The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-29
Washington.

Washington.
THE HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE AGREE!
UPON VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA APPR0
PRIATIONs-JANRs RIVER GETS $4,000
AND THE YORK 25,000--A VOTE on TIL
LYECn-CBALMERs CASE TO-MoRRow-THE
TEST OATH, AGAIS-GOvERNoR CAMERON
AT THE sENATE-BEssENER STEEL PA
/ lTENT-A VIRGINIA CASE IN THE SUPREME
/ COURT-PERsONALs, BRIEFS, &C.
From our Regular Correspondent
! WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The House
Commerce Committee to-day took up Vir-
/ GINA rivers and harbors and agreed TO re-
port in favor OF the following appropria-
tions. II will be seen that the speech OF
Mr.. Wise before the committee was not
without effect, as james river gets $4,000
instead Of 100000, as at first agreed
upon; Stanton river, $1,000; Backwa-
ter river, $1,000; Norfolk harbor, s75,
600; Chickahominy river, $1,000; Rap
pahannock river, $1,000; Tolusky creek,
81, 900; York river, $4,000; North Land
ing, $4,000; Urbanna creek, $4,000; Pa
munby, $500; Nomini creek, $4,000; Ar
CifI IlOllt ilfti, fOsnVOs Doh if''', P",VVV'
WEST VIRGINIA RIVERS.
The following appropriations for West
Virginia rivers were also agreed upon !:
Great Kanawha, s2OO,OOO; Guyandotte,
$4,000; Allegheny, $4,000; New river,
$4,000.
VOTE on THE LYNCE-cHALMERs CASE To-
MORROW.
The House will tomorrow certainly vote
on the Lynch case, and the Re-
publicans are confident Of being able to
seat the negro. General Hooker, Mr..
Tucker, and Mr.. Carlisle made splendid
speeches to-day in advocacy OF the
claims Of General Chalmers to his seat.
General Hooker gave Messrs. Moore and
Pettibonc Republicansl, of Tennessee, a
fearful drubbing. The Democrats have
conducted themselves with as much discre-
ton as ability in this case. The Democrats
will not filibuster tomorrow.
THE TEST OATH IN THE SENATE.
The Tibbs case was to-day made the
further occasion Of discussion of the test
oath question, and Mr.. Beck read from
General Grants message TO show that he
more than once recommended general am
nesty. The question again went over with
the expiration Of the morning hour.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Governor Cameron arrived last night,
and was to-day in the Republican cloak
room of the Senate. Colonel w. G.. Nye
was on the House side to-day. Thomas II.
Flood and bride, of Lynchbwg; II. c.
Crcnshaw and bride, OF Richmond; and
John S. Morris and bride, Of Lynchburg,
are at the Metropolitan. There was
great deal Of talk at the Capitol to-day about
Virginia matters, and nothing encouraging
for the coalition was spoken in the presence
Of your correspondent. one Of the best
known journalists at Washington called on
myself and the States correspondent to
remember that he predicted that there
would not be q single Malone man in the
next House OF Representatives. 1t is still
asserted that Wood will succeed Fernald as
collector ut Danville. Colonel w. u. Bur-
well to-day made a capital argument in the
Supreme Court In the case Of Venable a.
Son, OF Petersburg, against Richards, col
lector lie was followed by Solicitor-Gen-
eral Phillips, representing the Government.
II is stated among the friends OF Governor
Cameron, who will be in Richmond to-
morrow, that he anticipated the decision
given by your Supreme Court in the cou-
pom case. 1t was surprise, however, TO
Rcadjusters and Republicans here. He
further says that the Supreme Court Of the
United States will take the same ground
that Judges Staples and Burke did.
BEssEMER STEEL PATENT.
The owners OF the Seiman's Bessemer
steel patent will on Monday have a hearing
before the House Patent Committee in favor
Of an extension of the same. The editor OF
the Iron Age, who yesterday opposed the
extension, Is known in Richmond. There
are others here on the same side from Pitts
burgh.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Senate voted to prohibit the natural
cation Of Chinese, and all the Democratic
senators voted "Aye," and all the Repub-
Iicans except three "No."
Commissioner Raum left for Chicago to-
night, and will be away ten days.
number Of the members OF the Ohio
Legislature are i'm Washington.
A dispatch TO the Indian Commissioners
to-day said that the Indians, pursued by
the troops, are making their way into Mex
leo.
There is a rumor that Mr.. Amos Web
ster will next week succeed Mr.. Powell as
chief clerk Of the Treasury Departments.
Government receipts to-day: Customs,
s432, 1874; internal revenue, S539,9l9; ma
tional-bank notes for redemption, S37S,0OO.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports to the Dispatch.I
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 2s.-The Senate to-
day confirmed Nicholas Fish, of New York,
as Minister TO Belgium. and John NJ.
Francis, OF New York, Charge d'AiIaires
TO Portugal.
Forty seventh Session.
WASHINGTON April % 1890