Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
OF FACT AND GOSSIP.
N,,,c,r repasn Bili-James River
Observation-Disclosures is'A-'e'''"h
news Items.

From our Regular te'f"F'""N'"f
WASHINGTON, July 4.-The House met at
N o'clock, and dlibustering agsinst the
Mexican pension hill with the Senate
,mcrdmepts was continued. In spite oil
the fact that in these amendments are large
Increases Of pensions for Union soldiers
a., mover could have passed Republican
senate IS independent propositions, north
ern Democratic representatives were TO-
A.v anx,ou. TO pass the amended bill. Re-
rnhlicans. who care moi straw for Mexican
,..,eran. because most OF them are south
crners wanted the amended bill to pass
IN order to conciliiatc the Unions soldiers
=, be benefited by it. IL was not strange
tb,i southern represcntatlvoS-oricinal
,ricnJ, OF the hill-were irri:aied beyond
measure that Republican senators had set
20 work to kill il by = mean contriyance;
nor was II strange that they were unwilling
10 see il pass the House In the objection
able form in which it came from the senate.
They TOOK The position that u Congress
wants 10 pension the veterans OF the Next
can Mar, let 81 do 40 in Sirank, honest way !;
and Il II vents 10 Increase the Union pen
sion Ii$t, let il be done In q separate biIl
While The deadlock In this bill continued
IN the House conference committees on APP
propriations bills were busy elsewhere. A
Ia, rnalist who watched closely the proceed
ipcs in the senate on the Mexican pension
I'M said to-day that IL Democratic senators
rad stood together as unit and opposed
with earnesIness the amendments they
would not have passed,
,uv PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION AT WASHINGTON.
! WA. Able to-day to find no Democrat at
ia, I,pitol who could tell me who would
nTol,,bly he nominated at Chicago. I en-
,1rnicrrd one, however, who had bet that
cleveland would not he nominsted, and
sro,ber who had made like bet against
he nomination Of Bayard-that is, they
t1ol the field against them. The North
.,,.rolirs delegation to-day met at the Me-
,rcpoiitsn Hotel and conferred about
,>v,Ine matters, but no reference was
made 10 presidential candidates. Ny
oviriou is thSt they favor either
'r'y.l.pd or Baysrd. II is clear that il
p,,srd bsd been pronounced Union man
,,,finr the VAT nc would get the nOmina-
tlan Nv scclsmstion. The North Caro-
lpi,ns. who made an excellent impression
!, bile here, left tonight on Pullman car
for Chicsgo. Ex-Secretary ShOber is one
-, the delegates. Mr.. Barbour left tonight
in his official car by the Pennsylvania route.
He took his wife aud a party OF friends
with him. Mr.. Randall was 81 actively en-
cagcd vt the House to-day as il no never
Rad in his lie presidential aspiration.
JAMES RIVER ALL RIGHT.
The Conference Committee on the rVe-
and hsrbor bill to-day agreed unanimously
10 restore the appropriation for James river
TO e75, coo. and 10 reinSert in the bill the
provision for twenty-five and hall feet OF
water at low tide agreed upon by the
House. Hon. George Wise has worked
faithfully for 1t. and Senator Coke, OF
Texas, has been most active and efficient In
assisting him. Governor Coke inform, me
that senator Riddleberger worked very
hard in behalf OF James river with the SEN
ate c0nierreeS.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Hon. B. johnson Barbour, IL. NJ. Guy.
ol Staunton. and General J. NJ. Leech. OF
North Carolina, are IN the city. Robert
W. Burke, wife, and son, and Mrs. VI. n.
Bradley. Of stanton, lesve here to-mor-
row for Atlantic City and Cape May. Hon.
John r. Harris left tonight for Chicago.
The President has received delegation
Of COWBOYS" Ben. Butler, when here
RECENTLY. said no mushroom shall be nomi-
mated At Chicago. The Judiciary Com
u,ttee OF the House insist that they
have the right 10 investigate the charges
against Judge Jackson. Oi West Nlr'
gInia. The Con ptroller OF the Tles-
sury was on the floor OF the HOUSE
TODAY. There were not great many
visitors al the Capitol to-day, a. peo-
ple had generally gone on excursiOns,
pic-nics. etc. Hon. John +. Massey Is here.
Ills expenses in his cnOtest were about
5000 or 5000 and Congress only allows
him $500 The WiseAassey case goes
over until next session. There were
tWenty-four senators present to-day when
Secretary HcCOok read the Declaration Of
Independence. Senator hoars patriotism
was so aroused at hearing the immOrta
document read that he called for the read
ing Of the names OF the signers.
BrIEF NEWS ITEHS.
The river and harbor bill. adopted to-da!
upon the recommendation Of the cOnierenc
committee. increases the aggregate appr0
pria;ion., as adopted by the House, 81,
81 1900.
Texas senators are gratiticd in obtaining
a favorable report from the Senate Com
merce Committee which looks 10 the per
mancni Improvement % Galveston harbOl
ri a cost OF $1,000. 900. Captain Eads agree
that no money shall be paid him unles:
he obtains thirty feet OF water. II is con
tended that the money so far expended by
the Government has been wasted, IS NJ
improvement has been made in the harbor
Colonel MOODY, formerly OF Chesterfield
and now wealthy and influential citizel
81 Galveston. has been here looking ate
this proposed Improvement.
There will hardly be n quorum OF IN
Senate tomorrow night, - a good man.
have gone home and Others will leave Ia
morrow.
The education bill. which passed the sen
ate. will go over until next session. MI
Willis, OF Kentucky, made earnest and re
pqaicd Efforts 10 get ii mp in the House
but failed. Senator Garland, who is one o
the first lawyers and statesmen Of this coun
trp, il its enthusiastic advocate. This bl
will be- heard Of in nominating conventions
Ex-senator John L. stockton, OF Ne'
Jersey, will present the name OF Senate
Bayard TO the Chicago Convention. Nj
stockton has been spoken in connectio
with the nomination.
As the 9Th Of July Is national hoilda
all Of the Departments were closed to-day
Colonel Robert Beverly left tonight 10
Chicago. He is strongly opposed to Nj
Randall. but not because OF his tariff views
The opinion at the Capitol to-day wa
that Congress will adjourn tomorrow
night or sunday morning. The navy an
deficiency bills ere the impediments in tn
way.
Both houses met again at . O'Clock u
night and resumed the consideration OF Oh
Mexican pension bill. Those opposed
the Senate amendments continued to ri
buster until the conference cOmmitt'
made a report on the legislative bill. At
quarter past IL O'Clock vote was take
on the Senate amendment TO this bill
which provides for paying the clerks
senators, with the following result: Aye
sc; noes, 120. The Democrats general
voted No." aud the Republicans "Aye.
The Senate als0 met at 9, bat the proceed
iDgs wen tam.
washington Items.
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