The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-27
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PNEUMONIA RIII-JCDGf BuCKNERs VIEWS
on THE FUNDING DILi-DItfDtNG LAMBS
AMoNG INDIANS IN sEyERALTx-TBE RE-
PUBLICANs FH1BUSTERING IN THE ElEc-
TORAL. cOuNT BILL ~ TUE BoUsE-rfR-
s0NAL-TENNESsEE' S NEW sESAToR-MINOR
MATTERS.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINGToN, January 2G--Tbe nominal
ton OF Stanley Matthew'S to-day a. Judge OF .
the Supreme Court OF the United States, TO
I'LL the vacancy oceasioned by the reslsna- !
ton OF Judge Swayne, did not surprise any |
one here, ana will not surprise any eader |,
OF my dispatches. 1t was at once stated by !
everybody that he wOnl1 be confirmed with |
out any opposition whatever. While IN The
Senate he was regarded as one OF lis aoiest
LAWYERS, aud | remember his speeches on
the bankrupt law and the Chinese question
as equal TO any have heard in Congress.
He was born in Ohio July 81, 1924, and
graduated at Kenyon College in 1S4O lie
has been Judge OF the Superior Court OF
Cincinnati In 1876 be was beaten for Con-
gre,s 10y General Banning, and in 1877 was
elected TO the senate to fill the vacancy oc'
casiOned by the resignation OF John Sher-
man. He is man Of vigorous constitution,
and viii doubtless make an able and u>eful
| Judge. | have heard nothing said against
him except that be has long been promi-
nent railroad attorney.
! TUE COMMITTEE oN PLEURO PNEUMONIA.
The special committee on pleuro-pneumO-
MIA held meeting to-day, Senator Johnston
presiding. There was a full attendance.
General lie Due, Commissioner OF Agricui'
ture: DR.. Lyman, Veterinary Surgeon OF
the same bureau; Assistant Secretary
Frencb, Of the Treasury Department;
NeSSr>. Hatch OF Missouri and L0rlng OF
Massachusetts. members OF the House; ana
DIR. Law, OF Cornell University, were before
the cor mittee, and offered many valuable
Suggestions pending the consideration OF
1.-THE bill. The committee discussed first the
nature of the disease and the best means to
suppress 1t; second, the best meaus to pre-
vent the importation and expectation OF
cattle afrced with it.
JUDGE BrCKNER On TIE REFUNDING BILL.
judge Buckner, chairman Of the Banking
land Currency Committee Of the House, said
to. day that if the Senate shall pass 33 per
cent. bond that the House will concur in its
action. He believed that majority OF the
Democrats really believe that the Secretary
OF the Treasury should be given some DIS
erection in the matter, and not be tied down
to the issue 81 per cent. bonds whether he
finds that he can float them or not at par. said
[: ".Judge, there are those who think Mr..
Sherman's proposition to issue 1900. 100000
OF Treasury notes is practical imitation, be-
cause they will pass as currency" "No,''
said he, "they will not pass, because they
are interest bearing, and therefore people
will hoard them up" talked with other
Democratic members OF the House tonight,
, however, who thought the majority OF
? that body are welded to a 3 pei
: cent. bond. To the proper understanding
of the amount to be funded, 1t ought to
be stated that in 1861 the United States bOr-
/ rowcd 500. 20G,jj0, and issued in payment
; bonds bearing per cent. and redeemable
at the end Of twenty years. In 1871, for
! the purpose of reducing interest on other &
per cent. bonds, it sold 1860 Col, $50 per
cents, redeemabIe after ten years at the
@ pleasure OF the Government. Hence on the
:, 1st OF May it is proposed that these IS and
IS, on which is now paid over thirty.fYe
millions OF interest annually, shall be re-
I deemed with money obtained by the sale OF
rs OF 39's, rs may be determined by Con.
, , gress.
THE INDIAN BILL.
The senate had up to-day again The bill
. dividing lands among Indians in severely,
and Mr.. Teller made lengthy Speech
which was not entertaining to the galleries
, Senator'S Plumb, Hoar, Davis, and others
: also participated in the debate.
The IECrORAL-CUUXT BILL is THE HOUSE
THE REPUBLICANS FILIBUSTER.
: After the morning hour to-day Mr.. Bick
nell Ocmocrat), OF Indiana, proposed to
, call up the elec,oraI-count bill, and the
House by majority of six agreed 10 it,
After that he proposed TO call the preYiou;
question and cut of debate, but before this
could be done the Republicans refused to
vote, and prevented a quorum. One hun
dred and forty Democrats and four Green
5 hackers voted on one proposition at twenty
miautes past ,, making within three Of
quorum. The Republicans predicted that
these Greenblckers would not vote when
!. il became necessary for them to complete
I: Quorum The Democrats in the mean
4 while said they would see it out
! and talked OF an al! might session
Tue incidents OF the prOtracted session Oh
the force bill were recalled by reporters in
the House gallery. | could not make out
one hundred and forty.seven Democrats
5 here or likely to be here by tomorrow
The news from Tennessee had so democrat
lied Democrats about the Capitol that they
+ did not have spirit enough in them to ap.
+ preciate fight on the electoral count oil
anything else. They seemed ready, in fact
to surrender everything to their opponents
withonta struggle. / asked leading Dem
/ ocrat at few minutes to what would be
done and he replied they will tilibusler IL
into adjourning by 5 O'Clock.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
The Hicksford post-oflice, in the county
OF Greenvile, is an important distributing
pont, and, hear, Is worth $1,000. Ii Ii
now held by Mrs. Finnegan, wife OF De
partment employe, who Is willing to give il
up. Mr.. Teller, leading merchant OF
Hicksford, is here trying TO get II. Colone
! nu.o.o,, and Hon Georop ID Mise Werf