The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-26
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY or FAcr AND GOSSIP.
The Blair Educational Biil; DIR. Currie In
Answer 60 John sherman District judges
and Their pny.


opposed the educational bill because he
was afraid the southern State governments
in distributing It viii not be fair to the
colored people. Hon. j. L. NJ. Curry, who
is here, replies to this as follows: 1.-The
southern States in twelve months raised
thirteen millions for educational purposes,
or this the whites paid nearly twelve mil.
lions, and yet six millions went 10 the
blacks. II, therefore, The southern whites
could thus disburse their own fund as libe-
rally among the blacks, surely they could
be trusted TO distribute the fund provided
by the Blair bill without doing in.
justice 20 either blacks or whites. y
Senator Garland, who has made one OF
the strongest arguments OF the debate In
favor OF the bill, said to-day that he thought
II would pass, but Senator Gibson, another
advocate OF IL, was not so hopeful. The
southern senators opposed TO il are Coke.
Maxey. Morgan, Vest. and Harris. All of
the New England senators except Hawley
and Platt, ~ Connecticut, are said 10 be
for il. The Republican senators from the
Northwest have shown q good deal OF zeal
v
are for the bin. The announcement that
Governor Brown to-day is in favor Of the
passage Of the bill gave assurance that q
strong practical view OF It would be taken.
TO INCREASE TIRE PAY OF DISTRICT JUDGES.
The Senate to-day, by vote of - to 10,
passed q hin giving all United States
district judges $4,000 year. The smallest
salary OF district judges at present is
$500. bu. only fifteen receive this amount
Of salary. The others get from :our to five
thousand. One district Judge, il is stated,
only has ten days holiday in the year.
The bill was amended so as to prohibit
Judges from appointing their own or their
wives relations, within the degree Of first
cousin, 10 any places under their courts.
The bin further prohibits any other officer
of these courts from appointing judges
kin-peopie to such positions.
NEGROES IN PRIVILEGED SEATS.
To-day four colored men, who looked as
il they hailed from Maryland, Virginia, or
North Carolina, occupied conspicuous seats
in the Republican senator's private gallery.
An old employee Of the Senate says he never
before saw any colored people there. The
Sergeant-at-Arms admitted them.
NEW ORLEANS CAN HELP HERSELF.
The resolution appropriating 100000 to
prevent the inundation OF New Orleans
was taken up IN the House Appropriations
Committee TODAY. A member. however,
called attention to an editorial from the
New Orleans Democrat, in which it was
asserted that 1.-the Crescent City" neither
needed nor wanted aid from Congress. By
general consent the matter was thea drop
ped. Ii is due h Mr.. Ellis to say that
in offering the resolution he acted on
kilograms from leading citizens OF New
Orleans. After the adjournment CT the
committee to-day Mr.. Ellis received 8 tele-
gram which stated that the condition is
critical and very serious, and that there is
great apprehension of higher water.
WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS ABOUT REDUCTION.
1t is stated every day here that the pres
ent tariff only reduced the revenue per
cent. on the tariff it superseded. Now, the
fact is, according to an expert, for whose
calculations everybody here has respect,
that il reduces the rate Of duty , per cent,
and that thus caused a reduction Of from
II to Is per cent. on the amount of reve-
nue. collected. These are the figures. he
SAYS, developed by the first two quarters Of
the operation Of the present tariff.
fERSONAI NEWS ilEaiss
Colonel Stanley, Twenty-sec0ndl Infantry.
will be appointed brigadier-general in place
OF General Mckenzie. General Grant to-
day walked about his room without
crutehes. General Gusts Lee is here.
Mr.. Randall was at the Senate to-day.
Commodore Fillehrown was to-day ordered
10 relieve Commodore Upshur OF command
of the New York navy-yard on the 3lst.
Mr.. Corcoran made narrow escape when
the horse attached TO hls carriage ran away
Yesterday evening. The officers OF the
Thetis. the flagship OF the Greedy search
expedition. received orders to-day. Among
the officers are Chief-Engineer Melville,
Commander Schley, and Executive Ofilcer
Lieutenant Sebree.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
A pamphlet is in circulation here which
tells why General Denver ought to be made
President.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, S176,43 customs, S645,264.
Republican local politicians and the
negroes generally want Congress TO grant
suffrage to the people OF the District. Con-
gress does not seem so disposed.
There are several Coalition politicians
here from Virginia.
James l.. Stanton succeeds Brewster
Cameron as general agent OF the Depart
ment Of Justice. He is now pardon clerk.
Senator ingalls, to-day introduced bill
appropriating 100000 for the completion
OF the drainage OF Washington and George
town.
James Lawrenson, formerly newspaper
correspondent and now OF the Post-Oinee
Department, has Just celebrated his eighty
fifth birthday.
The news from Ohio to Republicans 81
Washington is that Blaine Is as popular IN
portions OF that State as he is IN Penpsyl'
yania.
There has been revival OF the OLD ticKe'
about the Capitol for several days past:
The uncertainty about the caucus caused
this boom.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The House
Committee on Appropriations to-day mao
under consideration the Ellis JOINT resOlu.
ton making an appropriation 10 preveen,'
an overflow OF the lower Mississippi, Ter
egrams from the editor OF the New orleans
Pica1nfne. the Mayor OF New Orleans, and
disnatcb 10 Louisiana senators signed by
General Myer, ID. +. Kenner, ana L. ~
Miller. urging the necessity OF action by
Congress 10 prevent the threatened over
how, were laid before the committee. The
dispatch to the New York Tribune quoting
the Times Democrat of yesterday as say
ing ediforially that New Orleans was II
no danger OF an overflow was read, where
upon Mr.. Ellis withdrew the resolution.
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The suit Against an Ex-sergeant-at'
Arms.
[By telegraph TO the Dispatcb.I
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The third tria
Of the SUIT OF HalIet Kilbourn agains
John G. Thompson. ex-Sergeant-at-aAorrlaI