Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-19
WAR IN THE HOUSE.
ANOTHER GREAT EXPORT TO REVIVE
THE DEAD PAST.
George .. wise Makes IL Rather Warm 'or
Hepbarn- Appropriations for Viz
ein.a- Personal Notes
Co.., o,,r nernlar corre.ponaen..l

w.su,SaroS. June IL. There WAS
not a bakers dozen Of members on the
t,oor Of the House this morning when
the hind Chaplain delivered his invocs-
t;on The statesmen dropped in by
twos and thrces, however, and ~ high
noon there was quorum present.
Among the preliminary business was a
;o;nt resolution, which was referred to
The Committee on Ways and Means,
providing tina. the Speaker Of the House
and the President pro tempore OF the
Senate declare their respective houses
adjourned without day July Sd, at IL
NJ. The House then went into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the nayal-ap-
preparation bill. 1t was we'll that it
was obligatory on the reading clerk to
announce the title Of the bill from the
desk. as that was the only index
10 the matter under discussion.
Mr.. Boutelle, Of Maine, took the
floor and yielded to Mr.. Hep.
burn, Of Iowa, who took General
Wheeler's assault on Edward NJ. STAN
ton as text to continue bis TRADE Of
last evening against the South. lie
was interrupted early in his speech by
MIR. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, who read
lengthy letter written by Stanton
twenty-five years ago to his spiritual
adviser, in which be confessed what a
great man be was and how much Cen
eral Mcclellan deserved to have been
courtmartisled for disobeying his or
ders. The letter reading concluded
Mr.. Hepburn continued his raid upon
the enssDguined fields OF the past I'M
ill his time expired. A desth-like
stiffness fell upon the House when ne
sat down, lasting for several seconds,
until broken by cries Of "Vote "
"Vote :" Before going into committee
an agreement had been made to continue
the general debate four hours. In view
of this extraordinary proceeding the
chairman issued provisional instruc-
lions to the Clerk to begin the reading
of the bill by sections for amendment.
At this uncture the tall figure Of Hon.
George ID. Wise Strengthened itself up.
and that gentleman took the floor. lie
said that be was sorry General Wheeler
had given the opposition an oppertu-
nity TO iasten such TRADE against the
South on to bill making an appropria-
ton for the navy that he Wise had
received q petition from the Grand
Army Of the Republic, signed by
its members in all sections Of
the Union, appealing to the south
ern members to secure for them
an increase Of pensions that he
and his fellow-members had received
the petition in the same fraternal spirit
in which it was sent them. He then
severely commented on the conduct Of
Mr.. Hepburn and bis ilk in continually
flinging insults at the South, while the
brave men who accepted peace and fell
lowship at the close Of the war were APP
pealing to them for increasing benefits.
Mr.. Wise then tsuntingly alluded to the
war record Of the gentleman from Iowa,
and then dropping the war made
strong speech in favor of the bill under
consideration.
The sundry civil appropriation bill,
just reported to the House, contains the
following items of interest to Virginia
For the courthouse and post-oflice at
Lynchburg, for the approaches COM
plete, exclusive Of iron fence, s. 500
for Winter-Quarter Shoal light-ship,
$4,000; for Cape Charles light-station,
purchasing land and protecting site at
the entrance to Chesapeake bay, s2O,-
600; salaries Of superintendent on the
coast Of Delaware, Maryland, and Viz
ginia, one at 81 500; Virginia and North
Carolina, IL, 800; to remove light and
fog-bell on Bush Bluff, near Norfolk,
$4,000; for the support of the artillery
school at Fortress Montroe, 5000.
The bids for the furniture for the
public building at Goldsboro', N. e.,
opened yesterday afternoon at the
Treasury Department, were as follows ::
Thomas KANE & Co., Chicago,
s2,276.75; f. f. Swing & Co., Chica-
go, s2,G03; John Moore, Syracuse, n.
y, s2,4l7; R. d. Moore & Bros,
s3,045.34 George Vallman, s5,5lG.SO ;
Carsley Il East, Chicago, 81, 9l6.50
Hussey Il Sons, Buffalo, n. Y, -, 423
A. II. Andrews Il Co., Chicago,
s2,545.5O; Phoenix Manufacturing
Company, Grand Rapids, Mich,
s2,li9.54; Robert Mitchell & Co.,
Cincinnati, s2,590.27.
The tariil-reformer in the House are
very bitter in their criticisms of Con-
gresham Morrison, and are trying to
shift the responsibility for the defeat OF
their pet scheme upon his want of tact
in management. 1t is claimed that his
obstinate position in regard to the duty
on wool cost him several votes.
For two days during the present week
the Republicans had control Of the
House. owing to Democratic absentee.
ism. They succeeded in Committee OF
the Whole in warping the legislative
appropriation bill out Of shape, very
materially increasing the total amount
involved in the bill, and changing its
features to suit themselves. The De-
mocrsts, however, rallied when the bill
came back to the House from the Com
mittee Of the Whole, struck out the
committee amendments, and passed II
in good form.
Captain Charles Fauntleroy, Of Lees
burg, Mr.. Barton Meyers and Mr.
Guy, Of Norfolk, were at the Capito
to-day.
j. Z. Gibson has petitioned the Be
nate for commission 70 draft a Fede
raj code OF procedure.
Hon. Samuel j. Randall with
smiling face and a new imported straw
hat, was visitor in the Senate chamoe'
this afternoon.
Secretary Lamar spent some time Of
the floor Of the House to-day.
Mr.. r. NJ. Mayo and Miss Z. b
Mayo, Of Virginia; A. d. Parr, o
Richmond, and A. B. Brown, OF Nor
folk, are at the National.
The House Committee on Commerce
has reduced the appropriation for tn,
Yellow Fever G Commission from s2o,OO'
A. am OnO