The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-11
Washington.

oox,t NcsvS ITENs-~SENATORs HALE AND
r,SGFrEI.D-rrE SUPREME COURT DECIDEs
,ckeE IN Favor OF TIE VIRGINIA MIDLAND
RAILROAD COMPANY--sHIPHERD AND GEN.
ERAL GRANT.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April l0.-Judgc Kelly,
chairman Of Ways and Means, to-day arose
in the House to q personal explanation,
,,d referred 10 the letter OF Washington
,orrespondent who had commented on
Ma course I'm regard to the internal
revcuue bill. The Judge said that
he Welded to the judgment OF
the Republican caucus in regard TO
;o,ernal-reyonue taxation, but privately
nepeved that much larger reduction
,,ulA now be made. IL will be remem-
,.,ro1 tha, he some time ago fixed the
.r,ount 81 reduction at $4,000, 200, whereas
tho bin reported by him from the WAYS
"a N,an. Committee only reduces the
,,v sss.O0o. 900. Mr.. Randall, in reply,
soid he did not regard the newspaper let
., read A. iusiliying q personal eNplana-
81 and thought the trouble was not be-
,,..oor tho chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee and the correspondent, but be-
60, tho former and his party caucus.
which had compelled the committee to re-
rort in accordance with it. resolution. 1t
= cle,r that while number Of Republican
member. of the House like Judge Kelly
lolicve the tax on whiskey and tobacco
.bould now De reduced, that, like him.
they will able by the action OF his party
caucus and leave The tax on these articles
q. af present. - before stated, the Demo
Gratis will make IN Intellectual effort to
amend the inicrnal-reyenue bill abolishing
the tax ON bank-checks, bank-deposits, &C.,
80 n. 10 make il include other subjects.
TIE sTAR-ROUTE FRAUDS.
.Indge Wylie to-day refused to quaSh the
indictment against Dorsey, Brady, and the
other star-routcrs. Their counsel some
time since made the motion to quaSh on the
ground that the indictment against
them was obtained without the forms
Of presentation OF the facts to the
grand Jury required by Maryland statute
OF l799. which they alleged was still in
force. Judge Wylie to-day declared this
statute was obsolete. and that they would
have to plead TO the Indictment. They
will, however, either resort to dilatory
plea, or appeal to the Supreme Court OF
Che District in general term.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Dezendori says he stands just where
be has always stOod-that is, within the
Republican party and upon its platform.
He, however. welcomes all outsiders to its
folds. Another prominent Republican de-
cares that the R,adiusters in Virginia will
swallow up the Republican organization.
John Bell Bigger, Major f. p. Turner,
Maior John McRae, and other NirginianS
were at the Capitol to-day. The Richmond
excursion party were busy all day sight
seeing, and in spite OF the rain enjoyed
themselves. George Alfred Townsend has
returned 10 Washington from the South.
There was unusual citation among coalition
i,ts at the Capitol to-day when the report
WIS circulated that Senator Hale had left
The " Biz Four" and Joined those he has
hitherto opposed. lie would not have felt
complimcn,ed Il he had heard how rumor
said il had been accomplished. The name
Of senator Wingield Of Hanover was also
frequently mentioned, and ! take it that
he would not have been tlattered could
ne have heard how he was to be captured
The Sena'e adjourned at , T.. VI. to-day on
the announcement OF the death Of Repre-
sentative Allen, Of Missouri. When it
meets in executive session tomorrow Mr..
Rounds viii be confirmed As Superintend-
oni OF Public Printing. Hon. John F..
Levi, arrived here Saturday night. Ship
herd in hi, testimony to-day said that
while General Grant was iayorablv dis
posed towards his Peruvian claim he was
not pecmtr..y interested in it. | re-
marked TO q prominent Republican cor
respondent that Sliphcrd seemed 10 be
playing out. NO." replied he, she
has reached point where he does
not care % talk The House to-
day requested the Secretary of State
TO furnish suggestions in regard 10 oul
trade with Great Britain, &C., in pork AND
meat cattle, which means that the State De.
partment has suggestions which it is will
ing 20 print. 5. 5. Cox offered a resolution
TO do away with the test-oath as far as con
grcssmen are concerned, but there was Oh
lection 10 its immediate consideration, ane
Invent 20 committee. The Chinese Minis
ter has a dispatch which states that tn
emperor OF China is not dead. c. ii. Rea(
viii argue the Guiteau case 1t the genera
term. Senator Vest to-day made a mi
nority report on the bill to admit Dakota a
a State.
TIE SUPREME COURT DECIDES A VIRGIN.
CASE.
In the ease Of Albert scheifer and Others
executors, rs. The Washington City, NiI
ginia Midland and Great Southern Ran
road Company, the Supreme Court to-da
affirmed, with costs, the decision OF III
Circuit Court OF the United States in fave
Of the railroad company. 1t seems tt;
Charles Schefer took a slecping-car' |
Lynchburg in 1874 for Washington, an
was injured by collision that occurred
He some months after the accident con
mitled suicide. and the plaintiffs allies
thai the injuries he then received throug
The negligence OF the road impaired b
mind and caused him to take his life. Lii
den Kent was the counsel for the railroa
company.
B2IEF NEWS ITEMS.
II Is believed that the Secretary Of W.
Will confirm so much OF the sentence In n