The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-20
,,,.,,n our y,ccular Correspondent. !


.-,nhcd you early to-day that the House
:, al night, and only adjourned after 0
,,slocS this morning. Islso informed you
~, this was rendered necessary because
~ Republicans tlibustered against fixing
.s,v for the consideration OF The Mexican
,.,,sion bin AS soon as they found that
~ democrats had obtained quorum Of
,he,r own party they backed down and al
\ .,,sa Thursday 20 be SET apart for the
4 ,r.idera,ion OF this bin. Up TO the clos
4 : q, your report at IL O'Clock last night
i ching had occurred either amusing or
j. .,lmonious. but after that there were
.,.s>icnal spats between Messrs. Morri-
~, Hiscock, and others that enliyen-
5the dullness of the proceedings some
sh.,. There was also little fun when
Mr. Henley was brought In by the Ser
..sni.st.Arms IN fun party costume, and
sben asked why he had been absent, gave
=. an excuse that his children had the mea-
Se.. Mr.. M0rse's appearance in swallow
IN coat and other full-dreSs ball costume
"a excited merriment, which was in
,,,qsed when il was proposed TO fine him
s;o00l0. There was none OF the old-time
t;,.ritv. however, which attended night
.as.ionS when Mr.. Robson and others en-
,ertajped in the basement during their con-
,,nvaree. The Speaker evidently sup
nrss,es fun. and il is hardly probable. from
H.. appearlnce. that the best joker at
washington can make him laugh. The
r;rb, session accomplished a great deal,
ioe 4 united the Democrats in aggressive,
sogS eoumn for the first time this session.
They made fight. too, in behalf OF as just
,ncs.pre as will come before Congress.
Mr. Reed. OF Maine, gave as an excuse
,o-Jsr for fihbustcnng that the bill
would take one hundred aud four millions
an, 81 the Treasury. WHY, that is but
drop IN the bucket to what we are now
navipg other pensioners. The truth is
hal northern Republicans oppose the bill
and made the lilibuster against even flX-
inc day for its consideration because it
lwiU benefit southern men. That is the
treason. hear tonight that owing to pre-
kious special orders the Mexican pension
ibiU may not be reached on Thursday, but
7 hone II Is mistake. am glad the DEM
serstic marty has put itself on record as
willing 10 do justice to the brave men who
fought for their whole country in Mexico.
Iwish the Republicans would join them
10 this tardy act OF justice.
TIE O'FERRALL-PAUL cAsE-AEGUNENTs OF
JUDGE HARRIs-MAJ0R DANIEL TO SPEAK
THURSDAY.
The subcommittee met to-day and heard
the argument in the O'Ferrall-Paul case.
Judge Harris opened for the contestant,
and stated that there were over TWO thou
sand four hundred votes given on the pre-
tended tax.receipts furnished by Auditor
Aliens appoinleps. He recited the proyi-
sions Of the Constitution OF Virginia from
1920 TO the present time in regard to
suffrage, and read the statutes bearing on
the collection Of delinquent taxes. He
showed that when delinquent lists are fur
nished the Auditor, that in sixty days he
must send them TO sheriffs, constabeS. SER
geanfs. and collectors for collection. Col
iectOrs here named are the collectors
in cities, as township collectors have
ben abolished. The other side adj
Hiitted that Auditor Allen sent no list
Of capitation-taX delinquents to sheritfs,
VI rtlScdDtcs VI " wy
collectors, but taking the ground that
there are no collectors in Virginia, he
proceeded without the warrant OF law to
sppOnt collectors and send all these lists
% them. II he had power to appoint
DllectOrs, Judge Harris said. he had the
ame right to appoint sherifls. sergeants,
&c. Mr.. Edgar Allan, Judge PauPs coun-
el. here cOntended that he relied on sec
/ ion "a also for the appointment OF the col
ectors. Judge Harris showed that this
section referred TO the appointment OF
temporary collectors to collect from officers
In arrears the amount due the State by
them. He read from Auditor Aliens teS-
imony to show that he agreed with him
Nor he in il declared that he claimed the
Bower to appoint under section 20, and
That section 81, as Judge Harris stated,
Inferred only TO officers in arrears, and
] Nt to delinquents. Heargued further that
he appointment OF these collectors by the
Auditor was conceived i'm fraud and for
he benefit OF the Readjuster party, and
therefore all done by them in execution of
ibis fraud was void. They were not ap-
pointed, lie said, with view of collecting
revenue for the State. lie touched on all
The points in the case, and made an able
argument. Major Daniel, who will speak
on Friday, stated that he will contend that
The payment OF these taxes as paid was
bribery Of the worst kind, and that thou
sands Of tax-receipts were given and voted
upon for which nobody ever paid cent to
the State.
THE TARIFF HEARING TO-DAY.
The representatives. OF the glass and
crockery interests had bearing to-day
before the Ways and Means Committee,
ana urged that the tariff on these articles
shall not be reduced.
The DANyILLE INVESTIGATION - THE PRO-
CEEDiNGs TAME.
The witnesses in the Danyille investiga-
Ton to-day were nearly all black. and they
sought to criminate the whites and eXcul-
pale The blacks OF all blame. There Is such
smeness in their manner Of testifying
'hal II became very tame. The only feature
u tbe days proceedings that attracted
sientl0n was the frankness OF the white
hI0ess, Mr.. Graves, who acknowledged
'lat he shot in the crowd and in the air
se,efal times. He said, however, that he
ava not shoot Adams, as has been charged.
af, Graves was IN the Mexican war, as
wen az in the late civil war. He contra
aieIed the negroes who testified that there
we're women and children in the negro
SSO"d. lie shot for self-protection. Mr..
waves confirmed the report OF the Citi-
sS Committee. Mr.. Sherman looked
49, There was a falling of in the at
haanee Of correspondents.
a PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
mere has been no war vet declared by
.elonel Tom 0chiltree against Prince Bis
safek. X. G. Staples, OF Greensyille, n.
- s here. General Fitz. Lee left to-day
~ Richmond. Marshal Parks, OF Nor
plk' Is IN the city. Senator Riddleberger
lOpes to get vote Thursday on the free
ul1ge Dill In the Slnaie Diefricf COmmit-