The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP,
"'ea'enont REYNOLDS and that Decoration
Inc hiehmsnd Knish,s-Naval Matters
Personal and Brief.
TFrom our Rcru,ar C,orrcsnonaor,I


INC hiehmsnd knish,s-Nsval Matters
Personal and Brief.
Iron Our Rcru,ar Correspondence
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The House TO-
day took up and passed, by an almos,
unanimous vote, permission to Ensign
Reynolds, who has gone on the expedition
IN search OF the Greedy PARTY, to accept q
decoration rendered him by the Austrian
Government for having, ut the peril Of bis
life in hurricane, saved the lives Of eleven
Austrian sailors. According to the com.
mittee, his gallanlry on this occa ion would
have won the admiration OF brave people
all over the world. Mr.. Robinson. OF New
York, opposed 1t MS a monarchcal innova-
ton, and became so wild during thu debat
that MIR. Carlisle had to talk to ..... lin
more severity than he has ever dfsplayed
towards any one. The aged New Yorker
pronounced Ensign Reynolds "a dude.''
He was assisted feebly by Mr.. Brumm. OF
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Cox's reply was terri
6c. and was applauded on both sides OF the
House vociferously. He spoke OF Mr.. Rob-
inson rs that man, and pronounced him
the licensed libertine OF debate, who Is tol-
Grated on account OF aged wickedness.
MIR. Kasson declared that MIR. Robinson In
prorouncing such heroic naval officer q
dude dishonored the American name. Mr..
Robinson, excitedly, wanted him to take
it back, but his declaration that he would
take nothing back was received with
applause by Democrats and Republicans.
Mr.. Robinson persisted in interrupting
these speakers and injecting excited ex-
pressions into their remarks i'm spite OF
their protests and the Speakers loudest
raps OF his gavel. Finally, the previous
question having been ordered, Mr.. Robin
son demanded a vote by ayes and noes,
and amid laughter only four members
arose, including Mr.. Robinson and his
"me too After this they subsidized.
One OF the most amusing incidents Of this
brief parliamentary thunderstorm was
when Mr.. Robinson, with Webster's die
tionary in hand, wanted to read the def
milton Of the word "Knight," but was
raped down by Speaker Carlisle as out OF
order. AS he took his seat he said, " III
you won't hear neither Webster nor Wor-
cester, you can 60 TO the devil" This
will not appear in the Record.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
A number OF Richmond knights left by
the IL O'Clock train for home, and others
went by the O'Clock train this evening.
They were delighted with their visit. Gen.
eral Capers bore to the cars basket OF rare
flowers as large as the head OF a hour-bar-
rel. They were presented 20 Mrs. Capers
by the Richmond knights. A few knights
are still here. and will 20 home tomorrow.
Judge Holiday, of the Richmond Cbancery
Court, arrived to-day from home. General
Joseph r. Anderson passed through the city
this morning en- route to Richmond. EX-
State Senator Frank Bland was at the Capt.
toll to-day. OF twenty-four delegates elected
so far IN New York to the National Demo-
cratic Convention twenty are for Flower
and four for Cleveland and others. They
are all, however. for Tlden II he will ac-
cept. Mrs. Blaine and Mrs. Logan have,
report SAYS, become extremely intimate.
The idea prevails that when Logan is out
of the way that all Of his vote will 90 TO
Blaine. The House passed the bin reslor-
ing Chaplain Kramer and placing him on
the naval retired list. Hon. George ID.
Wise had charge OF it and spoke in favor
of the bill. Ex-senator Johnston arrived
to-day.
ABOUT JOURNMENT-SENAT0R VOORHEES,.
Senator VOORHEES, says he thinks Con-
gress will remain in session until August.
He believes that senator's will desire to re-
main here until after the adjournment OF
the Democratic National Convention. The
reason of this opinion, / take it, is that
both parties will want to make and have
printed their campaign speeches, and the
printing can be done so much cheaper, IL
done during the session OF Congress.
Then the ranking can be attended TO,
and an extra force OF folders employed in
both houses. Each party recognizes the
necessity OF attending to this matter. The
advocates Of the forfeiture OF railroad
land grants want no adjournment until all
the bills on this subject are acted upon.
On the other hand, majority Of congress
men say they hope to adjourn by the lst OF
July. Mr.. Randall thinks this can be
done.
DULL DAY AT THE CAPITOL.
The Senate was not in session to-day,
and the House was engaged entirely on ma
val bills. There were few committees in
session, and they did nothing OF an i'm
portant character. The Ways and Means
was in session this evening hearing Mr..
Hewitt's tariff bill read. 1t was dull work.
NAVAL BILLS PASSED.
The bill for longevity-pay for passed
assistant engineers OF the navy, OF which
Hon. George d. Wise was patron, was
passed by the House, as was that restoring
Captain Hopkins to the navy, and placing
him upon the retired list. 1t Will be re-
membered that he was dismissed by SEN
fence OF court-martial for leaving Pensa-
cola nayy-yard without permission, to
escape yellow-fever. His record before
that was good. The bill to restore cadets
TO the navy who were at Annapolis at the
time when tue law passed, allowing only
ten to go into service, was taken up and
provoked debate. The idea OF ITS advo-
Gates was that the law could rot apply to
them without being retroactive.
THE SHIPPING BILL.
1t is the opinion Of Mr.. Dingley that the
conference committee will eliminate from
the shipping bill the Senate subsidy section
and the House free-Ships provision. 1t
would then be in the shape it came from
the committee, with notifications | have
already noted.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Your representative spoke often to-day
and well. This was because he is on the
Naval Committee, which had the entire
day. The fact is man on unimportant
committees has but little show in the
House except when he row and then can
get in a set speech.
A Republican journalist said tonight,
81 think the work OF the Democratic Con-
vention is about completed. Tilden and
Hendricks" said he, "will be nominated,
and this means a platform embracing the
fraud OF 1876 and reform in 1881" My
comment was, "They will wln."
Senator Hoar says that the publication
that he has declared for Arthur Is lie, and
that ne Is up to his eyes in Senate business.
aud will not Jump the Cl-eaSo stlie until
he gets there.
There was a report at the Capitol this
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