The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17
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from Our Regular Correspondent.
! WASHINGTON, January 16.-There were Q
good many strangers at the Capitol to-day
and up to half-past | the galleries Of both
houses were well filed. Bll-day, however
in the House is always dull one, and 9
discussion ofpension laws in the Senate did
not promise anything exciting or attrac.
tive, but it became very spirited towards
| its close.
yIRGlNIA'S ADVANCES TO THE FEDERAL GOV
EMINENT.
/ Messrs. Cabell and FulkersOn have each
introduced a bill for the repayment of adj
yances made by Virginia to the Federal
Government to aid in building the Capitol.
| The original amount was $4,000, and,
with interest, ii is now over 100000. Both
OF these representatives will do their best
in support Of this just claim, and their col
leagues will heartily cooperate with them.
These bills also provide for paying Mary
land advances made for the same purpose.
THE SITUATION IN NORTH CAROLINA-GENE-
RAJ RANSOM sANGUINE OF THE CONTINUED
TRIUMPH OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Since the election in Virginia the pros
pect OF coalition in North Carolina has
been discussed often and earnestly in Re
publican circles at Washington; in fact,
there has been a North Carolina boom, and
members Of the North Carolina Legislature
have been in great request here. was as
tonished to sec in morning paper an in
terview on the North Carolina situation
which declared that Senator Ransom had
recently remarked that "if the desertion
and decentralization in the Democratic par
ty OF his State continued in six months
it will have clean gone to HadeS," be-
cause / had heard Senator Ransom with
in few hours declare in strong language
an entirely opposite opinion. / encOun-
tered him to-day, when, in abiding to this
statement, he said, with much emphasis,
"There is not the shadow OF foundation
for the declaration that l said such thing,
and there is not particle OF ground or
reason for such a statement. In fact, am
perfectly confident Of the continued and
permanent success OF the Democratic party
Of North Carolina, and any report that
have any sympathy with a new movement
is as false as it can be-" As / looked at
the earnest face of this distinguished sena-
tor and gallant general | could not help
feeling that there is not a man in America
who is more thoroughly devoted to the
Democratic party or more hopeful OF its
ultimate triumph.
THE PENSION QUESTION DISCUSSED IN THE
SENATE.
During the discussion OF the pension
laws to-day in the Senate, in which MeSsrs.
Voorhees,, Beck, ingalls,, and others par
ticipated. Mr.. Beck said there were three
bills now before the House for the repeal
Of the arrearages-of-pensions act. This law,
he declared, was rushed through Congress
under the gag-law, and while ii was then
stated that it would not cost the Govern
ment over S20,000,000, the Pension Com
missioner now estimates that il will cost
$3.50, 000,0 He also said that no man OF
any party ever opposed the passage OF
such honest pension claims as were de-
scribed by Senator VOORHEES,. During the
debate Mr.. ingalls, said he would have
voted for the bill if he had known it would
cost $jO0,0OO,OO0.
BILLS IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
There were several hundred bills intro
duced in the House to-day, large ma
jorlty OF which are of no public interest.
Among them, however, was one by Mr..
Calkins, OF Indiana, which provides for
registration OF votes in Utah, and allows
no polygami>t to register, under the penalty
of from two to ten years in the penlten-
tiary. This is radical blow at Mormon
ism, and il remains to be seen whether it
will pass Congress.
LAND-GRANTS THAT HAVE LAPsED.
There are numerous bills before the House
to forfeit 10 the Government all Immigrants
TO corporations that have lapsed. 1t is es-
timated that these bills cover 100000, 900 of
acres voted by Congress to twenty-three
railroads. There are 1900, 900 of acres in
the case OF the Northern Pacific alone
which would have to be returned to the
Government. These railroads will not,
however, surrender so vast an amount with
out desperate fight.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Attorney-Ge Blair, OF Virginia, was
at the Senate to-day, and, with Mr.. Fulker-
son, had an interview with Senator Blair,
of New Hampshire. Mr.. Paul, Of Vir-
ginia, expects to be here Wednesday. His
health is still delicate. Colonel William
Preston johnson was at the Capitol this
afternoon. A lawyeY, who has not only
been a circuit Judge in western State, but
who has amassed fortune from the prac-
tice of the law in all the courts, has writ
ten member OF the House Of Representa-
tives a letter in which he spells United
States "Unighted Staytes." Senator Lo-
gan to-day introduced a bill giving Mrs.
Lincoln arrears OF pension. Senator
Johnston was engaged in legal business
in the Supreme Court to-day. Doorkeepcr
BrOwnloW has moved his office to the fold
ing-room, where Colonel Popham has his
headquarters. His old Office becomes a
commttee-room. Senator VOORHEES, made
speech to-day in which he showed how
difficult it is for party not entitled to q
pension to get one. President pro tenn.
Davis took seat near him while he was
speaking, and Senator Brown, Of Georgia,
presided. Hon. George ID. Wise called on
General Sherman to-day to obtain maps OF
battle-flelds for the Virginia Historical So
ciety. Senator Anthony gave notice that on
Monday next he will call up the resolution