The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-28

the White House.
The friends Of the internal-reyenue bin
continue sctiyc. and hope that relief will
10 riyen on this line, even though tariff
le,isl,iion my fail one Of them said 70
mo to-day that in the Lancaster. Penn,
district ihore is now a capital Of nearly
s2 ron. coo invested in the growing OF to-
b.eeo. lie told me. further, that, so far
from the crop exhsusting the land, as il had
done in the South, the crop that followed
Il was better than ever before. A Nir-
ginian present remarked that there are lS2
clgar-iaciories In your State that made last
year 220,C69,3i5 cigars.
TIE MIssiSsIPPI-GIvER IMPROVEMENT.
The other DAY Mr.. Robinson, OF Massa'
chusetis, stated on the floor Of the House
that tie Secretary Of War had informed
him that about one-soYenih Of the work al
.sPlurnb Point +" bad been washed away
bv the flood. To-day Generals Randall
Gibson and Floyd King received a commu-
nicstion from Secretary Lincoln in which
he stated that the work damaged was Of a
TEMPORARY character. This information re-
Heyed those who feared that the commits
sion. plan Of improving the Mississippi
river had proved failure.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
DE-. Hoee IVES on the floor Of the Senate
today. 4 New England senator compli-
mentei bis sermon delivered Sunday night
in the highest terms 10 Senator Johnston.
Governor Butler. Of Massachusetts, was on
the House side to-day. and talked with q
number % leading Democratic represents
uye>. The rumor Is that First-Comptroller
Lawrence. Of the Treasury, viii succeed
Chicl-Justice Cartier. Of the Supreme
Court Of the District OF Columbia. The
indictment by the grand jury Of eX-Detec-
tees Miller and others is the sensation in
local circles. Colonel John Marshall Nc
Cue, Of Augusta. has announced himself
"a candidate for Doorkeepcr Of the next
House, or any other position under It's or
ganization that viii afford him an honor
able support" The House Committee on
Naval Affairs will tomorrow or next day
report in favor Of giving ChieiEngineer
Melville additional rank and compensa-
ton. Secretary Chandler is in favor Of
this action, and has written a letter
10 the committee in support Of IT.
General Rosser is in the city. Register
Bruce (colored) was presented with basket
Of flowers to-day by the lady employees Of
hi, department. The venerable Luke PO-
land. member-o!ect. was on the floor Of the
House to-day. b. +. Ri,ienhous, who has
been iXty-one years in the Government
employment, died here to-day.
". II. Mo,by, who succeeds George V.
Case as postmaster az Liberty, is a brother
Of Colonel John 5. Mo,by. Hon. Joseph
Jorgcn.ca becomes q land register 10 Wash
incion Territory, and bis friends expect
him % come 70 Congress when the Terri
tory f. made Q state. Il viii not surprise
The Dispatch 10 learn that John Paul has
been nominated Judge Of the Western dis
trici oi Virginia, because its correspondent
hss often confidently predicted it.
THE SOUTHERN COTTON-TAX.
Representative Wheeler, Of Alabama,
has introduced bill which provides that
the Secretary Of the Treasury be directed
70 ascertain what amounts were paid as a
tax on cotton by persons engaged in raising
cotton in Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina, and other States. The bin further
provides for paving back TO the parties en-.
titled TO the same al amounts collected by
the United States officers under the cotton
tax law referred 10. Each state is TO dc.
signaie an officer TO whom these payment:
are to be made.
TIE TARiFT SITUATION N THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
The House was the centre OF attraction
to-day, and it, galleries were packed
Exciting scenes were anticipated, but The
Reed rule passed without 4 great deal O
trouble. Most OF the Democrats refused
70 vote, but enough did 30 10 enable thu
Republicans 20 make quorum. Mr.
Randall did not vote. Mr.. Ham
mOnd, Of Georgia. raised the question
that under the Constitution the Senate
had 10 right TO frame tariff bill as j
had done. The Republicans, under th'
lead Of Messrs. Kasson and Haskell, Op-
posed the consideration Of this question
but the Speaker ruled il in order. Tn
lat named, in the debate that followed
showed irritation when taken of the foo
By The Speaker. IL was said by RepUb
heans outside q Congress that the,
had not expected this point 70 be made
They admitted that Il il were early in the
session both ides would press it strongly
because the House IS proyerbially jealous o
any in'ringements on its constitutions
Wcrosaiiyes. AT O'Clock the subS.i
tute 0. Mr.. Haskell. which carried the con
stiialional question to the conference com
miitee, with the bill, WAS passed 10y part.
Noie-ayes, i4s; noes. i2).
BREP NEWS ITEMS.
Secretary Foiscr was not well enough 3
remain until the conclusion OF the Cabine
meeting to-day.
Secretary Chandler has approved Of III
conduct u Captain Ramsey In the Nays
Academy troubles.
Congressman Kenns, .Gorman, Jackson
Dezendorf, Hardenburg, and Goyerho
Butler were among the callers at the Whit
House to-day.
The Senate was In executive session
nearly all day.
Government receipts to-day: Custom,
sS3s, sos; internal revenue. S332,i
Remcnsirsnces from prin.ers' associs
tloas have been Tecsiyed to-day by SEM