The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-04
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WAsHINaToN, june 8, 1870.


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WAsHlNaToN, June 8, 1870.
Expenses Of Governments. nne
The following were the expenses OF, the
| Government for the month of May: Civil,
miscellaneous, Nc, 81, 646, 025.16; war, g.
564, 72O01; navy, $2,115, 0s290s interior,
S673, S91 20; total, S12, 049,21J.s7. This does
not include payments made on account Of
the interest or redemption Of the public
debt.
| = The President. ... ...se.
| At the Cabinet meeting to-day the Presi-
dent announced his intention to be absent
a few days next week. .'
The Funding BAH.
| Tho Ways and Means Committee will
have a meeting tomorrow for the purpose
of completing the funding bill, they having
already virtually agreed to the main fea-
lures of the increase. 1t differs entirely
from the Senate bill, and provides for a
long four per cent. bond exempt from tax
alton. Its provisions arc in direct antago.
nism with the ninety-fve million national.
bank bill that has been agreed on by the
Banking and Currency Committee the
compulsory clause is stricken out, as is also
the clause allowing the bonds to be nego.
tiated abroad. ........
| The measure will be opposed by some OF
the members of the committee when it is
returned to the House, and it is evident
there will be severe struggle between the
Banking and Currency and Ways and Means
| Committees on the national-bank features
of the two measures. r;.. ..r;'s -.s..
Secretary Boutwell, is strongly opposed to
the bill prepared by the latter committee,
and will Use his influence to defeat it.
| ... The Iron.Clad Oath.
| Cabel Gushing and several lawyers of this
city appeared before the House Appropria.
ton Committee to-day urging the committed
to strike out the Senate amendment to the
appropriation bill which prohibits persons
who cannot take the iron-clad oath from
prosecuting claims against the Government
| in the Court of Claims.
A New Banking Scheme.
| A number of persons from New York
were before the Banking and Currency
Committee to-day advocating anew bank.
| ing scheme, to allow individuals or corpo-
rations doing a banking business to
deposit in the United States Trea-
s,lry gold bullion, United States notes,
or silver, as a basis on which gold
notes shall he issued, and securities dcpo-
sitcd with the Government shall receive as
collateral an amount of currency equal to
the price of gold on the day they are de-
positcd also, that there shall be no limit
to the issue of notes as banking capital as
long rs the securities are held by the Urea
surcr of the United States. 1t is under
stood THO committee regards the scheme
with disfavor. ing.
POst.Onice Receipts. :..
| The receipts of the Post-Office Depart
ment for the last quarter were over s., Co.,
900, being about 81, OO0, 900 greater than the
receipts Of any previous quarter.
The estimate in the department is that
this proportion Of receipts will be sustained
throughout the year, and that the Post
Office Department will be self-sustaining by
the end of the fiscal year ending June, 1871
The President in his message to the
Senate upon the annexation of San Domin
90 refers to 4 foreign Power that is ready
to purchase that territory at $4,000, 900 il
we fail to ratify treaty of annexation. In
addition to this, information is received
here that an English company of moneyed
and commercial men have made a PROPOSE.
ton to pay all the expenses Of the Govern.
ment of San Domingo and to take charge Of
the exports and imports, they having the
right to fix the rate of duties, ETC., thus
getting control OF the commerce of that
territory. .a,.-.
1t is found that the Senate will probably
amend the treaty now pending in various
matters, but generally comfortable to the
suggestions contained i'll the Presidents
message, so that the treaty will have to go
back to the San Domingo Government for
concurrence. .-a
| Cuba-BelligerentR Rights.
| It is understood that either Mr.. VOORHEES,
or General Logan will on Monday week
offer joint resolution in the House accord
| ing belligerent rights to- the insurgents in
Cuba, and that this will be pressed to a
final vote on that day. -
ButIer's Georgia Bill. -
The bill to admit Georgia which General
Butler sought to get before the House to-
day is similar to the Virginia bill, with an
additional section providing for an election
of State officers next fall. 1t was adopted
| in committee by a vote Of to ].
Mrs. Kelly and the Indians.
Mrs. Kelly, who it will be recollected
was captured sometime ago by the Sioux,
and whose account of the most indecent
and brutal outrages upon her, committed
by the sayagcs, so worked up our people,
arrived here to-day to look after her claim
before Congress. 1t appears the Indians
now here were the perpetrators of the out
ruges. Notwithstanding this, Mrs. Kelly
visited them to-day. Both parties seemed
to be pleased with the meeting, and entered
into a lively and apparently friendly chat.
WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-House.-More Pc
titions were received IN favor of an cqual
tobacco taxatiof,
a. bill. was passed allowing appsats rom
the Probate to Supreme Courts Of Terrier
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