The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-16

THE "pLANn IN THE sENATE-AS EFFORT
TO M MADE To STRIKE OUT THE DfsFRAS-

THE "PLAN" IN THE sENATE-AN EFFORT
IN M MADE To STRIKE OUT THE DisFRAN-
CHIsEMENT SECTION.
There was general conference yester-
day of the members of the Reconstruction
Committee relative to the course TO be
pursued on the constitutional amendment,
which comes up in the Senate tomorrow.
The result seems to be that determined
effort will he made TO strike out the third
section, which DISTINGUISHES all rebels from
voting for the next four years. In its place
il is proposed to insert clause depriving
all officers of the Rebel Government from
ever holding an office under this Govern
ment. In this il will necessarily go to the
House for conc srrencc. 1t will, it is now
believed command 4 two-thirds vote in
that bodv.-Corespondence Of Nc,c York
Nelrs.
SAFE TRANsACTIoN-oN ONE SIDE.
Without the authority of law, President
Johnson, among his earliest acts OF recon
struction, ordered the sale of Government
railroads and railroad running stock, iron,
and materials to an enormous amount To
Southern men on credit; he directed the
or.ascrmasters in charge toturn over the
property and take the purchasers notes,
PAYABLE monthly, up to two years; the
value Of the property thus nomlnally sold,
but in reality given away, was probably
two hundred millions dollars. or course
the notes, as they fell due, were not PAID
and il was never intended they should be
paid. They are under protest here to MIL
lions. The Government holds chattcl mort
cages on property, all in rebel hands; that
has been consumed in large part; IN part
has changed hands and the balance OF
which is used in defiant disregard of the
contract of purchase. The President re-
fuses to permit proceedings to compel pay
ment, or to recover possession OF any por-
ton of this immense amount OF the puDllc
property.-Ne,oY York Tribune.
The above is given for what it is worth &.
A SPLENDID HORSE FOR GENERAL GRANT.
A magnificent horse arrived here to-day,
which was sent by the Mexican General
Carvajal as a present to General Grant.
The horse is a descendant from pure Ara
bian stock, and is the same that General
Carvajal rode through all his campaigns.
MR.. SEWARD.
Secretary Seward left the city yesterday
evening for New York, and we understand
he also purposes visiting his home at Au-
burn.
CONGRESSIONAL SPECULATIONS.
Members have given up the plan of re-
cess, and some are very hopeful that the
session may be brought to close by the
end of June. The Senate will be willing
to adjourn and leave the field to the PreSl-
dent for the next five or six months, pro-
vided thew can force the passage of law
which will prohibit the President from re-
moving any of his radical opponents from
office, or appointing any in thcirplaces du-
ring the recess. They will, if possible, i'm
pose some check upon the exercise Of his
constitutional powers.
GENERAL GRANT FOR PRESIDENT.
The political movement in favor OF elect
ing General Grant as the next President
has met with wonderful success. The Re
publiCans of all shades accept the PROPOSE
ton as the best, if not only, mode OF Sc
curing their desired ends. That is the
COMPROMISE to be offered to the eleven
Southern States. The Republicans are to
! have the Presidency for the next term, and
the South may have restoration and repre-
scntation.-Iota, IN 5St''t.-------..------
LIST OF LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHT VESSELS
DISCONTINUED OR DESTROYED on TIE vIR-
GINA COAST, But WHICH HAVE BEEN RE-
ESTABLISHED BY THE LIGHTHOUSE BOARD
TIP TO THE lST MAY, 1866:
LyLt-houSeS.-Capc Henry, Crancy Isl
and, Naval Hospital, White Shoals, Point
of Shoals, Decpwatcr Shoals, Jordan $
Point, Back river, New Point Comfort,
Stingray Point Light-reS%elS.-Upper Ce-
dar Point, Lower Cedar Point, Smiths
Point, and Wolf Trap.
SHAREHOLDERS TAX.
Letters are received daily by the Comp
troler of the Currency from the officers OF
the national banks and others in all sec
tions of the country, urging the necessity
of legislation by Congress to protect them
from the additional shareholder tax i'm
posed by local authorities since the recent
decision of the Supreme Court, declaring
such tax permissible under the currency
act. They aver that the inevitable result
will he the winding up of a large number
of the national banks if special legislation
/ by Congress is not secured for their re-
/ licf.-ChrOniCie.
No CHOLERA At HALIFAX.
The Consul at Halifax, under date OF
/ the It'll instant, writes 10 the Department
/ of State that the cholera has disappeared
/ from the quarantine station, and that
within the last week no case has occurred
either in the city or its vicinity.