The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-22

tUNNEtNN NOI IN SESTlON-IHE lOMlNb
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIoNs-How TIE MAS
sEY CASE Is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AS An
EPIDEMIC-LoGAS AS A PRESIDENTIAL CAN
DIDATE.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 21.-Neither house
OF Congress was in session to-day, and the
wet weather kept members and visitors
from the Capitol. The subcommittee OF
the House Commerce Committee further
considered the Interstate commerce Dill.
There seems to be a heavy outside pressure
for The passage Of this measure. The Mis-
sissippi River Committee heard MeSsrs.
Leathis OF New Orleans and Snowden OF
Memphis on the improvement OF "the
Father Of Waters" The Woman's Rights
Committee was the only one in session on
the Senate side. 4 large delegation OF Ia
dies was in attendance, and among those
who delivered speeches were Mrs. Cady
Stanton and Miss Phoebe Cousins.
WHAT A PENNSYLVANIA SAYS.
4 leading Pennsylvania politician to-day
informed me that on the second Tuesday in
February the people of his State will vote
in every election district for either county
or municipal officers. Philadelphia will
not elect a mayor, but will elect council
men. The Reformers, he says, will again
win. The Wolf Independent Republic
cans will hold State Convention the oath
of MAY and the Regular Republicans on
the 10th of May. Already the "Conti-
mental Independents have commenced
within the regular Republican party n
contest against the continuance OF boss
ism. The leaders Of this movement are
state Senators Lee, Stewart, and Davis.
WHAT A READJUsTER-REPUBLICAN THINKS.
| encountered a wel-known ReSdiuster-
Republican this afternoon, and asked his
candid opinion OF the Virginia situation.
81 can't tell you," he remarked, "what
Will be the immediate upshot OF the
throwing overheard Of Auditor Massey,
but am frank to say that things do not
look lovely to me, and it will take all the
power and persuasion of the Administra-
ton to keep the Virginia Republicans in
the traces" He hesitated for a moment,
and then said deliberately: 81 confess |
see trouble ahead in Dezendorf's, Jorgcn-
sens, and Paul's districts" He declined,
after second thought, to talk further, but
his manner implied more than he said.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Orth, Of Indiana, is not by any means
satisfied. He contends that a. the House
would not for moment permit the Speaker
to name its clerk or doorkeeper, it ought
not to give him the power of appointing
committees. which are more important than
House officers. The superintendent OF the
Philadelphia mint will appear before the
Senate Finance Committee Tuesday and
advocate the purchase by the Government
OF lot adjoining the mint, so as to isolate
it. Virginia is credited with 1873 employees
I'm the Treasury Department. \ delegation
of Indians has arrived from Arizona, some
of whom have children ut school at Carlisle,
Penn. Guteau read his speech sitting.
Judge Harris, of Virginia, and number OF
congressman heard him.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The declaration OF the Executive Com
mittee Of the National Board of Health
that the smallpox is an epidemic in the
United States has caused good deal OF
alarm here, and citizens are being yacci-
mated rapidly.
A great many politicians here regard
General Logan as a presidential candidate,
and the feeling is that he and General
Grant will divide on other questions be-
sides the Fitz John Porter case.