The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-26
From orr Regular Correspondent

sent of Senator sherman, the Senate mad
the Danvillc investigating resolutions th
order Of the day for Monday, and n livel
debate is anticipated by everybody. Sen,
tor Coke, OF Texas. who is native Of VII
ginIa, and one of the strongest men In Cor
gress, will, | hear, take part In II.
THE HOUSE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
TO-DAY heard the North Carolina contests
ease Of skinner and Poole. Colonel OFFER
rail- will file his brief tomorrow with th
clerk OF the committee, and then the othe
side will have fifteen days in which TO pre-
pare and file their brief.
THE FIIz-JOuN-PORTER CASE IL THE HOUSE
The House to-day resumed the consider
alton of the FitzJobD-Porter case, and tn
impression prevailed that vote will b,
reached and the bill passed the next private.
bill day FRIDAY. February lst. Mr.. Tay
lor, Of OHIO. the successor OF Garfield
made a speech against the bill, and Mr.
Bayne, Of Pennsylvania Republican), adj
vocated its passage. Colonel Tom Ochil
tree Republican, OF Texas says that Gen
eral Grant knows all about the case. ant
!
viii vote for it. He thinks General Porter
ought not only to be indicated, but have
back pay.
TIE SETTLEMENT AT ROANOKE ISLAND.
! Governor Vance's resolution for tn,
/ commemoration of the settlement OF Roam
oke Island by Sir Walter Raleigh's colony
under the command Of Captains PhiliI
! Amadas and Arthur Barlow, about July
/ :. 1884. provides for the erection there of +;
monument, and the appropriation OF $50.
/ 0G0 for the purpose. Only $4,000 Of thi:
amount is to be expended 10 entertain thost
designated to be present at the laying Of
/ the cornerstone July 4. 1884 The Gov
ernors OF Virginia, North Carolina. anC
South Carolina are to be invited ii the res
olution becomes law.
DRAWBACK on IMPORTED MATERIALS.
Senator Blair, of New Hampshire has
! introduced bill 10 grant drawbacks on
! imported material used in the manufacture
of articles for expectation. II provides fol
safeguards to prevent eyaSions and frauds
and allows no claims for drawback TO be
allowed for less than $50.
PUBLIC BUILDING AT PORTSMOUTH, VA.
| Senator Malone to-day introduced bill
for the erection Of a public building al
! Portsmouth, Va. The site and building
are not TO cost over fifty thousand dollars,
and no money appropriated is to be availa-
bic until the State shall have ceded iuris-
| diction The bill went to the committee
OF which Senator Malone is chairman.
THE MCPHERSON BILL REPORTED BY MIR. sHER-
MANS VOTE.
M IA
! day had warm time over the Mcpherson
| bill, and agreed to report it by a vote OF q
ayes to noes. All the Democrats voted
in the affirmative. and their votes, with that
of Mr. Sherman, gave the bill / majority.
1t was reported by Mr.. Bayard, and Mr..
Beck said on the floor of the Senate that it
would in some form pass. The bill pro-
yides Tor the issue Of circulating notes to
national banking associations. The bill de-
clares that upon a deposit Of any United
States bonds bearing interest in the man.
ner required by law. any national banking
association making the same shall be en-
titled to receive from the Comptroller Of
the Currency circulating notes OF different
denominations. in blank, registered, and
cOuntersigned, as provided by law, not eX-
ceeding in amount the par value OF the
bonds deposited: provided that at no time
shall the total amount OF such notes issued
TO any such association exceed the amount
at such time actually paid in of its capital
stock. And that all laws and parts of laws
inconsistent with the provisions OF this act
are repealed.
TIE REAGAN BILL DISCUSSED TODAY.
Mr.. Blanchard, general agent OF the Erie
oft 10 MI
argument before the House Commerce COM
mittee against the Reagan interstate COM
merce bill and others OF a like character.
An able journalist remarked to your cor
respondent, Why, he speaks better than
nineteen-twentieths OF the congressman"
The collOquial debate between HIM and
members OF the committee and others was
very entertaining. Among those present
was General John Echols. vice-presdent Ct
the Central Kentucky railroad. The pro-
ceedings to-day indicated diversity OF
opinion among members OF the committee.
1t has been generally said heretofore that
the Reagan bill would be reported. The
committee was in session all day, and heard
Hon. CLANCY Depew, OF New York. and
others this morning.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Major Scott, formerly of the Gordonsville
Gazette, was at the Capitol with his kiDS-
man, Hon. j. T. Barbour, to-day. Senator
Brown has appointed James X. Randall,
author Of "My Maryland" his clerk under
the Senate resolution. Mr.. Randall Is one
OF the most gifted and genial correspond
ents at Washington, and until to-day held
a position under the Sergeant-at-Arms Of
the Senate. Senator Walker has appointed
Colonel Boudinot his secretary. COlouel
Jere Williams, OF Ohio, who succeeds
Major Chalmers as bin clerk Of the Senate,
was in Libby prison during the war. En-
Representative Ladd. OF Maine, was ut the
Capitol to-day. lie thinks the Republicans
can be beaten In his State next fall.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Dcck's resolution TO prevent the
Treasury Department from purchasing
United States bonds above par went TO the
Finance Committee to-day.
Mr.. Hewitt thinks that members OF the
Ways and Means Committee will wait until
Mr.. Morrison prepares his bill before pre-
senting their views.
Government receipts to-day: Customs,
500, 3Sf; internal revenue, S3G1, 400.
The national-5ank notes received at the
Treasury to-day for redemption amounted
10 SJ5S, 0G0.
iBv Associated Press.
CONGRATULATIONS CASES.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-There are
thirteen contested cases before the EIec-
lions Committee. OF these the records OF
but two have been printed and referred TO
'ub-committees. OF the.contests, Virginia
has two: Ohio, two; Kansas, Alabama.
Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, New Mexico, aud Montana. each
have one. At the last Congress twenty-five