The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
or FACT AND GOSSIP.

The sherman Cemmitte a--virainia River
and Rarbers-persenai Items.
lFrom Our Regular Corrcspondent.l
WASHINGTON, April S.--The impression
prevails that the educational bill, whicl
passed the Senate last night, will pass tn
House also by decided majority. Unde
the bin as originally introduced by Mr.
Blair virginia's quota for the first yea
amounted 10 si,037,l4s; while that O
North Carolina was s1,1is,179, West vir
glnia would have received s205,756. TIL,
Senate modified the bill. however, befor,
passing It, no as to make the aggregate an
preparation for the first year $1,000. 0Ot
instead OF Si5,o00,000. The conse
quence Is that Virginia will now re
ceiye s4S4,000 for the first year in
stead Of million and fraction
The third year the bill provides that Slb,.
100000 shall be distributed and then the
three States named will eceiye the amounts
already indicated. The second year the
bill. appropriates $4,000, 600, fourth year
Si3.0o0,000, fifth year Sll,000,000, sixth
year $9,000,000, seventh year S7,000,000,
and eight year $4,000 900. The idea being
that after that the States will be able TO pro-
vide for the education Of all the children
within their borders.
To VISIT THE HAMPTON SOLDIERS HOME.
Tomorrow the Militar, Committee Of
the Senate, OF which General Logan is
chairman, and the House Military Commit
tee. OF which General Rosecrans is chair
man, will pay their annual official visit to
the a. Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va.
While there they VIII have an opportunity
OF visiting the Hampton Normal School,
where the United States Government is
educating 4 number OF Indian children.
General Sheridan aud the members OF the
Board OF Managers OF National Soldiers
Homes will also go to Hamp ton tomorrow.
WITNESSES FOR THIS SHERMAN COMMITTEE.
Hon. Abram Fulkerson and Judge Rhea.
OF Washington county; DR.. Voolfolk, of
Orange. and other witnesses summoned
before the DanYille committee for the de-
fence, have arrived, and were disappointed
In finding that the committee had adj
journed over until Monday next. Sena-
tors Vance and iapham have both gone
home.
VIRGINIA Rlvuas 49, HARB0Rs.
The understanding to-day was that on
Friday representatives from Virginia will
be invited before the Rivers and Harbors
Committee Of the House to explain in re-
gard 10 appropriations for the improve
mepts in that State. The object will be TO
obtain information from them not con-
tanned in the reports OF the engineers.
TARIFF AND INTERNAL REVENUE.
An influential Democratic member Of the
Ways and Means said to me to-day that he
thought his committee would soon report
the tariff bill with the abolition OF the tax
on tobacco, aud the reduction OF the fruit
brandy tax added. This will be in ac-
cordanee with the action OF the caucus.
The Republicans appear 10 regard the vote
OF the House yesterday on wool as giving
them Ohio this fall.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
At the request of Dir. Keller, Mr.. Hop
kins to-day postponed taking up the
Boynton report until Thursday. That
means that the ex-Speaker intends to speak
in his own defence. w. T. Hancock. OF
Richmond, was in the city to-day. There
are Democrats who are glad Mr.. Hurd did
not 60 to Brooklyn. Patents have been
granted Will G. Walter, Of Richmond,
for a lamp-eXiinguisher, and to Joel Ii.
Jones, Lynehburg, for q circular saving
machine. General w. b. Franklin, E. z.
c. Judson, known as 'ENed Buntline,"
and ex-Postmaster James are in the city.
Major Tom Wallace was at the Capitol to-
day.
PRESIDENTIAL sPECULATIoNs.
A Republican Of much prominence at
Washington said to-day that Secretary
Chandler is busy at work eudeayoring to
bring Blaine and Arthur to an understand
ing. "What sort Of understanding?
asked. The reply was, 4" To arrange 1t so
that il Blame can't be nominated he will
turn over his vote 20 Arthur" Now,
Chandler was four years ago Mr.. Blaine's
most ardent friend, but he is now for
"ArthuT because Arthur is for him."
Randall, OF the Augusta Chronicle, says
the Democratic ticket will be Field and
Flower or Flower and Field.
INCREASED INTEREST IN AGRICULTURE.
DIR. Loring, Commissioner Of Agrlcul-
ture, expresses much qualification at the
promptness OF the House in passing by a
unanimous vote the agricultural appro-
priation bill, aud thinks that this fact
plainly indicates that there is a growing
interest in Congress in regard to this great
branch OF industry.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
A delegation from Abingdon will go be-
fore the House Judiciary Committee to-
morrow morning and oppose the PROPOSE
ton TO remove the United States District
Court from that town TO Wytheyille.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, S944, $3.50; customs, S730,653.
The House Public-Lands Committee to-
dav agreed 10 report in favo: OF FORGETTING
a norton of the Northern Pacific land
grants. Three members voted against 1t,
and substitute Will be offered for the bill
in the House.
Senator'S Lamar and Gibson were among
the visitors at the White House to-day.
The funeral services OF the late Minister
Hunt this afternoon were impressive. Mr..
Blaine, General Sheridan, Admiral Rod
gers, and Senator Gibson, OF LOUISIANA,
were among the pall-bearers.
The House to-day passed bill looking
10 the settlement OF the boundary contro-
versy between Texas and the Indian Ter
ritory. The area Of land in dispute would
make two States as large as Rhode Island.
PENNSYLVANIA Democratic representatlyes
have gone to the Democratic State ConVen-
ton. which meets at Allentown to-mor-
row. 1t Will endorse the Ohio platform.
The Republican primaries here last
night, in which the black folks were gene
rally the bosses, were disorderly in the ex-
IRENE. There were fights, Standings,
charges OF fraud. &C., until rowdyism
could truly be declared rampant. Tue
District will never get suffrage from Con-
gress.
A meeting will be held here Saturday
night with the view Of effecting an organi-
cation 10 aid in the movement 10 secure
funda IN hnild tho home for manned ana