The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-19
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Special kilograms to the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, February IS, 1870.
The Worlds Exposition Project.
4 good portion of the Senate session THU
afternoon was devoted to discussion upor
the Worlds Exposition project, started by
citizens of Washington. No vote was taken
but 80 far as could be judged by the debate
the Senate is pretty nearly divided upon the
proposition to encourage the enterprise.
The Mississippi Senators.
1t is arranged that the Mississippi sena
tors shall be sworn and admitted to thei,
seats next Monday. Unless Senators Nor
ton and Vickers shall present their argu
ments against the seating of Revels, here
tofore mentioned in these dispatches, the
senators elect will Immediately take. their
seats.
Colonel FOrney's Reception-Practi
cal Commtngling OF the White and
COiOrcd Rnces.
At Colonel Forney's reception last night
we had the first practical commingling Of
the white and colored races in social way
that has transpired this season. The ap.
pearance of General Tate at the Presi
dents reception, and at some other there.
after, was of q severely formal character
but at Colonel Forney's reception last night
the severe formal ceremony of presenta.
ton to host and guests was followed by the
tipping of the glass in respectful recogni.
ton and general participation OF the in.
formal refrcshmcnt table. Professor Vashon
and three other colored persons were the
recipients of these civilities.
Whilst these social comminglings were
progressing, the colored guests gathered
about the refreshment table, after the GUS
tom of their white friends. The walters
at the table we're not only genteelly- dressed
but good-looking colored men. A distin.
guished member of Congress, not discover.
ing the difference between the colored wait.
ers and colored guests, hailed one of the
latter with, e." Here, waiter, give me slice
OF that cold turkey. Come, be lively now.''
To which he received dignifcd bow and
the response "Thank you, sir, am one
of the guests. am Professor -" The
congressman, an out-and-out Radical
somewhat nonplusSed, replied: 81 beg
your pardon I did not observe it !; We
shall get used to these things by-and- bye
The Funding Bili-The President and
the Ways and Means Committee.
Some erroneous Impressions have gone
hence in telesraphic dispatches relative
to the positions of the President and the
| Ways and Means Committee as to the fund
ing bill. Somewhat of the same was re-
ferrcd to in these dispatches last night. Il
appears that the President Was not called
upon formally by any member of the com
mittee to consult upon the subject, but Al
the State dinner last Wednesday an in
formal and purely accidental brief CONVEX
sation on the subject took place between
the President and General Schenck, il
which the former expressed the opinion
that it will be advisable to reduce taxation
in the aggregate, say fifty millions, but nj
suggestion was made as to the proportion o
the same that should come off the tariff or Of
internal taxes. The action of the commit
tee yesterday was not based upon this sug
gestion Of the President, though the con
versation was referred to b. the Chairman
OF the committee.
AS to the alleged postponement of actor
upon the funding bill, there has been n
suggestion looking to that, and all tn
foundation to the report of postponemen
seems to be based upon the remark of tht
President and some members of the com
mittee that even if the funding bill shall
pass, practically the bill will not be full.
operative in less than a year.
Secretary Boutwell, was at the capitol to
day, and being questioned whether he ia
vored the thirty million reduction oil
internal tax, as formally agreed tt
by the Ways and Means Committee
stated emphatically that he is opposed te
such reduction at the present time. III
maintained that it is very important that {
portion of the debt be funded before an,
reduction of taxes be made, and he had NJ
doubt that if the funding bill reported b,
Senator Sherman should pass, he would
be able to fund five or six hundred
millions within the present year
He said money is abundant in al
the European capitals and seekin!
investment. He had no doubt tina
several hundred millions of the new loal
would be speedily taken. That until fv'
or six hundred millions of the debt shall
be funded he did not think it advisable t.
reduce the revenue, and he hoped the com
mittee would press the measure as soon al
it reached the House. He said that thu
, President had never indicated to him tina
he desired the taxes reduced at this time
or that he wanted the funding bill post
poned; on the contrary, he favored the fund
ing Of the debt at lower rate of Interest
at the earliest practicable moment.
Indian Lands.
Messrs. Joy and Grinnell, of Iowa, made
an argumentto-day before the Committee OF
Indian Affairs in favor of sustaining the
Cherokee treaty whereby they have OBJ
tanned large amount Of Indian lands q
one dollar per acre. Those who controvert
this argument claim that if Congress as
sents to this it will entail losses and hard
ships upon large class of actual settlers
who ore anxious to pay for the lands at the
Government prices, for which the railroad