The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-12

+ over Yesterday 10 Monday next. the Capitol
! il deserted to-day, save by the current ihrong
If American soyersigns who succeed each
other daily in their tour q inspection Of
+ the marble halL they have crested for The
use Of fleir legislative servants, among
these the usual number Of wedding
couples. with their hsppy air 81 conselou.
uuconsciOieness.
The legislation oi the week has been
virtually noiling--an iIameDse amount Of
. yaporing in both houses, little or nothing
accomplished in which the general public
hss any interest. In the Senate there hsT-
pened another illustration Of the loving
klndnc., q the Republican politician to-
wards toe colorcd brother. which is per-
hap. worth mention.
SAMSON GOLIATH
4. the strong scripiural name o. citizen
u African descent who conccivcs that be
has been maifrc3ted by bis Government.
and now seeks redress from Congress. II
appear from the papers IN the ca-c tlIat he
Wa a slave at the breaking ont d fhe WAT.
lie enlisted in 3 coloTed regiment, in which
q inutinV occurred on board a ship while
. pa.-ing round ihc Ailzniic coast. sam
-on was tried and convicted q. the
leader Of The muiiny by couTt-nartial,
and sentenced fo hard labor during the
term of biz enlistment. forfeiture ~ pay,
and 10 be- di.honorahly dismissed u the
expiration u hi term 81 service. II sub
equenly turned o,t that Goliath VS. IN
innocent man. took no part in the mItiny,
and through hi. ignorance and want Of
counsel samson shoulders were made 10
bear the burden that should have been put
upon smother man by tie Phiiistines u the
cour1.martiai. The Democratic senator
from Texas. Mr.. Naxcy. reported and
urged q bill for the relief Of tai. much
injured strong msn. rcyOking the sentence
of the cOluf-maTTial and insirIIciing the
Secretary q War 70 pour tine balm q
Gilead II an honorable discharge into
Goliath w0und-. The facts were un-
disputed. and il would seem that
the relief should lave been freely given.
Two Republican senators. however, Oh
jecied. on the ground that cOun-martiT
81 a. beyond the power Of Congress 20 re-
view. the bin wa, rceommitted 10 fhe CON-
mitice, md samson Goliath remains unyin-
diczted. Verify. whoi's in e name: Al
the -ame session 81 the senate q white man
who had been cashiered the service for
drunkenness. indeccncy. and insulting a.
die. wa relieved by the senate from the
provisions Of the law aud the President
authorized TO appoint him 10 his discre-
ton 20 the rank he held - the time Of nj
dismissal. 20 which neither II tie aforesaid
Republican senator, made objection.
THE ArPogTT0NuEsT BILL
The more closely the A9poriionIneni
dll i. examined the mare giaTing it, in
consi.tencio- and the sro.,er IL injustice
anpear. According 20 the lat census, II
the number q representative. f. Gxed a
80. - proposed by tai. bin. the ratio for
representative viii De- l5l.2sj pen.ons.
Applying tai. "a the bib a. reported. We
ilnd The following results: Rhode Island.
in addition 20 the one representative a.-
signed her IN IL. has traction q III, sO2
persons for which lie !. allowed 10
representative. while Pennsylvania for
her fraction q Il7,l9G i. allowed ffc
representative. Florida for her fraction
II Ii5.2os j. assigned ~ representative.
while New YoIk Tor her fraction II IA, ljl
j. allowed fl-o representative, which j.
equsl 20 0s.e representative for fraction ci
72.S.5. Add the fractions Of Sew York
and Pennsylvania. and the aggregate. 252,-
a.. ior which thee two stale receive
fur Representatives, being equal 10 o.se
representative for every G5.722 persons,
while Rhode lsiand aud Florida for their
fractions. ageTegaiIng 25G,97o, only 25,9il
les- fhzn those ~ View York and Ptnnsyl-
wants. are not allowed single reprc-enta-
tive. California has traction 81 $3.50,
for which -lie receiye- no representative,
while Massachusetts, ior her traction d
$3.50 has one representative assigned her 4;
and Iowa for her traction Of 81. .65 lizs also
one representative. Tennessee, for her
( fraction Of l53, 7si, j. allowed bot one rep
/ rcseniatiYe, while Pennsylvanis, whose
f fraction !. 3G.59s les. yets f,rO. Virginia.
for her traction Of I23,OlS. beng 6,Soi
GREATER ihan Pennsylvania gets bui ofs.
The Constitution provides that "repro-
sentatiye- shall b. aBportioncd among the
+ several State according 10 their respective
numbers = buf the committee, in their
discrimination in favor Of the larger stSic-
against the small one, seem 10 have adopt.
+ cd 10 lien a this constitutional provision
+ the rille that "io him that hath hall BE-
given. but from him that hzih not shall be
taken away even that which he hath
/ TIE soTKI.Bo ,TrAn.
The city il siill much excited over tia
recent shooting aifrzy. Whether tie iAia
shot which truck \. ". soisldo Wa fred
az bis brother on By Barton j. s.iIl un
known. and can only be revealed by al
autopsy sfier hi death. WHEN the caiibr,
a. the inll will settle the question. A
N. so,cldo SIN lingers.
JAY 00rLp-
I. II T. saaied here on good authority tllz
/ Jay Gould has stopped all construction
J operations on hi, railroads In this ccun'r7
and Mexico. lie fore-oes a storm and
taking in szil.
PERSONAL.
Hon. Gsorgo ID. Wise, by unsninou, cor
srns. submitted hin yesterday Just befor
. adjournment pending for ths payment Z
: 4l,s- s,,uerai and other c,rDfnsSs fonfraoes