The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-20
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 19.--General
Hunton, who is counsel for Judge Garri-
son. says the House Elections Committee
VIII get through with the Garrison-Mayo
case Monday. The decision will be in ia
yor Of the contestant. Judge Garrison has
had to go home with his wife, whose
mother is reported to be In dying cond-
ton. Colonel UFcrrall Is here looking
busily after ais case.
GENERAL FIrz-JoHN PoRTER's CASE
was debated again to-day IN the House.
Mr.. Cutcheon. Republican, Of Michigan,
made an earnest speech against the bill.
He said that when General Grant was able
to give this question an unbiased consid-
Grafton he decided that the court-martial
that condemned Fitz-John Porter was
right, but when Congress became Demo-
cratic and he had bill before it retiring
him on big pay. he changed. This fling
at General Grant was loudly applauded
on the Republican side. The comment
was that he has not now many pres
idential admirers among Republican Repre-
sentatiyes. Mr.. CutcheOn said that Porter
admired Mcclellan and had contempt for
Pope. The fact. therefore, that he had TO
leave the command OF the former ami
serve under the latter made him disobe,
the order for which he was court-mar-
tailed. The repeated applause which
greeted Mr.. Cutcheon on his own side gave
assurance that the bulk OF the Republicans
would vote against the bill. They evil
IDENTIFY look upon 1t as party duty to sup
port the court-martial which condemned
Porter, in spite of the evidence which con-
WINGED Schofeld, Terry. ard others. 1t was
wrong.
ROUGH on THE MEXICAN TREATY.
Said a well-known senator to-day to
your correspondent "The Mexican treaty
ought 10 have been voted down over
for 1t was a job gotten up in
the interest OF Grants Mexican railroad
schemes and OF certain special manufactu-
ring interests OF New England. II was
not even for the benefit OF New England
generally, and would have
done the rest OF the country vast harm.
It's authors" he said, "cared not for the
blow it inflicted on either the sugar or to-
bacco interest,"" | have rarely known this
senator to express himself more strongly
against public measure.
rue CHEROKEE NEGROES OF THE INDIAN TER
RITORY
have sent Congress petition, in which
hey allege that they are deprived OF their
rights under the treaty OF 1866; that school
privileges are denied them. and that they
10 not receive their prO-rdtd share OF
money appropriated by Congress for the
benefit OF the Cherokee Nation. Bushy
Head, the chief OF the Cherokees, now
here. said to-day in reply that these negroes
have their share OF the schools, and that they
ret their pro rata OF money. They did not
get, however, he added. any OF the $500, 900
appropriated by the Forty-seyenih Con-
gress, because il was stipulated by the act
that it should go to the Cherokee Indians,
being in payment for lands obtained from
hem years ago. Nine petitions went to-
1ay 10 the Public Lands Committee for
opening Oklahoma to the whites. Okla
loma, which is west oil the Cherokee
proper. contains 40,000,000 OF
lcres. and is valuable for grazing and for
| right Of way through 1t.
THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS HOME-A RICH |
MOND COMMITTEE AT WORK.
Every senator last evening received Il
,opy OF the Lee-Camp circular in relation !
o the fair to be held in your city to build
home for disabled Confederate soldiers. |
Members Of the House will receive copies |
.o-day and tomorrow. and it is to be hoped |
hat most liberal contributions will be made |
lere. In fact. the indications are that |
his will be the case, because the COM
Fox. W. l.. Morris, and T.. ;. Car |
,eived liberal donations. Among the sub |
;crbers so far are W. w. COrcoran, Gene
al Randall Gibson, and John Randolph |
Fucker the only Virginia member they |
lad seem. Edward Cavcrly, Company X, |
First Connecticut Cavalry. has given S25,
md other Union soldiers will do likewise. !
The committee could not be more active,
md will visit the other Virginia congress
nen tonight. They propose not only to
all on all the members Of both houses
without regard to party, but will slight
neither Confederate nor Union soldiers.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Ex-senator Johnston was at the Capitol
o-day. The Southern Rerier, OF which
lc Is one OF the editors, has attracted a
rood deal OF attention here and is highly
kentuckians say tonight
hat the supporters OF Sweeny, they hear
oy telegraph. will 20 over to Blackburne
Monday and elect him senator over Gen
raj Cerro Gordo Williams. Dr. Lewis, OF
who was in the Confederate
service, is dying OF Brigh's disease. EX-
Speaker Keller was before the House
Committee on Accounts to-day. The |
committee on Monday will investi-
yate the late Doorkeepcr's case, so re-
port says. Members, however, are very !
'eticent as to what is said and done. A !
Democrat, in commenting tonight on the |
attack of Representative Cutcheon (Repub- |
ican) on General Grant, said that his change |
N regard to FitZ-John Porter's case was !
me OF the noblest acts OF Grants life. and |
hat his reasons for so doing were cOnclu- |
i've. Senator Butler. OF South Carolina, |
vas at the White House to-day. Ex-Gov-
,rnor Bishop, OF Ohio, is here. Senator |
Camden last night gave dinner to Colonel |
Payne, son OF the new Ohio senator The |
President to-day approved the Mississippi |
'iver bill.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Lowell bill rs amended by the late |
Bankrupt Convention was to-day sent TO |
he House by the president OF that body. |
The friends OF the Mexican treaty still |
express hope OF ultimate success. SeHa-
tors Malone and Riddleberger voted |
against it.