The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-01
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Washingt0n.
| A READJUsrERs VIEWS As TO OUR MKT GOV
ERyoR-TBIs WEEKS WORK IN CONGRESS
PERsONAL-TBe POsT-OFFJCE BILL, &C.
ANOTHER ASSAULT on Mr.. CONKLING-THE
| YORKTOWN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. EED-
BRIEF ITEMS, &C., &c.
fFrom Oar Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 3i.-At the Capitol
to-day encountered one OF the most sensl'
bic and practical politicians in tue valley
While in thorough sympathy and accord
with the Democratic party, be has always
been for an equitable readjustment OF the
State debt. asked him, with q good deal
OF interest, what be thought the party ought
to do in the next campaign, and his answer
was prompt and direct. In fact, / saw at
once that he had been thinking a good deal
| in this line. Said he ave must nominate
a man who is not dislasioiul TO any portion
| of those who voted with Us in Noyem-
| Der; hence | wOuld select for Governor
some statesman like Barbour or Harris
"'What about the debt question ] asked.
81 would" he added, " announce first that
| the schools must be provided for; secondly,
that the expenses OF the State government
must be paid. and after that | would de-
clare" said he, with emphasis, " to the
bondholders that Whatever rate OF interest,
be il 3 per cent, as proposed by Senator
Johnston. or more or less, that can be PAID
under the new assessment on the State
debt, will lie paid. This think" said he
- will satisfy the people, and nothing short
OF this will"
WHAT WILL BIZ DONE THIS WEEK.
The Judiciary Committee OF the House
will tomorrow consider the bankrupt DlIi,
and the Senate Finance Committee Will
take IN again the Hou.e funding bill. The
Senate special Committee on the Electoral
Count, OF which Senator Morgan is chair
man. will tomorrow morning consider the
resolution offered by Senator ingalls, on
Saturday. Judge Reagan will make an
other effort to get up his inter State COM
merce bill in the House. The House ways and
Means Committee will tomorrow discuss The
sub committees report repeating the taNon
bank capital, deposits, checks, &C., and Mr..
Tucker will move to add provision re-
pealng the 10 per cent. export Tax on To-
bacco. This, the lawyers say, is clearly I'M
constitutional, and yet it has been paid for
thirteen years. At present 1T brings the
Government $500 annually, but puts to-
bacco-men TO trouble and expense which
iWould amount 10 about a. much more.
| Personal NEWS ITEMS.
! Ex-senator John f. Lewis was at the
Capitol to-day urging the confirmation OF
DR.. Gilmer as postmaster at Richmond.
All the Republicans about the Capitol seem
certain that General Malone will vote for
Gorham for secretary Of the Senate. Mr..
Springer, chairman OF the House Commit
tee on Elections, says there will be no delay
in adopting the remaining reports OF his
committee. General Johnston informed me
to-day that he hopes TO get the approprla-
ton for the James increased to S15,OOU.
The Richmond and Allegheny railroad
ought 10 use IFS influence TO get big APP
propriation for it at this session. Robert
w. Burke, of Staunton, is in the
city. Ex Senator Patterson, OF South
Carolina, was in the Senate chamber to-day.
| General Dabney Maury was at the Metro
poltau yesterday. A splendid horseshoe
OF flowers, including rare iaponicas, was
placed on the de,k OF Senator MaXey, OF
Texas. to-day. There are those in Virginia
who think the National Board OF Health,
and not the Agricultural Bureau, should
have charge OF the subject Of pluro-pneu-
monia. William TOwnes, Jr., OF Mecklen'
burg, is in the CITY. Colonel Cabeil is de-
tanned from his seat by severe cold. His
attack bordered very nearly on pneumonia.
Secretary COT visited Congress to-day.
REPRESENTATIVES Mcmahon, Buckner, Lo'
ring, Carlisle, and others were in the Senate
chamber to-day. The House proceedings
were not interesting. The statue OF JacoD
| CoIlamer, OF Vermont, was unveiled to-day
lin S,aluarv Hall Uhe old hall OF Representa-.
tiyes). Captain Eads was at the Capiio to-
day Interviewing members OF the House.
Judge Field to-day read the revise OF his
opinion in the Virginia-cOupon case and
sent it TO the printer. Judge Hugh w.
Shet1ey and 4. ID. Trotter, of SlauntOn;
Charles NJ. Blackford, j. VI. Booker, and X.
r. Lacy, Of Lynchburg; e. &. Holland and
Mayor G.. &. Avres. OF Danyile, are here.
General Grant Will arrive tomorrow after
noon. Secretary Sherman has returned and
will be at his office TO morrow.
THE PosT-OFFlCE APPROPRIATION BILL. &C.
TIE House post-ofice appropriation bill,
aggregiirg nearly $4,000, OOO,was placed
in the hands OF the subcommittee OF the
Senate Appropriations Committee this morn
ing, and hearing was at once acc )rded The
officers OF the Post Office Department. They
asked that the following additional appro-
priotiens be added to the bill: For letter.
carriers, 500, 900; post-route maps, $1,000;
rents, lights, &C., $4,000; pfiice'furniiure,
81, 900; miscellaneous items, $4,000; spe-
cial facilities on trunk lines, 500, 900; steam
boat routes, 100000; star routes, 100000;
mail-lvcks and keys. $4,000; mail bags and
mailbag catches, $4,000. The members OF
the subcommittee are Senators Wallace,
Beck, and Booth. The next appropriation
bill that will go TO the Senate committee will
be the District OF Columbia bill.
STICK TO THE OLD LANDMARKS.
Somebody got the post-ofice at Newporrs
News called by the ianciful name OF Min
meta" As soon as Mr.. Goode ascertained
this he went to the Department and entered
a protest, insisting that it should be called
" Newporps News" After weeks con-