The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-11
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP.
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day voted 10 pass by the bill FORGETTING the
Immigrant Of the Vicksburs. New Orleans
and Baton Rouge railroad and took up the
river and harbor bill. II was evident that
the committee was strong enough to pre-
vent any radical amendments. Colonel
Tom Ochiltrce, on behalf OF Galveston,
asked that the S250.000 for its harbor be
stricken out, because so small sum could
do no good. II viii take millions. Mr..
Bedford, in taking ground for Galveston.
said his State (Colorado) proposed to run a
railroad from Denver, through Mexico,
Central and South America, to Rio. Mr..
White, OF Kentucky, worked into the
debate on this Item. It Is seldom Messrs.
Ochiltree, Belford, and White are heard
on the same day. The House accom-
modated Galveston, and struck out the
appropriation. The bill was considered
rapidly. All the Virginia rivers and bar
bors went through as reported. Hon.
George ID. Wise offered an amendment
increasing the appropriation for the James
from 10000 To 100000, but II was voted
down, as were other amendments. He
spoke earnestly in support OF it, and read
resolutions adopted by the Kentucky Legis-
the James on the ground that the distance
between that and the Seaboard is lesSened
one hundred and twenty-seven miles bv
the route of which the James forms an i'm
portant link. Mr.. Wise took the position
that a liberal appropriation for this inn
proVement i in the interest Of cheap trans
portation for a very large section OF coun-
try which is eXcee lingly fertile and rich.
The appropriation for Little Kanawha was
stricken of because the rivers in the hands
Of aprivate corporation. Mr.. Cough said in
advocating an appropriation for Elk river
that one might rs well have run against the
Stonewau brigade a. against the committee
The bill contains the amendment offered
10 the committee by the Hon. George d.
Wise, committing Congress TO twenty-five
feet Of water at high-tide from Richmond
10 the mouth Of the James. This has been
agreed to by the Committee OF the Whole
and will OF course be adopted in the House,
Large appropriations may therefore be
looked for hereafter.
TIRE NASSEY-wISE CASE.
The House Elections Committee agreed
to-day to postpone the consideration OF the
proposition for rehearing in the Massey
Wise case until Thursday. General Hun
ton. counsel for Mr.. Massey, was away,
and il was not deemed desirable to pro-
coed during his absence. Hon. John S.
Wise was on the Senate side to-day, and
had an earnest conversation with Senator
Sherman. Both geSticulated, and it is not
often that the latter, even when investiga-
ting Danvile, gets excited.
WHAT REPRESENTATIVE COLLINS SAYS.
General Patrick Collins. OF Massachu-
sets, has Just returned from Boston. He
says the detection in the Republican ranks
has been rather moderated than over
rated. He thinks a first-claSS Democratic
ticket can get two to one in Boston, and
carry Massachusetts,. He is in fine spirits,
and will 20 TO Chicago. Some weeks ago
General Collins. who is a staunch Demo-
crat and an able represe ntative, was in
low spirits about the situation, and did
not, heard, intend to go to Chicago. But
thinps have changed. and he sees victor
ahead il wise counsels prevail. A Repub-
lican from Boston says the Traveller, of
thas city, has the only Blaine and Logan
flag yet thrown to the breeze.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Postmaster Dalton, of the House. who
was very sick yesterday, was better to-day.
Judge Suite, of Stafford, is In the city.
Colonel John X. Popham and Representa-
tive Hooper are among the late arrivals
from Chicago. Representative Bowen has
returned from visit to Tazewell. Senator
Riddleberger, who is in favor Of the Next
can pension bill, is paired with Republic
can opponent Of it. Secretary Shepherd,
OF the Democratic State Committee, was at
the Capitol to-day.
A RETURNED vIRGINIAN GIVES SOME INTEREST,"
ING CHICAGO INCIDENTS.
TODAY asked Virginian Of prominence,
who went to Chicago in the interest OF
Blaine, TO give me some interesting items
in regard TO the performances OF Virgil
mans during the Convention. Didn't
you hear" said he, "about Colonel Sims
and Postmaster Page Morris, OF Lynch
burg" replied in the negative. "Well,'
he remarked, "when Sims, Scott, and
others. bOIted from Malone and Brady
and voted against Arthur resolutions were
adopted by the Arthurites denouncing
their conduct. This led afterwards to an
alteration between the delegates named,
and the result was that Colonel Sims
Knocked Mr.. Morris down. The resolu-
tons will never be published. | heard at
Chicago" he continued, "that Mr.
Arthur had promised, il elected Pre-
sident, to put General Malone IN
his Cabinet, provided the General should
be beaten for Senator. After lighting
Blaine so savagely. it was funny TO hear
il stated at the hotels, Malone says he VIII
carry Virginia by thirty thousand for the
ticket Now he will have to change that
electoral ticket" remarked my informant,
"to get Republicans to vote IL, ana mteT
his overwhelming defeat at Chicago he VIII
not. in nv Judgment, be able to rally solld!y
even his own forces to its support. lie
forgets he is no more the man be was Wheh
issuing orders from the Wing building
few wears ago thar General Grant is the
man he was when heldefeated Greeley"
Here a Boston Republican came up ana re-
marked to me, Z" Your man Senator Mahone
said to me at Chicago, that II he dldn.t
represent the Republicans OF virginia
there Is no Republican party there"
A leading New York correspondent VINO
talked with General Malone after the al
iournment saws he had grave apprehenslons
about Virginia, and could not have claimed |
fine majority reported at the hotels already |
alluded TO. lie remarked, he said, that ne |
had been looking for the Arthur leader, !
but had failed to find him. The bad man
a oement OF the Arthur men evidently dis
gusted him.
THE MEXICAN PENSION BILL AGAIN GOES
OVER.
The Senate to-day resumed the consid.
Grafton OF the Mexican pension bill, ana
senator Harrison, 'the illustrious grand
SOM who didn't even work up bantam
boom at Chicago, became excited at the |
idea "of giving soldiers pensions VINO
didn't serve sixty days in Mexico" a
Correspondent remarked that he reminded
him 81 a man who loses his money al
80 - tbon VocS home and WHIPS |