The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-18
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tfrom Oar Repular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 17.--To-day opened
splendidly, and by noon the weather would
have done credit 10 May. The ST. Pat
ricR's procession was tlne one, and showed
that Ircland's patron saint is green in the
memory Of those loyal to the Emerald Isle.
The President reviewed the procession.
GEORGE o. WISE ON THE TARIFF.
Your representative in the House to-day
said 10 me: "When the tariff question
comes up will make speech in which
viii stand squarely upon the tariff plank
Of the platform OF the Lynchburg Conyen-
ton, and in which viii fully redeem cvery
pledge made TO the people OF my district
during my congressional Canvass Soon
afterwards l went into the House and
heard MIR. Hewitt, OF New York, introduce
bin to suspend the coinage OF the stand
ard silver dollar, and TO make il unlawful
for the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 issue
any more one and two-dollar Treasury
notes. | saw that while George WISE diff
ferS from Carlisle aud Morrison in regard
to the tariff, so does Hewitt from western
Democrats IN regard TO silver dollars and
small Treasury notes. The moral was that
Democrats may differ as to tariff and silver
and yet agree that the paramount duty OF
all men who love their country Is TO unite
for the overthrow Of the party in power.
THE DISTRICTS OF RICHMOND AND WEST
POINT.
Mr.. Mayo introduced q bill in the House
to-day which provides that section Cd OF
chapter fO6 OF the Acts Of Congress of
1880 be amended so as TO read: 1.-The dis
trict az Richmond to comprise all the
AoE 80 bo r,Kro fro,
its junction with the AppomatioX to the
highest tidewaters of the James river, in
which the port Of entry shall extend from
Richmond and Manchester 10 Bermuda
Hundreds. Cd. The district OF West Point
to COMPRISE all the waters and shores OF
the York river from CGppahoosic to its
head and the waters and shores OF the Mat
lamont and Pamunkey TO the highest tide
waters in said rivers, in which West Point
shall be a port OF entry" Your repre-
sentative went 10 the Clerks desk and eX-
amined this bill closely.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Barbour to-day introduced bill to
relieve the arEorieS OF military companies
OF Washington from taxation. and George
II. Wise a bill 10 prohibit the imposition OF
n tax on persons soliciting orders in the
District @. Columbia for the manufactures
az Virginia and other States. Representa-
tive Hurd and those who agree with him
feel that their position has been strength
ened by the speech of Speaker Carlisle at
New York. Hon. John +. Massey was on
the floor Of the House to-day and talked
with Mr.. Barbour. asked a member of
the Democratic State Committee where
the Convention would be held. and
ne replied: AT Richmond, Of course"
Mr.. Randall has returned, and was IN his
seat. He was not disposed to-day to talk
politics for publication. Mr.. Hooper says
he has not heard any Of the COalitionists
who expect TO go to Chicago as delegates
at large from Virginia say they would vote
for Blaine, as stated in Washington dis
match. An attempt was made to-day to
pass the bin Of Mr.. Bennett, Of North
Carolina, under a suspension Of the rules,
soas to secure fair juries in election cases,
&C., in the South, but it failed by vote OF
ayes l52, noes 81.
THE VIRGINIA COSTESTED-ELECTI0N CASES.
learned early to-day that the sub-com-
mittee in the GarrisOn-MayO case had agreed
to report in favor Of seating Judge Garri-
son, ard that Representative Ranney, OF
Massachusetts Republican,, one OF the
members OF the committee. agreed with the
Democrats that Colonel Mayo is not en-
titled TO the seat he occupies. Judge
Lowry al 3 O'Clock was endeavoring to
get a meeting CT the full committee, so
that il could act on his report favor
ing the seating Of 0'Ferral. 1t was
conceded that the full committee would
confirm the action OF the subcommittee
in both these cases, and that reports would
soon be in the House recommending that
O'Ferrall and Garrison be declared Rep
resentatives from Virginia. There Is no
doubt as to what the House will do. Mr..
Massey, who left tonight for Richmond,
seems TO be satisfied with the condition OF
his case. While he was talking to Mr..
Barbour to-day in the House Captain John
s. Wise was at the desk OF Mr.. Turner,
chairman OF the Elections, talking to him.
A Virginian pointed them out to your cor
respondent, and said Massey will get in as
congressman at large.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The subcommittee agreed to-day upon
the bill prohibiting the catching OF fish in
any manner in the Potomac river, within
the jurisdiction OF the District Of COl1m-
bia, in five years.
Messrs. Hewitt and Robinson and other
Democratic representatives wore green
badges to-day while in their seats.
thorize the Mississippi River Commission
TO expend a million OF dollars in repairing
the leyees OF the lower Mississippi, IL ne
cessary in the present emergency.
Mr.. Henly, of California. offered reso-
luton o-day looking TO the investigation OF
the Alaska Seal Company. The company
controlling the fisheries now pay, he says,
$65, 900 a year to the Government, while
another company has offered S2I2,OOO Tor
the privilege. Senator Miller, OF Cailfor-
mia, is the president Of the company which
now has control OF the seal privilege.
Captain Mercur will be succeeded by
Captain F. A. Human at Norfolk, and go
to New York TO continue the WORK on
which General Newton was engaged.
Government receipts to-day: customs,
S630, 10; internal revenue, S515,62l.
The Electric Light Company to-day COM
meDced the work OF placing ten electric
lights on the Washington monument.
The telk OF Democratic congressman IN
regard TO the conference was more tempe
rate to-day than last week. Those who
stand on the Virginia and Ohio platforms
are not at all ayerse to talking over the mat
ter In q friendly spirit.
The decision OF the Supreme Court To-
day In declining to issue a nldaddinhS to
compel the Secretary OF the Treasury TO
pay Virginia the fourth instalment under
The act OF 1886 applies 10 all the otner
States. S732,S09 was claimed for virginia
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