The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-05


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LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Special kilograms to the Dispatch.
WAsHISaToN, February 4, 1870.
Consideration OF the Executive and
Legislative Appropriation Bills.
Secretary Boutwell, wns In conference to-
day with the House Committee on Appro-
priations, revising the estimates for the
Treasury Department, and informed the
committee that they had stricken out seve-
raj items in the executive and legislative
appropriation bills which were actually ne
cessary to carry on the work of his Depart
ment. This examination consumed the
session, and nothing was definitely deter
mined.
Railroad ConsoIidation-AP Party
Claims Goat Island.
The House and Senate Pacific Railroad
Committees were both in Session. The
former considered the proposition to con-
solidate the FIVE roads leading out of Mis-
souri, to the Pacific, and heard IN argument
in favor Of it by Mr.. Parsons. They also
considered the proposition to transfer por-
ton Of Goat island to the Central Pacific
for depot purposes. A party is here who
claims the title to this land, however, and
has notified the Government that he was
the owner and in possession of the island
at the time it was taken by the Secretary
OF War for military purposes. He claims
to be entitled to repossess the land, or that
he shall be paid just compensation there
for, according to the language of the Con-
stitution, and asks that Congress take no
action in behalf Of the railroad depot pro-
ject that will prejudice or invalidate his
rights.
The Senate committee considered the pro-
position of extending the time for the COM
pletion of the Atlantic and Pacific road, but
did not conclude action upon it.
The House Committee on Manufactures
has discussed the question of holding cen.
tennial exhibition on the 4th of July, 1876,
with view of showing the civilized world
our immense advance in prosperity and
wealth during the past hundred years. The
question is, Shall it be held in New York,
Boston, or Philadelphia
The Vote on the Rejection Of Judge
HOar.
Much interest is manifested to hear how
the vote stands on the rejection of Judge
Hoar yesterday. The following is list of
the senators who voted to reject the nomi-
nation: Abbott, Bsyard, BrownloT, Car
penter, Casserly, Chandler, Cole, Conkling,
Corbett, Davis, Drake, Edmunds, Fenton,
Fowler, Harris, Howard, Johnson, Nc
Creepy, Mcdonald, Osborn, Pool, Rice,
Robertson, Ross, Salisbury, Sawyer
Spencer, Stewart, Stockton, Thayer, Thur
man, and Vickers. The following senators
we're absent, paired off, Or not voting: An
thony, Catlett, Hamilton, Hamlin, Kellogg,
Morrill, of Vermont, Morton, Norton, Nye,
Sherman, Sprague, and Yates.
What Judge Hoar Says.
Acknowledgement Hoar visited the White
House this morning previous to the Cabinet
meeting and expressed his willingness to
retire from the Cabinet if the President
desired SO.
General Grant indicated disappointment
at the action of the Senate, and made
known to the Attorney-General his wish
that he remain in the Cabinet.
In answer to question this evening, Mr..
Hoar said al am going to remain with the
President"
Internal Revenue Decision.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
decided to-day that all drums, kits, tubs, or
pals, packed with ine-cut chewing tobacco,
must have the stamps attached to the side
of package as the kegs, half-barrels, and
barrels, are stamped.
Correction.
Your correspondent was misiuformed last
night as to the purposes of the Virginians
now here. They do not propose to form o
party from the disafected of existingparties,
but their object is to unite the various divi-
sions of Republicans into one harmonious
organization against the Democratic party
The matter is merely talked over end con-
s'dered informally.
Dispatches from Cuba.
Dispatches were received at the Navy
Department to-day from Rear Admira
Poor, dated Havana, February I'd, an
nouncing bic arrival there on board his shlI
Severn, and, accompanied by the monitor
Dictator and the iron-clad steamer Saugus
he had just completed cruise Of the southern
coast of the island of Cuba, and when hi
left Matanzas-the last port he touched
before reaching Havana-an WAS quie
there. He leaves the Dictator and Saugus
at Havana, and proceeds at once with thu
Severn to Port-au-Prince.
Admiral Poor does not say a word il
reference to any riot in Havana or the mas
sacre of several hundred Cubans, nor doel
he allude to any difficulty in that city. The
officers Of the Navy Department do not