The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-15


to obtain the necessary inks. The engraving
OF the various plates il already under way
at the Printing Bureau, and it is thought
some OF the bonds will be ready for the mar.
ket by September 1st. The denominations
Will range from fifty dollars to ten thousand
dollars.
The White House
was to-day Il scene of much hustle. Sena.
tors, members, otiice-scckcrs, and idle Wis
itors, throngcd the antc-rooms from an
carly hour till late this afternoon. The
members of the Cabinet called from time ia
time during the day, and occupied most OF
the Presidents attention, but congressman
and others had little. chance for interviews
Nominations, issuing Of commissions, and
signing of bills, kept the President quite
busy. a II commissions of officers confirmed
up to this afternoon were issued and sign
ed: Ill bills passed were signed except one
giving one hundred thousand dollars to GER
tain soldiers in Florida, etc. This the Pre-
sidcnt returned to Congress with his veto.
The Death OF Senator Norton
was announced in both Houses of Congress
to-day. and a committee Of two senators
and five members of the House was APP
pointed to accompany the remains TO the
place of intermcnt. The Senate was in con-
fusion when the announcement was made.
But although that was the case during the
time Senator Ramsey was making his re-
no ,afl
while the resolution was being read. A
large bouquet of white flowers bound with
evcrgrcens was placed upon the desk here
toforc used by the deceased senator early
in the day, which attracted considerable at
tention and WAS pronounced very appro-
pirate.
both Houses of Congress
have been we'll filled to-day with spectators,
and tonight III o'clock nearly every seat
in the galleries was occupied, q large por-
ton of the audience being Ladies' interested
in the closing scenes of the session. Nothing
Of remarkable or interesting character has
TRANSFERRED so far as legislation is concerned,
but to the stranger, unaccustomed
to the proceedings Of an American
Congress, the scenes of to-day must have
been curious. All day long there has been
a rush to get through the various appropri-
alton bills left unfinished last night, and to
get done with numerous private bills and
other special jobs, many of them prrpoScly
held back to the last moments of the session
to be pushed through in the confusion in
the hope that they may attract little
if any attention and avoid discus
sion. Several jobs of that kind have
gone through the House to-day, and
may get through the Senate safely be-
tore the final adjournment to- morrow. The
miscellaneous appropriation, or omnibus
bill. as it is called which passed tonight, is
said to be loaded down with jobs,
and efforts were made to defeat it
on account of these. Farnsworth
charged again that there is big corrupt
lob in the New York and Boston post-office
| buildings, now in process of erection. lie
especially charged upon the stone contract
| for the Boston building. III which he alleges
| General Butler is Il party. Tie aPproprla'
ton for the New York building, a. fixed 10y
the conference committee tonight, Is over
three millions, and for the Boston building
one and Il half millions. The disgust on
the part Of many members ut what they
deemed the barefaced swindles beng
rushed through the House tonight was
such that they proposed to adjourn as early
rs 9 o'clock in the evening; but an appeal
to hang ON in order to finish all the appro'
priatiun bills prevailed. At that hour II
was announced that the Sc..atc had refused
To agree to the conference report on the
army BILL and thercupon the House agreed
TO meet at O'Clock tomorrow To consider
that bill.
The President and the members of his
Cabinet are in the Presidents room, ad'
Joining the Senate chamber, to examine anu
approyc bills, and will be there during the
remaining hours of Congress. Throughout
the day the confusion has been cXtraordi
narv even for the House of Representatives,
and at times it was almost Impossible to
discern what subject was under con>idelTl'
ton. 1t was Pandcmonium broke loose IN
the House, and at times the Senate was
nearly aS unruly.
The Nj ~. Lincoln Pension Bill Pass
ed-Remarks of Senator Upton.
Senator Sumner succeeded in getting
| through his last pet measure to-day. The
bill providing Il pension of $1,000 per yeal
! for Mrs. Lincoln was passed by Il vote OF
| % to 20. Senator Upton spoke ut conside'
rable length i'll opposition to the bill,
and characterized it as fraud. and
one which WAS entirely uncalled for.
It would be SANDER and an insult to the
people of Illinois, and especially Spring
field in that State, to say they were SO
ilibcral and unjust as to allow claim OF
this kind to come to Congress if the appli'
cant was really in want. Those people
treasure UP the glorious memory of the
illustriolls Lincoln. He said Mrs. Lin
coin put up apparel for sale i'll Ne"
York for the purpose of exciting sym
pathv. The people were silent-dumb-
because they believed there was nc
necessity for action. The plea of depend
ency means that she cannot give as literally
and largely to the poor or for purposes o.
charity as heretofore. In praying attl'
tude, with his hands clasped, he sarcastl
cally remarked that he possessed no such
warm, gushing sympathy as some other
senators here. He would not allow his
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