The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-29

soa; 7's, 90. North Carolina 7's--oId, al; new,
Hs. South Carolina s's-old, BIZ new, 7sS.
Erening.-Money easy at 4@e per cent, with
some loans made at 9 per cent. on Governments
collaterals. Prime business paper In demand at
7@s per cent. Sterling heavy at 100. Gold heavy
Mt l2ls Governments firm. Southern securi-
ties active and generally 1rmer.
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Special telegram to tho Dispatch. "
II WASHINGTON, January n, 1870.
The Final Act Placing virsfnas I'm the
ri Union.
The final act which places Virginia be-
yond the power and further coercion of the
so-called statesmen of the Radical persua-
sion in Congress-the brakes ct id genns
oune-was contaminated to-day when Sem
ator Johnston was sworn and took his seat
in the Senate of the United States, his col
league Senator sLewis) having qualified
and taken his seat yesterday. The State
is now in the practical and constitutional
enjoyment Of her equal suffrage in the
Senate. No mere act of Congress can de-
prive her of her voice in either branch of
the National Legislature, and she now is
henceforth upon an equal footing with the
most favored States.
: At the opening of the Senate Mr.. Wiley
arose and announced the presence of Mr..
j. w. Johnston, senator elect from Virgi-
MIA, stating that his disabilities had been
removed. and that he desired to be sworn in.
Mr.. Edmunds suggested that there might
be some further legislation necessary. He
had been informed that the disaba es of
this gentleman had not been removed. He
understood that the disabilities of Mr..
johnson had been removed, but whether it
was this Mr.. John W. Johnston he was not
certain, and the identity, of course, ought
to be established. ...-.
. Mr.. Wiley read from one of the acts re-
moving political disabilities where the name
of John ". Johnston, of Washington county,
occurred, and this was the gentleman that
was here present. ...-.
s Mr.. Sumner said there would be no OBJ
lection, of course, if this was the fact.
The senator elect then advanced, and The
oath was administered to him.
The House bill allowing such Virginia Of
fcials as are unable from conscience seke
to take an oath to make affirmation on az
Stunning the duties of their Offices was
passed. -.....-.. ............
In the House, shortly after the reading
of the Journal, Hon. J. D. Gibson, of the
eighth district of Virginia, appeared, was
sworn, and took his seat as representative
from that State.
The Committee on Elections are waiting
for the printed briefs and statements in the
cases of Booker, Mckenzie, and Segar. The
case will be reported upon early next week.
Work i'm the Navy-Yards not to be
Suspended.
The Secretary of the Navy has sscer-
tanned that ne has over million of dollars
on hand that can be applied, by transfer,
to the Bureau of Steam and Engineering as
soon as Congress passes an act authorizing
the transfer. Therefore there will be no
suspension of work in the navy-yards as
announced yesterday.
The San Domingo Treaty.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day Secretary
Fish introduced the subject of the San
Domingo treaty and purchase. The maps
showing the island and bay, ETC., were
examined. The Cabinet favors the pur-
chase and adoption Of. the treaty. The
President expressed q desire that the Senate
adopt the proposition of considering the
matter in open session.
The Frankins Privilege.
The almost unanimous vote in the House
yesterday abolishing the Thanking privilege
was referred to by Postmaster General
Creswell. The President, while favoring
the bill, would also favor law distributing
postage stamps for use in Official communi-
ton with each department, making esti-
mates of the number or amount of stamps
that would be required. Proper guards
should be included in the law to prevent
improper or fraudulent use of stamps SO
distributed. .F's
The Duty on Coal.
The Ways and Means Committee have re-
versed their action in regard to the btu
minous coal question. Mr.. Maynard
changed his vote, and a majority Of the
committee agreed to leave bituminous coal
where it is at present in the tariff bill.
Anthracite coal the committee agreed to
place in the free list. This is regarded as
q compromise.
The Gold. Panic Investigation.
Mr.. Corbin was to-day again before the
Banking and Currency Committee. His
examination was resumed and continued
nearly four hours, and completed his evil
dence. He laid before the committee let
tiers, documents, his bank book, and checks
of money paid out, for the purpose OF show
ing that neither the President nor any CO.
vernment official, or any person outside,
was involved in or knew anything about his
operations with Fisk and Gould in the
movement to advance the premium on gold.
He explained the object he had in sending
the letter to President Grant to Washington,
Pa, and said there was nothing in it that
might not have been read at town meet
ing.
The sum and substance of his evidence
is that he was engaged in sharp practice to