Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
rAcr, NEWS, AND GOSSIP.


From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. February Sec
ond-Audisor Frank g. Ruflin. Hon.
James Barbour, General w. II. Payne,
Judge John +. Goolrick, Hon. John
Goodc, General Eppa Hunton, Judge
John r. Harris, and Major r. W. Hun
ter were among the prominent vir-
ginisns at the Capitol to-day. Hon.
John Goode was pleased with his inter-
view with Mr.. Cleveland. and of
course made fine impression
on the incoming President. Like Rep
resentatives Cabell and 0'Ferrall, he
was encouraged by it. for, while Mr..
Cleveland did not commit himself to
the appointment Of Mr.. Barbour for
Postmaster-General he said nothing
whatever TO discourage in the slightest
their hope and expectation that he will
do so. Congressman from other States,
while advocating their own fcllow-citi-
zens for places in the Cabinet, concede
Mr.. Bsrbour's fitness for the position
his friends are seeking for him.
THE VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC Asso-
CIATIoN--sENATOR VOORHEES,.
There was large meeting Of the
Virginia Democratic Association last
night, and arrangements were made for
che lecture Of Senator Voorhees, on
Jefferson, which he has consented TO
deliver for its benefit at Masonic Tenn
pie on the 18th Of February. The dis
tinguished Indiana Senator. it will be
remembered. delivered this splendid lee
turc at Richmond several years ago for
the benefit Of one Of the companies
OF the First Virginia regiment. He
will be introduced by l.. q. Washing
ton, president Of the Association. l
notice cards in the store-windows an
nouncing the lecture. hear that Sem |
ator Voorhees, has received an invita-
ton to deliver this lecture at fredericks-
burg.
AN IMPECUNIoUs sTRA NGER-DY-
Mantle.
A forlorn-looking individual came to
the Capitol to-day. and while he admitted
that he had only ten cents in his pockethe
declared TO New York correspondent
that he meant TO blow up the building
with dynamite. He left, however, very
soon. and spent his ten cents in lemon
ade. He was not from Ireland, nor did
he look as if his grcat-grandfather even
came from the - Emerald Isle" He
had strong northern accent, and his
excuse for wanting to blow the Capitol
up was that he did not mean to let the
Democrats come into power.
THE SPEAKER STILL SICK.
Mr.. Carlisle has not recovered from
The cold he contracted while in New
York, and Representative Blackburne,
Of Kentucky. again presided in the
House to-day in his place. The latter
is fine parliamentarian and fills the
chair well. Then he has superb
voice.
THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
The Appropriations Committee Of the
House expect to report the sundry
civil bill next week. They also hope to
get through the post-ofiice appropriation
bill and the legislative, executive. and
judicial bill. The two last-named have
been already reported. The post-office
bill promises to give rise to more dis
cuSSion than usual. because the estimate
is that il will cut down the pay of rail-
roads carrying the smallest mails at the
slowest speed about is per cent. The
friends of the riveT-and-harbor bill have ,
been disappointed that more progress !,
was not made OH it this week.
THE HARBOR OF WILMINGTON, n. G.
The decentralization bill as reported S
TO the House gives seventy thousand I
dollars to the harbor OF Wilmington, n.
{. The friends of this improvement t
expect the Senate Committee on Com {
MERGE to increase the amount considera- {
bly,. a
THE SENATE 10 MEET EARLY, I
The Senate to-day determined hereaf- '
ter to meet ct IL o'clock, and that the
morning hour shall close at ]. Omit ,
ting the odd and the Sundays, there are {,
only seventeen working days remaining, Il
and this is the reason senator's have ;
determined to meet earlier than hereto Il
fore.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF MARINES.
OnmOtion Of Senator Cameron. of Penn !,
sylyania. the Senate to-day took up and =,
passed bill to retire non-commissioned ! I;
officers and priyates Of the Marine corps
after twenty years service on - per o.
cent. of the pay they received while in II
active service. looked upon it as lib Y
rral to this branch of the service, bat h
soon afterwards | heard retired nom a,
officers comments. He I,
said il will never pass the House or be- tc
come law. 1t may induce reenlist-
nent. He grew excited as he declared ST
= There is no army in the world except n,
ours that requires its soldiers to do such 4,
mental service
rIiB SURVEY OF SOUTHERN STATES. OF
Major Stevenson informs me that o
here are now two hundred experts en- at
aged in the geological and Topographic tn
al survey Of the States with view of in
occurring accurate maps to illustrate bl
heir resources. These, he says, are
'pcratine at this time principally in the an
outbern States, including Virginia. to
MEssRs. WILLIS AND YOUNG. III
Those who heard it reported last "
light that a duel was imminent be- a
wcen Representatives Willis, of Ken -
ueky, and Young. Of Tennessee. were w
to-day when both appear 40
d in their seats. IT.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BILL 10,
las taken up in the House this after In
Don. and there were more amendments an
IIercd and speeches made than its tiy
lends desired. Mr.. Bedford. of Colo or,
ldo. wanted irrigation for his State bill
nder this bill, and he alluded to the
Ict that while North Carolina has so an
Dgthy an exposed coast its APP APP
ropriation in the bill is not sh,
,mmensurate with its needs. Al Of
,ough n Republican,. he commented mn