The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-05-10

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however, gave way for 4 time II order 20
allow Mr.. Call TO make some remarks In
favor OF his bill "to provide for the cstab-
ishment OF q university OF original re-
search, intending medicine. rs q part OF
the smithsonian Institution"
Mr.. Blair ~interposed 10 give notice that
on Monday next he would move to take
up House bill to establish a bureau Of la
Dor statistics.
Mr.. Call then addressed the Senate.
AT 2 o'clock the Chair laid before the
Senate the pending appeal OF Mr.. Beck
from the decision OF the Char regarding
the motion Of Mr.. Frye for q conference
committee on the shipping bill.
Mr.. Harris said that Mr.. Frye was ne
cessarily absent from the city, and had ex-
pressed q wish that the matter might 20
over till Monday. The matter went over
accordingly.
The Senate then took up the Indian ap-
preparation bill. and Mr.. Dawes briefly
recapitulated It's provisions. The estimates
for the year, he said, had been SS,466,-
S09.91. The amount OF the bill as IL came
from the House had been S5,4 56, $3.50. 81.
The amendments proposed by the Senate
increased the amount. by S757,413.86,
making the total aiEoun reported to the
Senate for the Indian service for the COM
ing year $6,213,S 02. OF. This amount ex-
ceeds the Indian bill OF last year by
sS.401.47, the chief element Of which in
crease, Mr.. Dawes said, was the amount for
Indian schools. The amount expended aud
TO be expended for such schools in fiscal
year ending june, 1884, had been $3.50. $3.50,
while the amount reported TO the Senate
for those schools In this bill was S1,116,.
561, being an Increase OF 1856, 900.
The bin was considered by sections, aud
considerable progress made without de-
bate, except upon the appropriation for
education In Alaska. The Senate commit
tee had reduced the amount from SI5,0 600
allowed by the House TO 81, ZOO.
Mr.. Dawes said he differed with the CON-
mittee as to the propriety Of the reduction.
Mr.. Hawley moved TO make the amount
$3.50
Pending the debate on the amendment
the Senate, at 5:45 p. NJ, went into execu-
tive session, and when the doors were re-
opened adjourned until II O'Clock to-mor-
row.
About 1 O'Clock the senators will pro-
coed In a body to attend the unwilling OF
the Marshall memorial statue.
House OF Representatives.
The bill coming over from last Friday
granting additional pension to the widow
OF General Francis p. Blair. 1t grants her
$1,000 for her husbands services in or
ganizing troops, and increases her pension
to $50 a month.
The House, at 12 O'Clock, on motion OF
Mr.. Mcmillan, Of Tennessee, went into
Committee OF the Whole (Mr. Cox, OF
New York, in the chair on the private
calendar.
The first two bills on the calendar were
considered and discussed together. The
first appropriating $4,000 for the relief OF
Willis n. Arnold, Of Henderson, Tenn,
was reported favorably by the Committee
on War Claims; the second for the relief
OF Hiram johnson and forty-six other per-
sons Of the same place was reported ad-
versely. Both Of these cl inns have been
pending in Congress for many years, and
grew out Of rebel raid on Henderson in
November, 1862. Property to the value OF
S26, ISL was destroyed, of which SSH
belonged to loval citizens; $500 to the
Mobile and OHIO railroad, and S5,0S0
to the United States. On account OF these
depredations an assessment was made on
disloyal citizens of the place, and the
money was turned over to the provost mar
shall; $4,000 Of the amount so assessed was
paid over to Aldridge and Patterson, two
OF the sufferers from the raid, and the re-
mainder covered into the Treasury. Will
LIS N. Arnold claims TO have been a loyal
citizen and TO have suffered a loss OF $4,000,
while Hiram Johnson ct 0lS. were disloyal
citizens on whom the assessment was made,
and who nov claim that the sum re-
naming in the Treasury should be divided
among them pro rata.
The debate consumed nearly the whole
day, the supporters OF the johnson bill
asserting that Arnold did not suffer the
loss which he complains OF; that the
disloyal citizens OF Henderson were in no
way responsible for the raid, and that the
Government had not the right to take
money from the pockets OF n man to re-
imburse another. The committee finally
substituted the johnson bill for the old
bill, and reported its recommendation to
the House, but no further action was taken.
On motion OF Mr.. Hammond, it was or
dered that when the House adjourns to-
day it adjourn to meet on Monday next,
and the Speaker request members to as
semble in the House, in order TO attend in
q body the unwilling OF the statue OF Chief
Justice Marshall.
The Speaker laid before the House q
communication from the Secretary OF War
recommending an additional appropria-
ton of 800, 900 for the relief OF sufferers
by the floods in the lower Mississippi Val
ley. Referred.
The House then took a recess until s
O'Clock, the evening session TO be for the
consideration Of DensiOn bills.