The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-02-02
TEIIEGRAPHIC NEWS.
NEWS PROM THE CAPITAL.
Special teleErams to the Dispasch. & ~ .JG
kE WASHINGTON, February 1855.

II kE WAsHINGToN, February ], 1853. !. ;,
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The Senate Committee on Pacific Rail
roads had to-day an interesting discussion
on the various propositions for subsidy to
railroad projects, and by 8 vote Of six to-
Ave decided adversely to- granting the re-
lief sought by. the several companies
urging their claims. ~ * 8. ,.,.,e ss ii :
Ts The sentiment Of the committee is in
accordance with the general public senti-,
ment and no more subsidies Of bonds can
be expected, but tits probable that q. south
aern route-say the thirty-second parallel
will meet with encouragement if the de-
mand be confined to guarantee Of pay
ment Of interest on bonds Of the road, and
to q limited extent the grant Of land in
alternate sections, with limit of $4,000 per
mile of cost for construction. ~
THE CANADA RECIPROCITY PRoPo-
: fTIT# Eff2 SITION. 49,, - =
The House Committee of Ways and
Means had under consideration the Canada
reciprocity proposition, but no definite con-
clusion was arrived at. ".l -, ..l
---...E T. DISABILITIES. ~ao7
The Reconstruction Committee, after some
discussion, referred, all claims for removal
of disabilities to a subcommittee of three,
whose report will be adopted by the general
committees. -, Us ~ ..'a' .s... .,t-.
:
AT THE WHITE HOUSE. .0. r
The President and his daughter have.a
reception tomorrow evening. rg.,
soa To-day Juvenile military company of
one of the Georgetown schools, headed by
the Twelfth Infantry band, paraded in
front of the White House, and was reviewed
by the President.
DULLNESS.
1t is admitted that at no previous corres-
ponding period has there been such univer-
sal dizziness as at the present juncture, and
it is not expected that any very important
legislative or executive business will be
transacted during the remainder of the
present session of Congress. rr
GENERAL GRANT-WEDDINGS
General Grant and wife are to represent
at the wedding of General Comstock and
Miss Bessie, the daughter of Montgomery
Blair, on Wednesday evening next. On
Thursday General Grant goes to Philadel-
phia and, it is said, attends wedding in
that city. .-u, .-u--.4- WALLACE.
Associated Press telegram. ... 49, w, es-s.-
@ VARIOUS ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-The Peru
Wan monitors will leave Pensacola this
week. @-s 1880 s-.-- .--srr.s z-g~l ..
The telegraph bill gives the American
and Asiatic Telegraph Company the exclu-
sive right for fourteen years to land tele-
graph cable on the Pacific coast north Of
the fortieth parallel. They are to begin
laying the cable within year. The Secre-
tary Of the Navy was authorized to detail
one or more steam vessels to assist in laying
the cable. The Government has priority
in the use of the telegraph.
The indefinite postponement of the. seve-
raj Indian bills strengthens the belief that
the committee favor erecting the Indian
Bureau into department.
The Reconstruction Committee has named
Messrs. Payne, Morris, and Beck, sub
committee to consider and report on appli-
cations for removal Of political disabilities.
The Supreme Court has decided that it is
the duty of assessors to reduce coin returns
to currency, and the person or company
making coin returns are liable to tax on the
amount thus reduced to currency, and that
such income tax is not direct tax, but q
duty on excise, and as such obligatory and
valid. .sa
The District Supreme Court has passed
another rule excluding J. Il. Bradley from
practice until he apologies to Judge Fisher.