The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-03
Irrom our Regular Correspondent.

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Prom Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, February s.--Mr. Moneys
bill regulating rates OF postage on second
class mail matter at letter-carrier Offices has
bcen reported favorably 20 the House,
there being no vote IN committee against
il II provides that the rate Of postage on
>ccoad-class publications deposited In q
lctier-carricr Office for delivery by letter
carriers shall. DC uniform at two cents a
Mound. Under the existing law papers
sent from Washington and elsewhere to
Richmond pay two cents n pound, and are
delivered without additional charge by
let,er-carriors; but Richmond papers sent
10 the Richmond Office for delivery in your
city have 10 pay one cent each. The same
rule applies 70 other cities. The object OF
the proposed bill Is to put all papers as 10
delivery on an equal footing AT ie'ter-car-
rier offices. The bill Will pass the House,
and only needs 70 be reached in both houses
IN become a law. IL has been reported
favorably at previous sessions.
vIIGrNhN REFLECTS ON clyII. SERVICE,
one Of the four candidates sent to the
NsVv Department; for appointment as
Clerks by the Ciyil-Scrvice Commission.
and who were rejected by Secretary W. T..
chandler. was Mr.. Phillips. Of Virgins.
The report is that he gave offence by giving
the end Of his examination papers his very
upcamnlimCnt1ry views NJ civil service.
II j further stated that the Secretary Is
rsihrr anxious Il make public what Mr..
- II 90 70 fh.aYk Il
liz.
rRE HCVSE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE.
The chairman Of the Elections Commit
-. NJ the House thinks that the complaints
qbort his committee are unjust. 1t viii
~ permission next week. OF the House.
IN II during the sessions OF that body,
win view Of cNpediting the eases before
H. He saws tia. the Virginia eases OF Gar
riscn and Mayo, and O'Ferrall and Paul,
will be among those earliest considered.
There will be vote on the Manning
Chalmers case Monday.
fsg rAIITF QUESTION TO RE BEFORE THE
HOUSE MONDAY.
The Nor son tariff bill will be before
the House Monday. and it is understood
fbst Mr. Frank Hurd. free-trader, will
make short speech in favor Of free WOOL,
and that he will De answered by Mr.. Con-
verse Democrat), from Ohio. There is no
foundation for the report that Mr.. Ran
dali i keeping back the fortihcations-ap-
propriation bill. the West Point bill, and
The pension bill with view Of antago-
nizinc the tariff bill with them. His idea
/, 10 oppose in it what he deems wrong
and commend what he approves OF. HE'S
100 able man 70 deliberately commit po-
li,jcal suicide. The appropriation bills
named have been delayed by members who
have been sick or absent, including Han
cock OF Texas, Ryan of Kansas, Forney OF
Alabama, and Holman OF Indiana. There
arr new features in the fortifeation. which
had 10 be Investigated, and this Occasloned
DELAY. The navalappropriatiOn bill Will
be ready Monday il is stated tonight.
rHy srAr1v oP CHIEF-JUsTICE MARSHALL.
The commissioners to-day selected an
eligible site en- the west side OF the capitol
and near il for the statue OF Chief-JuStice
Marshall, which Is expected to reach mere
in March from Rome. 1t cost sfO,O0O, OF
which Congress paid one half and the
PHILADELPHIA Bar Association the other.
The statue IS the work OF son OF Chlel-
.Iustice story. The unwilling ceremonies
VIII take pace III April
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Ca2tain John II. Dinneen, of Richmond.
wa> n the Capitol to-day. During an ar
e1imert AZ the Capitol in regard Il the I'M
movement OF the South a citizen OF Craw-
ford county. Miss. said that in 1880 1t had
only 6.34I COWS and 5.2SS sheep, and now
il has 1912 COWS and 12,449 sheep. Mr..
Bradley has been appointed from Virginia
n place IN the Senate folding-room. lie
came originally from the Northwest. There
were Z great many attorneys and railroad
men At the Senate Land Committee meet
ing this morning during the consideration
Of The bills forfeting railroad Immigrants.
aueng the former were General Hunter
ana ex-Mayor Tucker. Judge Cock
erc'i. Of Fairfax, is here. Governor Cur
tin, Speech I'm the FitZ-JOhn-Porterc case
!, much praised. Secretary Chandler Is
not at all pleased with the appointment OF
Mr.. Loriuc Chief OF the Bureau OF Steam
Engineering. A Blackburn man. who has
heretofore been hopeful, said to-day, Joe
i gone" I asked VINO would WIZ. lie
replied. Carlisle, think" The Illinois
congressman will give the Illinois Editorial
Association grand hop on Monday night.
Governor Pattison, OF Pennsylvania. is at
Alexandria, where his mother Is i'll. q. {.
Holland and John Il. Macmurdo were in
the city to-day. The friends OF Fitz John
Porter are certain that the House bill Tor
his relief will pass the Senate. General
WRIGHT, Chief Of Engineers, who will be
relieved the 9th OF March, will he proba-
bis succeeded by Colonel John Newton, a
most distinguished officer and engineer.
G. Wi,tar Wallace, Of Fredericksburg, was
in the city to-day. Galusha a. Grow, OF
Pennsylvania, is here.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The President Of the Ohio Wool-Grow-
er,' Association was at the Capitol to-day
with samples) endeavoring to influence
eOnpreAsmen in favor OF an increase OF Inc
tariff on wool.
The rcpor. Of the Committee on Accounts
will be ready Monday. 1t will reflect on
certain officers OF the last Congress, and
not give an extra months pay TO certain OF
their appointments.
A delegation Of the Knights OF Labor
from Scranton, Pa, addressed the Labor
Committee OF the House against bringing
foreign laborers here. by contract. Dele
gates from New York, Ohio. &C., took
similar ground.
Government receipts to-day: Customs,
sJ07 ,9l5; internal revenue, S3S7, 0l5.
Justice Field, bishop Lyman OF North
Carolina, Senator Garland, and Represents
tiyes Skinner and Cox Of North Carolina,
were ri the White House this morning.
The House Commerce Committee on
Tuesday next will take up the interstate
commerce bills with view Of making a
report. No more railroad-inen will be