The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-09

BILL IN 1HE SENATH-JOlNT cnvv,,,r,. 49,.
SHIPPiNG-rHE WHIST VIRGINIA spx,rop'
SHIr-THE DAVIS COURT BuI-ruH NON.
rOE-PRiIE-hoNKY Bill. DEFHATEp--prp-
soNAL ITKMS-BRigFs, &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
NAsHlNGroN. December s.-Conoress
never seemed more in earnest abou, trans.
acting business within your CORRESPOND.
cni's experience here than NJ nr.sen,
The Senate sits until rearly 8 o'clock: and
in the House to-day, when Mr.. Burrows
sald he would call mp an appropriation bin
tomorrow II the body was in session. Mr.
Robinson, Of Massachusetts,. said he honed
the Michigan member would no, intimate
tbs, the House did not mean to meet on
saturday. With all the industry possible.
however, little can be done between now
ana March 4th except pass the appropria-
ton bills and consider internal-reyenue
sna tariff measures. These will have pre-
ccdencc, and hence cannot see how Con.
gre>> can nj this session dispose Of the
bankrupt question, which for days has
been discussed i'm the Senate. IL looked
from the beginning that the Senate
could agree upon a bin. but the
>,niimen, in the House is so di-
yied between the Equity and Lowell
hills and other schemes that no reasonable
usu can sec how any bill can be gotten
through the House between now and the
an Of March. The friends Of the Lowell
bill claim that the Equity plan places too
much power in the courts and gives too
Few privileges to the creditors. Northern
people here take q great deal OF interest i'm
thi- subject, but Southerners generally.
from their experience, look upon bank
ruVf officials and bankrupt courts as polit-
cal agents OF the party now in power.
Hence, while they think unfortunate men
ought 10 be relieved Of liabilities they can
not meet, they rather dread the revival Of
lanhrup, laws and bankrupt courts. The
DEBATE today in The senate WAS not lively.
rHr JOINT COMMITTEE oN AMERICAN SHIP
PING
sill meet tomorrow and consider the dii-
icl.a, bills offered. and also the proceed
ing, Of the Nv Work and other meetings
held recently N the interest Of the revival
a American commerce. Shir-oWncrs are
c-morous for relief. and among other
thing, thcy want compulsory pilotage
abolished and more liberal schedules of
por; duties established. They also asl, tia.
material. used in ship-5ui!dine my re adj
miued free O; duty. The meeting to-mor-
row viii De an interesting one. The repre-
,tn.atiyes Of Maine are particularly active
in favor Of relief.
The WEST VIRGINIA sENAT0HSiiIP.
4 leading West Virginia Journalist in
formed he this evening that the senatorial
contest i'm his state Is waxing warmer
dlily and the probability is that nearly every
prominent Democrat will he in the feld
before the election. He said there are
already twenty-five candidates, among
whom are McssIS. Bennett, Kcnna, Bran
nan. Raymond, Lucas, Hereford, Mathews.
Qlsrrier. and Faulkner. / asked whose
chances were the best, and be replied that
g.. present NJ. Kenna hss the inside track.
Th.re are many, however, here who think
t-A senator Davis may ultimately be
brought into the field, although at present
ac declines reelection.
THE MONITOR AND MERI&ac.
This morning the attorneys for ile Oh
feer- and crew OF the United States s.oop-
ol-war Cumberland went before the House
Naval Committee aud put in theig claim Of
their clients for portion Of the Nenimac
llizc-money. In the House the Cha~
ruled ont Of order the motion to take mp
The senate bill aDpropriating S20c,oo0 to
lhe officers and crew Of tie Monitor, Du'
subsequently, House bill for the s~lne
u3rpo.e was reached on the calendar, ana
Tie debate that ensued was highiy enter
timing. General McCook. Of New ork'
aad others took the position that inc oi-
Gcers and crew OF the Cumberland o"@n.
70 be treated rs literally as those Oh
the Monitor. II was, Of course, s'a'Vu
frequently that nothing done 10y the hohi-
Tor had ANYTHING TO do with the destfuc-
ton Of the Merrimac, for the iacI Is 'u''
the Confederate irOn-clad was not Do"
up for six weeks after her battle WIN Tue
Monitor. and was only injured by break
lDg OF her Twow in the Cumberland
vote was finally reached, and the DIE "o'
feate1 by striking out the enacting cllusc'
The senate bin is still on the Speaker ID
be. but this vote shows it cannot pass
THE DAVIS COURT BILL.
The Judiciary Committee Of tue nous.
to-day determined TO take up the Oiii oi
Judge Davis establishing inteiineui'''
courts Of appeals, which passed Tue ',. .'1
s,e last session. II will be remehiOefe"
that the bill provides that one oil 'h's'
courts shall meet at Richmond
PyRsosAI NEWS ITEMS.
Senator Naboue has returned from Ne"
York Senator Morgan was to-d'y 'O".
graduated on his reelection. hA- , n"!o y,
Kemper. OF Aexandrla, was ~ '''' U''i', ~.
TODAY. The internal-rsvenue serve n"a
5.oeo emnIoves. Senator Bayard Is Warmly
IN tavor ~ the abolition OF the topacco'
tax. and thinks the bill has goo" -" ~a.,
Of passipg Congress. The Mih'aiy ~. ,,'o
m,t,oe ot the Senate has agreed 'h"' 'n'
nominations OF General Pope 10, i"'!oa
general and Mckenzie Tor p'is''"''
eral ought TO be conilriheu'
RxfrF NEWS ITEMS.
c,erk Mcpherson, OF the House. sase ,n ~,
nov, ,Io,se x,iIl stand 191 Democrats Ia
Republicans, Independen' . 'sc.ncIes