The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-03

Che CENSUS ofi 1910. Section eseond pfess
yides for the retirement fssnfEly Of .anI
amount OF the three per cent. ptsfcates
equivalent to The issue Of circulating notes.
Section THIRD authorizes any bank in q
State having an excess Of circulation TO
remove to State having less than its pro.
portion with view to the equalization OF
currency Throughout the country. 81.
The remaining sections provide for The
establishment of banks ON gold basis, the
Comptroller of Currency 20 issue to them
circulating notes, not exceeding in amount
80 per cent. of the par value of United
states 81 bonds deposited in the Treasury.
Inc banks are to keep on hand in coin 20
per cent. Of their outstanding circulation.
!. Lewiston aSn Is alsc made for the withdrawal
VI sl9,uoo,000 Of ths2present national cir
s.a.on lroln the States in excess Of their
proportion, after the s45, 900, 600 now au-
thorized shall be exhausted. = go - -
me nlit passed by vote Of 80 to %.
mr: Irumbull reported, with amanda
ments, the bill to secure all persnna ,tha
equal protection Of the laws, exfendine the
| provisions Of the civil rights bill 10 fhe
Chinese. -. 80 ! - ''a No
Mr. bow addressed the Senate upon the
Oh! to repeal the neutrality act of 1918,
winch prevents Americana from enliistinc
in, or fitting out vessels for the service Of
o foreign government with which the United
States Government is OF peace.
Adjourned.
Se,late.-A bill was reported for on asso.
ciate judge with Watrons, of Texas. -
A report was presented from the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs with reference Il
the imprisonment of American citizens By
Great Britain for political offences, CLOSING
with resolution directing the President t.
communicate information concerning the
subject The committee expressed sympa.
thy with the subject of the resolutions.
| Speeches were made on both sides fo1
and against the resolution, which went
over because of the expiration of the morn.
ing hour. " ?:
+ Arresolution was adopted instructing the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire
why Cuba has not been recognized as bel
ligerent. s..i%1 ~, !
The Senate bill appropriating $50, 600 fol-
the poor of the District of Columbia, and
allowing $4,000 of condemned army cloth.
| ing to be distributed, elected considerable
discussion, General Logan arguing that il
is not proper to appropriate money to be
used perhaps for electioneering purposes.
He said that if the fashionable people Of
Washington would devote the money spent
for receptions and ornaments 20 charitable
| purposes there would be no need of calling
on Congress for aid. A
Mr.. Knott asserted that the effect of the
bill would be to draw negroes here from
other cities who would outvote resident citi-
| zens.
| An amendment offered by General Logan
for the issuing of rations by the War De.
partment was adopted. The House ther
adjourned without disposing of the bill.
The Georgia MIDDLE.
WAsHISGToS, February 2.--it is stated
that General Sherman has telegrsphed
General Terry, by order of the President
that the elections of Messrs. Hill and Mil.
Ter to the United States Senate ore regarded
here Us legitimate. The effect Of this order
forbids the Georgia Legislature from elect
ing other United States senator's.
Georgia affairs are having serious con
sideration in high executive. and leading
senatorial quarters, but nothing absolutely
| Is known.
| Various Etems.
The revenue receipts to-day we're s646,
900.
The Senate tomorrow will specially con
slider the funding bill.
The Foreign Relation Committee will re
port against raising the China legation t
the rank Of frst-class mission.
It is stated that Senator Anthony's bill
restricting the printing of public docu
ments, will save $l,500,000.
The census will be taken under the regu
lations of 1850, the time for the adoption O
new regulations by Congress having ex
PRED. The statistics will be collected BY
the Marshals with such changes regarding
negroes as changed circumstances render
imperative.
The President has approved the bill ex'
tending the port of New Orleans.
| General (senator) Ames's conduct excites
unfavorable comment at army headquar
tiers. General Ames, they say, must resign
from his position in the army.
WASHINGTON, February 2.-Action re-
garding Missississippi will not be taken il
the Reconstruction Committee until Butler
returns, though the bill before the Senate
may pass at any moment and be passed by
the House. ..a..