The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-08
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMs.

loiS Mi'cr ieft tn's morning for Rich.
mond. Secretary Thompson aud the Naval
Committees Of Congress visited the navy
yard to-day and were Hospitality entertain.
cd by the officers. w. T.. Chandler says
Blaine and Tilden will be the candidates.
Senators Johnston and Wallace breakfasied
with Colonel A. u. Banks this morning, at
bis residence on Corcoran street. NJ. de
Lesseps called on Mr.. Evarts to-day, and
then visited the President and explained
bis canal project. Some Of The House Com
mittee On the District favor the abolition Of
the Office al District treasurer. Mary An
derson's Evadnc last night drew an iln-
mense fashionable audience critics all
praise II. Mayor Il. W. Hunter. OF Win
chester, was at the Capitol to-day.
THE UTEs.
BY the treaty signed by Mr.. Schurz and
the Ute chiefs this afternoon the Utes give
up their reservation in Colorado of twelve
millions Of acres and receive sixty thousand
dollars down, and an additional annuity OF
fifty thousand dollars, making seventy-fvc
thousand dollars. They 80 to Utah and
New Mexico.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
A regro named Sam. Perry outraged a
young lady named Conkling near the Long
bridge last evening. They are searching
the city for him tonight.
A Virginian who is for Sherman informs
me that his friends are in fine spirits.
The House Special Committee on the In
ter. Oceanic Canal to- day adopted the broad
est sort of a Monroe doctrine resolution.
| Senator Rollins to-day introduced bill
that the street.lamps shall be kept lighted
with siX-teet burners every sht from forty
minutes after sunset until daylight.
The agreement between the Utes and
Secretary Schurz, the main points of which
Congress next week.
The weather to-day was delightful, and
was mild enough for May.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
| patch.I
THE INTER-oCgANIC CANAL-THE MONROE
DOCTRINE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
TREATIES RECOMMENDED.
| WASHINGTON, March Cat a meeting OF
the select committee OF the House on the
ipter-oceanic canal to-day it was unani-
mously resolved to report to the House the
following joint resolution, with a recon-
mendatOn for its immediate adoption:
BE il resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That the
establishment OF any form OF proiectorate
| by any one OF the Powers Of Europe over
4 ~ md SIatoc Of
continent. or the introduction from any
quarter OF a scheme or project which
would carry with it the right OF any
| European Power to interfere with their con-
Germs or TO control IN any other manner
their destiny, or transfer TO any such Power
by conquest, cession, or acquisition in any
other way Of any OF those States or any
portion thereof, Is measure to which this
Government has, in the declaration Of Pre-
sdeut Monroe in his message OF December
2, 1928. and known as the " Monroe doc
tTine," ayowod its opposition, and which,
should the attempt be made, VIII regard
and treat a. dangerous to oar peace pros
perity, and safety.
.. ReSO,ued. That it is the interest and
right OF the United States TO have posses
sion, direction, control, and government OF
anv canal. railroad, or other artificial com.
municatiOn across the lSthmus connecting
the American continents, for the transfer OF
vessels ard cargoes from the Caribbean sea
10 the Pacific ocean, whether the same he
built or constructed at Panama, Nicaragua,
or elsewhere; and in view of the magnitude
OF this interest ii is the duty of the United
States to insist that, il built, and by whom
sOever the s1me may be commenced. prose
cuted, or completed, and whatever the ma
tionality OF its c0rpOrators or source OF their
capital, the interest Of the United States,
and their right to the posses sion and control
OF the same, will be asserted and maintained
whenever in their opinion it becomes neces-
sary.
3. And be ii further resolved, That the
President be requested 10 take the steps
necessary and proper for the abrogat0n OF
any existing treaties whose terms are in
conflict with this declaration of principles.
The committee adjourned 10 Monday,
when NJ. de LeSseps will come before them
on invitation and explain the features Of
| his Panama scheme.
| COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS AT YORKTOWN.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-AmOng the con-
| firmaiions by the Senate to-day was that OF
| the nomination OF James b. Mitchell as col
lector OF customs ut Yorktown, Va.
Forty ST. th COngrcss--SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON, March 6, 1880.