The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-22
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TON BlLL-OTHER BlLL>-IHE EFFORT TO
PENSION GENERAL GRANT-TBE TENNESSEE
SENAToRSHIP, &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsuINGT'by, January 2l.--The House
refunding bill went 10 the Finance Com
mitee OF the Senate to-day, and as Mr..
Bayard, the chairman Of that committee,
has returned, IL will be considered at the
regular meeting Tuesday morning. My
judgment is, after cOnyersing freely with
senators and representatives, that there
will be contest in the Senate between a
3 per cent. 1920 bond and % per
cent. 80 bond; that is. between low
rate and a longer term and a higher rate
and short term. Mr. Morrison, Of Hi
nOis, who is one Of the SOundeSt men on the
WAYS and Means Committee, recalls the
fact that Secretary Bristow and the leading
Republicans in 1876 contended that per
cent. bond could not be floated, and were
clamorous for a 45 per cent. bond, but that
Messrs. Tucker Of Virginia, Hill Of Geor-
gia, Hancock OF Texas, himself, and other
Democrats, carried through per cent.
bond and forced the Treasury Department
to execute the law Of lS10.'7l. And yet,
says Mr.. Morrison. in spite OF this the Re-
publican party continues to boast OF its
superior financial achievements.
TOBACCO MATTERS BEFORE CONGRESS.
A leading member of the Ways and Means
Committee informs me that his committee
will probably take up next week the bill re-
pealing the ten-cent duty on tobacco eX-
ported and several other tobacco matters
which are interesting to the tobacco-men OF
Virginia, and which Colonel BurweIi mas
been pressing all this session.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
! Senator Carpenter, OF Iowa, is i'll with
BriCnt'S disease, and no persons but his I'M
mediate family are permitted to see him.
Mr.. BOynon (Greenbacker), who is contest
ing DR.. Lorine's seat, spoke in his own be-
half to-day in the House. He said that he
had employed General Ber. Butler, the
abest and most expensive counsel in the
United States. Mr.. Scott Darlington and
Miss Ada Darlington were in the members
galleries OF the two houses to-day. Colonel
! Charles Darlington was at the Capitol.
Senator Johnston Is in the receipt OF a large
number OF letters from Virginia and else
where approving his paper on the debt
question. The Senate Committee to-day
reported favOrably Senator Withers's
bill giving the Secretary OF War power
to lease Messr>. Ford and Pendleton ground
at Old Point for a hotel. The original bill
used the term "grant," but the committee
changed 1t to lease. Messrs. Ogden, Sal
tildo. Crawford, and Nelson are the CORE
spondents who got the copies OF the CHI
nese treaty which were published while it
was vet a secret with senator's, &c. Senator
Hereford has returned. and no doubt thinks
that West. Virginia Legislators have good
deal OF the fraity OF human nature in them.
He has made a capital senator. But FOR the
objection of General Bragg, Mr.. Goode
would have gotten the educational bill
made the special order for Wednesday next.
| have high New York Republican
authority for stating that Levi Nor
|
Der of Mr.. Garfeld's Cabinet. Sena-
tor Harris to-day introduced a bill for
the relief Of the widow and daughters OF
the late Judge Connally f. Trigg, formerly
say Senator Allison, OF Iowa, will be Sec
rotary of the Treasury. Senators Withers
and Johnston voted against every PROPOSE
ton 10 pay Ben. Holiday. and when the
Senate voted, as it did, to give him 100000,
they voted in the negative. w. II. Evans
and lady, r. +. Eaklp, and NJ. p. Bailey, OF
Richmond; Robert 5. Walker, OF Madison,
and II. II. Russell, OF Virginia, are at the
METROPOLITAN. Colonel j. MAJ shall McCue
is 10 the city en- route for Philadelphia.
| THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL.
A leading member OF the House Appro.
priations Committee tonight informs me
that they will get the post-office appropria.
| ton bill before the House tomorrow and
push it through rapidly. He says he sees
nothing to indicate a necessity for an extra
session o! Congress, and does not think Mr.
| a pressing necessity for IT.
The Senate Of course will have to meet
after the 4th OF March in order to confirm
the appointments of the new President.
THE SUGAR INTEREST IN CONGRESS.
| hear that the friends of the Carlisle
sugar bill will be here soon in force. and
urge lis passage. 1t is opposed by Mr.
Havemeyer and other large refners. and
advocated by the wholesale sugar-dealers.
The session seems almost too brief to do
any thing in regard to sugar.
PLEURO.PNEUMONIA AMONG CATTLE.
Professor Law, Of Cornell University,
New York, one of the abest veterinarians
in this country, arrived tonight. and will
TO morrow appear before Senator Jobnston's
select committee on the pleuro- pneumonia
and give his views and the benefit of his in
vestigations in regard to this terrible
scourpe. The members Of the committee
are very much Interested in the work as
signed them, and they make good start in
securing the assistance Of Professor Law.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Senate this evening devoted itself TO
the consideration OF the Indian appropria-
ton bill which passed. 1t was not inter-
estIug, but the habitufS OF the gallery re-
NAMED, and looked drowsy because the
House offered nothing more inviting.
REPORT OF THE SENATE GRANT BILL.