The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-06


court bill Monday. Hon. John Medley, o
: I'Accomae, Is In The city, en- route for Rich
mond.
tue RIVER AND HARgoR BILL.
The RIVER aud harbor bill will be eallc,
up in the House Monday, under a sTspeu
sion Il the rules, and passed without
amendment. In fact, no amendments viii
be allowed by its friends, who constitute a
large majority OF the body. The James will
Their, fore have 10 look 10 the Senate for FUR
Their relief.
the PENSION DISCUSSION IN TIE SENATE.
General LOGAN spoke at length, and with
much animation, on tht pension bin in the
Senate this afternoon. The bill under dis
cussion provides that surgeon ana lawyer
shall he appointed in each congressional
district to revise all pension claims. one
Of these must bc Democrat and the other
Republican. The bill referred 10 was
proposed as m amendment to the pension
appropriation bill, and on this :. point Of
order was raised, which the Vice.Pfes'dt nj
4 submitted to the Senate. All the members
Of the Pension COMMITTEE favor the bill,
but pensioners by thousands have petitioned
against il. just before O'Clock this bill
was laid aside informally. a numbey Ct
private bills were then taken up out Of Or
der and passed.
INV YORK SOLDIERS TO VISIT RICHMOND.
| CAPTAIN Tucker, secretary CT the York
town Congressional Committee, has received
letter from Colonel Austin, OF the Thr'
tcenth New York volunteers, in which hc
states that bis regiment, six hundred strons'
will 90 TO Yorktown ~ the escort OF Cover
nor Cornell, and that 1t Will also visit klch'
mond during the tIiP. 1t will have with II
Dod>worth famous band, sixty pieces, and
a drum-corps Of thirty. The day The regi'
ment remains in Richmond it viii receive
kind treatment at the hands Of the fiist Nir'
cinia. Colonel Purcell. New York viii,
from present indications. send nhmbrr OF
fine regiments to Yorktown, and other states
will do the same thing.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The House bill appropratlng $4,000 foi
the "Grcton Heights Centennial" III Con
inecncut went to TIE Senate Appropriations
Committee to-day. The battle Of Grotor
took place one mooth and thirteen day
befole the surrender OF Corvallis.
The subcommittee Of toe Senate Apprc
prialions Committee heard a number Of ciii
Gems to-day in regard to The District o.
Columbia appropriation bill.
4. 80 Tr D.ifZhpnNfr az Pom
sylyanis, in favor Of paying Virginia aEt
other states the amount, due them for ad
ylnccs in 1872 10 the General GOvernmcn
was an admirable effort. II he is right, ant
il seems that he i, Nir.ina is entitled TO
million aud half.
Mr.. Marsh. Minister to Italy, talks OF rc
signing.
Government receipt. to-day: Customs
$40. 500: internal revenue, $lS304L
:. c. Alien has been appointed gauge
> and ,,orckecper for the Fifth Virginia dis
trict.
Toe friend, Of Captain Ead> are ca;cd 4
the action Of the House committee to-day il
agreeing to report in favor OF guaranteeing
%DU UUN.UtU JULIUS vi Ms Nhlb i"iih"s'
All the temporary mechanics at the Bu
reau Of EngrIyIng and Printing were dis
charged to-day.
The question now b)lhering the temper
ance people is whether General Garfield
will have wine or water at the WhIIe House
The death OF Mr. Farr, OF New liamp
shire, will be announced in the HOuS
Tuesday.
DIR. Curry and General L. T. Moore lei
for Richmond this evening.
Associated Press reports by telegraph 10 tie Dis
patch
THE INTEROCEANIC CANAL,
WASHINGTON, February 5.-The SeleC
Committee OF the House on the lnterOceani
Canal to-day agreed to report favOrably +
the House Representative Walls bill L
! 1ncOrpOrae the InierOcelnic Transit Com
t pany, alter amending il to provide that th
. Government shall guarantee the payment o
interest Of tity millions collars OF the bond
Of the co. plUy for fifteen years at the rat
Of 6 per cent. The vote was IL follows
Ie1s-Congcr, Haskell, King, Singleton
: and Martin-j; Na's-TuIner, llu chin,
. Nicholas, and Whittholne-4; Fry and Pas
not voting.
NOMINATION.
WASHINGTON. February The Pres
; dent to-day sent f. the senate The nomini
! ton Of Adam G. Mallory TO be collector {
e customs at Galveston. Texas.