The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-20

from other banks, s175,04.47; rea
estate, furniture, and fixtures, sos,
5s5.58; current expenses. 230,773; pre-
rniums, $40, s58.7s; cash items, 9,a62.s7
bills Of other national banks, $9, 800 frac
tional currency, SS,s49.77; specie, $50,
424.H legal-tender notes, $780,, 1896; tota
resources, 24,oss.o1; capital stock
s7s3, 300; surplus fund, ss7 goo; undivided
profits, 81, 414,2S7. 06; national bank notes
outstanding, 500, $40; due to other banks
$685. 18; notes and bills re-discounted
1888, 1927; bills payable, 81, 600 total LA
bilities, 1924, 0ss.o1.
Suryeys.
The river and harbor bill recently passed
by the House of Representatives directs the
Secretary of War to cause examinations oil
surveys, or both, to be made at the follow.
ing points: At James river, Va, between
Richmond and City Point, including Har.
rison's Bar, below the Point; Appomattox
river, Va, from Petersburg to its mouth
James River and Kanawha canal, Va; at
Rappahannock river, below Frederericks.
burg, Va; at Roanoke river, N. c.; and at
the mouth Of Cape Fear river, N. C.
viretnians I'm Washington.
W. P. Moseley, Of Goochland county ;
John Robertson, of Amelia county; J. Am
bier Smith, Of New Kent county and E.
w. Massey, of King William county of the
Virginia State Senate, were here today, and
were the guests of Senator Lewis, who ac-
companied them through the Treasury De-
partment and thence to the Executive man.
sion, where they had a cordial interview
with the President. They were here on
business connected with the interests of
Senator Smith.
The Elections In North Carolina and
Alabama.
Prominent gentlemen here from North
Carolina and Alabama express the belief
that the Democrats will obtain majority
In the Legislatures of those States next fall.
and as the terms of United States Senators
Warner and Abbott expire in March next it
is believed the Democrats will elect men 10
fill those vacancies.
The LaRd.Grant Bill.
The Senate last night unanimously agreed
that they would on Monday evening take
up and proceed with the bill granting lands
for the proposed railroad along the thirty
second parallel to the Pacific. It is under
stood the differences between the contest
ing parties have been satisfactorily settled,
and it is thought but little opposition will
be made to the bill.
Miscellaneous.
Commissary-Sergeant Charles W. Bennett,
of the Seventeenth infantry, (well known in
Richmond for several years past), has been
ordered to Fort Sully, Dakotah.
Mrs. Grant and children returned to.
day from West Point. WALLACE.
associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Senate-A sub
stitute was reported for the House natural.
ization bill, being the Senate bill on the
same subject.
A bill was reported to incorporate the
Southern Express Company.
Bill preventing cruelty to animals in the
District of Columbia was passed, and goes
to the President for approval.
The Judiciary Committee will report on
Monday the naturalization bill with an
amendment in the nature Of substitute.
Mr.. Conkling characterizes the bill as very
important.
A bill was reported granting lands in aid
of constructing the st. James ana Llttle
Rock railroad.
The Southern Pacific railroad bill was
then taken up and discussed, but no action
had thereon.
The franking bill was then taken up, and
an amendment postponing its adoption to
August next was adopted.
Without final action on the bill the Senate
adjourned.
House.-The morning hour was con.
sumed on pensions.
The Speaker laid before the House the
credentials of B. F. Whittemore, member
elect from North Carolina.
Mr.. Logan objected to swearing in q per-
son claiming to represent the State of North
Carolina under these credentials.
Mr.. Farnsworth suggested that the case
be referred to the Committee on Elections.
Mir. Logan did not want the case to 60 to
the Committee that individual had dis
graced himself, and the journal of the House
SO expressed it, and it was question for the
House to decide for itself.
Mr.. Farnsworth insisted that 1t ought to
90 to the committee.
Mir. Logan said he did not wish it to go
to the committee to be pocketted till after
Congress adjourned. He wanted the ques.
ton settled now. His election was not
contested. The only question was whether
the House would admit him.
Mr.. Ia. nsworth could not see how the
House could act. Without report to SO
upon there was no official record. True,
members remembered some weeks ago, but
they would not 60 upon that.
Mr.. Logan said that to refer it was to
treat the case with more consideration than
it deserved. The House was familiar with
all the facts, and it was mere question
whether they would allow him TO occupy
a seat in this CongTess-whether they would
stand by what their own moral sense and
the sense Of the people prompted them to
do, He moved, rs the Committee OF Claims
were entitled to to-day, that the case may
be postponed to Tuesday after the morning
hour; which was agreed to.
Mr.. Garfield offered resolution that
when o member is expelled, or resigns
pending a resolution of expulsion, the case
should be referred to the committee III
which the resolution Of expulsion was con-
sidered. 1t was referred to the COMMITTEE
on Rules.
A large number Of private claims were
passed. Adjourned.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, June 49, General Young
is urging that unless Bingham's or some
such amendment is adopted the people o.
Georgia would greatly prefer government
entirely in the hands of the military unit
the State shall be properly organized for ad
mission into the Union, and that the State
have power to elect all officers of the State
in November. This will probably be ia
vored by many Democrats and some Repub'
licans.
Secretary Belknap returned to-day.
The cash in the Treasury amounts to one
hundred and nine millions in gold anC