The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-04

MAIL sERyICE-DR CURRY BEFORE SEN
ATE COMNITTEY-yIRGINIA TTEMs-MR. J. S.
BARBOUR ELECTED A MEMBER OF THE Ma
TIoN.I, DEMOCRATIC CONFEDERATION n.
r. WALKER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The Senate to-
day, on motion Of Senator Sherman. took
I'D ont OF order and passed Senator john
ston's bill appropriating 100000 for the
erection Of statue OF Chief-Justice Mar
shall in one Of the public squares OF Wash
ngton. Senator Sherman is chairman OF
the Library Committee which reported the
bill.
ORR FOREIGN RELATIONS CONE TO THE
FRONT.
The House Committee on Foreign NJ
fairs Will on Monday commence the investi-
cation of the Peru-Chili matters, and will
set with closed doors. The papers alb
stracted from the State Department will be
the chief question for consideration.
General Randolph Gibson and others will
be accorded hearing in favor OF the aboli-
ton of the existing treaty between this
country and the Sandwich Islands.
OCEAN MAIL-sERyICE.
,lr. Kellogg's bill to provide ocean mall
service between the United States and
foreign ports proposes to employ American
built steamships, to be manned by Ameri-
can crews. They are to be constructed
after the most improved method, and di-
yided into first, second, and third classes.
The first shall not he less than 5000 tons,
and capable OF making fourteen miles per
hour: the second not less than 1000 tons,
with a speed of thirteen miles an hour; and
the third not less than 1000 tons, with q
speed Of eleven miles an hour. The COM
pensation for such mail-seryice isl not to eX-
ceed $50 per mile one way per annum for
the first class, s25 for the second, and $40
for the third. The aggregate sum TO be
paid by the Postmaster-General for said
service shall not exceed s2,5O0,0O0 per an
mum.
DIR. CURRY AND OTHERS BEFORE THE SENATE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
DIR. Curry, Mr.. Paynter Of MasSachu-
sets "a native OF Pulaski, Na.), DR.. Hart
zell Of New Orleans, and General Arm
strong. Of the Hampton Normal Institute,
were before the Senate Committee on Edu-
cation to-day, and were accorded a pro-
tracted hearing. They based their re-
marks on three propOsitiOns-first, that
national aid should stimulate and not SUI
persede State effort. in behalf OF public
education; second, that it should be given
in support of common schools and not to
great institutions Of learning, so as TO pre-
pare pupils for the active duties OF citizen
ship rather than make them classical schol-
ars: third. that the aid should be given by
Congress now and not in the future, rs is
proposed by some bills now before it. These
propositions were ably and forcibly elabo-
rated by the gentlemen named. They said
incidentally that ii aid was given on the
basis Of illiteracy, the South would get
two thirds of the amount appropriated,
but one half Of the South's quota would 20
to the colored people and be used in pre-
pairing them for the duties imposed on
them by their enfranchisement. There are
number OF bills now before Congress.
all of which propose to give aid to the
cause of education. The bill of Senator
Morrill,. which has been reported to the
Senate, does not give the immediate assist
ance which DR.. Curry and those with him
to-day so much desire.
LEADING SOUTH CAROLINIANS AND EDuCA-
TON.
Senator Butler. of South Carolina, to-day
laid before the Senate a petition OF leading
South Carolinians, including judges OF the
Supreme Court. the Attorncy-General, and
other State officials. They ask Congress to
/ give material aid to the cause OF education
in the South. They say they have frame
work OF first-class public schools, and only
need money to make them accomplish the
| great work of educating the people. The
citizens Of South Carolina, they assert,
have given literally according to their
means, and have taxed themselves a. much
as they can stand for this purpose. General
Buffers educational bill has already been
noticed in these dispatches, and the petit
TONERS ask that this bill be passed
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Major Eakle, who was at the Capitol To-
day, will leave tomorrow for Wheeling
Colonel Burwell was before the House Ju
dietary Committee to-day, and advocated
the bill to place judgments OF the Circuit
Courts OF the United States upon the same
basis as to audit and payment as those obtain
ed i'm the Court OF Claims. Members OF thu
House Military Committee are fighting thu
Grant bill with much vim. Mr.. Tuckel
was in his seat to-day. Major Richard +
Walker was at the Capitol to-day. judge
5. Bassett French is also here. Opinion a
the Capitol was divided as to whether Mr.
Conkling would accept. w. l.. Scruggs
OF Georgia. succeeds John NJ. Wilson a
Consul at Panama. Senator Johnston to
day presented the petitions OF W. ii. Har
rison and Richard NJ. Harrison, of Prime
George, for pay for property rented by tn
= Governor from them after the war.
, GENERAL FREMONT APPEALS TO CONGRESS
, Senator Johnston to-day presented th
petition OF General John G. Fremont, VIII
claims the ownership Of the Island OF Al
catrasses, in front Of San Francisco. II /
also known as "Bird island" and 18th
Golden Gate" General Fremont pur
chased this island in 1S47, while he wa
Military Governor Of the Territory Of Cali
4; fornia, for the use Of the Government. ii
| was arrested in 1S4S and court-martiale,
at Washington for making the purchas