The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-29
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\ Bill. FROM THE PLErRoPNEuAoN1A COM
NITTEE-MR BLAINE AND AMERICAN STEAM
SHirS--ANoTnER POsTAL-T ELEGRAPH
sCnEME- CONTESTED sEArs-Ntw POST
ROUTES FOR vIRGINIA-PRIyATE BILL DAY
IN TIRE HOUSE-BRIEF ITEMS, &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGToN, January 2S-As l pre-
dcicd Last night, the Pleuro Pneumonia
Committee agreed upon bill, and Senator
Johnston, its chairman, reported 1t TO the
Senate to-day, and gave notice that he VIII
endea,or 10 get it up on Tuesday next. IL
authorizes the Commissioner OF Agrlcui-
turc. in connection with the National Board
Of Health. to prepare rules aud regulations
for the suppression OF pleurO-pneumona.
These are TO be communicated to the States
with the request that their legislatures VIII
adopt them, thereby avoiding any conflict
between the State and Federal authorities.
The Treasury Department is empowered 10
establish quarantine stations, so as TO pre-
vent the importation OF diseased cattle.
The Commissioner OF Agricultural and Board
| Of Health are also directed 10 investigate the
condition OF cattle along the railroaG lines
and The Canada frontier, 80 a. 10 ascertain
if there are cattle affected with pleuro-pneli-
monia. so as to taEe means for It's speedy
eradication. The bill appropriate' 100000
for carrying out its provisions, and TINS Is
Immediately available. / fear that as earn
est "a are the members OF the committee III
this work that Congress viii hardly pass the
| bill this session.
No. BIAINE'S SUBSIDIES TO AMERICAN STEAM
SaIPS.
Dir. Blaine to-day introduced bill IN the
interest Of American steamships running 10
foreign ports. 1t proposes to give to steam
sbins of 8. 00O tons and over $50 mile for
twelve trips a year, S4S for tw cnty trlps
veor. and 500 a mile for fOrty-cigbt trips Il
wear. Only the number OF miles one way,
from American to foreign ports, are 10 he
Maid for at the above rates. Ii 1t passes
lis friends claim that not only will lines to
RraziI and Other South American countries
be established, but lines 10 European ports
will soon be in operation. There are good
many persons here already who are urging
subsidies to American steamships, and this
bill pieascS them amazingly.
ANOTHER POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME.
Mr.. Money, OF Mississippi, has postal
TELEGRAPH bill before the House, it viii oe re-
menbered, and to-day Senator Kirkw0od
produced some sensation 10y introducing III
the Senate a bill for an Iowa company,
which proposes to run telegraph lines all
lover the country. Its capital stock Is mil
lion. one half OF which the Government IS
10 have qrQtiS. An assistant postmaster
General is to have general supervision over
1.-The concern. The rates are tO be twenty
cents for messages Of twenty words or less,
and one cent a word for all over that num-
Der. The friends OF Messis. Gould 90.
seem 10 be amused at it, but it Is evident
that there is q deep feeling in the country
in favor of some postal telegraph scheme.
II il ever succeeds, however, it will he aiteI
desperate contest with unlimited capital
YATES TO DE SEATED TO MORROW.
The House will reach vote on the
Yates. Martin case tomorrow, and Mr.. Yates
Democrat) will be seated. He formerly
represented, with credit, the district Tor
which Mr.. Martin (Repubican) now holds
the seat, and his many friends Will be glad
to hear that be will get what he ought to
have had many months ago. Late to-nigh'
some Republicans express a hope OF being
able TO defeat Yates.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS
Cantain John S. Wise passed through
here to-day en- route for Richmond from
New York. w. l.. Royal was at the Capt.
fol to-day and returned this evening 10 New
York. Senator Witbers has gone TO Camp
hell to attend the funeral OF his Oldest SIS
fer. Mrs. Robert Lemon, with whom his
venerable mother and father have for years
resided Senator Maxey will be here to-
morrow. A leading Virginia Republican
renorted to-day that DR.. Gilmer Will not be
confirmed. The Doctor, however, win lis
good friend Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, was al
the Capitol to-day looking after his interest
DIR. Ish, Cantain Huntington, and Messrs
Dewitt, Alexander, and Wills, IRON
Prince William, called on Representative
Beale to-day, and urged an appropriation
Cor Neabsco creek. SenatOr-elect George
OF Mississippi, has written Senator Lamar
approying bis vote on the Kellogg case. III
saws that while he does not believe that Mr.
Kellogg was legally elected, that there mus
he an end 10 the settlement Of such matters
Colonel Thomas Tabb, OF Elizabeth CITY
) was at the Capitol to-day. General Hun'or
presided in The House and Senator Came
ron, OF Wisconsin, in the Senate 10
day. Senators Plumb, Morgan, Coke
land others spoke on the Indian Dill
and the question OF polygamy among tn
red men was incidentally discussed
Rev. BayIas Cade, OF Monroe county, W
Va, was at the Senate this afternoon. MI
, Rams dell, the Washington correspondent
who broke his leg during the sleet, Is memo
ing rapidly, and Major A. ID. Banks Is con
} yale.cing. Major Eakle. Cashier Lockwood
Messrs. A. Gunst and John Mcfarland
/, Professor Harris, and Major Conway Ito"
! ard left this evening for Richmond.
( THE NELSON CLAIM.
There il much comment Tonight on III
!, fare up in the House this evening over Ia
= claim OF the heirs OF Captain Hugh w. Ne
son for sls6 due him by the Governmer
when he resigned from the navy after hay
ing served iity years and beex voted
: sword for gallant conduct with Perry o
: Lake Erie. The Republicans waved Ii
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