The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-30
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SEMINARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP.
A virsinis Lighthouse and sos-sisnal--
The Mexscaa Boundary Line eerscnai--


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IFrcm Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 29.-- There are strong
friends OF Mr.. Randall who are dlsgruntletl
because to-day the House was discussing
the legislative appropriations bin instead
OF the river aud harbor bill. They say the
appropriation bills are bound to 30 through
and IL is wrong TO press them hurriediy for.
ward so rs 10 ieopardixe the passage OF the
river and harbor and educational bills.
In these two bills the South has a vital in.
terest, but why should southern members,
they ask, 80 at a break-neck speed to get
through appropriations for the DEPART
ments, the Federal judiciary, and consuls
and foreign ministers, at the risk o, defeat
ing their important measures. when
its cheif representative in the deparl-
ments Is Mississippi mulatto, when
there is no judge on the Federal bench in
sympathy with the great body OF the SOUTH
ern people, and when among the consuls
and foreign ministers there is no southerner
who is the choice OF the South /? Said a
Nirgtnian to-day. talking on this line. 1.-THE
South will never have equal representation
in the Government until The National
Democratic party supersedes the sectional
Republican party"
A VIRGINIA LIGHTHOUSES AND FoG-SIGSAL.
The Committee on Commerce of the
House to-day reported In favor Of appro-
priating $4,000 for small lighthouse and
fog-sigual on kliick shoal, Chincoteague
bay, Virginia. and asked its reference TO
the Appropriations Committee that the
necessary appropriation may be made to
carry into effect the bill. This Is the usual
course in all such matters.
BOUNDARY BETWEEN THIS COUNTRY AND
MEXICO.
The report OF Lieutenant Simmons, OF
the Engineer Corps, has Just been printed,
and he SAYS he found the monuments
marking the boundary line between the
United States and Mexico very dilapidated.
He recommends that new ones made OF
stone aud iron be put in their places. 1t
will be remembered that the President
recommended an Appropriation Of $780,
900 for this purpose. The Appropriations
Committees OF both houses have the sub
jeet before them. The two countries are
acting in concert in the matter.
THE ALABAMA CoNTEsTED-ELRCrI0N CASE.
The subcommittee Of the House Elec-
tons Committee to-day agreed to report in
favor Of Shelly (Democrat), sitting MEN,
Der from Alabama.
WHY DASyILLE AND coPIAH WERE INyEsTI-
GATED.
Senator's Salisbury. Jonas, Vance, and
Pugh. in their minority report on the Co.
Nah affair, say that ut every presidential
election since the close of the civil war the
attempt has been made 10 excite the preiu-
dices Of the people OF the northern States
by accusations OF wrong and outrage in
the South. and unfortunately these stories
have had for time their influence upon
the unsuspecting and ignorant. Time.
however, has shown, say they, that many
OF the charges Of bloodshed and violence
heretofore made We're unfounded fabrica-
tons. promulgated for partisan purposes.
and known at the time by those who put
them in circulation and avaied themselves
OF the advantages which they conferred to
be false and unfounded. Eliza Pinkston
is referred 10, and then it is stated that
these stories have lost their potency.
Others bad 10 be concOcted TO revive the
expiring preiudiceS. Hence. they say, the
Danyille ana Copiah Investigations were
gotten up.
VIRGINIA CLAIM REPORTED ADVERSELY.
Senator Cameron, OF Wisconsin, chair.
man OF the Senate Claims Committee, has
reported adversely on the bill providing
for paving Mrs. Clara Morris for article:
belonging TO her destroyed by troops Of
the United states at Camp Lee, near Rich
mond, in 1866.
THE GEORGIA CLAIM BILL.
Senator Hoar has reported favorably or
the claim OF the State OF Georgia FOL
s3j,555 expended by said State Tor the
common defence in l777. This bill passed
Congress, but the ruling OF Department
prevented the payment OF the money. Ii
il now provided in the bill reported thai
all laws and rulings Of Departments ;ncon'
sistent with il are repealed and annulled.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Twenty-Five Republican senators leave
tomorrow ut $40 A. NJ. for Chicago, and
thirty Republican members OF the Horse
will leave tomorrow and next day. 1t /:
conceded that General Logan made th'
best sDeech for the Mexican veterans yes
terday. He was for pensionIng Confed
crates and Federas, and rich and poor
He wanted the House bill as it came from
the House. That places pensioners who
were on the roll and went INTO the war on
a footing with other Coniederates under
the bill. The gallery applauded when nc
said he would pension Mexican veterans
not as mendicants, but as patriots. james
n. Stubbs. OF Gloucester, ana w
w. Berry, OF Bedford, are here attending
the Good Templars' meeting. Mr.. Massey
is llfighting, and has increased his energy
Secretary FOlger went to New YORK 10
dav. and Comptroller Cannon will go 10
morrow, to confer with the bank exsul'
liner. The President, Secretary IeIe,
and United States Marshal McMichaei iel
for New York this evening. The Secretar.
OF State could not go on account OF SIGN
ness. II y thought CAptsin PerEihs VII
Withdraw bis resignation and take com
mand OF the Hartford. John ,. WISE
thinks that IL the Malone delegates an
admitted al Chicago from three 10 hse 0
tbetwentv-four will vote for Blaine on tn'
first ballot. He thinks there can De h'
compromise between them and the straighl
outs.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The House in Committee OF the Whoi
to-day voted TO insert a clause in the legis
latiye appropriation bill reducing the mum
her of internal-reyenue districts 10 iorty
three and customs districts to slxty-nine
The Republicans fought both reductions
On motion Of Mr. Cabell specla lhternal
revenue agents were reduced from tnirly
five 10 five. storekeepers for small dislii
leries were abolished. On SATURDAY ines
will be voted ON in the House.
Senator VOORHEES, presented peullol
for placing General John Z. Fremont oi
the retired list Of the army.
There was q report that bialne' LIZA"