The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-27
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
SUMMARY OF FACT AND GOSSIP
The wise-Massey Case--rhe River and r,ar
Dor Bili-in'ernai Revenue Matters
Briefs.

wv ""'""' nefenue Matters
Briers.
Iron Our Regular Correspondent,
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Therc has boor
nothing done in the Elections Comm,tto,
OF the House in regard 10 the Massey. lie,
case since the Democratic members IN,
other day gave Mr.. Massey an Informal
hearing and permitted him to give a sum.
mary OF the facts in his case. Mr.. Elliot,
democrat, so called, OF Pennsylvania. will
Tomorrow present the majority report,
which declares John 5. Wise entitled 10
the seat, and Mr.. Turner Democratl. O,
Georgia, chairman OF the committee. also
expects to submit the minority report then.
which takes the ground that Mr.. Wise was
not eligible TO a seat in Congress because no
held the Office OF assistant district attorney
for the United States. Mr.. Turner is a fine
lawyer and logical debater, and will pre-
sent his side Of the case with great cearness
and force. The House will listen atten.
lively 10 him because his course in every
contested case which has yet been before
the House has been marked by perfect fair
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the law sustains the position OF the mino-
rity OF the committee, and his opinion will
have weight with Democrats. say this
because the Republicans usually think as n
unit in regard TO these Cases Hon. John
;. Wise Is away on an indefinite leave OF
absence. The Elections Committee expect
10 dispose OF this case before adjourn
ment.
THE RIVER AND HARDOR BILL.
The Senate Commerce Committee has
been busy completing its revision OF the
river and harbor bill, and il has been re-
ported and sent 10 the printer. 1t has
been so amended rs o give Norfolk barbor
$780, 900 and the AppomattoX river $751;
II also provides for the stanton and New
rivers. report says tonight, which were
not mentioned in the House bill. The
Senate amendments aggregate million,
but many OF the House items are cut down.
The House will be 10th TO stand this.
THE MARY WASHINGTON. MONUMENT AT
FREDERICKSBURG.
Judge Garrison to-day asked unanimous
consent to take up the bill appropriating
$50, 900 for completing the Mary Washing
ton monument at Fredericksburg, but
Calamity" Weller, who aspires to be
cheap imitation Of Mr.. Holman, objected.
Soon aiterward there was proposition in
regard TO a bridge in Iowa. and members
could he heard passing it around that Wei
Ter wanted il agreed TO. That was enough,
and any one else would have been mortified
except Calamity" when the House voted
ayes 30 TO l31 noes.
TIE CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Senator Garland proposes TO amend the
a .fx Ii lafn fhn %
Appropriation Committee, so rs TO require
the clerk OF the Supreme Court, on the LIST
day Of January next. or within thirty days
thereafter, and after that annually to make
TO the Secretary OF the Treasury return
OF all costs collected by him in cases dis
posed of at the preceding term or terms OF
SAID Supreme Court; and after dcducting
his compensation as provided by law, and
the incidental expenses Of his office, includ-
ing clerk hire-s1id expenses to be certified
by the Chief Justice or justice OF said
cOurt-shall pay any surplus that may re-
main into the Treasury Of the United States
at the time of making said return.
THE SENATE AND SMALL DISTILLERIES-IT
UNDOEs THE GOOD WORK OF THE HOUSE.
The House, it will be remembered,
amended the legislative appropriation bill
so as to reduce, IN accordance with the re-
commentator OF Secretary FOlger, the
number Of customs districts. so as to get
rid Of officials who have nothing to do but
draw their salaries. Ii also inserted pro-
vision which dispensed with stOrekeepers at
small distilleries, and otherwise reduced the
number OF internal-revenue officers. The
Senate committee, however, reported in IA
yor of striking out these House amendments
and inserting an amendment practically
abolishing all small distilleries. Mr.. Sher-
man declared that this last amendment was
in the interest OF the large distilleries OF
Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio. Governor
Vance showed up the shameless cOrrup-
ton and fraud perpetrated under the exist
ing system practiced against the Govern
ment by the revenue officials IN connection
with the small distilleries. The system, he
said, is not designed TO raise revenue, but
TO maintain an army OF ofhce-hoiders
TO run elections. His statistics IN re-
gard to the Sixth North Carolina col
lection district fully sustained all OF
his charges. Governor Brown this after
noon protested against the committees
amendment in regard to small distilleries, |
but the Senate sustained the committee, and
struck out OF the bill this and all the
House had done in regard to customs
and internalrevenue reform. The Sem |
ate committees amendment in lieu
OF that OF the House was also adopted. |
II provides that no collector, under
a penalty of $1,000 and dismissal from
office. shall approve any bond OF grain,
diStiller the survey OF whose distillery shall
be for a less capacity than ten bushels OF
grain per day.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mcssrs. O. A. Brown, OF Accomac; Ed |
ward Echols of Staunton; Holmes Boyd, OF |
Manchester, and Martin, OF south |
Virginia, members OF the Virginia |
Democratic State Central commit
tee, were here this morning en- route
for Alexandria, where the Commit
tee meet to-day. Dir. Randall has return
ed from Lexington, Va. james Il. nan
dali. editor OF the Augusta, Ga, Chr0ntCIe,
arrived to-day and was at the capitol
Dir. Blaine and his wife joined the Con-
gregational Church in 1855. Some OF the
Washington correspondents will leave for
Chicago as early as July lst. John
Kelly writes to a congressman that ne
is for Bayard. There was talk to-day al
the Capitol Of putting Hendricks on
the ticket as Vice-President. General
Scales. nominated yesterday for Governor
OF North Carolina, was congratulated to-day
warmly by brother-members. Mr. Ran
dalps boom is increasing in proportions
Archbishop Gibbons was at the George