The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-20
Washington.

r,sr CONGRESSIONAL NEWS ITEMS
,.r,-TrN ANr-6oyERNoR LEWIS GOES BACK
"a p,cIIgONp-FINE SPEECH OF SENATOR
,,V,s on THIS NISSISSIPPI-RIvER BILL
CONFESSIONAL AID TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
pr,rAgp oFFRRED FOR THE CAPTURE OF
CAPTAIN HOwGATo
from our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April l9.-The Republican
..,,eps committee on the order OF business
- the House. consisting OF Messrs. Robe
-, Uiscocs. Robinson Of Massachusetts,,
,,.Kmlcv. Bingham, Burrows, and Pound,
80, la.t night socially, ard tonight arc
rolInc business meeting. 1t is under
III tha, ;hcy have so far agreed 10 dis
-. q, tbe contested elections this week,
-. ,or;e-commiSsion bill next week,
Ia ,be week after will endeayor
a. ge, mp and pass the bill eX-
,..,5i,o the charters Of the ma
,,..oi hanks. The first ease con-
,;dored after the Mormon case will be that
o,1vpcb as. Chalmers. Lynch, who Is a
,,,.sissinpi negro. is to make n speech
,,o,,irall, in support Of his claims 10 the
~, IN the House now held by General
chalmers. hut really on the situation at the
smith from a Radical standpoint. This
ot,ort. hear. has been prepared carefully,
and /. EXPECTED TO FIRE the hearts OF the
Stqlwart, against the white people OF the
Sortb. II /, catan that the Republicans
arc bent on ousting General Chalmers, if
they can.
THE SITUATION IN OHIO.
The passage Of the appOrtionmont bill IN
Ohio did not suffice to revive 10 any great
extent The spirits Of Ohio Republicans at
Washington. To-day they were made even
more uncomfortable. however, than they
have vet lccn 10y the letter Of the CORE
.uopdent Of the New York Times, written
from Cincinnati. This Republican letter
writer. after a careful survey OF the field,
declares. among other unpalatable things,
that Ohio j, now Democratic by from thirty
10 fity thousand. Thi, fact makes it all
lmportnl that some southern States should
be captured.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
The report is that Lawrence Taliaferro
wil be a candidate for the Frederieks-
burg posi-oillcc against Mr.. Pritch-
AID, the present postmaster, whose
reAppointmCnt will come up soon. The
former is a Rcadjusicr and the latter is
Republican. IL is stated that Virginia ap-
poiniment, are all to be held up for short
while. Ex-senator Mcdonald is here adj
vocating the claim Of General Fitz John
Porter. Judge John \. Campbell spoke to-
day in the supreme Court in behalf OF
Louisiana IN the suit. against that State by
New York and New Hampshire. Senators
Butler, Of south Carolina; Farley, OF Cali
iornia, and other members Of Congress
were among the many who heard him.
David Dudley Fields one Of the counsellor
New York. Judge Campbell took the posi-
ton that one state cannot sue another. Rep
rc,entaiiye Jones. Of Texas. Greenbacker,
made strong speech in the House in the
tab election case to-day. lie rasped Con-
ert.- for Ginning to be able to do almost
ANYTHING, and declared that the polygamy
Dim recently passed did not apply to Can
mons case, because the Constitution nci-
Their permits erpoSt facto laws or laws i'm
pairing The obligations Of contracts. Lieu
tuant-Goyemor Levi, and senator John
SION lett for Richmond to-day.
TIE MlssISSnPI-RIyER BILL.
senator Jonas, Of Louisian, made a fine
speech in favor Of appropriating $1,000
600 for the Mississippi lie said that it
would now take 1lS,OOO,OOO to complete
The Improvement OF he river, and thought
that it would be cheap to the Government
even il it should cost $4,000, 600. lie an
'Wcred those who have contendcd that the
General Government ought not to repair
The leyees. llr. Frye advocated the bin as
d came from thc committee in very earn
e', speech. Mr. Jonas cOntended, how
ever, that Il was doubtful whether any
le'ee could be repaired under the bill as
reported, however important it might be.
he wants the bill amended.
CONGRESSIONAL AID TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Ape;ition from Governor Fosterand other
officials and citizens OF Ohio in favor Of and
by The General Government to the public
schools OF the States and Territories, on the
Dasi' Of illiteracy, was to-day laid before
lie Senate by Mr.. Sherman. The petition
er' state that the recent census shows on
appalling Ignorance among the voting popu
lalion, and that many Of the States are un
able to vote adequate funds for educationa
purposes.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
senator IIoar to-day introduced bill Il
increase the pension OF Mohammed Kahn
Otherwise John Ammahoe.
The Potomac Riyer-Front Committe
met again to-day, and heard the engineers
captain Eads was present. There will b
smother meeting Friday, and on saturda
inc committee will examine the flats.
Senator Jones, Of Florida, viii addres
.he Young Democracy OF New York on tn
9Th.
BY the retirement OF Colonel Brannor
Of the First artillery, Captain A. NJ. Ran
dali, known at Richmond, becomes majol
Government receipts to-day Customs
$3.50, $40; internal revenue, 1898, 245; banl
notes for redemption, S266,00O.
Professor Baird, secretary OF the smitl
sonian, gave a reception last night to d
delegates 10 the Academy Of Science no
IN session here.
The engineer at the 81. James Hotel a
tempted suicide to-day. His name is job
Osborn.