Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-22
THE NATONALCAPITAL.
FACTS, NEWS, AND GOSSIP.

Stepai serv3te.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 2i.--Your
correspondent has made industrious
efforts 20 ascertain the prospects of the
Blair educational bill. lie finds that
there are professcd friends Of IL on both
sides Of the House who really do not
want il to pass. II only, however,
needs to be reached to be passed. The
trouble, however, is that the rules Of
the House at short session will ena.
bic a meagre minority to defeat any
measure. The time will come, how
ever, when Congress will be compelled
TO sit longer each year, as what suited
the United States when there were only
twenty States will not do now that
there are nearly double that number.
There is always something else to do
besides passing the appropriation bills
to provide for the support of the army,
navy, and civil departments Of the Gov
ernment. Your readers noticed yester-
day in reading the report | sent you of
Mr.. Meredith's views in regard to the
educational bill that ''he" was used
instead Of "you," making Mr.. Garland
say Of himself what the Dispatch said
Of him so cxcellently well and so well
deserved. Mr.. Willis thinks that he
can get up this bill, but he is always
antagonized by appropriation bills,
which have the right of way.
VIRGINIA OFFICIAL MATTERS.
II seems to be an open secret here
among Republicans that Representative
elect Brady, Of the Petersburg district,
and General Malone, are in opposition
in regard to who shall succeed Collector
Brady temporarily. They say that Mr.:
Brady wants Riley his deputy, and
General Malone Colonel Mnetree.
There ought to be no controversy be-
tween two such fast friends.
THE wIsE-MAssEY CASE.
The House Elections Committee this
morning decided to press the case OF
Wise-Massey tomorrow. 1t seems to
me that if Mr.. Massey's case had have
been as Systematically worked up in
every district as il was in the Abe
marie district it would have been COM
plete. There are. however, incomplete
dispositions in other districts which Vir-
ginians understand, but which will not,
perhaps, be as conclusive to outsiders.
Mr.. Massey will. however, represent
himself before the House. and the people
OF Virginia know with what ability he
can do it. 1t is rarely one hears so fine
a debater or one who can present facts
so effectively. have heard him speak
often in discussion, and | have yet to
find one more successful.
THE BASEBALL QUESTION.
One at the Capitol who reports for
the baseball papers of the country
said to-day in my presence There
are signs Of a baseball revolution.
lie added: The League will have to
look out. | didn't quite understand
what he meant, because all ever knew
about baseball was that when | went
to the Richmond grounds and heard
colored people applaud, | knew that the
visiting club was winning, and that
when they were silent that " our boys"
rad the best of the game.
AN IMPORTANT PENSION DECISION.
Mr.. Teller, Secretary of the Interior
Department, has decided that applicants
for pensions can at any time discharge
their attorneys. The latter kick against
it, and say that they will suffer by it.
THE CONFEDERATE HOME.
| stated last night that the Confed-
crate Home Association of Washington
intended to secure the Inauguration bell
room for an entertainment in aid of that
most excellent institution. | hear to-
night that the Garfield Hospital Assoc
citation will make like request. Doubt
less other organizations will follow suit.
Such opportunities never go begging.
DEATH OF MIR. BLAINE'S SISTER.
Information has been received here of
the death of sister of Mr.. Blaine.
She was a nun. Their mother was a
Catholic. but Mr.. Blaine himself is a
Presbyterian.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House again discussed the Indian
appropriation bill, and the understand
ing among members was that it would
pass to-day before the session closed.
| looked at the drowSy colored people
in the galleries. and they evidently
thought that there ought TO be an ap-
preparation bill for their benefit.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Major II. X. Douglass, formerly of
Virginia. is in the city. The contirma-
ton of John Davis. Assistant Secretary
OfState, as Judge Of the Court of Claims,
does not meet with uniayorable COM
ment. John X. Childrey, police COM
missioner of Richmond. is here. Mr..
Reid, who defended Guiteau, was to-day
ondcavoring to get the Appropriations
Committee Of the House to pay him for
his services. ! asked a prominent
Georgia representative to-day if any
measures outside of the general ap-
preparations could pass, and he replied
that the chances were against any |
could name. Colonel Beverly Tucker
was at the Capitol to-day. looking as
well as | ever saw him. Mr.. James
Wise, brother Of your representative,
was at the House to-day, and was in
troduccd to leading members. He
had been west on a business trip,
and left for Richmond this evening.
All the leading advocates of wo-
man suffrage are here. and will |
put in another lick for giving the women
Of the country the privilege of suffrage.
They do rot speak badly, and are per-
Sistent in their work. The Republicans
complain that deficient cadet at West
Point has been appointed a second lieu
tenant in the army through the intu-
ence Of high Republican officials. He
is thereby put ahead Of his best class
mates, and this hardly tends to improve |
the efficiency of the army.
REPRESENTATIVES, o'FERRALLINTER-