The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-26
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TIE FUNDING BILL ik"iNiA "iI'''" ~"
the BATTLE or YOEKrOwN-PERs0SAL
THE RECENT COUroN DEclsIoN-JUDGE
SwAYNE RESIGNED.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 25.-General Lo-
gan moved again to-day TO take up The
Grant bill, but failed-ayes, IS; noes, IS.
Senator Lamar, OF Mississippi, made speech
in favor Of retiring General Grant, but pre-
ferred IL consider tie bill" one recO9niz
Ing his military and not bis political ser
vices" He did not, however. pronounce
any euogy on General Grants strategy,
! but simply accepted him as the symbol OF
the idea OF numerical force overwhelming
an Inferior number of people in 4 war
which be pronounced as important as the
| Revolution itself. The one established the
nation In its outside relations, ana
Ute other cemenicd its internal unity.
He said he would only do for GenciaI Grant
what the Romans were accustomed 10 do
| for successful general when his work was
completed-that is. write opposite tO.bis
name emeritus. lie repudia'ed the second
section Of The bin, which gives the Presl'
I dent the power TO call General Grant into
active service. with his full rank and pay,
whenever IN hi, judgment an emergency
requires his services. He was, IN Tact, SIM
| ply IN favor Of placing him on the retired
lit, with tue rank and pay OF general, ana
| disclaimed all sympathy with any polite
or ALLEGED political motive OF the bill.
take il, however, that the friends OF Gen
cral Grant are very much welded 10 the
section IN question, and regard il rs mate
rial TO their scheme. 1t was remarked that
| Republicans seemed rather Disconnected by
/ Mr.. LamarS speech, and this was construed
( to mean that they are opposed to anything
that tends to bring about liberal feeling
between The North and South. 1t was also
! reported that several wcll.knOwn southern
senators said that Mr.. Lamar was right, and
tthat they will vote with him on the Dll'
when it comes up at the proper time.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BIL-TnE MISsIS-
sIPPI.
The House Commerce Committee Will at
| its next meeting complete the estimates for
rivers and harhOrS, and after that take up
some new business. The appropriations
for the Mississippi river will probably be
considered tomorrow, and ii now looks as
# the $500, 600 asked for by the commits
sion for the improvement OF the lower part
OF this river will be agreed to. IL also
seems highly probable that Sl,OOO,000 Tor
the Improvement OF the centre section will
Il III =
will be inserted IN the bill, making an az
greyate Of 90 800, 600 for the "Father of Wa
ters." The commission asked for S6,6O0,-
900.
PLEURO PNEUMONIA IN CATTLE.
Senator Johnston reported very lengthy
bill on pleuro-pneumOnia to-day, with the
request that it be printed and recommilted'
This was ordered. Professor Laws, OF Cor
nell University, was before the select com
mittee on this subject to-day, and Will have
anotaer hearing tomorrow. The commit
tee Will industi iOusly consider the bill a.
soon as II is printed and will find valuable
aid in the suggestions OF Professor Law,
DIR. Lorne, and others. The bill 10 ques-
tiOn provides for the establishment OF Il
Bureau Of Animal Industry, and for the
suppression and prevention OF contagious
diseases among domestic animals.
SECRETARY SHERMAN ANB THE REFUNDlNG
BILL.
Secretary sherman was before the Senate
Finance Committee to-day, and had hear
inp OF an hour and a h5lf. lie presented
yoluminous tables in regard to money trans
actions in foreign countries. These were
ordered TO be printed. He opposed, hear,
a compulsory 3 per cent bond, which lett
him. he cOntended, no discretion III placing
if upon the market, and favored the issue
of 800, 600, 900 OF 3! per cent. .52O bonus
and $500, O00, 900 of per cent. lilo Irea-
surv certificates or notes. rs he called them.
The very hard-money people sheer NJ the
last suggestion, and say il is practical NINA
ton. ComptrOler Knox, Of the Treasury
Department, will appear before the COM
mittee Tomorrow and advocate the COM
nulsory feature OF the House bill in regard
TO national banks that has more than once
been referred to i'm my dispatches.
LET VIRGINIA HAVE FULL CREDIT FOX lhL
DEEDS OF HER SONS.
Mfr. Goode was right in suggesting that
the fact should be stated on the Yorktown
monument that the 1900 militia present al
the surrender of CORVALLIS were Virginia
militia. The inscription as at first prepared
stated that they were American militia. The
committee will look into this aud make tue
correction, in accordance with authentic
history. There is disposition TO ROB Nlr'
einia OF her revolutionary glory. the othei
dav thi, was manifested even IN the speeel
of DIR. Lorlng, who is one OF the most iiDe'
raj New.Enganders in the House. Las'
night Henry Ward Beecher glorlhed New
England at the expense OF Virginia, ana
made Thomas Jefferson light his torch IN
Roston. The time Is coming when they
will, endcayor to make Washington second
70 John Adams, and Patrick Henry less oil
an orator than the ordinary New-Englandei
OF his day.
| PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Hon. George ID. Wise was at the Capl'o
to-day, and informed me that he VIII do
what he can TO help General Johnston 10
get the appropriation for James river In
creased to $4,000. Senator Conkling was
engaged In the Supreme Court to-day. Wes'
yjrginians seem pleased that Camden re-
ceiyed the full Democratic vote at Wheeling
to-day for United States senator; the he