Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-03
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
rAcr. NEWS, AND GOSSIP.

Gated there on the 2lst Of February
The indications are that there will be al
immense crowd here on the 4th, and
that the inaugural ceremonies anC
parade will excel any ever witnessed al
the Federal capital. Still ! am con
WINGED that everybody who comes car
he accommodated with place to sleeI
and will be able to get what they want
to eat on reasonable terms. OF course
those who want quarters on Pennsylya
MIA avenue will have to pay literally foi
them.
.srNnAY WORK OF COMMITTEES
THE NAVY.
The Appropriations Committee and
the conference committees on appro-
priation bills were in session all yester.
day and last night, and were able to re.
duce the points Of difference between
the two houses considerably. There
was a good deal of talk to-day about an
extra session, but, singular to say, il
was confined TO those who are neither
on conference committees nor the Com
nittce on Appropriations. The House
had quite debate over the Senate
amendments to the naval bill, and our
pretext for a navy, upon which hun
dreds of millions have been spent since
the war, received some hard ticks.
While MIR. keifer spoke Of our old YES
selsas obsolete aud useless, Mr.. 0'Neil,
ofPhiladelphia, defended them, and told
how they out sailed those Of Great
Britain in the war Of 1879. Governor
Long said our navy is in transition
state. Mr.. Ellis wanted repairs on
wooden ships restricted as much as
possible. 1.-The wooden ships are things
of the past, - said he, land their repair
has been the graveyard OF our navy. :"
Mr.. IIiscock contended that we have
spent more money on the old ships in
the way Of repairs than they cost
originally. The House nOn-cOncurred
in sundry Senate amendments, and the
hill went back to a conference commit
tee.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Hon. Roswell p. Flower Of New
York, Hon. Frank Jones Of New lIamp-
shire, Judge w. c. Endicott ofMassachu-
sets. Hon. W. G.. Whitney of New York,
Ex-Representatiye Latham of North
Carolina and Guentber Of Arkansas.
General Wheeler of Alabama. General
Iawton Of Georgia, General Rosser, and
Hon. j. l.. NJ. Curry were here to-day.
~pnators-elect Payne Of Ohio, SpOoner
of Wisconsin, and EuStiS of Louisiana,
are among late arrivals. Society people
say that Mrs. Blaine is very bitter
against the retiring President. The pre-
diction is that Senator kenna, Of West
Virginia, who is born parliamentarian
aud a most able legislator, will come to
the front in the Senate next session.
Vice-Presidcnt-elec Hendricks was on
the floor Of the Senate to-day and re-
cciyed quite an ovation. Ex-senator
Wallace, Of Pennsylvania, who Mr..
Conkling says never hunts ducks with
brass band. was Oh the floor Of the
House to-day. So many visitors were
on the floor of the House that
Speaker Carlisle found it most diff
fcult TO maintain order. At a
quarter 10 Vice-President Hendricks
visited the House. and Democratic mem
bcrS crowded around him and extended
10 him warm congratulations. The Re-
publicans looked gloomy during this
lively demonstration. and a correspond
ent remarked that he knew there were
no ghosts, because If there were old
1'had. Stephens would be walking
around Washington now every night.
Ex-Governor Smith, of Virginia, was
at the House this afternoon. and looks
well and hearty. Captain Bolivar
Ward is in the city. West Nirginians
here are amused at the proposition to
annex the Panhandle counties to Penn
Sylyania. Nessrs. Thomas X. Il. Wright.
oil Essex, and Robert McCandiSh, Of
Middlesex, were at the Capitol to-day.
Mr.. Massey is disappointed at not get
ting the Wise-MaSSey case before the
House. He was on the floor of the
House to-day. Ex-senator Hereford,
of West Virginia. was at the Capitol
this afternoon. Representatives Morri-
son and Chalmers have not been here
since Christmas. General William IL.
Payne was at the Capitol this afternoon.
THE HOUSE on ITS METTLE.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, to-day created
y stir in the House by offering a rcSolu-
ti0n that owing to the fact that the
Senate in its inaugural programme has
placed the representatives of the peo-
pie in rear OF the Senate, diplomatic
corps, army and navy officers. &C..
that the House shall take no official
part in the inaugural ceremonies at the
I apitol, but take their place in front
of the stand among their constituents
and there witness the President take
his oath Of Office. MeSSrS. Hammond
and Blount opposed the resolution, and
Hon. John 8. Wise was among those
who advocated it. While the vote was
being taken by ayes and noes Senator
Ransom explained to the Democrats
and Senator Hawley to the Republi-
cans. Later, and before the roll-call
was concluded, Senator Beck went on
the House side. The House refused to
adopt the resolution-ayeS, Gj; noes
1874.
THE vEE-AND-HARBOR BILL.
The river-and-harbor bill, paSsedhur-
riedlY by the House. has met with vio-
lent opposition from the friends Of the
lienncpin canal in the Senate. They
vii, resort 90 every parliamentary en-
nedicnt to defeat il. Members of the
House Committee on Rivers and lar-
borS to-day reported its chances of get
ling through the Senate as decidedly
blue. Ii is safe To conclude that with
,ut a change almost amounting to
miracle nothing will be done for rivers
md harbors at this session.
A cowHIpING AFFAIR.
W. A. l.. Graham. clerk III the
War Department. this morning cow