Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-28
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
orr WASHINGTON LETTER.

A disappointment u.Isadiua Speeches
sssas-rhc cuosuee OF a bankrupt Law
Personal notes.
(t1om Ous Regular Correspondent
AsHINGToN. ID. c., February 81.
The announcement few days ago that
Mr.. Wise would take the opportunity
to-day TO reply TO Mr.. Brady drew TO
the galleries Of the Representatives,
hall a large crowd, who expected to be
entertained by caustic speeches and
sharp personalities by the two Virginia
congressman. The fact that Mr.. Wise
had decided to defer bis speech was no,
generally known at the Capitol until
late in the day.
The whole day was given up to
speeches on any subject that members
chose to discuss and this will be the
Saturday programme for several weeks.
Apparently this is a great waste of
time, but it affords members chance
to make speeches that they would get
in some time, and il permitted TO shoot
them in the air the House will be saved
from much loss Of time while in ex-
ecutive session. Silver and pensions
were the themes Of most Of the orators
to-day.
General Joe Wheeler. Of Alabama,
has purchased twelve thousand pack
sges Of seeds for distribution among his
constituents. II frequently happens
that representatives from cities give
:beir allowance Of seeds from the De-
pAItment Of Agriculture to other con-
greSsmen, or to outside parties, who
sell them TO members from country dis
trictS.
Mr. Carter, the Hawaiian Minister,
and his counsel, ex-Secretary Boutwell,,
Of Massachusetts,, are trying to persuade
the Ways and Means Committee to re-
port against the abrogation Of the lIa-
waiisn treaty, the benefits Of which are
monopolized by wealthy syndicate Of
Dutch residents Of the Sandwich Islands.
The New York and Boston men who
are so anxious for the enactment of
national bankrupt law are very much
discouraged by the disposition shown
by votes in the Judiciary Committee to
mutilste the Collins bill. Two amend
ments have been adopted which they
say very materially lessen the value Of
the proposed Law, aud if the committee
goes on as 1t has begun it will scarcely
be worth while to report it to the House.
Mr.. Hepburn, Of that committee, has
made a canvass in the House, and
claims that a majority are opposed to
the enactment of any bankrupt law.
When Mr.. Tucker is asked what is the
prospect for the bill in his committee
he shakes his head omnously.
There are four candidates for the
office Of recorder of deeds in the Dis
tIict Of Columbia, which is now held
by Fred. Douglass. One comes from
North Carolina, one from Pennsylva-
MIA. and two from Illinois. One of the
Illinois applicants, Charles Nelson, is
genuine negro in color and appearance,
but is a very intelligent man, and the
representative Of his district in Con-
gress says he can make very good
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rent political topics Of the day. lie is
a bricklsyer and contractor. was born
in Illinois and educated in the common
schools Of that State. lie speaks Ger
man and English iluently and correctly.
Among his hackers for the appoint
ment are Ex-Governor Palmer, General
McClernand, and Judges Treat and
Creighton.
Among the Virginians in the city are
John n. 0pie, of StauntOn; William
r. Alexander, Of Winchester; Major
Jed. Hotchkiss, and d. S. Pierce.
Mrs. W. p. Mcclure, of Winchester,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Tucker.
New post-ofices are established at
McNeely, Rockingham county, n. O.,
and lack, ROckbridee county, Va.
POstmasters commissioned Virginia
Joseph X. Pendleton, Cuckoo; Marga-
ret ii. Sanders, Glendale; Booker P.
Lindsay, Rodes. North Carolina
Horace NJ. Coy. BlOunt's Greek; Will
liam r. Nicholson, Eagle Mills.