The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-20
HE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
OF FACTS AND GOSSIP,
The wsse-massey casc-Labsr Statistics.
Presidential oasieok--The Morrison Bill :
BRIEF News fsems.

Brief News Esems.
TFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Hous,
Elections Committee TO-DAY had a meeting
and considered tho wisc-M Massey case
General Hunton made strong speech II
favor Of the contestant, and Mr.. Wise vii
on Monday make an argument in his owl
behalf. IL does not look as il the Demo
Gratis Of the committee win be q unit fo
Mr.. Massey, but his friends think that evel
II Adams, OF New York, and Cooke, o
Iewa, Democrats, vote against him and SC
cure majority for John S. Wise, that tn,
House will seat Massey. Mr.. Massey doe,
not intend 20 say anything before the com
mittee IN his own behalf, but he will max
an argument in the House when his case 1,
considered.
THE LABOR QUESTION IN THE HOUSE.
The House to-day devoted itself to IN,
labor bills reported from the committee
Mr.. Hopkins, OF Pennsylvania, chairman
OF .tne House Labor Committee" mad,
very excellent speech in favor OF the bill
te establish a Bureau OF Labor Statistics
The other bills against the importation o
contract labor and the cight-hour system
were embraced in the debate.
TUE SENATE NOT IN SESSION TO-DAY.
The Senate was not IN session to-day
hut on Monday Il will pass the bankrupt
bin. After that il win have a contest foi
consideration over the pleuro-uneumonis
and the Frye shipping bills. The chance:
are that the latter will win. 1t Is. IN sub
stance, the same rs the House Dingley bill
II provides that materials which 90 into
the construction Of ships built in tins
country to he engaged for service in the
foreign trade shall be admitted free Of
duty. The Dingley bill has a strong fol
lowing In tie House, and number o
members. especially from New England
are primed with speeches in Its behalf. II
is speciai order for the 26th Of the pres
ent month.
THE PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK.
All of the opponents OF lIr. Blaine seen
10 have opened their batteries against him.
They say that, II nominated, he cannot be
elected because he cannot carry New York
On the other hand. the opponents OF the
Democrats other than "the old man '
named have TO contend with the re-
mort that Mr.. Tilden will accept il nOmi
mated. The opinion. however, is that he
will not allow his name to be used at Chi
cagO.
THE MORRISON BILL.
which will be taken up or Tuesday. ha.
gained no strength lay the delay in its con
Sideration. A New Yorker, who has giyer
liza good deal of consideration, said to mt
tonight that he regarded it as dead. H'
did not seem 10 appreciate the fact that the
proposition TO amend it so as to abolish the
tobacco-tax and reduce the tax on fruit
brandy 10 a nominal figure would give it /
good deal OF strength In the southern anC
middle States.
THU LENGTH OF THE SESSION.
While an Ohio Republican member Of
the House thinks that the debate on the
tariff bill will be brief and shorten the SEES
sion, there are Democrats who predict thai
the tariff debate will be so protracted as &c
keep Congress here until August. asked
one to-day what he thought about it, and
he said he would not be surprised il hi
had TO remain here until September. The
truth OF the matter, however, is that the
presidential question will force an earlier
adjournment. Members viii want to par
ticipate in the canvass because by so doing
theYca help their chances for a reelection
FElsSONAls NEWS ITEMS.
General Wharton, OF Montgomery, il
here. He has been to New York, and re-
ports that the Democrats are not discour
aged by the tariff agitation IN Congress
Mr.. Massey was tonight very confident o
obtaining bis seat. Republicans conced'
that Colonel O'Ferrall will be seated. W
b. Hardy, Of Richmond, was in the city to
day. Major Luck to-day saw the manager
Tnafif11fa IN panorn N IA,
purchase OF a dinner-bell which belonged
10 the mother of Washington, and which
was used by her many years before to-
Revolutionary war. 1t is in possession o
a yelI-kpoWn native of Fredericksburg
who is now soiourning in Richmond. Sen
ator Kenna, Of West Virginia, was among
the visitors to the White House to-day
Senator and Mrs. VOORHEES, were at tn
dinner given last night ia honor OF Gov
ernor Lowery, Of Mississippi. Common
wealth's- Attorney Wood, OF Albemarle
left this evening for home. The trial o
ex-senator Kellogg, now member OF tn
House, for having received money in tn
star-route cases. will commence Monday.
THE RIVERS AND HARBORS COMMITTEE
had meeting to-day and heard Judg
Buckner and other representatives OF Mis-
souri, IN DeiluU OF pIupOSibiOu lOi al
appropriation OF one million for the im
provement of the Missouri river. | asked
member Of the committee tonight VITA
the committees bill would aggregate, ant
he promptly replied between ten ant
eleven millions. He thought repor
could be made by the first week in May.
MR.. ARTHUR AS A CANDIDATE.
Those who think Mr.. Artbur's friend
are not working actively TO secure hi
nomination are mistaken. The internal
revenue officials Of West Virginia are no
alone in helping him. He really believe
he will win at Chicago, although ii look
to everybody except himself and Genera
Malone that Blaine's nomination Is fore
gone conclusion.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Mr.. Randall writes that his Commute
has no idea OF rendering the ciyil'scrVic
act imperative by falling TO make the ne
cessary appropriation TO enforce 1t.
The House Committee on Public Land
has agreed to amend the homestead iaV
and TO repeal the timber-culture act.
Statement from GeDerai Swain.
IBy telegraph 10 the Dispatch.J