Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-16

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iFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January l5.--The
petition presented by Mr.. Randall
against the Spanish treaty that came
from the Philadelphia tobacco manufae-
tarcrs went to-day to the House Com
mittce Of Ways and Means.
THE GRANT BILL.
The impression prevails generally
that tho Edmunds bill for the relief Of
General Grant will pass the House.
ARTHUR AND BLAINE.
While President Arthur and his
friends assert that they did the best
poss;ble in aid Of the election Of Mr..
Blaine. the friends Of the latter con-
tinue TO assert that there was cold
ness towards him all during the can
yass shown by the Administration.
Arthur and friends, however, in re-
Spouse 10 the charges Of the Blaine
people, say that the relations between
Messrs. Blaine and Conkling in New
York were not such as ought TO have
been. and that lord Roscoe" had
more TO do with the defeat Of the ticket
than the Administration. II is singu-
lar that Mr.. Conkling has so little sym
patty with the President, considering
the active part he took in making him
yice-Prcsident. The explanation is that
Mr.. Arthur offended the ex-Senator's
vanity by not showing the gratitude nc
should have displayed.
PLAY BY A JOURNALIST.
The play Of Mr.. Howard Carroll last
night was not really success. He is a
fine letter-writcr, and has done excel
lent work in that line for the New York
Times; but the ordinary playwright,
such as DAILY, can beat him on stage
situations.
THE TARIFF AND INTERNAL REvE-
NUE..
| had a talk to-day with one Of the
best financial-writers at Washington,
and he was most positive that nothing
will be done either in regard to the
tariff or the internal revenue. In fact,
he thought that nothing will be done in
the financial line unless something is
enacted to increase the volume Of the
currency.
THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate at an early hour to-day
went into executive session on one OF
the treaties report said the Nicaragua
treaty. There is more opposition to
the Spanish treaty than ] anticipated,
for both the sugar and tobacco ques-
tons are involved in it. Its opponents
say that its main object is to give bo-
nus to the products OF Cuba and Porto
Rico.
THE CABINET RUMoRs TODAY.
There was rumor at the Capitol to-
day that Illinois will press Palmer for
a place in the Cabinet. He is a strong
man. but Illinois Is hardly the
State in which to seek a Cabinet adj
wiser for a Democratic Presi-
dent. The Georgians to-day thought
that the chances of ex-senator Gordon
had improved, and seemed hopeful that
he would be Secretary of War. The
Mississippians continue to think that
Representative Money, who is chair
man of the House Committee on
Post-0flices and Post-Roads, will
90 into the Cabinet. do not think
that there is any truth in the rumOr
current that Mr.. Lamar wants to be
Secretary of State. As far as | can
ascertain no one except Senators Gar
land and Bayard have been settled on
for Cabinet positions. The New York
erS. however, are confident that Mr..
Whitney, who is son-in-law of Sena-
tor Payne, of Ohio, will be Secretary of
the Treasury.
THE IMPROVEMENT OF FORTRESS
MONROE.
The Secretary of War to-day sent to
Congress communication recommend
ing an appropriation Of s2l 900 for the
purchase of land TO enlarge the grounds
at Fortress Monroe. This point is be-
coming very attractive as military
station because of its excellent climate,
and northern representatives will take
interest in this recommendation. 1t
does not, however. seem safe to predict
that Congress will be able to act on
any measures outside Of the general
appropriation bills at this session. The
friends of the Blair bill, however, think
that it will be an exception.
THE ST. JOHN-BLAINE MATTER.
1t has been asserted here that Sen
Ator German and others Of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee knew of
the charges that St. John wanted to
sell out to the Democrats. The Mary
land Senator treats the matter laugh
ingly. and so do his colleagues on the
committee. The fact is that no one
seemed to regard st. John as a material
factor in the contest, and yet if Blaine
had gotten his vote in New York he
would have beaten Cleveland.
THE TIE IN ILLINOIS.
Indianians recall the fact that forty
years ago there was senatorial dead
lock such as they have now in illinois.
Then the contest was between Wings
and Democrats, and neither Ropubli-
cans or outsiders entered into the con-
test.
THE INAUGURATION.
The District Commissioners evidently
think there will be large crowd here
on the 4th of March, as they have asked
Congress to appropriate sl00, 900 topay
for extra expenses.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Senstor Miller, of California, to-day
seported in favor of increasing the pen
sion Of Mrs. General George ii, Thomas
to $1,000 year. This is the amount
The widow of Admiral Farragut now
receives. General Thomas was Vir-
ginian, but remained on the Federal
side during the war.