The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-15
The Georgia Bill,


Some days ago the Reconstruction Com
mittce at full meeting, by Il bare majority,
decided to attach the Bingham amendment
us an amendment to the Senate Georgia bill.
At meeting this morning there We're pre-
sent about one-half the members of the
committee, and most of these (Butler, Ward,
and othcrs), were those who had opposed
the Bingham amendment. Finding them
selves in the majority, Hamilton Ward con-
Cured in the idea of upsctting what had
been done by a full meeting of the commit
tee, and he made the motion that the Bing-
ham amendment be struck out.
Mr.. Farnsworth endeavored to prevent
the success of this trick by speaking until
the absent members could be called
in, but General Butler, chairman of
the committee, chokcd him off by
putting Wards motion and declaring it
carried.
This incensed Farnsworth, and he pitched
into Butler in unmeasured terms, ending
by calling him scoundrel.
Butler was much excited, but contented
himself with the reply that he could take
that from one who behaved as FarnsWorth
had behaved in Boston.
! After the war of words had subsidized and
Farnsworth had withdrawn from the room,
Butler was asked what about Farnsworth's
conduct in Boston. He replied that Farms
worth, under the pretence that something
was wrong in the Boston post-office work,
went to Boston with his committee to in
vestigate him (Butler), and that he (Butler)
in turn had investigated Farnsworth, and
found that the latter had put up at hotel
in disreputable company !; that he Butler),
fearing that the leaf in the register contain
ing the evidence might be torn out, had
procured a photograph Of it, which he had
now in his possession, and which he would
show to the House yet before Congress adj
journed. 49,. -
So we are to have some more police court
trials by the House beside the Pat Woods
case. ~.
The New Army Bill.
General Sherman is opposed to many fea-
lures in the new army bill, especially the
one that provides for the reduction of his
salary, and he thinks General Logan got it
up as personal against him (Sherman). 1t
is understood that the President, although
opposed to the reduction of the salaries of
Generals Sherman and Sheridan, will sign
the bill, in order that the army may be re-
organized.
The Pat Woods Case.
The Pat Woods case was resumed to-day
by the Judiciary Committee. Porter put
in Il new affidavit entirely changing his base,
and alleging that he was en- route for Con-
gress when assaulted. Woods's counsel
filed al answer denying Porter's statements.
Testimony will be taken tomorrow.
Revenue Seizures I'm Richmond.
The revenue seizures in Richmond since
June LIST were One gallon of brandy from
G. Henning /; ninety-three ditto, E. L. Burch
& Co.; nine and one-half ditto, +. L. Webb;
six ditto, Benjamin Rose. r ~sss...., vs., !
Miscellaneous.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day,
in the absence of General Schenck, adopted
a resolution repeating the duty and dis
pensing with all kinds of taxation OH coal.
A minority report viii be made simply re-
pealing the duty. r .s ~. & I
General Babcock was again to-day before
the Senate Select Investigating Committee,
and produced hrge number of official doc