The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-26
lrrom our Rernlar correspondent. !

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"a the debt question. He replied as fol-
law "Our people have never recog-
n,zcd sn obligation 10 pay any part OF the
localized West Virginia certificates issued
bs the state Of Virginia, and, in my opin.
,on they never will. On the other hand,
n =. far as have heard expression. there has
4 heen general feeling that West Virginia
.hould paw. as her first Constitution pro-
d ,jdcd, her Just proportion OF the old vir-
4 opa debt. such expression has always
been based upon the idea Of fair and
eoullable settlement as between the
states. and not the arbitrary solu-
tion of either syndicate or politics.
Twiher than this do not desire TO speak.
a. should certainly be unwilling to be
made party to any attempt TO resolve the
matter into political cast, or to assume to
.ne,k without authority for anybody. The
basis Of adjustment is the real question,
and in nv judgment It's solution is likely
10 10 hindeTed more than helped by politi-
al or interested interference, except by
the respective States themselves. Even in
n treatment by them 1t seems to me TO be
a
and should be met in a spirit OF fairness"
WHAT A LEADING CITIZEN SAYS.
leading Democrat Of West Virginia
moi me soon after had talked with Sena-
,or Kenna. He said: "Our people mean
10 nav. when they are ready. what they
owe 10 Virginia, and 10 nobody else"
How much do they think they owe?" l
asked. i.e replied that as far as he could
,,arher from those who have considered the
matter they believed the State OF West Vir-
ginia owed Virginia from 100000 to
sl.OOO,0OQ.
WHAT COLONEL JOHN 5. M0SBY SAYS.
This morning there was placed on the
desk OF every member OF the House a
LENGTHY pamphlet on the decline OF Ameri-
can shipping. which contains letter from
Colonel John $. Mosby, consul at Hong
Kong. TO the Treasury Department, dated
October - 1881. Colonel MOSby says that
during the two years OF his consulate he
had collected in extra wages and turned
into the Treasury 81, 723, and expended for
relief of seamen $3.50. lie said his prede-
ce>sOr in eight years expended, or rather
punished vouchers signed by his stool
pigeon, for sS,4e3,
PREPARATION ANTICIPATED.
A member Of the River and Harbor Com
mittee who represents one OF the districts
on the lakes said to-day that in his iudg-
ment the committee will not contine itself
10 an ag sregate OF eleven millions, as here
ioiOre announced, but will make much
larger appropriation. There are 400 rivers
and harbOrs embraced in the recommends
ton Of the engineers, and 1t will take some
time for the committee to consider them.
He thinks this will, with daily sittings,
keep the committee busy until the 1st OF
April. and after that hearings will be given
the advocates OF the different improve
ments. The New England rivers and har-
bOrs have already been considered, and so
have portion OF those Of New York. II
this member is correct, then we may hope
for more liberal appropriation for the
James than usual.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
A number Of colOred workers from
Southwestern Virginia are here, and loudly
complain that they cannot get any substan-
tial recognition Of their services. The fact
that on the amendments to the Mcpherson
bill Senator Riddleberger voted with the
Democrats and Senator Malone with the
Republicans is commented on. w. e. Mil
Ter and wife are here. They have been to
Annapolis 10 see their son, who is
in his third year, and is among the six
highest OF his class. Major Page
McCarty was in the city to-day. The
case If Hon. John K. Massey, as | antici-
pated. has been greatly helped by the argu-
ment in the OFerrall-Paul case. The COL
ored walters in the Senate restaurant to-
day. | noticed, showed IN waiting on de-
ieated senator that they discriminate be-
tween a setting and rising sun. Colonel
!. Il. Brown and Major j. ). Billings, sur
geon United States army, will attend the In
ternatiOnal Health Convention at Copen-
hagen in May. The President may nota APP
point SurgeOn-General for the army un-
i'll after the adjournment OF Congress.
While senator George was speaking on the
Mcpherson bill to-day there were not
half dozen Republicans In their seats, and
while Mr.. Hatch spoke on the pleurO-
pneumonia bill in the House there were at
one time not two dozen Republicans in
their places. The Democratic representa-
tiyes seemed 10 be all on hand and ready
Tor any attempt at fiibustering. Repre-
sentative McCOmas, Of Maryland. intro
ductd in the House to-day a constitutional
amendment to require all railroads in
State. whether exempted by State le-
gisatures or constitutions from taxa
tlon. to pay taxes. This is aimed at
the Baltimore and Ohio, &C., in Maryland.
senators Vest. Plumb, MaXey, and Walker
say they never had anything TO do with the
staI-r0ute irregularities, as charged. Ii IL
said that Rear-Admiral Temple will soon
ash to be placed on the retired list. Com
modore Upshur will be ordered to the
command OF the Pacific squadron. Mr..
GlbsOn, OF West Virginia, to-day intro
duced bin appropriating $4,000 to pur-
chase seed for the 0hio-river sufferers.
THE DANyuLE INVESTIGATION GOVERNOR
VANCE AND CAPTAIN JOHN s. WISE.
captain John S. Wise to-day was wit
ness in the Danville investigation, and at
llmes was less self-possessed, | thought, than
ever saw him. His voice also indicated
Sii,iie nervousness. From the start, how
ever, be- showed that he was there to
prove. II possible, that the white people OF
virginia who are opposed TO him and his
party were barbarous in plans and
aels during the last canvass. Ii was
with characteristic emphasis and IA
elal accompaniment that he read
from The Danville papers to show
that guns and pistols were coaspicuously
advertised, 80 that white people would
know where 10 obtain weapons for the
coming riot. This evidently gave much
satisfaction 10 Senator'S Sherman and Lap
ham, but did not seem TO disturb Governor
Vance or Colonel Cabell. ltwas plain that
The witness had equipped himself liberally
WITH personal hits for Governor Vance
calculated 10 be irritating. These the
Governor bore with unrufiied temper
until the witness made an allusion,
deemed 10 be OF personal character,
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