Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-06
WASHINGTON.
FACTS, NEWS, AND GOSSIP FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A Virginia Case in the Court Of Claims
Mr.. Morrison and the
Tariif-Briefs.
From Our Regular Correspondent


WASHINGTON, May 5.--The opin.
ion is gaining ground every day that
Mr.. Morrison designs to dodge, il pos
sible, discussion Of his tariff bill.
Some time sgo be fixed upon the 18th
Of the present month as the date on
which be would call the matter up in the
House. Since issuing his manifesto to
that effect be has changed his mind and
decided to wait until the general APP
preparation bills are disposed Of. As
this will postpone action until the
heated term " settles down upon the
concrete avenues and streets Of the city
it Is not likely that members will stay
to discuss q measure, the fate OF which
has been forestalled by count of noses
Both the tariff and free-traders express
themselves satisfied, in view of the
labor troubles prevailing, that the agi-
tation Of this question, without hope Of
accomplishing results, would do no
good, while it might do great deal of
harm.
The Military Committee monopolized
the business Of the House to-day, the
river. and-harbor men not being able TO
muster strength to get the floor to COM
plete the passage of their bill.
COURT OF CLAIMS.
The court Of claims have sent its
findings of facts in the case Of William
Lavery, Of Virginia, against the United
States. From this it appears that
claimant occupied during and since the
war the farm Of James W. Gusts,
known as Oakland FARM" in War
wick county. The owner was men,
Der of the Virginia Legislature, and
army officers in receipts given claim
ant for property taken described
it as property "taken from es-
tate Of James W. Gusts, now
member Of the Virginia (rebeD Legs
lature and occupied by William Lavery,
late overseer." The Bureau for the Re-
lief Of Freedmen and Refugees took pos
session of the estate as abandoned pro-
perry, and leased it to claimant for Sl75
a year. The Court then rules that the
property taken belonged to Lavery and
not to Gusts, and that it has not been
paid for. The amount Of the claim is
but 1857.
BRIEFS.
In the Senate to-day Senator Malone
submitted an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill appropriating
100000 for submarine cable from
Cape Charles to Cape Henry. The
Senator also presented the petition Of
the Petersburg Knights Of Labor against
the free-ship bill.
The Ways and Means Committee re-
ported Mr.. Anderson's bill in relation
to bonded warehouses back without
amendment and recommended its pas
sage.
in his testimony before the Pan
Electric investigating committee Mr..
George F. Jones, Of the New York
Times, stated from the witness-stand
that the World, SIM, and Erening Post
had been subsidized by the Bell Com
pany.
Hon. W. L. Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, has been invited to lecture be-
fore the literary society of Hampden-
Sidney College.
Congressman Libby returned to-day
from a visit to Norfolk. He reports
the politicians getting ready for the
campaign.
WAR CLAIMS.
The Committee on War Claims of the
House recommend the cutting Of the
claim of John Montgomery and I. Il.
Williams down from s2,9l7 to $4,000.
The claimants owned tavern and farm
at the Virginia end Of the Long bridge,
which was taken possession of by
troops during the late war.
The House Committee on Private
Land Claims will probably report ia.
yorably on Mr.. Barbour's bill for the
relief Of the legal representatives OF
Smith. Major Smith was a
deputy Acknowledgement in the Vir-
sinia Continental line during the Revo-
lutionary war. The heirs reside in
Prince George county and the amount
involved is 1888 acres of land subject
to private entry at sl.25 per acre.