The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-11

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attended.
The New Steamship Lines.
The Subj Committee on the Decline of
American Commerce has agreed to report
the bill introduced by General c.. C. Wash
'burne, which provides for the establish
ment of six steamship lines and the incor-
poration of four companies, allowing SUBJ
sidy OF s750,0O0 to each company. One
line is to ply between the ports of Boston
and Portland to Glasgow and Liverpool,
sailing each alternate week throughout the
year. Another between New York and
Liverpool, touching at Queenstown, sailing
weekly. Another between PHILADELPHIA
and Baltimore and Southampton and Bre-
men, sailing each alternate week. Another
between New Orleans and Hamburg, Ger
many, touching at southampton, and an
other from New Orleans to Rio de Janeiro,
touching at Havana and at points in the
West Indies. The postmaster is authorized
to contract with these companies for the
transportation for ten years Of the United
States mails once in each week between the
United States and Europe.
The bill has not yet been considered by
the general committee. It is understood
that the subcommittee favors the reduc-
ton from 100000 to $3.50, 900 of the sum
allowed by the Senate Committee for the
service on the line between California and
China. They also favor a subsidy of $780,
600 to establish line from New Orleans to
Vera Cruz and other Mexican ports.
WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, May O.-House.-The
Committee Of Reconstruction determined
to-day to introduce the Senate amendment
to the original Georgia bill, with the addi-
ton of the authority to employ the militia.
Mr.. Bingham's amendment they propose to
retain, leaving the terms Of office to Judi
cial decision.
N[r. Joseph II. Lewis, representative elect
from the third district Of Kentucky, Uice
Golliday, appeared and took the oath Of
office.
The Senate joint resolution granting adj
ditional land subsidies, with the privilege
to mortgage the road, to the Northern Pa
citic Railroad Company came up in order.
The previous question having been second
ed, the minority reported dilatory motions
which occupied the time up to adjournment
without reaching vote.
Senate.-The House military bill was
taken up, and q substitute offered by the
Senate Military Committee which proposes
4 reduction of the army by $4,000 men.
After some discussion, the regular order
the legislative, executive, and judicial ap.
preparation bill-was taken up and con-
sidered up to the hour of adjournment.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Joseph II. Lewis,
who commanded Confederate Kentucky
brigade, has succeeded Mr.. Golliday in
Congress.
The revenue receipts to-day were
$500, 900.
1t is again asserted that the President,
yielding to the Louisiana delegation, will
remove Collector Casey.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. distillery was
seized in North Carolina.
The subcommittee OH the Mississippi and
Lake Michigan Committee will report ia
yorably to the full committee of the House.
David Humphreys, Of Alabama, was con-
1rmcd to-day us associate justice of the SUI
preme Court of the District of Columbia.
Thomas II. Barree, of Tennessee, has
been confirmed rs consul to Kingston, Ja.