The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-24
THENATIONAL CAPITAL
SUMMARY OF Fact AND GOSSIP.
Corruption In the -y,rsin,a
Items in she >oudry Civil Appropriation

Department bv Burnside are discovered h,
the investigating officers at every turn. Il
Is freely predicted that startling disclosure.
may be expected in other quarters. Tn,
feeling in regard 10 these frauds is illus
traied by the statement i'm the Ndfiop1
Republican to-day that young man sug
geSis that 50 many heightened people ar,
being sent to prison for completely in IN,
robNcrics Of the Government that the next
inaugural ball ought to be held over IN,
jail. Republican leaders fully appreciat,
the advantage these Republican frauds civ,
the Democrats in the coming canvass. and
They viii avoid, II possible, an issue on
them 'y C. arging the Democratic candi
date either with diSloyalty OF un>oundneSs
Oh he aTifi. If the people knew one
half Of The corruption that prevails
IN the Offices here they would. rs In
1870, huri the Republican party from
power.
VIRGINIA ITENS IN TuE SUNDRY CIVIL APPEo.
PEATION BILLS.
Tho sundry civil appropriation bill,
winch the House tO,k mp this morn
ing, aUFropriatcS about S21 600, 600
and contains the folioWiu. ,rrra,.:...
tiou> for Virginia: For books. Sc,
for the Artillery school AZ Old Point
$1,000; foy current expenses, including
construct on md repair, az the soldiers
Home. Hampton. Va, Sl53.231. and for
clothing and bedding f2Y Csc inmates OF
said institution. $4,000; for salary Of Su-
pcrintcrdcut II Gic.>avirg service on the
cost Of Virginia. Maryland. and Dcli-
ware. Sl.jnI; Tor al ~ of superintendent
on the CO.'S ~ North Carolina and Nir-
ginja, Sl.>]l; for protecting the sight Of
Cape Charles ljght->tation at the entrance
10 chesapeake lay. $1,000; for establish
in2 a buoy ana >upply-dcp0t at Fortress
Monroe In p.aC" 90 the one now at Ports
mouth. 100000: FOR approaches. side
walks, &c. 20 po>t-oiicc and custom
house a, panylIle, S.0,3O0, not less
than 500 OF wa ch i be used for
the construction OF stone wall in rear OF the
lot on which the building stands. II aDpro-
pTiatc> Sl3j. 900 for naVy-yardS and stations.
and the same amount for the propagation,
&c., Of fish and fisheries. ltabOli>hc> the Ma
tiouul Board II Health. II was beautiful
10 see how brothcrly Mc>Srs. Randall and
Morrison were to-day while fighting for
Mr.. Morri>0u'S amendment 10 this bill
TIA. whenever there shall bc surplus in
The Treasury over one hundred millions,
an over the amount named shall be
used IN paving of the public debt
Nj. Bcliord. OF Colorado. wanted to get
in an amendment experiencing 500, 600 for
the establishment II home at Frcdericks-
burg for manned and needy Confederate
soldiers. MIR. Potter, oil New York OBJ
jected 20 the appropriation Of 100000 TO
enable the Departments 10 properly repre-
sent the Government at the Orleans Inter-
national Exposition. Mr.. Randall adyo-
Gated the appropriation most earnestly, and
said that Congress. which had been liberal
u the Philadelphia Centennial, ought TO be
equally liberal 10 the South. He hoped
every American country would be repre-
Scntcd a' this great international exposition.
The bill WAS amended 50 ~ TO give the dis
charged cnploye, OF the House IN extra
months pay.
INGALLS, AND SHERMAN.
asked to-day on gong into the SEN
ate gallery and finding senator Ingalls,
pitching into senator Sherman for Oppo-
sing his amendment TO the MeXic IN pen
sion. " Why was he 80 Jealous ~ The
reply was. lie is in danger OF losing his
seat. and is bidding for the soldiers vote
of Kansas at the expense Of the Ohio SEN
ator." The reply Of Mr.. sherman was
telling. lie said that for the first time in
the history 81 the American Senate a party
platform mad been read to control legl>la-
ton. lie knew how platforms were made;
that at Chicago was framed i'm four hours
in swcltcring room by iorty-two men,
some Of whom had never seen each other
before.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Barbour requests me to call attention
10 the importance OF Il full meeting OF the
state Committee at Alexandria on Thurs
day. June 2Gth, Us important matters will
De considered. Mr.. Randall will leave to-
morrow night for Lexington. Va, to de-
liver an address before Washington-Lcc
University. There were those to-day at
the Capito, who proposed Randall and
Morrison a. The the ticket. Bradford, the
substitute Mr.. Blame put in the army, de-
serted after few weeks service. EN-Sen-
atJr Davis. of West Virginia. was on the
flJor OF The senate to-day. West Virgil
MIN, say tie indications are that Repre-
sentative SNYDER will be renommatcd east
ly. President Blanc0, OF Venezuela, Is I'm
the city. Admiral Cooper, commanding
the North Atlantic squadron, is here.
And now he Republicans say that the re-
port i'm the misunderstanding case is 4
Democratic campaign document.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
GoycrnUen; receipts: Internal revenue,
Sjlj.770; customs, @GlA72G.
The President viii next week take no
bl, residence at the Soldiers Home.
senator VOORHEES, and several other
prominent citizens OF Indiana have gone
10 Indianapolis TO urge Hendricks 10 run
for Governor. Mrs. Hendricks thinks he
has been ~li0htcd, and Is opposed 10 h'S bc-
ing a candidate.
The general opinion to-day At the Capitol
wa, that Congress would adjourn a"oui
the 9Th. when it was known that the
Senate Republicans would hold a caucus
tonight there was feeling that the day OF
final adjournment might be agreed upon
10y them.
The President will lay the Fitz John
Porter bill before the Cabinet meeting TO-
morrow.
1t is expected that the Treasurer OF the
United states will have, by the last OF tins
week. 5000 900 Ia ones and twoS ready
for issue.
General Logan, General Ransom, and
Secretary Lincoln were at the White House
to-day.
secretary Chandler said to-day that the
first part 81 the investigation OF NaNaI
Department frauds will De conducted with
closed doors. The president OF the court
thinks that a part OF the investigation VIII
bee with Oren doors.
A motion will be made in the District
courts 10 d,bar attorneys Bliss and her'
Senator Plumb said this morning there
wa, no reason why Congress could not au-
jOurn next week.
II the Mexican pension bill fails TO- De
come q Lw the senate will be responsible,