The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-25
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tore the paper up and threw it ,iip,oonn, the
hoor. Hutchfns afterwards wrote a mote.
ouehstic in form, and in person delivered It
at the Office where it would reach Washing
con. The latter Indicated that he was pre-
pared TO meet Hutchins upon the field.
Friends were. selected. Mr.. Bright, a law
yer and son of Jesse, D. Bright, esx-
United States senator, acted as the
friend Of Washington ; Mr.. Cheribri-
aassas the friend of Hutchins. Notes
passed; verbal explanations took place j;
surgeons were selected and for q fine
Things were In a warlike condition., but
the affair came to an amicable solution TO-
night. The naughty words were taken
back on both sides, and the, parties scye-
rally arc satisfied. MIR. Washington is the
correspondent Of the London 7ele9raph,
and was once Assistant Secretary of State
OF tho Southern C~onfedcracy. lie is well
known in Richmond. Hutchins is here in
the interests of Governor Bullock, seeking
to get legislation that will continue the pre-
sent State officers for two years longeriin
Georgia. . a.,-l. IT ~ WALLACE.
ASsocia&u ireSS kilograms. ,.s sa.a..
".'.t Congressional. q. ra1a'
WASHINGTON, May 23.-Senate.-Mr.
Ferry asked leave to present a petition of
citizens of the Dominican Republic protest
ing against annexation. .....r $50. -
MIR. Pomeroy objected, and permission
was refused on the ground that petitions,
except by unanimous consent, can be re-
ceiyed only from citizens of the United
| States.
Mr.. Harlan spoke on the bill for the sale
Of the Usage Indian lands. & -.gs s.< ~
The legislative appropriation bill was
taken up. #,5s
In his speech Mr.. Harlan defended the
settlers on the Usage lands from the accusa-
ton OF MI. Morrill,, of Maine, that they
were robbers and maraudcrs.
An amendment to The appropriation bill
to appropriate So, 900 in aid of the Louis
vile canal was debated but finally with
drawn. Another amendment, to prohibit
the admission of any pardon or amnesty as
evidence in court OF the loyalty Of a claim
ant, was debated. -. -alt
The conference committees report on
the bill to enforce the right of citizens to
vote in the several States was discussed.
The report simply makes the bill more ex-
| plicit. !"
House.-Mr. Lyuch's bill for the revival
of American shipping interests was laid
| over.
In the debate on NJ. Lynch's bill for. re-
| viyinS American Mr.. Peters; Of
| Maine, spoke. MIR. Coburn, of Indiana,
| opposed the bill rs being in favor of the ship
building interest at the expense Of com.
merce and navigation. -s
Mr.. Brooks urged that if 4 reduction of
duties were made for the ~ship-builders, other
mechanical and the agricultural interests
1 cIn.ll ,o,o;,.o III, cnr,af 1aroftc
Mr.. Cox, of New York, said he was will
ingto support the bill if the feature in rela-
ton to drawbacks was stricken out.
Mr.. Schumacher, Of New York, urged the
necessity of something similar to the draw
back system TO restore our PROSTATE COM
mcrcc.
Mr.. Banks then briefly addressed the
House in favor OF the bill.
Mr.. Lynch then allowed 4 number OF
amendments to be offered, and then de-
mandcd the previous question. The call tor
the previous question was sc~condcd-ayes,
II nays. IS.
The question was then taken OH ordering
the main question, and the House refused
to order it-ayes, 81 noes, %. The bill
then went over under the rule until to-mor-
row. . ...
Tho appropriation bill was resumed.
Mr. VOORHEES, moved to strike ont the APP
preparation for i consul at 81. Jaso dc Cuba,
and called the attention of the House to tho
late outrages perpetrated in that city, and
that the United States flag did not protect
the consulate or American citizens.
A general debate ensued, in which a mum
Der of members participated. General
Logan said no Government ever stood by
as quietly as the present Administration
while Il struggle was going on between OPP
preston and Liberty. The debate con
tinued up to adjournment.
MIR. Banks said the Committee on
Foreign Affairs would bring the whole
> question before the House in q few days.
The United States Senate Engaged on
Municipal Election-The Enforce
mcnt of the Fifteenth Amendment
and the Richmond Charter Election,
WASHINGTON, May 24.-During the de
bate in the Senate to-day on the conference
report on the bill for the enforcement o.
the fifteenth amendment, Senator Stewart
remarked that it was necessary to arg lie tC
the report, as municipal elections were tC
take place throughout Virginia day after to-
morrow.
Senator Thurman, in reply, said even i
the report were adopted to-taylt could not
go to the President, be read and signed.
and next officially promulgated by the State
lpIiTtHlClt, III tlllc " ICdCn fhStNtus !
To this the response was that the micro
Geographic announcement of the passage
of the bill would restrain fraud on the
freedmen and prevent other violations Of
the law. !
Mir. Thurman replied that the object was
to punish men for violating q law which
they had never seen, and which was to have
effect Immediately on its passage. lie urged
that a future day should be designated
when it should 60 into effect. He and other
Democratic senators, owing to the great
manner in which it had been framed, III.
sisted that the bill should be ventilated, in
order that all might see what it was AND
have time to examine the new matter Which
had been added. ~ :
Senator Edmuds said that in cases where
the law had been violated without the peo
pie first knowing what it was pardons were
granted.
Mr.. Thurman knew no cases of this kind
and would be obliged if the Senator would
point them out. ,
This Mr.. Edmunds did not do.
Finally the report was ordered to be
printed, in order that its features might be
fully and clearly known before a final vote
The Contested Seat of Mr. Mckenzie
WASHINGTON, May 24.-In the House to-
day Mr.. Churchill, from the Committee or
Elections, submitted a report on the con
tested election case of Whittlesey uS. McKen
zie, from Virginia.
The committee declare that Mr.. McKen
zie is entitled to his seat MIR. Churchill
gave notice that be would call up the case
early next week. $50
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, May 24-Thc revcnue re,
ccipts to-day were nearly. $780, oO.