Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
FAcrs, NEWS. AND GOSSIP.
The Agricultural Appropriation bii'-Rsn-
dali and the Csssne,-Ihe French spoiia-
tien cisims- Persenai.

The A&rtfuftufet ApPfoF't"'"" '''''
dali and the Csssne,-The French spsiia-
ton cIaims- Personal.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, January Gothic
agricultural appropriation bill provides
that the compensation Of the Commits
sioner Of Agriculture shall be s4.5OO;
chief clerk, s2,500; chief Of division of
accounts and disbursing officer, sl,SOO.
The assistant of the last-named officer
is given sl,400, and the stcnographer
sl,SO0, and one engraycr $4,000. There
are twenty-nine clerks in the general
department with liberal salaries. Then
there are firemen, laborers, &c. The
appropriation in this section OF the bill
aggregates eos. 4S0. The chemical de-
partment is given 81 500, and the ento-
theological bureau s27, 900. Expenses
of the garden, including the salary of
superintendent ard other officers, siS,-
$50. For seed for distribution, $780,
200: statistics, el09, 600; animal in
dustrv, 100000; cattle quarantine
stations, s25,000 forestry, 10000;
tea culture. $4,000; silk culture, sl5,-
goo: contingent expenses, $4,000. |
have given the principal items in
this appropriation bill so that your
agricultural readers can see what
il takes TO run this department. The
indications are that ultimately its head
will be a Cabinet officer, and then its
patronage will be larger. The trouble
is that its chief officers and employees
are from the North and know little Of
the wants Of the South. They know
nothing of tobacco or cottOn-culture,
and come from States where cattle are
fed in May in stalls and strawberries
come to maturity month after you
are tired Of them in Virginia--if people
ever get tired of them.
MIR. RANDALL AND THE CABINET
Your correspondent has not yet stated
that Mr.. Randall wanted to- go into the
Cabinet. and it is no surprise to HIM to
learn that this distinguished leader OF
bi, marty in the House would not take
such a position if offered him. His
visit to Albany by invitation of Mr..
Cleveland shows in what esteem he is
held by him. Mr., Carlisle will also
visit the Pr~;dent-elect by invitation,
and will Civ MS views in regard to the
Cabinet
THE FRENCH STOLIATION CLAIMS.
On motion of Representative Cox, of
New York. the House to-day instructed
its Clerk TO forward all the papers in
regard TO the French spoliation claims
to the Court of Claims. His idea is
that they were open to inspection and
liable to destruction while in the Gus
tody of the House of Representatives
THE DYNAMITE MATTER.
In the Foreign Affairs Committee of
the House to-day the Senate resolution
on the dynamite matter was referred to
Subcommittee consisting Of MessrS.
Eaton, Rice, and Lamb. This means
that 10 action will be taken. The idea
seems to he that the committee does not
want to intimate that there is color of
evidence that the American people had
ANYTHING whatever to do with the at
tempt to blow up the Parliament
houses.
THE TALLAPOOSA WRECK.
1t will be remembered that Hon.
George II. Wise offered resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Navy to
communicate to the House everything
pertaining to the loss Of the Tallapoosa.
To-day the Secretary replied, and it
was agreed that his communication
should so into the Record.
RELIEF FORFLoAKS.
There was New York delegation be-
fore the Ways and Means Committee Of
the House to-day, who wanted either
the duty on cloaks raised or the duty
on the articles that enter into their
manufacture abolished. This is what
any quantity of other northern manu-
iacturers desire. They would like to
have the duty Oh raw materials free.
For example. New York iron-manuiac-
mrcrs would prefer that iron ore should
come in without duty. This would hurt
Virginia, but help them.
A VERY LUCKY SENATOR.
Senator Bowen. Of Colorado. to-day
received telegram announcing that
the courts of his State have decided a
suit in his favor involving 500, 600,
which has been IN litigation for several
wears. The property involved was Il
famous mine in that State. Southern
senators rarely have $4,000.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
:. &. Jacobs. of Richmond was at
the Capitol to-day.
\ member of the Chicago Conven-
ton from North Carolina assured me
to-day that North Carolina representa-
tiNCs and senators are most earnest III
their support Of Governor Jarvis for
the Cabinet. Ii had been stated differ
emily in Philadelphia paper. My in
immant is always reliable and one Of
the best politicians know at Wash
ineton.
The advocates Of the Mississippi river
say that the riycT-and-harbor bill will
bc fought when IT comes up again on
their measure. 1t will pass, however,
and James river will get slj0.000.
Chairman Barnum, of the Democratic
National Committee. was on the floor of
the Senate and interviewed a number of
Democratic senators.
General RoSecTanz's opposition to the
Grant retirement bill is not on account
of any treatment the former received du-
ring the war at the hands of the latter.
II is reported that Colonel Morrow
will hc arraigned before the court-mar-
tal tomorrow that has Just tried Gen
1al Swain.
The impression is that there must be
rapid work on the inauguration-ball
building to get it ready in time. But.
then, Mr.. Cleveland neither INDUCES in
Iound-danceS or baseball. lie believes
that picked nine can do both better
than ordinary people.
There were few Cabinet rumorS not