The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-03
Washington.


AND HARBOR BILL OVER THE vETO-wHAT
is SAID BY REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
HOW THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION VOTED
THE VIRGINIA MILITARY DISTRICT OF
0UIO-PERsONAL NEWS ITENs-BRIEFs.
Iron Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, August 2.-All this morn
ing the friends OF the river and harbor bill
were active and expressed decided conf
delice in being able to pass it through both
the House and Senate over the veto Of the
President. Their strength was soon made
manifest in the House when Mr.. Kasson
endeayored to get the ayes and noes on the
call for the previous question. His sup
port was so feeble, however, that he re-
tired in evident disgust. Mr.. Browne,
OF Indiana, another Republican oppo-
nent OF the bill, made a subsequent
demonstration against it, but found
that all attempts at filibustering were
useless. A vote was soon reached,
and the bill passed over the veto
ayes, 1913; noes, 80. a distinguished Re-
publican remarked that the message was
illogical, because in it the President
agreed to cut down one half an appropri-
alton which he had characterized as UNI
constitutional. This result was received
with great eXultation by the advocates OF
the measure, and when the news reached
the Senate members OF that body seemed
to lose all interest in the sundry civil bill,
a. ,,nIop onci1orofion apH xVaifeI any
iously for the Clerk Of the House to bring
over the river and harbor bill. This he did
at O'Clock, and Senator McMillan's mo-
ton to proceed to its immediate consdera-
ton was at once agreed to. The vote
in favor OF its passage was even more de-
cided than in the House. Thus it becomes
a law in spite Of Mr.. Arthur, who cannot
but feel that either he or Congress has
made great mistake. In the House
Messrs. Barbour, Cabell, Tucker, Garri-
son. Wise, and FulkersOn voted "Aye,"
and Messrs. Paul, Dezendorf, and Jorgen-
sen were absent. Mr.. DezendOrf was
paired. In the Senate, Senator Johnston,
who is absent, was paired with Senator
Harris, who was opposed to the bill, and
Senator Malone did not vote. Republic
cans, in commenting on the action Of the
President, are guarded in their remarks, but
Democrats do not hesitate to declare that
he has been guilty Of a great blunder,
which his message intensified rather than
palliated. One said, as soon rs the Senate
vote was announced, that Andy Johnson
could have done better in his unpopular
DAYS. This result will help an early adj
iournment. Nirginians everywhere re-
mark that the President has weakened him
self in their State by his course on this
measure, which will give its rivers and har-
bors 100000. The same may be said in
regard to North Carolina and other south
ern States.
THE VIRGINIA MILITARY DISTRICT OF OHIO.
The House bill which provides for the
settlement OF titles ir what is known as
the Virginia Military District of Ohio went
to-day to the Senate Committee on Public
Lands.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Northwestern Democrats are OF the
opinion that the liquor question in that
section will work great changes this fall.
PENNSYLVANIA Democrats seem to be per-
fectlv certain of winning III November.
Judge Garrison will probably leave to-
morrow evening for his district. AleXan-
der Stephens voted for the river and
barbor bill to-day in very loud
tone. The nominations OF the Presi-
dent to-day were few and unim-
portant. The Senate to-day amended
the sundry-ciyIl bill so as to give
its employees an extra months pay.
The members of the House Commerce
Committee agreed last night that II The
river and harbor bill failed to-day they
would make no efforts to get up any othel
hill. or even a bill for the benefit OF tho
Mississippi. Their idea was to throw tho
entire responsibility on the President
Colonel William Preston Johnston was a
the Capitol to-day. The President has ap
proved the letter-crriers' bill.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Administration people pronounce tn
rumor that Mr.. Conkling Is to succeed Mr.
Folger as ridiculous.
Senators Call and Jones Of Florid'
were among the visitors at the WHIT
House to-day.
Government receipts to-day: Customs
81 $50, 143; internal revenue, s325'72
bank notes for redemption, $4,000.
Mr.. Corcoran has returned from "Dee
Park and looks well. He goes to III
White Sulphur.