Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-15
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE REGULAR CALL OF STATES FOR
BILLS.
District xa,,ers-Ths Blair Biii-rhe
Virginia Dobt-KOrrisOn and Grand
Army Men,
49,, Nm, p.sulsr con~pondent.l

prom Our Regular Corfe~i"""o""'
w,suNoToS. June 1.-The bill 10 Tor
-, - ,,,'ss,,ea lands Of the Atlantic and
~, 80. rail,osd came up IN toe House to-
49,, t,,r,c5,a,ely after the reading OF the
SS;,rnoI on A :, nate amendment Thereto
a ,,cyjaily decreasing the amount OF the
1or,,tmre. Mr.. hckac made strong
mech AGAINST the amendment bus the
LIND, lgnds Committee and the House
,ool issue With him gId the amendment
vss adoyicd. The regular order being
Iii 81 states Tor bills, there was very
m,rxed decrease In the number presented
ccppaIcd with the last bill day. Mr.. Bar
hour. - virginia, introduced two mea-
sure, of interest Ia The District 81 Columbia,
spd Mr.. Caben introduced pension bill,
which completed the work Of the Virgins
doica alton. Mr.. Reid. Of North Carolina.
introduced bill providing for the comp'e-
zion u the public building NJ G0ldsborO'.
Mr.. Hewitt. %, New York. presented =
Joint resolution providing a congressional
commission 10 devise ways and mems to
celebrate the ceutsnnill Of the United states
.ud TIE Inauguration 81 President wash
ington. several CURRENCY and silver mea-
sufCs were presented, which completed The
Id Of those % general interest. Sr. Ear
hours COMMITTEES on the District Of COum-
lila having The right 81 way under the rule'
for The day. was not sntagoniZed by any
other measures, but there was general dis
position on the par 81 the members 10
ritter away the time without acc >mpiish-
ing any results. This l. probably the last
day the District will, have during the pre-
Stnt session, ard tho object OF these dila-
tory proceedings l. 20 prevent tue con-
Sidsraiion ~ the bill 10 charter the Traction
Streei.Railway Company. a bill to incor.
pcr1tc the NomCn's Christian Home came
over from tho last District day on ademand
for an ave and no vote, which was IN
sisted o. ~ al least 4 dozen members to-
daV. although the bil itself y one OF no IN
icrcs' wbato,cr % anybody outside the
tCfport0T>.
The senate continued the consideration
Of the NOIiEpIn.PAciiio land-grant for
lecture, senator Dolph, Of oregon, making
a sTecch in favor OF the company, and being
puncturCd with SDoity questions from the
democratic side of the chamber until he
lost his ten per.
An oui,oitunliy IS ~ be given 10 Presi-
dent II. {. Parsons, 81 the Ohio aud North
Carolina Railroad Company, 10 appear be-
Ioie the House Judiciary Committee and
make an argument in favor OF the Brady
lin on the virginia debt. Mr.. Parsons
vrote NiT. Brady asking him ~ secure an
on,otiurity for hin and q committee OF
tnrnace.,ncn to bo beard on this subject.
The DAY Tor the hearing has not yet been
fixed.
The Committee on Labor will make
strong cforl 10 secure day for considera-
ton of lis business in the House. Should
fhev De- successful the committee will NOT
bc able o. bring upthe educational blll, as
4, -. 10 Ia nh
fo q surcial order. II Is clNimed that the
Committee on Education will now force
The Blair Till TO tho front, but not much
stock I, taken in this clam. Some OF the
strongest opposition to the bill comes fIom
me south, Tho Texas delegation, under the
lead Of Reagan, being a unit against the
iii.
several members who voted against the
nlccmarrarlne bill have received notice
that they have been black-llstcd by their
constituents. Notably is this true NJ west
orn members.
judge u. 4. Grim>ey and eX-Judge
John W. Bel 81 CuipepCr, aud Mr.. II. y.
Miller of Klppah2nnocs, were at the Capt.
tol today.
4 Joint resolution was presented in the
Senate to-day for a commission Of nav Al
officers 10 bee appointed 10y the Secretary Of
tlc Navy 10 select = sta for a naval station
on the Pacific coast. The preamble TO the
resolution I, very lengthy, and recit's IN
datpil The liability OF both the Atlantic aud
Pacific coasts TO be bounced upon by a
foreign nation, and 4 great destruction OF
property result.
The IMPRESSION prevails that the uDcon-
fr1ncd Virginia appointments now before
the senate Committees are 10 be beld back
for the benefit u senator Malone, who, II
he cannot rule Virginia, will at least give
A. much trouble TO the people OF that State
NJ he can. Having accomplished the reiec-
ton Of The postmaster At Lynchburg, he
now has permission 10 ssnd for persons
srd pa2er- i'm the case of Mr.. Glennan, Of
Norfolk, who has not yet been confirmed
~ postmaster at that place.
one day last week delegation OF the
Grand Army 81 the Republic called on
Speaker Carlisle to advance The interests OF
the Blair pension bill. Mr.. Carlisle received
them cautiously, hut told them that Mr..
Morrison was opposed 20 the measure, sud
TINT they had better see him. The Speaker
then sent for Horizontal BILL who CO.
l0Tcd up when be came into the presence OF
tie soldier boys. lie cut Carlisle short IN
fhe introduction. however, 10y saying:
ayes: know these mcn-their object and
their organization. have no use Tor any
oi them" With the remark, "Mr. Nor
nsou. YOU will bear from 100000 Grand
Army men at the next election the chiei
inumidator and bis followers withdrew.
II has arrived Of tue pass when the meinher
must 81, in Judgment in the case on "oalh
az Office rs. soldier Votes, D." and Morrison
ha, undoubtedly accepted the issue.
X. T.. Nelson, IT., Of Virginia, Is al The
National a. j. Galloway and James X.
Randall. of North Carolina Z. A. Ralne,
j. r. Raine. W. l.. Raine, and X. L. Bass,
Of Danyiilc, Va, are at the Metropolitan.
A large excursion party from Richmond
ere dong the city to-day.
Among the Presidents visitors today
was A blind soldier and his VITA, who
claimed 10 have walked from Missouri.