Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-08
WASHINGTON.
"A BITTER DEBATE IN THE HOUSE
PREVENTED.
General wheelsr's Attack on Secretary
s,anton-A Lively Tine Expected
To.pay-Personal Notes.
,r,o,,, nm, ,egular Corrcspondcnt.l


u,,s.,,,.rox .tune THE absence OF
.,,ncr,I Whcel,r from his scat in the House
this rooroino preyeutcd one OF the most
hitter debates that BIAS cnaracterized The
,,rcsent Congress. Al the session held on
Fy,dsy night lor the consideration OF pen
go S,ils General Wheeler took the occa-
80, 90 make a bitter assault on the Official
80 - the late Edward NJ. Stanton, Lin
eotn's S,ctetary Of War. The speech was
n,fricd In sunday mornings Record. Mr..
Reilly. Of Pennsylvania. after the read
in0 q. tho Journal. arose TO gues-
ton Of privilege. and after eulo-
cfzine the dead secretary 10 very extraya-
gant terms moved :bat the speech OF
General Wheeler be expupgcd from the
permanent records OF the HOuse. aud that
The Public Printer be ordered not 10 print
any more copies 81 the speech. Mr.. Her
bert, OF Alabama, In view OF the absence
of General Wheeler, succeeded in hanging
the motion M until tomorrow, when 10 Is
expected the General will re present TO de-
fend himself. Mr.. Henderson, the ensan-
guiDed shirt-wayer from Iowa, then took
the nooF and accused Mr.. wheeler oil
changing his speech, but this matter was
also put over. 4 lively squabble II antici-
rated when the subject comes up to-mor-
her do not sympaihize with the Ala
bama statesman In bis fight on Stanton,
and would IL IL was possible treat him the
same rs Grant wished 70 treat Butler during
the war" Bottle him up" Mr.. Wheeler
brings the same dash and daring INTO the
House that be did on the field n cavalry
CAPTAIN, which is poor policy for himself
and places those who are hts friends in
bSd pC Sition.
Mir. Bland, Of Missouri, the silver cham
pion, started IN as an Obstructionist during
The call OF states by calling for the reading
OF bills and raising questions on their
reference 10 committees. II was sly
move on the legislative cbecker-board 10
checkmaie bill 10 divide the State
Of Missouri into judicial districts. To-
day being suspensiOa-day, aud this bill
being second on the list, compromise
was finally effected by the withdrawal oil a
call for q quorum, and Mr.. Bland car
ried bis point. Nr. MahOney, OF New
YORK. introduced resolutions endorsing the
Gladstone Government In England, and
moved its reference 70 the Committee on
Labor, il being charged by Mr.. ONeiil, OF
the committee, that Perry Belmont would
rocket the resolutions should they be sent
10 Hclmont's Committee on Commerce.
Under the call OF States Mr.. Bennett, OF
North Carolina, introduced bills FOR the re-
lief Of J. NJ. Bevans, postmaster at Abe
marie: George Is. Hanna, late melter at the
United states ASSAY Office at Charlotte, and
&. j. COwles, late assayer IN charge
az the assay Office nj ChlrlOtte,
North Carolina; also, bill for
the rcliet Of a. NJ. Anderson and
Others. Mr. Barbour introduced bill
IN preyent the adulteration Of food In the
District Of Columbia; also, ts create a
beard Of audit 10 adjust all claims for spe-
cal damage 20 real estate 10y reason Of pub
lie improvements in the District OF Coium.
lia: asc, 4 bill 10 amend the charter OF
the Ana,Ostia and PotOmac-i;ivcr Railway
Company: also, n bill for The relief Of
Louisa kearney, and one for the relief OF
George A. Nowlan. Mr.. Daniel intro
duced bill 10 carry into effect the interna-
fional convention of March 4, 1881, FOR the
protection 81 submarine cables. In the
Senate Mr.. Malone introduced an amend
mrni 10 the >undry civil appropriation Dill,
appropriaiing $4,000 TO enlarge and COM
IlCte the HarrisOnbuTg public building.
Nj. J. Bell BIGGER, Clerk Of the House OF
Delegates Of Virginia, is in the city.
Henry &. Allen. II Woodstock, district
attorney. is doing the capital.
u. = gitkrs thltoi W buN A 80 ~'NN-'' -
in the city.
Mr.. O'lIara, Of North Carolina, to-day
presented the petition Of the Teachers AS
ISOLATION II Northampton county, Tor the
passage OF the educational bill.
General Singleton, OF the House Library
Committee. IA thoroughly disguised with
the creed exhibited by the people owning
the proposed site for a library building.
The properly was assessed at 100000, the
oWDeIs filing their protests that That was
too high They now refuse 10 take SJ5),-
coo for the property, and Mr.. Singleton
threatens 10 present bill changing the site
10 the extreme western part Of the city.
The spat between Mr.. Crisp, OF Georgia,
and Mr.. Holman. Of Indiana, on saturday
did not appear in the ReoOrd Is savage as
il really was. the proofs Of the remarks
al these gentlemen having been referred TO
MIR. Randall TO De toned down by that gen.
tleuan. Mr.. Crisp this morning made
neat apology 10 Mr.. Holman on the noor,
which the latter most gractouSly accepted
Captain 4. L. Frayser. OF Richmond, Is
here visiting sick relative.
j. A. Campbell, Of Wheeling, W. Va, Is
Of The National.
William Polcys and James Bowman. Of
Lincoln county, W. Va, have been arrested
for dclrauding Valentine Dunlap, pen
siOncr. out OF $40.
Senator Kcnna has formally accepted The
chairmsnship 81 the Democratic Consre-
siCLll Committee.