The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-06
The senate discussed guano and the

The Senate discussed g,iano and the
House cattle disease to-day.
The mother Of Governor Pattison, OF
Pennsylvania, died at Alexandria to-day,
! at the house OF her son.in-law, Mr.. Carlln
Government receipts: Internal revenue.
Si6i,124; customs, $5l9,928.
The Committee Of the District OF the
House will give old fishermen hearing
next week In regard TO the bill for the pro-
lection OF fish in the Potomac river.
The British Minister, Mr.. West, was re-
ierred to In the House Foreign Affairs
committee to-day, and there will he more
said concerning him at the next meeting
In reference TO his alleged conduct In re-
gard 20 members OF the House and the
O'Donnell case.
Senators Sherman. Lapham. and Vance
were appointed a subcommittee to-day for
the Danville Investigation. The South IS
fortunate in having Governor Vance on
the committee.
Judge Hughes, sitting at Alexandra, TO-
day set aside verdict in the case OF Clear
rs. Fox, from Spotsylvania. The verdict
gave the plaintiff $4,000. lie granted
trial.
fiiy Associated Press
MIsslSsIPPI-RlvER CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-The Missis-
sippi-River Convention assembled shortly
after noon to-day In Lincoln Hall. in this
city. The auditorium of The hall was di-
Vided up into sections bearing the names
of the states OF Wisconsin, Colorado, Ar
kansas, Illinois. Missouri. Minnesota, LOU
iSiana. Mississippi. Tennessee. Kentucky.
Indiana. Nebraska, Iowa, and West Vir.
ginia. About 500 delegates were In their
seats when the chairman OF the En-
ecutlve Committee, ID. b. Wood, Of New
Orleans. called the Convention TO order.
lie said there was no economic question OF
equal Importance TO that now before the
convention. They represented a great
population aud an enormous area of coun-
try. They came not to command but TO
urge upon the businessmen the conclu-
Sions OF The people, and he believed that
their conclusions would be respectfully en-
tertained. Secretary &. l.. Wright then
read the call for the Convention. Governor
W. ID. Washhurne. of Minnesota. was
elected As temporary chairman, and was
escorted 10 the stage by Governor STAN
nard. OF Missouri, and Judge Billings. OF
Louisiana. lie thanked the Convention for
the honor bestowed upon him. and de-
livercd an address setting forth the desira-
bility and importance OF the improvement
Of the Mississippi river.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR APPROPRIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, February ) The limit OF
the appropriations for rivers and harbors
for The next fiscal year WAS informally dis
cuSSed to-day by the House committee
having IN charge these subjects. While
no decision was reached, a majority OF the
committee seemed to favor total apDro-
priation of not more than $4,000, COO. and
expressed themselves as DESTROYS. il posi-
BILE, to cOntine it within S9,000.00 The
estimates Of the engineer officials having
in charge the Improvements Of rivers and
harbOrS amount TO about S3j.000,000.
Members OF the committee thought that
it would be impossible to secure the
passage Of an appropriation bill calling
Tor so large an amount. and cited
the failure OF the bill at the last
session OF Congress, which appropriated
only about SS.000,000. The plan winch
the committee proposes to follow Is 10 re-
commend an average OF about one fourth
OF the estimate made by the engineers
where Improvements are in progress. In
some cases. where the work is OF great
pubic importan the appropriations will
be rs near estimates as the committee can
make them some improvements OF an
entirely local nature will not be considered.
The committee decided to hold sessions on
four days Of every week in order that the
bill may be prepared rs speedily rs posi-
bic. 1t is thought it will be ready to be
reported 10 the House by the last of April
or the 1st of May, and that ii will provide
for making the appropriations Immediately
available.
PREPARING TO INVESTIGATE UNDER THE SHEER
MAN RESOLUTIONS.
WASHINGTON. February 5.-At q meeting
OF the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections. this morning, the following sub
committees were selected for investiga-
tions under the sherman resolutions For
the Mississippi Branch-Messrs. Hoar,
Cameron OF Wisconsin, Frye, Salisbury,
and Jones. For the Virginia Branch
Mtssrs. sherman, Lapham, and Vance.
The time Of beginning the investigation
will be fixed by the subcommittee.
EXAMINING INTO IRREGULARITIES.
WASHINGTON, February 5.-The House
Committee on Expenditures in the Depart
ment OF Justice to-day examined the report
Of Special Examiner Bowman in relation
to irregularities in the office OF Marshal
Il. VI. Douglass, of the Western district OF
North Carolina. The Irregularities are
alleged to have been made in the offices OF
deputy marshals.