The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-04
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Special tclcer ANS 10 the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, July 2, 1870.
APPOINTMENT OF Naval Cadets.

Academy NJ Annapolis nave cOncluucu Incll
examinations of the cadets for the class of
1871, to commence next September, and
have reported against large number of
them. Il majority of those rejected being
from the southern States. The fact that the
BOYS from the southern States have had but
mcagrc chances for schooling during the
past ten years has induced Secretary Robe
son to direct that they be allowed to con-
tinuc their studies until September next
and stand another examination, and he
hopes they may be thereby enabled to pass.
He has TO fill the vacancies made by the
failure of the candidates, and to-day eX-
pressed a dcSirc that the southern States
should have their Just share, and he made
the above order not only as IN act Of justice
to the boys, but rs an acknowledgment of
claims of the members of Congress and peo-
pie of that section.
The PAY Of Army and Naval Officers.
Or. Broadhead, the second comptroller,
has decided that in settling accounts with
army and navy officers the Government has
legal right to deduct balances due from
the pay and allowances of the officers and
men of any grade or rank.
The naturalization BILL.
The naturalization bill was discussed all
this afternoon in the Senate, the main ques-
ton being upon Senator ConkIing's substi-
tute for the House bill. The bill, rs it came
from the House, seemed to meet with favor
from all sides, but Mr.. Conkling's substi-
| tute was strongly opposed by Democrats
and Republicans alike-Senators Morton,
Howell, and SchurZ, Of the Republicans,
each in turn making speeches against it.
Mr.. Schurz said he knew Conkling was
friend of foreigners, but his amendment
to this bill was dangerous. Under the pro-
visions OF this bill naturalZed certificate
would be almost us dangerous in ones
pocket us L phial OF itro-glyccrinc, which
is liable to explode ut any moment. We
want something, bat that something should
not be an Objectionable and impracticable
measure, rs is the one now before the
+. Senate.
Speeches were also made by Democratic
senators in opposition to the bill. Senator
Johnston, of Virginia, argued that our
policy heretofore had been to invite immi-
| grafton. Under that policy our country
had grown and prospered in an unparal-
leed degree. This bill proposed to change
the cause Of the Government just now
! where the right of repatriation was at
/ length acknowledged by European coun-
tries. But for our foreign element we
would only be now, i'll 1870, where we were
in 1880. The great northern and western
| States would still have been wildcrnesscs !;
the Pacific railroad and kindred enterprises
would not have been deemed probable.
! Speaking of the features of the bill, the
Senator said naturaliZcd citizens were entl-
tied to all rights Of nativc-born citizens,
and Congress could do no more to take
away the rights Of the one than Of tie
other, us the bill proposed to do. 1t vio-
lated every principle of law and justice
where ii allowed the courts to examine 4
man and compel him to answer on oath in
his own case, and subjected him to disgrace
and prosecution for perjury; that the
rights of citizenship under this bill would
never become vested, but as long as he
lived the party could have his right ques-
toned by any one, either in court or ut the
polls.
A vote being taken, all but two sections
Of MIR. Conkling' amendment were stricken
out.
| Mr.. Summers nt-striking out
the word "whitc" in all naturalization
laws-was adopted, and the Senate then
adjourned, leaving the naturalization bill
still before that body.
! The Public nebt Statement.
The full text of the public debt statement
was Yesterday tclcgraphcd in English and
German from this city to London, Paris,
| Hamburg, Berlin, and Vienna, by MIR.
Conant, chief of the Finance Division of
the Treasury Department, and was in all
those cities by the dining hour of yesterday.
| Attorney-GeneraEA Alderman.
MI. Alderman, being Il Republican elector
during the last presidential campaign, made
numerous speeches in support Of Grant
and Colf;lx, which were largely published
and circulated throughout the State OF
Georgia, us well US having been copied into
| northern papers. One Of these speeches
was cut out of IN Atlanta paper and sent to
General Grant by prominent gentlemen OF
that city, and in this way Mr.. Akerman was
brought to the notice of the President, and
| to this may be attributed the nomination OF
Mr.. Alderman as Acknowledgement of the
| United States.
Pat WOods's Case.
In House to-day Mr.. Bingham asked that
Pat Woods be allowed to appear at the bar
of the House and be heard by counsel.
This request was denied, and the case re-
mains unsettled, but in order to be brought
up ut any time.
| Sumner and Revels.
| 1t has been remarked that upon several
test votes in the Senate recently Mr.. Sum-
ncr's pupil (Revcls) has been very disobe-
dent, and has voted in opposition to his
guardian, which has caused "Chawles' -
much modification. With frown upon
his face, Mr.. Sumner looks over his glasses
at Reyels in a manner much like that of a
schoomaster who feels ashamed of one OF
his boys for having committed a misde-
meanor in the presence Of strangers or Wis
itors. But it bus also been noticed that