The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-23
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SUMMARY or FACT AND GOSSIP.
Preparing for Drowsy Speechcs-Mr. Morrs-
son No, Happy The Postal Telegraph Bill
fFrom Oar Regular Correspondents

ton 10 get down to hard werk. Their
were tower captious objections than usua
70 consideration OF bills. II was to be re
GREETED, however, that q Calamity " welle
would not permit the Dingley bill 10 b,
called up, which viii add forty millions L
circulation, and thereby, to that extent
prevent contraction. On motion OF Mr.
Morrison there are 70 be night sessions io
debate only until further order. Thi
means that the bulk OF the hundred ant
ten members who are known 10 have tariff
speeches ready for delivery are 20 ge
them of solemnly each evening to drows,
pages, sleepy occupants Of the galleries
and empty benches. They viii be sent &c
their constituents, however, Just as il de-
livered during the buSiness-seSsiOn Of the
House. The hes. OF the tariff speeches are
a bore because they have been heard so
often from the same parties. Said 2
Boston CORES ondCnt, who Is veteran
here. when leading tariff senator was
speaking some time ago: Z" l thought that
speech, the first time | heard il, good
one. and thought 80 up 10 the sixth time of
its delivery. bu, after the thirteenth time
thought II stale" But as man cannot be
an actor, in hrs own estimation, without
playing Hamlet. so 4 con Gresham does not
consider himself full statesman until be
can ask, " Have youread my tariff speech 7"
There is really no telling how long the de-
bate on the Morrison bin will last, because
motion 10 strike out the enacting clause
cannot be made until after the close OF
general debate. Alr. Morrison said last
night that he thought the general discus
sion could be closed IN two weeks. Some
OF his lieutenantS say i've or six days, with
the night sessions. Ii the motion 10 strike
oft the cnacting clause is not agreed to,
then there viii bc a protracted debate on
the bin by sections. Mr.. Randall eX-
presses the belief that the hill will
be beaten twenty votes Some OF his
friends are confident that it would
never have been taken up could Mr..
Randall have remained here instead OF GO
inc TO the Democratic State Convention Of
Pennsylvania. II is moi an encouraging
fact Tor the bin that one OF the ableSt and
most earnest tariff refoTmers in the Senate
said last night TO leading southern cor
RESPONDENT that he wished Congress would
pass the appropriation bills and go home.
Mr.. Morrison looked far from happy to-
day.
TIE POSTAL.TELEGRAPH BILL.
The House PoSt-Ofice Committee to-day
requested is chairman to ask the House to
permit 1t 10 sit hereafter during the session
Of the House. This will enable it to dis
pose Of the bill for the establishment of a
posfal-te!egIaph system by the Govern
ment in six or seven days. This bill was
introduced by Mr. Money. 80 far the
House committee seems TO favor the pro-
vision OF the Senate bill. which i still with
that body. and which provides for a con-
tract system: but the indications are. from
what members have said in discussing the
subject informally, that 1t is opposed to the
sections Of the Senate bill providing that
the Government. where ii cannot make con-
tracts, shall build lines OF telegraph.
THE NEW PACIFIC-ROADS BILL.
The bin agreed upon to-day by the House
Paeifc-R Roads Committee brings under the
provision Of the Thurman act, in addition
10 the roads named in it, the Kansas Pa
cifc. SIOUX Pacific. and the Central branch
of the Union Pacific. Under it all the
roads are 20 pay into the sinking fund to
secure the Government the amounts 1t Is
liable for them-35 per cent. OF their net
earnings instead OF % per cent. as required
by the Thurman act. The Central and
Union Pacific roads are required to make
cash payments OF S5,000,000 each to the
Government before the 1st Of January next, !
and the Kansas and Sioux roads 100000 !
each. The Secretary of the Treasury is or
dered 10 withhold from them or any roads !
controlled by them all amounts due for SER |
vices for the Government IN order to Sc
cure payments into sinking fund. The |
Secretary of the Treasury is also directed |
to invest in Government bonds or the first |
mortgage bonds OF these companies the |
money paid into the sinking fund. Under |
the Thurman act be bad no such authority. |
Tie roads are also authorized to borrow
money to repay 10 the Government, If they
so desire, the amounts due it.
TIE BANKRUPT BILL
which passed the Senate last evening is |
the Lowell bill with the notifications pro-
posed by the National Bankrupt Conyen-
ton. or its fifteen opponents all were
Democrats except Plumb, Of Kansas. Mr.. |
Bayard WAS among the Democrats who |
voted "Aye." and so was Senator Garland. !
Senator Riddleberger voted for it.
THE INCREASE OF THE APPROPRIATION FOR
MILITIA.
The Committee on Militia was not reach
ed Yesterday on tne usual third-MOndaY |
call OF committees. or Mr.. Strait, OF Min |
nesota, would have called up the bill to |
Increase the appropriation for the militia
from 100000 10 100000. The chances
are all in favor Of its consideration on the
third Monday in May. The present APP
preparation OF 100000 was fixed in 1903,
and yet, with all the growth OF the coun-
try. il has remained the same. No one
hardly, unless utterly hostile to the citi-
zen-soldiery Of the country, could refuse
TO vote for so reasonable blll, for IL $780,
600 was REQUIRED for the militia three quar-
tiers OF q century ago, surely three times
that amount is q very moderate sum now:
General Mcdonald. iutant-General OF
Virginia, to-day went TO the Ordnance De-
partment TO look after Virginia's annual
amount. Under the present appropriation
it is $1,000.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Henry G.. Kemp, son OF the late Perrin
Kemp, OF Gloucester, has been appointed
a cadet 10 the Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis. The Secretary Of the Navy notified
Judge Garrison too late OF the vacancy to
permit him 10 arrange for a competitive
examination. Hon. John 5. Wise to-day
obtained leave Of absence for three days to
90 home on business. / meant TO say that
an anti-Blaineite, and not Blaineite, as
published this morning, suggested Grant
as the candidate TO beat the Democracy.
The Blaineites are all for Blame" first,
last, and all the time "--and believe he can
win. The Republicans were highly pleased
with McKinley's tariff speech to-day, and
applauded him with great enthusiasm.
Governor Vance visited the House this
afternoon.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.