Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-09
RANDALL'S BILL.
IT'S PROFESSIONALISM AMOUNT OF Re
DUcrIoN PROPOSED.
The Pilots-Ths Library Committee In
Quandsry-Gsnsral shisldss Swords
Other Notes.
rrom our Rerular cor..pondentl


other Notes.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March Sowing to
some changes determined upon at the
last minute Mr.. Randall's bill has not
yet been cent to the printer, though 1t
may be tonight. II is reported that the
wool men have agreed to support his
bill, although it is not what they wanted.
which was the restoration of the former
high duties. The reduction of the GUS
toms duties, under Mr. Randal's bill,
will amount to about S25, 900, 600, and
internal-revenue taxes will be reduced
between $50, 5000 aud $50, 900, 600,
making the aggregate reduction about
the same as that of the bill agreed on
by Mr.. Mills and his friends.
The pilots have apparently succeeded
in defesting any legislation 10y Congress
this session on the subject Of compulsory
pilotsge. Mr. Hatch. from the Com
mittee on Merchant Marine. this after
noon reported the bill abolishing COM
pulsory pilotage adversely. Mr.. Ding
ley, OF Maine, the author of the bill, who
has led the fight for it for several years
past, presented minority report, and
will make an effort to call up the bill
and have it passed Notwithstanding
the adverse report Of the majority, but
he will have bard work to do this.
Captain Ambrose Snow, Of New York,
representing the ship-owning interests OF
that city, is here ,ndeavoring TO obtain
a favorable report on the bill of Mr.
Cummings granting subsidy OF thirty
cents per ton for each ], 200 miles sailed
to United States vessels engaged in the
foreign trade for ten years, and at the
expiration OF that time twenty-seven cents
per ton for another term OF nine years.
captain Snow is very sanguine Of success,
and claims that the committee now stand
equally divided-6 to 6-not counting
Mr.. Morse, Of Boston, who is not COM
United either way. Captain Snow thinks
that the merchants of Boston will bring
sufficient pressure on MIR. Morse to Sc
cure his vote for the bill. All the Demo
Gratis on the committee except Cum
mings and Morse are opposed to the bill
and all the Republicans are for it.
INA oUANDABY.
The Library Committee is in guam
Diary. Some time ago Senator Hoar ap-
piled 10 the Massachusetts, Historical
Society TO suggest the names of the four
Frenchmen who were worthiest to be
grouped in bronze around the statue OF
General Lafayette. The contract re-
uuires that the statue shall be OF bronze,
and that it shall be surrounded by four OF
Lafayette's compatriots. The Historical
Society referred the subject to a commit
tee OF which Mr. Robert c. Winthrop
was chairman, and they selected Ro-
chambeau, de Grasse, the Baron VIC
mesnil, and the Marquis st. Simon. The
Library Committee approve the selec-
ton of Rochambeau aud de Grasse, but
they are inclined to prefer the Count
dEstaing and General Duportail, who
was Washington's chief of engineers, to
Viomesnil and st. Simon. If it were
possible the most graceful way to solve
the problem would be TO increase the
number Of subordinate statues from four
to six, and thus embrace them all. 1t is
hard to discriminate.
Senator Daniel introduced in the Sen
ate to-day bill appropriating $40, 900 to
build an iron bridge over Mill creek. be-
tween Fortress Monroe and Elizabeth
City county. Also, bill TO place the
name of William Patterson on the pen
sion-roll.
BUYING SWORDS.
The House to-day voted $4,000 to
purchase OF his widow and children the
two swords presented TO the late Major
General James Shields-one by the State
of Illinois and one by south Carolina-in
recognition OF his services in the Mexi-
can War. General Shields, though an
Irishman born, represented three States,
Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri, in the
United States Senate. He was the hero
of three wars, and was wounded three
times. Several eulogies we're delivered
by various members of the House, and
Mr.. Tillman, of South Carolina, followed
them with An eloquent tribute to the
brave old soldier, which he concluded
very appropriately by an sllusion to the
fact that in the civil war General Shields
had acknowledgement one ofthe States South
Carolina that bad presented him asword,
and said : There is not q coiporals
guard south of the Potomac that hsrbors
i'll feeling toward him for that action.
When a man is willing to stand up and
be shot at and risk his life for the sake
of his convictions, he is entitled not only
to the charity, but to the respect and adj
miration of every honest man." The
House, on both sides, heartily spplauded
the sentiment. Among the audience in
the gallery was General William b.
Taliaferro, Of Gloucester county, Va.
who served as lieutenant under General
Shields in the Mexican war.
Richmond may look out for a food of
visitors shortly. Over 700 residents OF
Northern New York are now here seeing
the sights OF the national capital. They
were at the Capitol to-day and filed the
galleries Of both Houses. They are on
a ten days trip, in which they propose
to take in this city, Richmond, Peters
burg, and other points of historical in
terest in Virginia. They have chartered
three special trains, forty cars, including
fourteen sleepers, for their accommoda-
ton.