The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-23
lr,nm onr Rcrular Correspondcnl. !


Iron Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. January 22.--Congress 1
receiving petitions with printed heading
from parties in different parts Of the coun
,rv, who want uniform divorce laws. The.
>sy tina, the laws Of the States now conflict
and a confusion in the decisions Of Stat
courts is the consequence. The influx o
FOREIGNERS, they add, increases the diili
Gully. For these reasons they ask Con
gress TO procure statistics looking to tn
abortion Of system Of divorce laws FOL
the whole country.
COMMITTEE MATTERS TO-DAY.
The House Judiciary Committee to-day
asked the House 70 determine whether II
or the Committee on Public Lands had !u
risdic;ion over the Immigrant cases. The
Public Lands Committee In the mean while
j. recommending the forfeiture Of railroad
Grants aggrogsting many millions Of acres
In fact. a member OF the committee said
today that II was ready TO report IN
iavor OF torieiting fifteen millions
more than had already been re-
portcd. The House Committee on
BANKING and Currency and the Sen.
ate finance Committee further considered
the national-bank system without reach
ins conclusion. The latter seems "a
favor the proposition TO allow national
hanks 10 issue a circulation equal to 80 pei
COM ~ the par value Of their bonds. The
commissioner on Pensions was before the
uo,,c Pensions Committee this morning
and recommended the creation OF COM
mission. to consist OF two Senators, two
representatives, and lawyer, not pen.
sion attorney. TO cOdify the pension laws.
He expressed the opinion that prigates and
officers should receive the same pension,
because both were equally brave, and be-
cause there are no distinctions in this
country. Or. Parker, OF New York,
wanted resolution for the investigation
OF dairy products referred TO the House
Agricultural Committee, but it went ia
Wsy. and Means. Its friends say that the
olconlqrgerine men will have il smothered
There. Representative Stockslayer Demo
crar. from Indiana, made minority re-
por1 against pensoning Jeflerson's grand
daughter, because he is opposed 10 the
creation of n civil pension list such as they
have in European countries. Mr.. Boutelle,
OF Maine. who attempted to waive the
bloody shirt yesterday, and was squelched
neither looked Well or happy to-day. Mr.
cobb, OF Indiana, Of the Committee on
Public Lands, estimates that there are
land.rrants amounting TO 100.000,000 OF
acres that ought 10 be declared forfeited by
Congress.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Ex-Governor Holiday, J. Frederick
IL J. I'I1upv.a D,aEfn1l
al virginia. were in the city to-day. Mr..
Harbour has laid before the House the
napers in the case of Andrew Burgess.
There are many here who believe Mr..
Carlisle will be elected senator from Ken
tucky in spite of the confidence OF Mr..
Blackburn's friends. The other day
stated that there was q strong effort
being made TO have public build
ing erected at Wytheyille instead OF Alb
ingdon. A lawyer at the Capitol to-
day said that in order to do this a new APP
preparation would have to be made, be-
cause the present act provides for public
building at Abingdon and nowhere else.
When the American hog question was up
in the Senate to-day General Logan was
again the only senator who favored prompt
retaliatory measures. Representative Mo
ney, OF Mississippi, is sick. The President
went to New York this evening.
THE AMERICAN HOG SENT TO COMMITTEE.
The Senate to-day. after debate, resolved
that the Foreign Relations Committee in
Qure into and report such legislation rs
will protect our interests against the Gov
crnmcnts which have prohibited or re-
strained the importation Of our meats.
This was made stronger than the original
Anthony resolution. The same committee
was also instructed to report TO the Senate
what determinations are now made by
France, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, &C.,
against us by reason OF treaties or agree
ments with more favored nations; what
efforts, il any, have been made to have
these removed, and what legislation is ne
ces>ary to put us on an equal footing with
the favored nations.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
reported to-day adversely 10 opening Ok
Johanna to white settlers.
Mr.. Hunts resolution that the interests
OF the country demand that the national
banking system shall be substantially pre-
served and continued for the time being
will he considered by the Banking and
Currency Committee OF the House next
Tuesday. The committee favorS it.
The first state dinner of the season at the
White House will be given on the 3Oth.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, S2l2, l43; customs, SGS7,46l
The following Virginia postmasters were
commissioned to-day: Susan j. Hughes,
Fancy Grove; s. n. Millner. Byrdville;
K. Hurst, Pattonville: A. 5. Asbury, Ro-
anOke; W. &. Giles, Fairyiew.
The Senate Military Committee reported
to-day in favor Of an appropriation Of
SCjo,OO0 for ordnance, tents, arms, de-, for
uniformed volunteer militia OF the States
and Territories.
General Ben. Butler could not get into
The Senate to-day because OF the new rules.
II Is reported that the House Committee
on Accounts, now sitting with closed
doof', will make an astounding report to
the House.
NorfOlk's Budget.