Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-12
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP.
Cnbsnet Speculation southern Representa-
ooa.- gIs,se-rhe srrrrme Coau and the
Cenpon Cases James RiNer.

tions IN regard 20 the Cabinet. Increase
hourly. The new names mcpiion@ to-day
are Senators Ransom. OF North Carolinl;
Lamar. a Mississippi; and Jones. OF
Louisiana. There win. Of course, he many
more in both Houses suggested. When
Congress net Il was >sid that Mr.. Bayard
would not ecccpt the Secrclarship OF State.
II is row conceded that ne will be offered
The position and will -ol decline. There
il no truth, | hear. that he visited
Mr.. Cleveland without an invitation.
This. his friends say, Is not his
way q dong. I had supposed that
Senator CrTlsnd would not care 10 20 into
the CshluO. hot would prefer to remain in
the Senaic until be- could be appointed on
tie supreme bench. Til, seemed highly
Ilauablc. because he is one Of the most
eminent lawyers in CONGRESS. hear,
however. tonight mat he IL not aycrsc TO
bting Attorney General. | do not credit
the report that ex-senator Mcdonald will
decline the secrctayship Of the Interior
il Mr.. Cleveland tenders il 10 him.
Statesmen out Of Congress rarely rciuse
Cabinet positions. 1t seems reasonable
that ne should prefer 10 be Attorney-Genc-
mi because lac Is regarded as one O' the
foremost lawyers in his state. and wls
prominently mentioned for President be.
fore the meeting Of The Chicago COnvcn-
tion. Ms own judgment J., after talking
with = isrge number OF Washington p0ii-
tirians. that MIR. CleVchnd's Cabinet Will
bel surprise, hut that no member OF u
viii he selected from the South who
l. not d TYPICAL representative Of your
section. II is believed everywhere
that II Virginia has a Cabine. oil
Ger thai Nr. Barbour will be selected.
There docs not. however. look as II there
was aS organized an effort on behalf OF
Virginia Is some other States. III virginia
vents = plao,--and she would not did she
not merit ii--heT leading citizens should at
The proper time move in her behalf. l..
q. Washington has just said - me
thai The predominant sentiment here
X tLat the southern representatives
in the Cabinet wit be Mr.. Garland
for Aiioincy-GenpTal, and Blr5our Tor
either Postmaster.Gtneral or secretary
Of The Interior. II is noticeable that
rs vet but few members Of the House
have been mentioned In connection with
ahc Cabnd. West NirginianS. who favor
The .rpolntment OF ex-senator Henry G..
Davis, claim that Mr.. B1yard Is for him.
There IS les lslk,, regret 10 no'ice, OF Mr..
Thurman than earlier in the session, for
he Is rs noble Roman as there Is IN the De-
mocrsiic party.
NK. BLAINE AT WASHINGTON.
The defeated candidate OF the Republican
PARTY is here's his residence. in ex-senator
Windows house. hut attracts ~ little at
t,ntion n unfOrlunate- usually do. asked
a most prominent New York Radical jour
oaiist TO-DAY 10 tell ne frankly what bis
Iariv thought 81 Mr. Blai le's Augusta
sp,,ch. and be replied that whatever may
be the opinion 81 Republicans as to the POI
icy Il lis delivery, ninety out Of every
hundred b,iiNc thst what he said was
iruf. What J.. ne doing - | asked
Writing his ho0k.' he replied, land he
= a most industrious worker" A Penn
,lNanm Journalist. however, remarked
that Nh. Blaine j. so full Of being PrrSi-
O,nf fouryoITs hence that he thinks of lit
t'c Else. and can't -ivc the attenticn to his
icok that report says he is doins.
gHE srrRENE COURT.
Virginia coupon cases on Monday they
vii he on the Monday following. The
impression prevails that the supreme Court
vil. not lake a ieccS, until the 23d. The
West Virginia case % Thaycr against The
Life Ascot alion OF America will be argued
The first q next week.
TIE NEW YORK sENATORSHIP.
Prominent New Workers here say that
there + no chance for either Arthur or
tCnkling. The Democrats will vote for
herman. They think Morton. row Minister
60 France: Representative liiscock, and
tx-sccr,taIy ENsrts, are In the lead.
Personal SEws ITEMS.
John ! Martin. the bearer Of the vote Of
Missouri 20 ash n-ston. is law-p1rtn"r Of
son 81 Judgc tauntlcroy, of the Virginia
Count 90 Appeals. John Bell Bigger. Tir-
ginh's messenger, VS. 70 the Capitol early
TO-DAY. ard held his copy Of the vote Of
Nour STATE with A. firm grasp as il IL had
contained an immense number Of Virginia
bond. state senator Hurt was here to-day.
A. INCREASED APPROPRIATION rOR JAMES
RIVER.
II will De- remembered that at the last
session Hon. George -. Wise got Inserted
IN the river aud haTiOr bin provision
pltdging Congress 10 give "tbe James " q
derih Of ~ feet Of water at low tide.
Heretofore Congress has never apprO-
pilatcd more than S1j.0J0 for It, improve
mcrt ST any session. NV judgment i That
The River and IiarhOr COMMITTEE will. at
mi, session. report in favor OF q much larger
amount.
rHT HAMPTON SOLDIERS HONE.
General Rosccrmz. on behalf Of the
committee which this summer visited the
soldiers Home at Hampton aud other like
institutions throughout the county, i
preparing report, In which il will
tc stated that they are well kept,
md that the complaint, come from
unreliable people. Ilr will also state
iu his report that "a large a. tie
rUmber ~ applicants for admission into
these Homes are now. the number will IN
crease greatly IN yeas to come. II i eyi-
dent that these institutions. so humane in
Their character a0d So comfortable in all OF
their appointments, viii have 10 tie in.
CEASED, and this fast ought 10 stimulate the
ii;,nd> 90 the Confederate Home 10 fresh
oNoulou, va n. behalf.
1uE HovsE COMMITTEES.
" Nfst tNf HOUSE tDilltltt on Nuiit
buildings TODAY did not agree 20 make
.I,clsl ,uori 10 call up the general public
tuiidinr, bin. which includes an appro.
rIalion fer the Richmond custom-house.
& C,cidcd o. move 20 suspend the rules aud
fa.s The I'm ION the erection 81 medical
urs,um on the Smithsonian grounds. This
" 100 lc great improvement 10 that pOrtio9
81 Washington. IL would be 4 blessing II
the Government could occupy with elegant
buildings the entire Smithsonian rcserya-
lion.
TiiT wIsH-MASgEY REPORT.
II WAS given out this morning that the
report in the Wise Massey :ontcstcd-clec-
uon ease will bO taken mp next week not
lcter than Thursday. Mr.. Massey was at
the CAPITOL this morning. and expressed
iimsef - hopeful - 60 he result.
mIFF NEWS TINS.
a Ios,-oflics was toby established at
MnuieNiile,' 10 Prince William county
ID. {. Alexander a. postmaster.
The House to-day discussed the inter-
siele commerce bill and the Senate the Ore.
gCD railroad Immigrant bin. aud the pro-
gIBmme Was dun one. Visitors from q
distance Gidn't remain long IN either house.
Colonh John Bell Bigger. messenger
from Virginia With the electoral vote oi
The State. Was introduced 10 Senator Ed
munds to-day by senator Cockerill. OF Mis-
soITl, with the Missouri messenger. These
Messengers thought the presiding officer Of
n O. seuafe "A most courteous official