Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-15

fProm our Regular corrvspondsnt.l
WASHINGTON, january l4.--Mr.
Randall to-day IN the House offered q
bill. in accordance with the request Of
the President and Secretary Of State,
10 send special messengers to Oregon
and Iowa to obtain the electoral votes
of those States cast in November last.
If Mr.. Blaine had been elected there
would have been no necessity for this
legislation. II only costs, however,
1880, and this viii not be extrayagant
nav for the messengers detailed TO do
this work. The Journal Of the House
as read to-day shows that Mr.. fuckers
committee tthc Judiciary Is doing a
good deal Of work.
GOVERNOR vANcE's SPEECH YES
TERpAy-NoRTH CAROLINA.
The speech Of Governor Vance yes
terday is very highly complimented,
and Is regarded by his friends as one
of the hsppiest efforts Of his life. Sena-
tor Ransom is working hard for the im-
movement Of the Potomac Flats. Rep
resentativc Bennett. Of North Carolina,
who has been sick, was in the House
to-day, and looked well. He is one of
the best members Of the Committee on
Elections.
THE COLORADO sENAToRsHIP.
Colorado is a small State, but the
senatorship Us attracting good deal OF
attention. Secretary Teller wants to
succeed Senator Hill, and the latter is
DESTROYS Of succeeding himself. Senator
Hill recently made an excellent silver
speech, which he has widely circulated.
Colorado is sound on the silver ques-
ton.
THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE IN
AUGURATIoN.
The committee Of preparations Tor
the comfort Of those who will attend
the inauguration are busy. They are
taking the names Of all persons who
have rooms for rent, and are ascertain
ing the number that each can entertain.
IL is estimated now that more than
20O. 900 people from a distance will be
here on the 4th of March. This will
double Washington's population. The
Alexandria people are making pre-
psrations to entertain strangers. Lead
ing Democrats inform me that they
mean to do their level best to make Mr..
CIeveland's Inauguration greater event
than that of any other President.
THE BILL TO PLACE GENERAL
GRANT ON THE RETIRED LIST.
notice much more favorable feel
ing in regard to the bill to place Gene
raj Grant on the retired list of the
army. 1t will pass the House when
reached. The course of himself and
wife in regard to the Vanderbilt dona-
ton has helped his bill very much
with Democrats. The bill which
meets the most favor with Gene
raj Grants friends is that in
troduced in the Senate by Senator Ed
munds and passed by that body to-day.
General Slocum, when the Military
Committee is called in the House, says
tonight he will call up General Grants
bill of last session. This names him
TO be placed on the retired list, whereas
the Edmunds bill does not do so. The
idea of the Vermont Senator was that
as the President had returned the Fitz-
John Porter bill twas safest not to put
General Grant S name in the bill.
THE MCPHERSON AND DINGLEY
BILLS.
which will increase the circulation Of
the country about seventy millions, are
measures which their advocates think
can be acted on very soon. The Potter
bill, which provides for the refdnding
OF the a. per cents in q per cents
will be urged as a substitute for the
Mcpherson bill.
THE CABINET OF MR.. CLEVELAND.
The Michigan Democrats, hear to-
night, intend sending a delegation to
see Mr.. Cleveland in regard to having q
Cabinet officer from their State. The
question naturally suggests itself to
Democratic States which aided in
.electipg Mr.. Cleveland President
what claim Michigan has upon him.
All those best informed continue to con-
cede that Senators Bayard and Garland
can 90 into the Cabinet if they desire to
do so. The friends Of General Gordon,
of Georgia, are urging his claims for
place, but it seems that the Cabinet
makers think he lost position by giving
up the senatorship. There is no drawer
or better man in the South, however,
than he is.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
There were only nine votes against
the Grant bill in the Senate to-day. |
have heard no Democratic journalist
to-day say anything against this bill.
Howard Carroll, formerly of the New
York Times, is here. General Rosser
and wife are here. Senators Voorhees,.
Jones. Jonas, Gibson, and Maxcy,
were those who favored the Grant bill
to-day. Senator Lamar denies that he
is one of the southern advisory board
appointed to confer with Mr.. Cleveland
in regard to his Cabinet. There will
be more witnesses here Monday to tes-
tify in regard to the Indian leases.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Government receipts to-day; Inter
nal revenue, s20S, 600; customs, s729,-
CO...
The Civil-Seryice Commission will
soon send voluminous report to Con-
grcss.
Public-Printer Rounds has made Mr..
James w. White foreman in the bind
cry rice Harvey Roberts, deceased.
General Hazen has substantially aban-
doned his charges against Assistant
Acknowledgement Mckeeyer, and there
will be no court-martial.
The poStmasters for Salem, New
ports News, and Suffolk were to-day
confirmed by the Senate.
Representative Moulton, of Illinois,
saws that IIaincs. the Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, is "a cold
blooded pirate"
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