedingly ready TO en-
bark i'm railroads which promise, rs this
does. remuneratIye returns for their invest
ments.
DECORATION DAY-MLTTARY DISPLAY.
| The weather was cool to-day, il not quite
as cool as predicted by the Canadian wealth
er.nrofit. This enabled the military tC
parade with comfort. The United States
Marine Corps, the Washington Light In
fantry Company Az, the Washington Ligh
Guard. the Washington Artillery, and the
Grand Army of the Republic were out
headed by the Marine band, and made flint
show. They marched from Sixth street vi
Pennsylvania avenue to Georgetown an(
were there dispersed. The soldiers graves
at Arlington, "The Soldiers Home,' Mt
Olivet Cemetery, aud the COngressona
Cemetery were appropriately decorated
with flowers and evergreens, and at severa
places orations were delivered and poems
rected in honor OF those who fell in de
fence OF the Union.
| THE DAY AS HOLIDAY.
There was no session OF either House o
Congress, and the Departments were al
closed. The streets wore the holiday air o
Easier in Richmond before the war, excep
that the soldiers recalled the 4th OF July
Thousands of people left Washington b.
the river and the railroads on excursions t
picnic places like your Bonair, &c. The.
went out with flying colors like an arm.
marching to battle, and came back to-nigh
tired and weather-worn. Their good clothe
looked the worse for wear, and in all case
THE lemonade did not agree with the men
Perhaps, however, it was the PUNK shad o
the stew that fatgued them. 1t will do 81
on holidays.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Everything from Chicago is eagerly rea'
lust now by the politicians here on bot
sides, and the feeling is that the declsv
battle will be over the unit rule, for il tina
he defeated Grants friends will have TO re
sort TO strategy and methods not yet hnte'
at IN public to save him. How different tn
outlook to what 1t was year ago, when 10
So,omons in both parties asserted that Their
lwould be but one name before the RepuOlI
loan National Convention, aud that woul
be Grants. Don Cameron is already re
ported sick, and that is an unfavorabe sign
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
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