The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-12
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Special kilograms TO the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, May II, 1870.
The Legislative and Executive Ap.
preparation Bill.
In the Senate to-day the legislative and
, executive appropriation bill was again pro-
ceeded with, and all went smoothly until
| the appropriation for educational purposes
was reached. 1t was proposed to so amend
the House bill as to reduce the appropria-
ton for the Bureau of Education from four
teen thousand five hundred dollars to i've
thousand four hundred dollars. This mat
ter had twice before caused considerable dis
cusSion, and again to-day gave to several
senators an opportunity to make some
pretty little speeches. Mr.. Drake led
of, but having almost exhausted himself
on previous occasions, very graclously
yielded to Mr.. Howell, who beloved away
ut II great rate some twenty minutes. Then
came MIR. Patterson with warm support OF
the House recommendation stating that
education is the pride of New England; in
, sisted that agriculture is not to be compared
in Importance to education; and he was sorry
, the appropriation asked was not ten-fold
/ that proposed. Mr.. Ferry was in favor of the
committees amendment, and hoped it would
be concurred in. He said no worse prece-
dent could be set up in the States than to
allow them to look up to the Federal CO.
vernmcnt for support in such matters. MIR.
Howard also favored the amendment, and
asserted that the Educational Bureau, and
, in fact the Bureau of Statistics, might be
entirely abolished.
| After remarks by other senators vote
was taken, Mr.. Sumner suggesting that the
| friends of education would vote against the
amendment. The amendment was defeat
edo TO IS. Notwithstanding it was shown
! from data that the Bureau of Education is
! a worthless. institution, several Republican
senators agreed with Democrats that the
matter of education should be left to the
States, and that the Federal Government
cannot rightfully NEEDLE i'll it.
The Georgia Case.
Mr.. Murtaugh, Of the Washington Repub-
lican, and Mr. Baily, Of the Globe, were TO-
day examined By the Georgia Bribery Com
mittec relative to the cost for publishing
speeches and prepared articles in the daily
papers here, the object Of this testimony be-
ing to throw light upon the charge that
Governor Bullock paid large sums of money
for publishing in the Chronicle to affect the
vote upon the Bingham amend
A New Railroad Project.
1t is stated tonight that senator Of the
United States, a few days ago, visited New
York for the purpose Of getting up Wall
street combination to push through new
southern railroad project, in which he and
a small senatorial ring arc to be the bene'
ticiaries. A memorandum made by one OF
the benefcaries, who is senator, is re-
ferrcd to, and will, it is said, show most
unfavorably for him in an investigation pro.
posed in the Senate.
Cuban Affairs.
Dispatches were to-day received at the
Treasury Department from Admiral Poor,
dated Havana. May 5. The political news
is unimportant, and affairs in the Island are
progressing about as usual. The Spaniard;
are making arrangements for Il yigorou:
campaign against the rebels. General Coro
who was sent from Spain to relieve Genera
Nalmaseda had arrived with nine hundred
troops, which have been distributed among
the forts at Havana. More troops are ea
route from Spain, and their arrival is daily
expected. The naval depot at Lisbon is to b.
discontinued, and the material removed tt
Villa Franco, where store-ship is located
Hereafter supplies will be purchased b!
Daymasters on foreign stations rs they ART
required. No more contracts for coal vii
be made. Officers in command of vessel
are allowed to use coal only in extrem,
cases. ... ... .... sst.-.. :.
: The Refining OF Gold.
Senator Williams proposed an amend
ynent disseminating the refining Of gold q
The Government ratnts, and authorizing TIL
Secretary Of tho Treasury to give to prtVat
, | psyt.esthat branch Of Work, Il 10 Hllsset
that private parties used different AM
cheaper materials than those used by tn
Governments mints, and can do the worl
for one quarter of.the sum now expended
Mr.. Stewart advised this course, and salt
that in the mode practiced by the Govern
ment considerable loss is sustained in tn
escape through the chimneys of gold dust
etc., during the process of refining:
Dir Nye opposed the measure, not oni.
because of his own feelings and convictions
but because it would do great injustice t.
4 his State, which he says yields mor
/ coin than California. He could flint
private parties who would stamp all OIL
coin for one-fourth the sum the Govern
ment now pays, but if the refining facili
4 ties were taken from the mint they Woult
eventually have to be put back, for Whei
these private individuals found we Wer
without facilities to do the work they coul'
charge whatever price they choose; an'
besides, what guarantee would the Secre
tary OF the Treasury have of the honesty
those parties? In reply to Dir. Stewart
i proposition, Mr.. Nye said gold may haV
| gone through chimneys in former days, bu
| It didn't do 50 now-it doesn't rise now,
falls.
! ,rl,e Postal Telegraph Bills.
| Mr.. Orion, President Of the Western
Union telegraph Company, was to-day ant
| Is again tonight before the House spec,a
Postal Telegraph Committee, making a.
argument against the Washburne and HUI
bard bills Tor postal telegraph system
/ The rsag.ship Fsas,AIin.
/ A dispatch was received stthe Navy De
partmsnt this morning announcing the al