The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-03
Washington.

l'". .,4rg OF wASHINGT0N-PERSoN
Don go, tNpIANS-- tbs VIRGINIA DEBT
r,ov--rIg ELECTORAL COUNT, &C, &C.
,eron Cur Regular Correspondent
..'',.>e1ox. February Alt seems quite
49,, ,nsi the Senate. a. predicted, VIII
''''' '., Tho issue Of 100000, 600 Of % per
81 - bonds and SSOO,0O0,OOO Of ITO
.', cent Treasury certificates. went
49,. House to-day to ascertain what
t,or., will do in the matter, and found
.,p.. some members seemed absolutely
...,, that The House will insist on ) per
o.. the rate of interest on tie entire
80, o,oo o60. others were equally confident
,on,nremise wOnd be Effected, and |
..,.. U,use will r,cede from it, original |
...,;.p. For example. Mcssrs. Tucker ana |
I'.,ii.lc. tWa Of The Democratic leaders, dii-
lin iheir Judgment; for while The Tor |
,houohi that The conference committee
..o,,ec mon 3 80 bond, with 800 as
-. ,.,,o ,re latter seemed equally certain
,h., the House will never consent TO
ti.n,r rate than 3 per cent Other
,..,.o.r,,> oi les prominence were as Tar
49,, fl, their judgment. The liuancieiS
.'r ,n., with a ! per cent. at ll2 3 30 eau
l.. a,,,cd at par. II the bill, With The pro-
,.,.,J >.asie amendments, were to become
,.y ,Le $500 coo, 600 of s. could be first
..t,,u,,d I'm i've years without a premium,
and ane- .aat the 33'S could be provided
81, Tie mo,t accomplished Nneinian cdi-
,..ofm. dty remarked to me years ago that
OH. coming statesman was he who would
,.,od fbc debt Of the United States in bonds
b.srln. 3 per cent. or les. The ideo is still
..r,.n' II Washington That the Republicans
r,y ind "a proteXt for an extra session IN
re funding bill.
,sy Passion MATTERS BEFORE CONGRESS.
nurin., The discussion Of the pension bIll
. .ood many interesting facts have been
.r..,.d senator Davis, If West Virginia,
t,r instance. stated that from the founda-
,;.., IL the Government TO 1865 we only
.ru,nded so. 100000 in pensions, while
nov yo have double a large pension list
o.. ou the Governments OF the world. He
.l.o stated mat ii nOW takes S50,000,O0O TO
nav ,be REGULAR annual pension list, and that
il will require several hundred millions to
meet the arrearaees OF pensions. His esti-
mate. borrowed from the report OF the
chief OF the Pension Bureau. Is that 10 per
cent. Of an the pension claims now paid aie
fraudulent.
gtTrFsBrRG MOVING FOR THE APPoMATroX.
Senator Wubers to-day laid before the
senate the proceedings Of a mass'meeting
held at Petersburg in favor OF a liberal APP
popriaiion by Congress for the harbor OF
that city and the AppOmattox river. 1t
WAS referred 10 the Senate Commerce Com
mite. OF which Senator Ransom is chair.
man.
VIRGINIA SEwS ITEMS.
Senator Johnston, after conference to-day
with senator Wiihers and Mr. Tucker, will
introduce a phil apprOpriating $4,000 for
the purchase Of bronze copy OF the Hou-
con statue OF Washington, now owned by
The widow Of Hublrd, the artist. Senator
Waite, OF Maryland, reported fayorably the
bin Tor the purchase OF one Of WashlDgton's
swords from Major Lewis, brother OF the
late Judge George Washington Lewis, OF
WtslmOrcIand.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Mary Anderson, the actress, was at Gen
enl Sherman's splendid party last night.
Mr.. joyce. OF New Hampshire, had TO get
up The Yorktown commission bill, which
hg, already passed the Senate. He failed
because an appropriation bill antagonized
il. Captain f. W. Manhood, so well known
10 Richmond, i very sick With pulmonary
disease. HIS many friends will be sorry TO
learn that be is not improving. He is at
the head If the House stationery depart
mBt, and during his sickness General 10.
duties Of he position. Major A. ID. Banks.
lbc head OF the stationery department OF
The senate. i, reported better tonight.
Captain Tucker, clerk to the Yorktown
Committee, is at his post again. The friends
Of Ben. IIolIaday say he will not take the
SlO0 even il the House confirms the action
0flhe senate; be wants hall million at least.
Nics-President Parsons, Of the Richmond
and Allegheny railroad. was at the Capitol
to-day, aud informs It's friends that as soon
as the weather opens this important im-
proyemcnt VIII be pushed forward rapidly.
senator Conklng is still in New York. Dir.
Hatch, OF the firm OF Fisk Il Hatch, of New
York, wa at the Capitol to-day. Hon. Fer
Iando Wood has reached the Hot Springs,
AN, aud did not suffer from the trip.
PRESIDENT HAYES AND THE PONCAS.
The President, in his message to-day in
regard to the POnca Indians, recommends
INST, that their children, both male and fe-
male, shall be prepared for civilized life by
beng educated; second, that land be given
tuem 10 scyeTalty, not to be alienable for a
term Of years; and tblrd, that a fair COM
Fensatlon be given them for such land a. is
mol allotted among them. The message is
quiet lengthy, and was accompanied by a
"''ei nom Secretary SchuTz.
TIE VIRGINIA DEBT QUESTION AT WASHINGTON.
J learn from Republican sources that
'uuse x. ". Hughes is preparing an elab-
oi''e paper on the Virginia debt question,
~ which he will take the position that The
republicans should form an alliance with
Tue Resdjus'ers Of your State. 1t is also
Na'ed That Dir. Robert Porter, Chief OF tue
DIVISION OF Statistics in the Census Bureau,
WIN have lengthy article on the debt OF
Virginia 10 The next issue Of the New York
financial journal, with which he is con-