Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
NEWS, FACTS, AND GOSSIP
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WASH1NGTON. fcDruafy "a
number of yirginians were here to-day,
and they said that with proper candidates
for State officers and with an active
canvass the State can be carried by a
larger majority for the Democracy than
heretofore. They were right. The OPP
ponents Of the Democratic party can
never again make stronger fight than
against Cleveland in November last.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
Those who have been most active in
forwarding the bankrupt bill admit to-
day that the course of the House last
night killed it. They do not seem to
appreciate the opposition of southern
people to it, because they do not know
how the former law was executed in
southern communities. There are a
number of northern people here who
seem to feel the greatest interest in
this measure.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
The Senate had up the interstate
commerce bill to-day, and Governor
Vance made a fine speech on the sub
iect. The Senate has a different bill
from that offered in the House by Judge
Reagan. The distinguished North Car
olina senator agrees with the majority
of the House on this subject. The
Senate bill will be offered as a substi-
tute for the House bill, and that will
take the matter into conference.
A CABINET RUMoB.
A Republican correspondent to-day
ssid that Mr.. Garland will not go into
the Cabinet. replied, "llc is certain
to be Attorney-General -; and have
good reason 10 know so. lie replied
that he was too favorable to the interest
ofrailroads. | had never heard before
that he had ever done anything by vote
or speech that even by indirection
could lee construed into anything
wrong; but one may be as pure
as snow and yet not escape
comment. My information is that he
will go into the Cabinet. and he will
make n safe, able. and reliable adviser
for the President who will be sworn in
March 4th. The fact is that the uni
versal feeling here is that Senator'S Gar
land and Bayard can have Cabinet po-
sitionS if they will take them, and that
the Senate will greatly lose by their
absence from that body.
THE ATTACK on o'DONOvAN ROSA.
The announcement of the attack on
Rosa at New York has created o con-
siderable excitement here. The con-
clusion drawn by his friends is that it
is the result of the recent dynamite
operations in London.
THE BRITISH STEAMER ALERT.
The House Naval Committee to-day
agreed to return to the British Govern
ment the steamer " Alert" 1t will be
remembered that this vessel was fur
nished by that Government to 90 on the
search for Greedy aud party.
THE DYNAMITE RESOLUTIONS.
The subcommittee on the dynamite
resolutions to-day came to a conclusion,
and there will be a report Thursday.
The understanding is that its members
think there ought to be no endorsement
Of the Bayard resolution. The reason
was that nothing ought to be done by
an American Congress tending to show
that our Government had anything to
do with dynamite explosions in Eng
land.
INTEBNATIONAL BILLS or LADING.
The House to-day, under a suspen-
sion Of the rules, passed the bill regu-
latng the issue of international bills Of
lading and fixing the obligations of
steamship companies for goods shipped.
these bills Of lading, it is claimed, have
tended to enable, because of their de-
lcctivc form, steamships to escape from
their obligations, The British Parlia-
mcnt last year passed similar bill.
The subject. hear, has been for some
time a subject Of discussion in dplo-
matte circles.
NORTH CAROLINA RIVERS AND HAIR
BORIS.
North Car0iiniaus at Washington say
that the Senate Commerce Committee.
of which Senator Ransom was once
chairman. will increase the apprOpria-
tions for Wilmington harbor, Cape Fear
river. &c. over what is recommended
in the House biz
NfBsONAL NEWS ITEMS.
There have been two policemen de-
tailed TO stand guard at the house of
the British Minister. Colonel John A.
Parker was at the Capitol this after
noon. The House playiully last night
wanted to hold Mr.. Tucker to account
for not being in place at roll-call. He
was excused. There was a petition to-
day that Congress compel the keeping
open of the drawbridge on the Poto-
mac unless when trains are passing.
Those who urged the petition could see
only one side Of the question.
THE MISREPRESENTATION BILL.
The House took up the riyer-and-
harbor bill this afternoon and continued
tie general debate. A number Of
speeches were made. and Mr.. Wash
burne. of Minnesota, at I o'clock, spoke
against Migrating the amendment for
the improvement Of Galveston harbor
OH the bill.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The desk Of Senator Riddleberger
was to-day decorated with an Irish harp
Of rare flowers.
Speaker Carlisle was still sick, and
Mr.. Blackburn presided in the House.
The Senate Committee on Public
Buildings has agreed to the purchase OF
a building for new poSt-oflice building.
A bill has been introduced to exempt
tie property of members Of the Young
Mems Christian Association from taxa
ton.
The book of Hon. S. 5. Cox on
American politics will soon appear. 4
number of Virginians will figure in 1t.
Everything received here to-day IN
dicates that Mr.. Cleveland will be
Democratic President.