The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-05


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TIE INSTRUMENTATION ITEMS.
TFrom Our Regular Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Senate APP
preparations Committee to-day reported IA
yorably House joint resolution amending
the act making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses OF the Government, so as to
allow the United States GeoIogist to extend
his examination OF the geological struc-
ture, mineral resources, and products into
the States when requested by the authori-
ties thereof. The Senate so amended the
House Joint resolution as to make II practi-
cable, and the House will concur II the
Senate agrees TO it, as IL doubtless will.
This will allow Virginia TO have her mine
raj deposits surveyed by Mr.. Clarence
King, United States Geologist, and bis re-
port to Congress will be the best advertise
ment her people could possibly desire.
| IN REGARD TO THE POSTAL SERVICE.
The Senate Post-Ofiice Committee has re-
ported In favor OF abolishing the distinc-
lions between postal-route employees, who
are now called route agents, route messen-
gers, posts agents, &C., and dividing them
into five classes Of clerks, who shall receive
from $500 to 81, 400 per annum.
ARICHMoND BILL THAT OUGHT TO PASS.
General Johnston's bill, now before the
Ways and Means Committee, for amending
the Revised Statutes, from sections $500 TO
1897 inclusive, provides that these sections
shall apply to Richmond. II the bill passes,
then goods imported by Richmond mer-
chants can be brought from New York to
Richmond in bond, and be appraised at the
latter point, and the duty also paid on them
| there.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
| Colonel Ben. Wilson's resolution, which
passed the House. for the publication Of 49,
900 copies OF the work on heep-husbandry,
will pass the Senate. 1t is regarded as n
most valuable book, and should be distri-
buted among the leading sheep-raisers Of
Virginia as far as our quota will permit.
hear that General Ben. Butler says Senator
Beck's recent speech on finance is the only
one delivered in Congress for five years that
he would like to have made. Colonel Bev-
erley Kennon's petition for $4,000 to con-
struct a counterpose battery for protecting
cannon for coast defence, for the field, and
on board Of ir0n-clad vessels for river and
harbor defences, went to-day to the Senate
Naval Committee, OF which Senator Nc
Pherson is chairman. Hereford went be.
fore the Senate Commerce Committee to-
day in behalf OF bis bill for the erection OF
a public building at Charleston, w. Va,
and the committee unanimously reported it
to the Senate. l. appropriates $4,000, and
provides that the budding may be Of either
brick or stone. The friends OF Colonel
George Wyihe Munford here are pleased
| that he has position in the Census Bureau.
NOMINEES FOR POSITIONS IN VIRGINIA.
The Senate Commerce Committee to-day
laid over the nomination of Benjamin Up
son for collector OF customs at Rappahan.
mock because prominent and well-known
citizen Of Essex has written that he will
prove 10 the committee that he is not bit for
the position. Senator Gordon took charge
of the nomination of j. g. Mitchell for col
lector at Yorktown, and said that unless the
Virginia senators object, he would report
it favorably to the Senate. Mr.. Robert
Boiling had an interview to-day with Sena-
tor Pendeton, chairman OF the Census
| Committee.
A MOVEMENT FOR REAL ECONOMY.
The Senate Appropriations Committee to-
day sgreed to report the bill! OF Senator
Davis, OF West Virginia, 10 repeal certain
permanent and Indefinite appropriations.
1t excerpts about one hundred millions
which has to be paid annually for interest
on the public debt on the Pacific railroad
bonds, &C., and brings under The control Of
Congress from and after 1881 about eight
millions annually.
BLAINE IN ILLINOIS.
| General Stephen A. Hurbert, eX-member
OF Congress, and a member OF the Illinois
Executive State Republican Committee, re-
turned to Washington to-day from Illinois,
and says that OF the nineteen districts OF
that State Blaine win certainly carry ten.
SUGAR TARIFF.
kilograms have poured in upon the Ways
and Means Committee in favor OF some ac-
ton on the sugar tariff, and motion will
be made at the next meeting TO reconsider
the action taken the other day. Mr.. Frye,
of Maine, will bring before the committee
the bill OF last session to make the duty
under 10, 2.4O; betwee1 10 and 10, 2.75;
and above 16, cents per pound. A bill
like this will be introduced in the House to-
morrow.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Senators Burnside and Davis, Representa-
tive Jorgensen, and General Terry, who
commanded at Richmond after the war,
called at the White House to-day.
Parties write Postmaster General Key
that for 1926, 900 they will furnish Confede-
rate records which will show the amounts
paid mail contractors during the war.
The House Committee on Appropriations
will finish the deficiency bill and then take
up either The army or navy bill.
The Democrats Of the District think they
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