Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-06
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY or FACT AND GOSSIP.

"
,h,s morning al O'clock but as no COM
,n;,,ees Of conference were ready TO report,
!, TOO. a recess until IL. Then, however,
,ho Mexican pension bill, with Senate
amendments. came ZIP, and It's opponents
vcrc ready Tor another iilibusterins cam
raion A motion 10 take another recess
Ell O'clock was lost, and then there
- ,eor,s made to take up private
rcr.,on bills. but there were loud cries OF
rpa.,l,r order,r Mr.. Townshend, who
49, leading m behalf Of the bill was will
~. % scrom.nodete everybody, provided
a 0,a moi postpone indefinitely This meas,
80 mi Mr.. Hewitt. OF Alabama, insisted
~, ,,,iion 90 postpone the bill until ,he
80 Tuesday IN December. a vote
I'm, tkcn by ayes and noes, The motion
-. lo>t ayes. b3 noes, l35. The MT
trs,, ring was then resumed by motion to
icr, ihc hin on ihc calendar, which not
Cply Grants pensions 20 MeNic1n veterans,
b,ii also 20 ibosc who fought in the Back
Hawk and other sOut pern Indian wars. Ihe
motion wss lost. Al ten minutes to 2 re-
cess was taken until 3 O'Clock. In the mesn-
while the senate had done nothing beyond
rss,ing more pension bills, and posiponing
Tie Interstate commerce bill until next
session. A. fifteen minutes past the SEM
ate went into executive session. Al O'Clock
the House voted on The amendment TO the
consular and diplomatic bill. giving the
Sccrcf,rv nj state $3.50, 900 10 aid in negoti-
.tionS with Nicaragua. The Democrats
yofcd generally in the negative and the Re-
nrblc9ns in The Affirmative. In spite OF
The d.>acrecmenis on so many bills between
tbo Jouse and Senate. Mr.. Randall OK.
,rcssrd he belief that Congress would adj.
iru,n bv Monday. Mr.. Holman said he
would 20 10 Chicago II there was an adj
i,vrutocnt. hut did not indicate what be
thought shout 1t.
,r,>lc AN0NG THE SECRETARIES or SEN
ATORS.
t,viU he remembered that about the last
- Jourqrv. on melton Of senator Batter,
- Souih Carolina, a resolution was adopt
81 Giving each senator not a chairman OF
a committee a secretary. Their pay was TO
cc,oo ont Of the contingent fund OF the
senatC and was made the same - ses-
non c',rk o. a c0mmittee-viz.,~SG a day
dur,pr the session OF Congress Every
Srns,or nearly ayailed himself OF this privi-
Ice. and their appointees felt certain OF
Getting their pay. The House didn't like this
Arrangement and regarded IT Us an arist0-
cratic assumption on the part of the Senate.
Nlr. E,lford, Of Colorado, gave expression
10 Tbs feeling hy Offering a resolution
giving each representative = clerk. The
House Appropriations Committee inserted
alroSi,o ia the legislative bill that no pOr-
ton ~ The contingent fund should be used
IA pay sengtOr.' secretaries. This was
stricken out by the Senate. and the matter
las been i'm controversy ever since. The
House conierrccs to-day declared that they
will insist 10 the bitter end IN their original
position, and the Senate cOnierrtes de-
careG thai they would rot under any cir
ci.m>tarCcS rccedo. II they adhere to
their resolution there must be either
an extension % the session or
continuance % the present legislation
The senate considered this question, and
We q unit i'm regard to demanding the
rlebt t. pay ont Of il contingent fund the
secretaries OF senators. Democrats and
Republicans were in perfect accord. The
Senate conierreeS on the legislative bill
were directed not to yield an iOta on this
point. This made number Of congress
men think that there could be no adjourn
men' tomorrow. Forty members OF the
House. however, left Washington on the
idea that on adjournment was certain.
Many Of these went to Chicago.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Colonel Cabell has gone to Chicago, and
viii meet there his brother, General Cabcll.
Hon. John +. Harris did not get Off until
this morning. He looked .andsome in
tall. licht hat and a doVc-coored buster.
H.. 81 aiV
Mr.. Ka.sou. the new Minister To Berlin,
will he in his right element aS diplo-
maiist. II is thought that the daughter OF
a meml a o. the Cabinet, who has rejected
him more than once. viii now treat his suit
more kindly. She did not want TO live
IN ,ie cold Northwest. Arthur Morton,
81 the Staunton indicator, was in the
city Tins morning. II has been reported
that Mr.. lrisc would 20 10 Chicago and
leave the House in charge OF MIR. Black
burn. but the Speaker said to-day that he
viii not 20 unless Congress adiOurnS. DIR.
TerTill. who went with Mr.. Barbour to
Chicago, will attract a good deal OF atten-
tion. Although ninety-tWo. his intellect
Is a. strong rs at thirty, and bis interest in
politics undated. Those people i'm Viz
ginia who think General Malone j. happy
over the prospect OF fighting for Blaine
and cCalescing with Mr.. Dczendorf were
never further from the truth. lie wanted
Arthur. and his heart is in the White
House siill. said Journalist this evening
at the Capitol: q" notice that Frank
HuTd and Henry Watterson were together
y long time at Chicago last night. won
der what they aid Z" took sundry
drinks was the prompt reply. Senator
VOORHEES, will 20 10 Chicago 10 look after
II l. -
aw, Scoylllc, has married again.
Az ENTHUSIASTIC But LEvEL-HEADED DEMO-
Graf,
who has given me often most accurate po-
litical points, said to me at the Capitol this
sfternOon: "Our party Is all right. Cleye-
land and Mcdonald will be nominated, and
We win WIN with them. Then we will gain
senator's" said he, "in Nevada, Colorado.
snd enough other states TO give us control
q the Senate. OF course" said he, we
will secure the House 10y big majority"
be believed all he SAID, and il was he who
assured me the other day that the " Back
bone" railroad Immigrant forfeiture bill
would be defeated, when other people were
aying II would pass the House.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Government receipts to-day: Customs,
S4g4.305: internal revenue, S62i,11S.
The wife Of Resr-Admiral Ammen died
this morning OF hemorrhage OF the lungs.
The friends OF Randall and Bayard each
said to-day that il Cleveland Is beaten their
iayorite would win. There were good
uany whs persisted In believing Tilden
would be finally nominated by acclamatiOn.
il was stated by those who claimed TO know
tia, Iiden under no circumstances would
accept. and that lac is not for Cleveland.
There was not quorum in the Senate
for many hours to-day, and the House was
without one frequently. a crank may at
sny time raise the question OF a quorum in
she latter body and delay business.
The President has approved the bill ex-
tending the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
20 Fortress Monroe, and the bin author
ling the sale oi Government property at
liarpeT'S Ferry.
TammsDy Hon. 5. 5. Cox thinks Cleve-
land will be beaten, and Representative
Blackburn thinks the contest is between
Baya.d and Mcdonald, with the chances in
favor Of Bayard.
A marriage-liceEse was granted TODAY TO
Frank II. Bowman and Minnie j. Shue.
both Of HarTisonburg, Va.
The Tallapoosa aud Dispatch arrived AT
the Washington nayy-yard to-day. The
latter lcit this evening with Secretary
Chandler and party.
The Naval Board will 20 10 Norfolk
Monday 10 lnslect the United States re-.
Cciying-ship Franklin.