Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-29
WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENTS vEroEs HAVING A,
GOOD EFFECT.
A Ripple Of Amussment-hr. Libbev and
the knights Of Labor-Personais
and Briefs.
iF,om Our Regular Correspondent


IFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, juno 2s.-Ths Pre-
sident's veto messages evidently had
good effect on the legislators. The
number Of pension bills developed by
the call Of States was less than on any
since the war. Mr.. Libbey
succeeded in striking . blow ct the
Knights Of Labor by the introduction
Of an amendment to section 525S Of
the Revised Statutes in the form of an
additional proviso to the effect that
any person or persons guilty Of OBJ
structing the handling of freight, or the
transportation Of freight and passengers
between two or more States, shall,
on conviction, be imprisoned one year
or fined $500, or both, at the discretion
of the Court. Mr. Reid, Of North Caro-
lima, put in resolution for the print
ing Of 1000 copies of the Agricultural
Departments report Of the wool and
sheep exhibition held ct Philadelphia,
and MIR. Bennett, of North Carolina,
introduced bill to pay Iredell Mears,
deputy collector Of customs at Will
miDgton, s6l2 stolen from his safe,
and which he made good to the Govern
ment. Mr.. Rsndall's tariff bill, upon
which public interest has centered
since Horizontal William was de-
feated, was put in to-day, and went to
the Committee on Ways and Means,
where it will probably be pigeonholed
until next winter. General Wheeler
introduced o resolution providing that
on and after Monday next the hour Of
meeting Of the House shall be 1890 A..
NJ. and the sitting continue until $3.50.
The Committee on Public Buildings,
through its chairman, Mr.. Dibble, Of
South Carolins, by resolution asked the
House for two evening sessions for the
consideration Of its business. The mat
ter was referred to the Committee on
Rules, where it will probably remain.
A little ripple Of amusement was caused
by o resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Ciyil-Service Reform to invssti-
gate congressman who are soliciting
funds for the Democratic Congressional
Committee. The above embraced about
all the business of note developed by
the call, which was completed inside Of
twenty minutes, and the House went
into Committee Of the Whole on the
sundry civil bill, two hours gene
raj debate being allowed on the
pending clause-relating to the
preemption Of lands in the West. The
Occidental orators are making the
chamber resonant with the wrongs OF
land. grabbers and settlers in the do.
main of the untamed and unterrified
cowboy. 1t is expected vote will be
reached on the bill tomorrow after.
noon.
In the Senate to-day bill was intro.
duced to permit John F. Chamberlain
to erect hotel a. Fort Monroe, sub
ject to the permission of the General
Assembly of Virginia.
Mr.. Spooner introduced an amend
ment to be tackled on to the sundry
civil bill when it comes ovel
from the House to enable the Sc
cretary of War to prepare suitable
plans for Lincoln-Grant monuments
bridge from Observatory Point, in tn
city Of Washington, across the Potoma
river to Arlington gate, and appro
PIRATES 10000 for that purpose. Th'
Senate devoted the morning hour t.
that portion of the post.ofIice appro
priation bill relating to the subsidy fol
carrying foreign mails, which is in con-
ference.
Captain Samuel Wilson, Of Prince
George county, is in the city.
Frank Pinckney Clark, Of Virginia
a theological student, is in the city.
ii. X. Howard, Of West Virgin
Charles A. Hutchinson, Of Poi,t Plea
SAINT, Va. II. II. Tate, Of North Caro-
lima; William NJ. Farrar and Miss n
ii. Farrar, Of Farmville, Va, are a
the Metropolitan and 5. S. Turner, o
Virginia, is at the National.
A petition signed by $4,000 citizens
of California was hauled to the Capito
to-day and presented to Congress to ex
clude Chinese from Uncle Sans do
minion.
In the course OF the debate on tn
sundry civil bill this afternoon Hon. L
E. Payson, Republican from Illinois
paid q glowing tribute to COMMISSIONS
Sparks, for which be received gene
rous bestowal of applause from boil
sides Of the chamber.
Mr.. Tucker is o member Of the com
mittee appointed by the Tariff Reform
Democrats to prepare an address L
the country.
The appropriation bills are to hav
the right Of way in the House until dis
posed of, and then the land forfeitur
measures will be taken up and passed
Naval-Academy-C Cadets George 10y
all and j. W. Sims, of Virginia, hav
resigned.
The Senate Committee on Appropris
tions has stricken out the provision i
the legislative bill providing for the put
lication Of the Rebellion Record. Nin'
teen books have already been printed
but the senator's have discovered tn,
the 4" Lost Cause" is being eulogizet
Rase-R BALL Yesterday.