The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-20
Washington.

AND SOUTHWESTERN RAILRoAD-rHE PRO-
| P0StD HOTEL AT OLD POINT-THE REFUND
ING BILL. - PLEUR0. PNEUMONIA - PERSON.
AL-CAPTAIN COOKE CONFIRMED AS coll
LECr0R or CUSTOMS AT RICHM0ND-BRIEP
ITEMS. &C.
fFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WABsINGToN, January i9.-I did not mean
yesterday 10 say that "the syndicate had
secured favorable report on the Grant bill.
but Just the reverse. II may be that my
pen was in sympathy with the sleety
weather we were having and slipped. BY
the way. every day deyelopes some new
scheme to put money in Grants pocket, and
1t must be that he inspires them all himself.
tary man in history who has been greedy
for filthy lucre.
THE RIVERS AND HARB0RS OF VIRGINIA.
The House Committee on Commerce is
making rapid Roadway on the river-and-
harbor bill. The following appropriations
for Virginia rivers and harbors have been
agreed upon James river (as already stated,
| $4,000; Norfolk harbor, $4,000; York
river, $4,000; Pamunkey, $4,000; Mattapo-
nj, $1,000; Dan river, $4,000; StauntOn river,
$4,000; New river, from the mouth Of Will
son, in Grayson. to the mouth Of Green
brier, $4,000; Rappahannock, $4,000 !;
AppomattoX, 100000; Urbanna creek.
$4,000; Pagan creek, $4,000 Chcka-
hominy river, $500; Nomini creek, $4,000.
| The committee has not yet considered the
proposed surveys OF several! Virginia rivers
and creeks, and will not do so until the APP
preparations for the Improvement of all the
rivers and harbOrS embraced in the bill
have been passed upon. The appropriation
| for Norfolk harbor is what 1t was last year !;
but that for james river is reduced $4,000.
Now. your river needs an increased appro-
pration, and as these amounts have to be
reviewed, 4 strong effort should be made 10
get at least $4,000 for it. Last session Gem
eral Johnston went before the committee
and got the first estimate increased TO S7j,-
900, aud he will be able, | hope, 10 do the
same thing again.
BOOM FOR THE RICHMOND AND SOUTHWEST
ERN RAILROAD.
state Senator e. T. Smith, who is here,
says the Richmond and Southwestern rail-
road has already let out 100 miles of its road
in Kentucky, aud will in February contract
for forty miles more. The counties OF the
Blue Grass State" through which it will
run have subscribed, he says, S1,600,000 in
county bonds. and those yet to vote will
swell this to S2,000,000. He informs me
that the {" Omitted States Commercial Com
pany," which is the constructing company
OF this road, has all OF its affairs now in
good order, and will do good deal Of work
during the coming season.
THE PROPOSED NEW HOTEL AT OLD POINT.
noticed some time ago the proposition
OF Messrs. A. j. Ford and +. p. Pendleton
to build a hotel at Old Point. To-day SEN
ator Withers introduced bill which pro-
vides that they may erect hotel on ground
commencing at the point where the south
eastern corner OF the Hygeia lot meets the
waters of the Chesapeake, and running
thence along low-water mark in an easterly
direction not TO exceed 800 yards in
length, and of such depth as the Secretary
of War may decide. 1t is also provided
that this hotel shall be subject to State and
Federal taxation.
THE GREENBACKERs FJLIBUsTER on THE RE.
FUNDING BILL.
To-day when the refnnding bill was taken
up and the majority was ready TO pass it,
Mr.. Price, OF Iowa, endeavored, on the plea
OF personal explanation, to get in an ar
gument on the merits of the bll in spite
of the fact that the previous question, which
cuts off debate, had been ordered. The
Speaker, with great difficulty, got him to
take his seat. Mr.. Gillette, Greenbacker,
then raised the point of order that Mr..
Newberry, who is director in a national
bank, had no right to vote on the bill.
The Speaker overrued the point on the
ground that there Is no power in
the Speaker to deprive a member OF
his vote. He cited noted precedents.
There was an appeal from bis decision in
order TO make up record in this case, but
there were not Il corporal's guard who
voted against the Speakers decision. Mr..
Fernando Wood, who had been brought
into the House in chair, looked much
weaker than Mr.. stephens during all this
AT half-past the Sanford |
amendment was voted down. 1t made it |
the duty Of the Secretary OF the Treasury |
10 use all OF the gold and silver in the |
Treasury except S50,0O0,0OO to redeem the |
IS and G's before any of the per cent. |
bonds or certificates were issued. Now, as |
there are 1852, 100000 Of gold and silver GER
tifcates outstanding and SAG, 900, 900 |
Of greenbacks this amount would have been |
utterly inadequate as a redemption fund. In |
,be Carlisle amendment, subsequently agreed |
%, the Secretary is authorized to use ali the |
,oin except S50,OO0,0OO to compel the ma.
ional banks TO take the per cents, as !
explained yesterday. The coin thus used
will come back to him and can be used over
md over again. The bill finally passed
yes, 1876; noes, 12j-and Its general provi-
ions are as gave them in my last nights
dispatches. The belief still is that the Sem
tie will so amend it as to make the rate OF
interest 81 per cent, but to this the House,
I is plain, will never agree.
THE PLEURO PNEUMONIA.
On motion Of Senator Johnston to-day
he Senate ordered the appointment Of
pecial committee OF five on the subject Of
among cattle. The Vice
President appointed Senator Johnston chair
nan and left In IN him In select the rpmain.