The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-21

SORS-THE FINANCIAL DEBATE TO COMMENCE
DAY-THE CATTLE.TRANsPORTATI0
BrI-MR. PETER MORGAN, OF RICHMOND.
MAKES APPLICATION FOR PENsToN-STEEL
RAILS-TEMPERANCE MATTERS PERSONAL
BRIEF ITEMS, &C.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 20.-l have yet TO
meet anybody, in or out OF Congress, who
seems satisfied with the supervisors OF the
census. 1t would. Of course, have been
impossible to please everybody. The Re-
publicans are not better pleased than the
Democrats, because they did not want any
Democrats appointed. The Ohio Demo-
Gratis say they have been shamcfuly treat
ed, and the Republicans of West Virginia
declare that both supervisors ought to have
been Republicans. As il is, the latter State
has one Democrat ard not very stllwart
Republican. The rule has been, in the case
OF Democratic States generally, to give the
Republicans a majority, just Is was done
in Virginia, and yet the Inv intended, and
so declares, that these appointments shall
be non. partisan. From all 1 hear it seems
clear that there will be strong opposition to
the confirmation OF good many OF those
nominated. The Virginia congressional
delegation have not yet conferred in regard
TO the Virginia nominations, but | know
that there will be no trouble in the case OF
Or. Cabell and Mess"s. Ayres and Lindsey.
My Judgment is that an effort will be made
to defeat the confirmation OF MCssrs. Bris-
tow and Boiling. Mr.. Laidcy, OF West
Virginia, will be confirmed, and it looks as
IL General Latham would also. The Virginia
Conservative congressman did not get sin
gle one except Mr. Ayres, whom they re-
commended. The reason they did not en-
dorsc Dr.. CabclI was because his application
did not reach them until they were COM
mitted t. others. 1t would seem strange
that there has been such great competition
for the positions OF supervisors OF census il
it were not true that there is no position
either within the gift Of the Administration
or Congress, from Waterman TO Cabinet
officer, that is not eagerly sought. In fact,
General Johnston to-day remarked 10 your
correspondent that ii would be Just as easy
to have a certain man made a Cabinet min
lister as to secure him place rs awatchman.
TIE FINANCIAL DEBATE TO OPEN TOMORROW.
The financial debate will commence to-
morrow in the Senate, and as every senator
on the Finance Committee is expected to
speak, and Il good many others, the debate
will be protracted. 1t Will end in the de-
feat OF Mr.. Bayard's legal.tcndcr reSOlu-
ton and the adoption cf the majority report
Of the Finance Committee, already pub
lished in the Di5potch. Mr. Beck will open
the debate, and he will warmly attack the
policy and conduct OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury. The operations Of the syndicate
will be sharply criticized, and the position
taken that hereafter all funding operations
must be carried on without the aid Of syn
dicates. The effect OF Mr. Beck's speech
and those OF other senators who agree
with him will result in bringing, 1t Is
thought, Mr.. Sherman before the FL
nance Committee to explain in regard
to the amount lie is alleged to have paid
10 national bank OF New York and
with the funding OF the per cent. bonds.
Governor Coke, of Texas, who is strongly
opposed to Mr. Bayard's financial views,
will, | hear, speak early in the debate, but
Mr.. Bayard will hardly make his reply be-
fore next week. Petitions continue to
pour in from Delaware and other North At
lantic States in support OF his resolution.
saw one to-day which was headed by John
Kelly, Of New York. The indications still
are that nothing important will be done in
regard to finance, and there are those who
say that no funding bill will pass this ses-
sion.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BILL RECON-
MITTED.
The Senate to-day recOmmittCd Senator
McPhersOn's cattle-tran>pOrtatiOn bill. The
intention OF the New jersey Senator in
framing it was to provide for the health and
comfort OF cattle transported by steam-cars
and steamboats,. with view to this there
are heavy penalties for a violation Of its
provisions. The bill, however, was criti-
ciZed by Messrs. Thurman, Davis of West
Virginia, Davis of Illinois, Hereford, and
others. who showed that it was defective in
details, and that the objects sought to be
attained by it could not be secured unless
it was materially modified. Amendments
were offered by Senator Johnston and 9th
erS, which obviated many OF the difficulties,
but il was finally thought best 10 recOmmlt
il 80 that the committee could revise il.
The debate did good, and the bill, if pro-
perry amended, will pass. Mr.. Hereford is
opposed TO the bill in any shape, and thinks
il is to the interest OF cattle.Owners to see
that their stock is taken to market in a
healthy condition, and that spies and in
formers are not needed to make them do
their duty.
A yIRGINIAN VETERAN ASKS A PENSION.
or the thousands who are apply ing for
pensions from the Government there are
not many known 10 the readers OF the Dis
patch. To-day, however, there was an eX-
ception, as Mr.. Peter X. Morgan, who re-
sides near Monroe Park, in your city, came
to the Capitol and saw Senator Withers in
regard to his pension as soldier in the war
O! 1872. He is nincty-four, but walks rs
briskly as one thirty years younger.
THE PETITIONS FOR THE REDUCTION OF THE
DUTY ON STEEL RAILS.
Both houses of Congress continue to be
flooded with petitions from railroad presi-
dents and others i'm favor Of the reduction