The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-22
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
THE NEGRO SUFFRAGE BILL.


rs IL comes FROM the House by decided mao
rity. l notice that some shrewd politicians
mold out the IDEA that President johnson viii
veto IL. They assume this rs n matter Of
policy, because they are unwilling TO suffer the
impression TO be made on the public mind that
the President is really 10 cooperate with the
radical majority of Congrcss-perhaps also
temporary power, which At the next elections
may be overthrown. Many others believe that
the President will sign the bill upon the consi-
Iteration that the District is not State, but
Is placed under the exclusive jurisdiction OF
Congress, which body has right 10 legislate
for the District In every particular. There Is
no doubt that Congress can lcgislate upon the
subject of tho municipal government OF the
District, and they will probably follow up this
measure by 4 law providing that the councils
OF the cities and the Levy Court shall be COM
posed in due proportion Of negroes .-CoTTts-
p0adence BdtGaOTt Sua.
Another correspondent of the Stsa says:
Prominent radical Senators, much TO my
surprise, say that the House negro suffrage
bill will pass the Senate like n fash An
inside Republican says that the only amend
ments they will make to ii viii be provisions,
In the way of penalties, for keeping negroes
from the polls, and things Of that sort. The
latter Is Il coldly ironical view, with probably
TOO much of the spirit of trnth in IL. / believe
the President will veto the House bill If it
comes 10 him, and | have no idea that the
requisite wo-thirds vote could be got III the
Senate, If, indeed, in the House, TO make IL
law under constitutional provisions.
The Radicals seem intent on making negro
suffrage general, north and south. If they are
defeated in respect 10 this District, then their
bitterness will be augmented against the South
and reconstruction. They fell confident about
carrying the elections by the howl they can set
up TO the effect that if the Southern members
are admitted, they, with the Democrats, will
20 III for repudiation of the national debt
Colonel Forncy announces that the tissue Is
made up for the country by the passage of the
negro suffrage bill by the Senate. Mr.. Wade
made IL 4 national issue
NEGRO JURORs AND VOTERS.
Lawyers here differ in opinion rs 10 the
legal effect of the bill which has passed Con-
gress upon rights of the black and colored
voters 10 sit on jures and to hold offices in tile
District. One of the most eminent Senators
holds that, when the law shall take effect, the
freedmen voters must be admitted 10 serve on
juries and are also eligible TO any corporation
office. In the event of n close election
between two candidates for the mayoralty, the
negro vote will hold the balance; and rs TO the
councils compromises may be made by which
one third of the members may be blacks or
mulattoes. But a Congress which has pressed
this matter OF negro equality So far Will not
hesitate 10 press il further.
Personal.
Ex. Governor Aiken, OF South Carolina
James =. Gibbs, his private secretary, and
Major General Seth Williams, United States
Army, arrived At the Ebbitt House Friday
morning.
Hon. Benjamin G. Harris is detained al his
home, in Maryland, 10y injuries received from
tail on the ice
Hon Simon Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, at
Wizards.
Mrs. Lincoln has been authorized by Con-
gress touse the franking privilege.
information has been received here OF the
death yesterday, at Tcrre Haut", Ind, from
apoplexy, of Hon. John G. Davis, for many
years 4 member Of Compensation, I9M.
PENSIONS.
Tie House Committee on Pensions has deci.
ded not to recommend an increase in the
amount Of pension money PAID TO olhcers
widows while so many soldiers widows receive
only eight dollars per month. wise concln'
sion.
NEW FITTY-CrNT MOLE.
The new fiftv-ceut note was to-day issued by
the Treasury Department. The new issue is
similar 10 the old one in size, ana differs from
il only in the substitution OF ailnely-engraNed
picture of General Spinner III place OF eX-
Treasurer FessenQen, and slightly III lis TYPO
graphical appearance. II il the desire OF the
Department 10 call in al old notes Of the demo-
miuation mentioned, in order 10 redeem The
genuine and destroy the immense amount OF
counterfeit fifty cent fractional currency
CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENT FROM THE SOUTH
EES srATEs.
The Committee on Claims report in favor OF
throwing out all claims growing ont OF the
rebellion. The amount of these claims rolls mp
so fearfully that their payment Will require
more money than the country can 1ufhisR.
The public debt would be doubled by their pay
ment In the opinion of the committee, the
establishment o precedent in their payment
would be very dangerous.
R N. I. HUNTER AND TWO MULES.
r. NJ. L. Hunter, OF Virginia, has recently
made application to the Treasury Tor the can
collation. OF Il note which he gave to the special
agent of the Department for the redemption OF
two mules, abandoned property OF The Con-
federacy, which were seized and exposed for
sale by the said agent. The note coming due
on the Isl instant, X. NJ. I. Hunter pleads
for its cancellation on the ground that h. sus-
tanned great losses from both armies during
the late war.
THE sEMNEs TRIAL.
The trial OF Semmcs, commander Of the Ala
bana it is unders TODD, viii be commenced III 4
very few days. The members TO compose the
court and the witnesses also are III the city;
but the present delay is caused by the prepa-
ration OF the evidence.
PARDoNs.
The granting OF pardonS has temporarily
ceased, owing TO the President having directed
that no more applications he lalu before MN
until further orders.
THE NEW JERSEY sENAToRsHIP.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will make
4 ma ority report i'll favor OF the sitting Sena-
tor, Mr.. Stockton, of New Jersey, holding his
seat. The report will undoubtedly be adopted
by the Senate.
WHAT GOVERNOR AIKEN WANTS.
He SAYS that the negroes are doing nothing,
and that the new crop is likely TO be entirely
failure unless something is done 10 compel
the negroes to work. He has been appointed
to come here and lay the matter before the
President and General Grant and see if some
means cannot be devised 10 remedy The diff
Guilty.
SUMNER oCTDoSE.
Hon G.. W. Julian, of Indiana, received AT
Washington, during the past week, enclosed i'll
n threatening letter, large piece of negro
scalp, with the hair attached.
SUMNER INDICATED.
clerk in the Quartermaster- G enerals
office, Washington, named Jones, remarked
the other day, on hearing of the threats OF
assassination 10 Senator Sumner, that he was
not exactly in favor of decdpitatioR, but he
would like TO see him sent 10 his long home
The Secretary of War, on hearing of ii, imme-
diately dismissed him from the service.
RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS
The respectable sum of upwards of eighty
seven million OF dollars was received last week
from customs at the principal ports OF the
United States.
Loss OF A STEAAER-DEsTRrcTIo OR ONE