The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-12

seats. There were special orders of bust
ness which took precedence, and many
efforts were made to pass over this
or that order Of business IN order to reach
some other which suited somebody better
than the one under consideration, but each
attempt was only time lost, for the House
by its vote refused to grant the privilege.
All kinds of points of order and questions
Of privilege were rcsortcd to, and personal
explanations were frequently made. Proml-
nent among the latter was that made by
Mr.. Butler in regard to newspaper
article, which he said he was not in
the habit OF noticing at all, but as this one
contained such base misrepresentation he
felt it his duty to say something about the
matter in vindication of himself rs we'll as
in Justice to the people. 1t related to his
course toward the colored squatters in Viz
gina, and CHARGED him with having elected
them from their homes, which he denied,
and he called upon Ole Of the Virginia
members to bear him out in this denial. He
went on to say that instead of having
elected these squatters he had provided
them with homes, and concluded his re-
marks by quoting Josh Billings's saying that
"Blesscd is he who can pocket abuse and
be bitten by dog"
The Senate went into executive session at
o'clock this afternoon upon the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Murphy to he Collector of New
York, and continued upon that subject
I Ia, opI n nj rhf
until nearly II o'clock, when vote was
taken, resulting in the confirmation Of Mr..
Murphy by As to 3. Senator Fcnton made
Il four hours speech against Murphy, but
succeeded in obtaining but two votes be-
sides his own against the confirmation.
The case of Segar, claiming to be elected
as member at large for the State of Virgi-
mia, was up this afternoon, a majority Of the
committee claiming that he was not enti-
| tied to the seat, as that State was entitled
to but eight representatives the mi
nority claiming that she was entitled
to nine, including one at large, that
the candidate was elected by order
of the Presidents proclamation, and had
received 4 majority of nearly eighteen thou
sand. The House decided that Segar was
not entitled to the seat. An effort was then
made to pay Seglr five thousand dollars,
then three thousand, and then two thou
sand, to defray his expenses while contest
ing the seat, but the effort was useless, the
House Directing to all the propositions.
| MIR. r. Roessler to-day reported to the
Indian Bureau that on May 30th he accom-
panied number of citizens and squad OF
soldiers into Anchor county, Texas, to ex-
ptore the country and hunt for coal, copper,
&C.. when they were attacked by a band OF
Indians. A fight ensucd, in which two IN
dams and four citizens were killed and Mr..
Rocsslcr was wounded and lost his teams,
tools. &c.
| The receipts from internal revenue this
month, including to-day, reach nearly ten
millions Of dollars.
Secretary Robson received dispatch
announcing the arrival to-day at Charleston,
$. G., of the United States steamer Quinne'
baug, from Rio dc Janciro, having on board
all the self-madc eXilcs from the South tC
Brazil that went there ut the close Of the
war for the purpose of creating a Govern
ment there, ctc.; but it was aElilurc, anc
they have been brought home at the ex
| pensc of the Government.
| The President sign ed tilirty-siX bills to.
day among them were the regular appro
priation and deficiency bills, the act author
| izing cnli>tmcntS for five years in the ma
rine corps, and the joint rcso luton making
appropriation to pay the claims of Grca
| Britain for lands, etc, OF the Hudson Bay
and Puget Sound Agricultural Companies
| Supervisor Prcsbrcy has seized the diStl
lery Of Peter Fagau, in tho seventh Wiz
ginia (Alcxandria) district, for running tho
works on Sunday, having no storekecpci
present, nc.
Professor Gilmore, of Boston jubilee no.
torety, is here for the purpose of GurtherinG
the proposed international musical fcstiya
to he held in Boston next year. lie has re-
ccivcd the warm support and encourage
ment of Senators Sumner, Wilson, anC
others, and has obtained u favorable re-
spouse from several of the foreign Ministers
1t is intended to ask of each nation the con
tribution Ola band numbering one hundred
persons, and to devote Il day to each nation
when its band will be drawn UP in front
of the others, and the national air of that
nation performed by the combined band:
and choruscs. The foreign Ministers have
promised to communicate with their Go
vernments in regard to this affair, and the
Prussan Minister told Mr.. Gilmore that i
his Government did not comply with tho
request lie thc Miristcr) "would como
and sing himsclf.' WALLACE.
| Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
Sendte.-Thc credentials of Messrs. An
th0ny and Cragin were presented. !;
The following is L sample OF the discus
sion on the tax sale bill which was passed
to-day
MIR, Trumbull called up the bill to con
firm the title OF purchasers to lands sold fol
taxes in the late ins1lrrectionary States.
Mr.. Bayard opposed the bill, and sale
confirmed sales, which had been ATTENDED
with the grosscst irregularities, and the
conditions imposed on the original owner