Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.



prohibition amendment. They say IL
he had done this he could have secured
as the st. John vote" in New York,
and thereby secured his election. This
characterization looks very well, but
smarter men than Mr.. Blaine have not
acted more ssgaciously under the cir
cu,nstances. The - Ram, Romanism,
and Rebellion - Of Mr.. Burchard all Re-
publicans now zee ought TO have been
condemned by Mr.. Blaine, but he did
not at the time see 1t. His friends
all say that he will run four years
hence, and they think he can be elected.
The Democrats, however, have no idea
of being defeated by brokcn-down
politician. The health of the defeated
candidate for the presidency is better
than reported. He looks well, and is
busy completing his book.
THE FRENCH sPoLIATIoN CLAIMS.
The impression prevails that the bill
10 pay the French spoliation claims will
come up in the House very soon. IL
has passed the Senate, and so often has
been reported fsyorably on that the
wonder is that il has not long ago be-
come law. The best statesmen North
and South have advocated its passage.
There are, as before stated, good many
Virginians interested in this bill.
THE DAyIs-sHERMAN MATTER.
In the Senate to-day the resolution
of Senator Ilawley, Of Connecticut,
was adopted. This calls for the papers
that General Sherman filed in the war
Department in regard to Mr.. DAVIS.
Senator's Vance, Browne and Hawley
spoke on the resolution.
THE BLAIR EDUCATIONAL BILL.
/ asked senator to-day who has
been q stalwart advocate of the Blair
bill what he thought Of its prospects.
He replied that there are professed
friends Of It who do not want it to pass.
Senator Garland, Of Arkansas, who is
10 be Attorney-General under Mr..
Cleveland. is working manfully for it.
Mr.. Willis, the chairman Of the House
Committee on Education, thinks he will
be able to get it up in the House very
soon. | am sure that if vote could
be reached on the bill it would pass.
THE SPEECH OF GOVERNOR VANCE
TODAY.
North Carolinians were delighted to-
day at the speech delivered by Gov
ernor Vance on the Hawley resolution
in the Senate. He stated that there was
not any truth in the report that he
wanted to separate North Carolina from
the Confederacy. The visitors enjoyed
the speech as much as southern senator's
did. Governor Vance never speaks in
the Senate without commanding its at
tentiOn.
EULoGIEs on REPRESENTATIVES.
II is expected that there will be eu-
logies delivered on a number of de-
ceased representatives this week.
Among the representatives who have
died since the meeting Of this Congress
there was no one more esteemed than
Mr.. Evins, Of South Carolina. His
grandfather was a member Of the House
during the war of 1912.
THE SPANISH TREATY.
The interest in the Spanish treaty in
creases, and those in Congress who
knew little Of it, now, as its provisions
are explained, are discussing it.
WHAT THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE
MEANT.
A Republican said to me tonight that
it was very evident that his party to-day
in the debate on the Hawley resolution
wanted TO get the southern senator's to
make statements that would embarraSS
Mr.. Cleveland's Administration. They
were, however, very much disappointed.
The southern senators were firm and
prudent. Governor Brown has set a
good example to his southern colleagues.
He is always aggressive, and never places
himself on the defensive.
VIRGINIA POLITICS.
Very much interest attaches to the
next election in Virginia among those
here who were born in your State. All
Democrats believe you will win the
fight. but they anticipate that General
Malone will make the strongest opposi-
ton he has yet shown. The Wise
Massey case will not be considered
until late in February from present in
dications. Nobody seems to be thought
of for the Cabinet from Virginia ex-
cept Mr.. Barbour.
THE DEATH or AN EX-vICE-PREsI-
DENT.
The was shock here to-day when
the announcement came that eX-Nice-
President Colfax had died suddenly of
heart-disease. 4 Democrat remarked
that he had his weak points, but there
were many others who deserved to be
clasSed with him. The crowd agreed
with him.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
The petition of j. Pembroke Jones
for the removal Of his disabilities, pre-
scented by Mr.. Tucker, went to-day to
the Committee on the Judiciary. Cen
eral Sherman stands worse than when
the Senate debate commenced. Cover
nors Vance and Brown have both denied
the charges he brought against them.
observation-disclosures Black, of Penn
sylyania. will be here tomorrow.
Representative Townshend says he is
not candidate for the Illinois senator
ship. Senator Edmunds to-day offered
a resolution looking to placing General
Grant on the retired list as General of
the Army.
HRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Government receipts to-day: Inter-
nal reyenae. sl52,356; customs, 1884,
SOL.
Rear Admiral Jewett, commanding
the North Atlantic squadron, is now
here. His flagship, the Tennessee, is
now at Hampton awaiting the inspec-
ton of the Secretary of the Navy.
Frank Richardson, who broke jail
a., Aorfallf Na