The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-20
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Of the House, and declare that they will Ok
manage the bill as to remit the whole ma.
ter again to the State, to be again voted
upon.by the people. 1t u.s. scarcely neces-
sary to say that this party is not sufficiently
strong to put in execution their plan.
In the speech Of Senator Sumner he in.
troduced letters and scraps of letters, from
| persons whose names he refused to give,
charging upon the people of Virginia aS
being fit for the penitentiary.
Senator Stewart wanted to know If the
Senate was forum for the assassination
of characters. He charged Sumner with
cowardice in resorting to this mode
OF attack, and alluded to the fact
that the man Porter, whose record
is one of unparalleled infamy,' sits
here to criticise the acts of citizens of
Virginia. When he thus spoke he turned
towards Porter, who sat in his accustomed
seat upon sofa in the corner of the Senate
chamber. This proceeding drew oil eyes
towards the man of infamous record, who
endeavorcd to assume an air of Indifference
but utterly failed, for it was plain that he
felt sorely mortified.
Senator Edmunds's attempt to practically
postpone the admission of your senators
ana representatives by an appointment that
they "do not take their seats until the LIST
of March" had but few friends, and was
rldlculcd as legal anomaly, for, practi-
cally, you may come in as o, State and 60
on with your State organization, but YOU
shall not be represented in Congress until
the 1st Of March, or until it suits our plea
sure.
General Butler says tonight that when
the Senate returns the Virginia bill to the
House he will move its reference to the Re-
construction Committee.
Mr.. Bingham will move that the House
concur in the Senate amendments, and it
is believed this motion will he adopted.
WALLACE.
Associated Press telegram.
| Virginia.
WASHINGTON, January 19.-The friends
Of Virginia's admission Internationally
seem much discouraged by the course of
events to-day. The grand object of its
opponents has been to get the bill back
into the House, where it's friends fear
amendments and delay.
In the Senate, Mr.. Wilson, after Mr..
Morton concluded, moved to rccommit the
bill to the committee. This was voted
down.
A motion to postpone the whole question
to February, and an amendment admitting
the congressional delegation on the 4th OF
March, were offered and withdrawn.
| Mr.. Edmunds's amendment (requiring
the fourteenth amendment oath) was then
adopted By . vote Of 45 to l6, and the Sc
nate adjourned without final action on the
bill as amended.
/ Special kilograms to the Dispatch,
WAsHISCToS, January 19, 1870.
| The Gold Speculation.
The Banking and Currency Committee
to-day examined II. K. Enos, OF the firm OF
Truman & Enos ; &c. Chaplin; Mr.. Stimp,
son, the broker of William Belden; con-
corning the gold conspiracy in Wall street
The questions propoundel to these gentle,
men were as to what knowledge they had
concerning conspiracy, and whether any
Government official was involved in it
Their answers were that they knew nothing
Of any such conspiracy. nor did they know
that any Government official was mixed ur
in it. That they were brokers, and bought
and sold large quantities of gold for Fisk,
Gould & Co.
E,usy OH Fish, Potatoes. and Coal.
A delegation from Nova Scotia were to,
day before the Ways and Means Committee
urging q reduction of the duty on fish, po
tatocs, and Goals. The committee will take
definite action on the measure as soon a:
Mr.. Allison returns.
The Posf-GGice Department and
Submitting Gift Enterprises.
The House Postal Committee to-day au
thorizcd Mr.. Farnsworth to report his bill
authorizing the Postmastcr-General to pre-
vent the use of the mails for carrying let
tors and documents of swindling gift en-
lerprises and other schemes for defraudin:
the public.
The Letter.Carriers.
The committee also heard the letter-car
riers, who are urging an increase of thei
pay. The subject was referred to a sub
committee to decide and report thereon.
The Franaing Privilege.
The subcommittee who have been con
sidering the adjustment OF the frankint
privilege made their report to-day to thu
general committee, and recommended thu
adoption of the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Hill-that the franking privilege
be abolished. to take effect On and after tn,
LIST day of July, 1870.
Decision Of the Comptroller Of tls.
Treasury.
To-day Comptroller Broadhead, of the Trea
sury Department, decided that the War De
partmcnt could sue for damages steam
boat, steamship, or railroad company, o.
any other common carrier, who might LOSE
or destroy the baggage of an officer in cours'
of transportation by order of a quarter
master; and he is Of opinion that the Secre
tary of War can employ counsel to conduc
such suits.
Decisions Relative to Sweet and Sour
Wash DistilLeries.
The ruling of the Internal Revenue Ofic'
prescribing forty-eight hours as period t.
be allowed for fermentation of sweet wasl