The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-06

into his bill especially upon the ground that
it did not recognize the partisan cry that
:" to the victors belong the spoils." Singu-
larly enough, this outcry came from the
representatives from New Hampshire,
which State, it was shown by Mr. Jencks
from official sources, has more officers and
clerks In the Government Departments than
other States aggregated. This shot
from Mr.. Jencks wounded the New Hamp-
shire delegation, who all flew up in defence
of themselves personally, and Messrs. Ella
and Benton each endeavored to show that
they We're not chargeable with this undue
ofoficial patronage, and charged
it upon their predecessors. WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-Sendte.-Mr. Ed
munds, from the Committee on Pensions,
reported Senate bill to grant Mrs. Lincoln
a pension with the recommendation that it
be indefinitely postponed. The bill was ac-
eompanied by report, which was ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Military Commit
tee, reported, with amendment, the bill re-
lulfC W uSCu ulllClrE Dur
poses in New York city.
Dir. Drake, from the Naval Committee,
reported substitute for the bill to promote
seamen in the navy.
Mr.. Eickers, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill adverse to regulating
the importation of immigrants under labor
contracts.
A blu was reported from the Finance
Committee granting a subsidy of $4,000
per year for ten years for semi-monthly
steamship line between New Orleans, Cam
peachy, Sisal, Tampico, and Havana. .
HouSe.-Mr. Paine introduced q bill for
compensation in contested election cases.
The bill does not apply to the Forty-1irst
Congress.
The Civil Service bill was resumed. Mr..
Jencks said the heavy vote against the bill
Yesterday was in the interest Of thieves. A
motion to table the whole matter was de-
feated, and the bill recommitted.
A minority report was presented. The
balance of the day was oceupiedin an effort
to pass The Senate joint resolution granting
additional land and privileges to the South
ern Pacific railroad. Without coming to a
vote, the House adjourned to Monday.
Tie report of the Senate Committee on
Pensions adverse to the House bill granting
Mrs. Lincoln pension of S3,000per annum
in q destitute condition. She represents
herself that in 1867 she received from Con-
ress and Mr.. Lincoln's estate S59, 200.
The committee report that they have good
reason to believe that she received large
amount of clothing, plate, and household
goods, after the death of Mr.. Lincoln, which
Should be added to what she has already re-
ceived.
The committee think that a fortune of
sixty thousand dollars skhuld be sufficient to
take her out of the category of those whose
necessities, in consequence of the casualties
of the public service, give them claim
upon the Treasury.
The report is signed by six members of
the committee.
National Medical Association.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The National Medi-
cal Association appointed a special commit
tee of three to consider the question OF
abortion, with view of suggesting means
whereby abortionistS might he expelled.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
are President, DR.. Still, Of Pennsylvania {;
Vice-Presdents, Dr.'s Wetherly, of Ala
bama, Gibbons, of California, Hllrd, of
Texas, and Wiley, of Minnesota.
The next place Of meeting is San Fran
cisco.
DR.. Rayborne, who champions the negro
doctors, strove for hearing but was re-
fused with much Kissing, and no definite
action was taken.
DR.. w. N. Walsh, connected with the
hospitals of Savannah, was elected O men,
Der of the Association.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Water
Line In Congress-.
WASHINGTON, May J.-On motion of Mr..
Wiley, the Senate recently directed the
Committee OH Commerce to inquire into
the expediency of causing survey and
examination to be made for line Of water
communication between the James and
Ohio rivers with a view Of ascertaining the
practicablity of such water COMMUNICATION
for the transportation of military and COM
mercial supplies. To-day the committee
were, at their own request, discharged
from the further consideration Of the SUBJ
ject. As explanatory, they submit to the
Senate letter on the subject from General
Humphreys, chief of engineers, in which
he says that the propriety of reviving at this
time the old project Of a continuous canal
navigation to the Ohio river by this route is
questionable. Judging by the fate of Avalll.
CONS improvements, the Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Pennsylvania canal, and Ill
view of the probable speedy completion OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, this rail-
road, in his opinion, would serve military
purposes better than canal, and would
probably supplant any cana! likely to ,; be- D.:
to adapt it to the supply Of sum.
NIT water, and encountered with ~
amount Of lockage indispensable to over,
come the intervening elevations. 1t is stated
that the proposed examination and survey
would cost about $4,000, and could be
made in four months. The letter says fur
Their that while some partial surveys of thi:
route were made by the Government {
number of years ago, it has not yet beer
ascertained whether canal of large dimen
sions is feasible. T.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The sub-commit
tee of the House Pacific Railroad Commit
tee has determined to report in favor OF
granting franchises to the trans-continental
Or thirty second parallel line. The mair
features are the same as before reported.
There was considerable excitement here
to-day. The Radical convention to nomi
nate q mayor split. Messrs. Bowen ant
Richards were somewhat irregulariy nomi
mated, and Emory, independent Radical, i:
put regularly in the field for mayor.
The Democrats have carried Elkton
Maryland. The negroes voted.
The Committee on Elections reported ;
bill regulating compensation in contested
election cases. 1t provides that no money
shall be paid to sitting OF contesting mem
bers pending the contest.
After q decision mileage and compensa
ton is to be paid only to the party to whom
the seat is awarded.
The party against whose claim decision /:
given is to receive only actual expenses: :.
The bill for the relief of Captain Bealy':
scouts, Of Tennessee, was passed;
The Committee on Foreign Affairs re