The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-27

strike out the words "Interest bearing"
making it read, "All the obligations of
the United States shall be redeemed in gold
or its equivalent" This makes the Ian
guage broader than when it came from the
House. They also strike out the proviso in
the first section. General schenck and o
majority of the Ways and Means Commit
tee accept the alterations of the Senate, as
it makes the measure Tin their judgment)
stronger. There is no doubt Of its passage,
but its fate with the President Is problem
atical.
THE BANKING BILL.
The banking bill, with Coburn's amend
ment, is hanging between the Houses. If
the House still refuses to have confer
ence committee on the Senate amendment,
movement will be made in the Senate to
pass the House bill, as it was defeated in
the Senate by but one vote.
THE SUPPLEMENTAL TAX BILL.
The Ways and Mesns Committee having
placed in the hands of Messrs. Hooper and
Allison, as sub committee, the supple
mental tag bill reported last summer, and
authorized the subcommittee to whip it
through at favorable moment, that mea-
sure may be looked for at any hour in the
House with Wsll-organizcd support, and
possibly enough votes to pass it. The bill
specially affects Whiskey and tobacco, and
the whiskey and tobacco men are here in
full force to lobby it through. They say
they have assurances Of passing the mea-
sure in the Senate, though the Finance
Committee has not discussed it.
SEATS OF THE GEORGIA MEMBERS
TO BE DECLARED VACANT.
The Reconstruction Committee meet to-
morrow at 10 o'clock to prepare report
Ito be announced by Mr.. Boutwell, in
stanter) recommending that the seats of the
Georgia members in the House be declared
vacant. This report will likely be adopt
ed, though there is to be minority report
The Georgia members have, up to this tine,
exercised all the functions and privileges
Of representatives, voting on all bills and
questions as other members.
DEBT STATEMENT FOR FEBRUARY.
The public debt statement for February
is to be published on the 4th of March.
THE OUTGOING CABINET.
On the 4th proximo the terms of Office Of
Secretaries McCulloch, Welles, Browning
Seward, and Postmaster General Randall
cease by virtue of their resignation, which
is to be presented to President Johnson on
the Sd proximo. 1t is not known whether
Mr.. Evarts will resign or not until his sue,
cessor is nominated and confirmed. There
will be but one more meeting Of the present
Cabinet, and that will take place next Tues
day. The meeting to-day lasted about three
hours.
WHAT GENERAL GRANT SAID TO MIR
MCCLURE.
1t was denied yesterday that Genera
Grant had said to Air. Mcclure that it wa!
true he GRANT was elected by a party
but that, nevertheless, he is "not the re-
preventative of political party" Be
cause Of this denial your correspondent re-
fused to include the report in his dis
patches, but to-day, on good authority, i
is said that General Grant did make the
remark substantially az set forth above.
FIGHT FOR OFFICE.
Quite q batch of Republican politicians
from Louisiana have arrived here to have
the Federal Offices in that State, and espc
cially in New Orleans, distributed among
! the faithful adherents OF the Radical party
! They are divided into two factions, between
whom there is warm strife going On fol
the ascendancy. One faction represent:
the 80 called carpet-baggers or recent i'm
portations to that State, the other is Of tht
old or native born politicians-anongs
them Graham, Heisbana, Heath, Tory
and Augamar. The latter faction seems t.
be the more powerful just now.
WALLACE.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAMs.
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HEXICO.
WAsHIyGToS, February 26.-The natu
ralization treaty With Mexico provides re
ciprocally that FIVE years uninterrupted
| residence secures alienation and citizen
ship. A declaration of intentions does no
secure the rights of citizenship. Whel
naturalization is voided, the original citi
2enship is made renewable by two years
residence in the original country. III
extradition treaty Of 1861 remains in force
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The lobby members have lost all hope O.
action on private bills this session.
1t is understood the Senate will amend
the Ell Paso and Memphis railroad bill g
as to require the completion Of the road il
o certain time.
General r. S. Granger has been ordere
to report to General Stoneman for duty.
The following is among the various We.
sions OF General Grants reply to Mr.. Nc
Clure, of Pennsylvania, who ventured com
advice regarding Cabinet officers to b
chosen from Pennsylvania. 81 am not tn
representative Of q political party, althougl
O. party voted for me-" Mcclure then said
uThen in my conversation on the subJec
of your administration / have spoken from
mistaken standpoint, and what l have
said has been illogical to you. have no
thing more to say on the subject"
General Sherman has arrived here, an
will maintain his domestic establishment
here until June.
General Clingman, Of North Carolina
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