The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-07
Washington.


| LINE OF GuITEAu's DEFENCE-PERsONAL.
From Our Regular Correspondent
! WASHINGTON, January Gan officer OF
Congress, whose home is in Edgefield, 5.
| c., arrived here last night, and / had q
conversation with him this morning in re-
gard to the exodus. He says that Ham
mond, the negro preacher, collected dol
/ lar a head from large number OF negroes
Of Edgefeld, and promised that this fund
would be used to charter special train to
/ take them to Arkansas. When, however,
they walked to Augusta, the point OF de-
parture agreed upon, Hammond was mol
/ forthcoming. This caused great many to
return home in disgust. He said about
I 1900 started, but not over 900 have left
/ the State. The depot agent at the town OF
/ Edgefeld told him the day before he started
1 for Washington that he is receiving more
baggage than he is sending away. My in
formant further stated that politics has
nothing to do with the exodus, but that
/ the negroes had become dissatisfied with the
stock law, which is. in effect, no-fence law.
/ He did not seem to regret the departure OF
the negroes, and thought it would be bene-
fetal to white people. Soon after had this
talk with the South Carolinian / met a
Missourian who had 4 new theory IN re-
card TO the movement. He said the north
ern people, who live i'm Il cold, cherries
climate, are looking with wishful eyes
upon the fair lands Of the South, and rs
soon as they can get the negroes out, they
think. these lands can be bought cheap by
them and settled by white laborers. This,
he thinks, is at the bottom OF all the efforts
yet made to induce the negroes OF the
South to go West.
EDUCATIONAL BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS.
There are now before the Senate Com
mittee on Education and Labor and on the
table OF the Senate bills TO aid in the sup
port of the public schools Of the States,
Territories, and the District Of Columbia,
introduced by Senators Morrill,, Blair, Tel
Ter. and Butler Of South Carolina. There
is also bill before the House committee.
introduced by the Hon. George ID. Wise,
which is the same as the bill which Mr..
Goode introduced last session. This is
also substantially the same as the Butler
and Morrill, bills, differing from the latter,
however. as to the time when it shall 90
into operation. The fact stated indicates 4
widespread feeling in favor of liberal aid
on the part of the Federal Government TO
the public schools and colleges of the land.
THE FUNDING BILL AND THE TARIFF.
Mr.. sherman has notified the Senate that
on Monday he will cndeavor to get up his
per cent. refunding bill, to which nu-
merous amendments have already been
proposed by Democratic and Republican
senators. Mr.. Beck has also given notice
that he will antagonize it with the tariff
commission bill reported from the Commit
tee on Finance. The indications tonight
are that the refunding bill will be first con-
sidered.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
1t seems to be settled that John \. Bing-
ham, now Minister TO Japan, will resign I:
and while some say he will come home and
run for Congress, more are of the opinion
that he will accept a lucrative judicial pO-
sition offered him by the japanese Govern
ment. His connection with the hanging OF
Mrs. Surratt will ever make him unpopular
with an immense number OF the American
people. Hon. George ID. Wise was on the
House side to-day sending off documents
to his constituents. Mr.. Toles. of Missouri,
who has a brother at Charlottesville, and
Mr.. Virgins, who is a brother-in-law Of
correspondent w. p. Copeland, are the
ONLY two Democratic clerks who will be re-
tanned by the Clerk Of the House. The
Doorkeeper is making a clean sweep. Mr..
Stovall is here for the purpose OF contest
ing Mr. Cabell's seat, but the latter does
not fear the result. Captain John S. Wise
was here to-day. The report that General
Grants friend Beale is TO succeed Mr..
Hunt as Secretary Of the Navy Is revived
tonight. A Democratic congressman from
Illinois to-day said to me, "John Ellis has
been an iron-clad Democrat, and | cannot
account for his recent declaration except
on the ground that he wants big appro-
priations for the Mississippi, and more
protection for Louisiana sugar" General
Grants action in regard to Fitz John Por-
ter has caused a great stir in the Stalwart
camp. 1t is ms dstasteful as it was meX-
pected to them. A Democrat at the Capitol
to-day said that President Arthur is the
best politician who has been in the White
House since Buchanan. Mr.. Tucker at
tended the meeting of the Ways and Means
Committee to-day.
THE HOPE OF GUITEAU'S COUNSEL.
The counsel of Guiteau have determined
TO fight on legal technicalities, and this is
their only hope of saving their client from
the gallows. They will press the question
OF jurisdiction, and. it is stated, will en-
deavor to show that the jury has been tam
pered with also, that two Of the jurors
have communicated with outside parties.
Two of the jurors, am informed tonight,
have insanity in their families, and this,
Messrs. Scoyille and Read think, may make
them favorable 10 the prisoner. Lawyers
generally are of the opinion that this line
OF defence will fail to help Guiteau.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Ways and Means held meeting to-
day, but did nothing except to fix Tuesday
and Thursday for the regular meetings OF
the committee.
Neither house Of Congress will be in ses-
sion tomorrow, as the Senate to-day adj
journed over until Monday.
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