The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-22
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
s,,eelai kilograms 20 the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON. April 81, 1870.

Harbor and Coast Defences.
Colonel Casey. of the Engineer Depart
,nru;. WAS before the House Committee on
APPROXIMATIONS, and explained at length
the condition Of our harbor and coast de-
fences, and conclusively demonstrated that
we would have to rely mainly on our forth
fcations a. means Of defence. He did not
ro,rord the iron-clads of much Use for de-
fcnsiyc purposes.
The New Laws for Idnho.
The House Territorial Committee to-day
considered General CUllom's bill, which
uyo,ides for annu!IinS the law which en-
ISIS in idaho Territory SLOWING the coliec-
ton of 4 special tax on Cinnamon.
The act creating the office Of District At
,orury FOR each county directs the United
STATES District Attorney to perform all the
Unite, now required Of the District Attor-
~. of that Territory. and annul> all laws
,,,..cd by the Legislature that provide for
the pa,mrut out Of the Treasury Of salaries
ar extra compensation to Federal officers
holding appointments i'll the Territory, or
FOR allowing any compensation to members
or clerks of the Legislature other than that
paid bv the United States. 1t Is absolutely
necessary TO pass this measure in order to
break up the corrup: system which exists
in the Territory of eXtorting additiona!
ice. from the people without Warrant OF
las.
The bill will be reported in few days
aud put upon its passage.
The Chinese Indemnity Fund.
According 10 the report OF the Secretary
nr state. the amount of the Chinese III
dcmni'y fund now in possession Of the
state department is a little upwards Of four
hundred thousand dollars, which has been
cungcrtcd into United States bonds. 1t APP
pear. that all the claims Of American citi-
lyus against China have been paid.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons. after thorough discussion of the SUBJ
irct. authorized Senator Sumner to report
Joint resolution providing ior the return Of
hi, money to the Chinese Government,
maintaining that il richt!uiy belongs to her.
1.-THE resolution passes Congress, 1t Will be
the first instance where Government has
returned money that remained after the
claims Of its citizens had been adjusted.
War 20 be Waged against the Apaches.
Ex-Governor Mccormick, Of Arizona,
appeared before the Military Committee of
ii" House to-day and made an argument
in favor Of the bill allowing the Governor
At that Territory to recruit volunteers for
operations against the ApachcS. lie stated
that with these indians no treaties had been
made, and their hostility could not be
charged 10 any violation Of treaty stipula-
tons Hostility has existed Il century or
more, and would continue until the IN
tian, were made to feel the power Of the
Government. Hitherto the troops in the
Territory had been insufficient to make
SAFE The principal roads. The whites
were murdered and their bodies horribly
mutiatcd almost daily. lie advocated the
volunteers raised in the country rs the most
effective aud economical for that purpose
that could lie provided, and thought that
q Vigorous War would in the end prove most
humane. He spoke we'll 81 the efficiency Of
certain regular officers and men serving iii
III" Territory. ana the bill proposes to place
the volunteers under the regulations and
pay Of the regular army.
The Third Auditor.
Colonel Rutherford, recently appointed
Third Auditor, to-day received his COM
mission. took the oath Of office, and entered
Hpon the discharge Of his duties.
Transfer of q Naval officer.
ruvmastcr Robert ". Allen WAS to-day
transferred from the Bureau OF Provisions
and Clothing in the Navy Department TO
duty on board the practice ship Savannah.
Georgia Corruption Case.
The Senate committee OH the Georgia cor
rupion case have summoned number Of
witnesses. and are now waiting for the re-
turn OF an important one, who has gone to
New York.
Scnat or-elect Hill says that the published
statement that he received information by
telegram from Georgia that bonds had been
srut here to Governor Bullock to lie used
for influencing senator's against the Bing-
ham amendment is not correct; all the in
formation derived on the subject was OBJ
tanned from parties il this city.
General DadeaE-COnsTl at london.
General Adam Badeau, to-day nominated
FOR Consul at London, succeeds Hon. Free
man II. Morse, Of Maine, formerly men,
Der OF Congress from that state. and gem
t!cnan of much ability. General Badeau
WAS for a long time upon Grants staff, and
is the author of Il history Of the life and
military curcer of Grant
The Consideration of the Georgia Bali
Postponed.
The Reconstruction Committee met to-
day for deliberation on the Georgia bill.
General Butler, chairman Of the committee,
stated that he desires to take part in the
consideration of the bill both in committee
and in the House, but that urgent business
calls him from the city. He therefore re-
Quested that q memorandum be signed
hy the members TO the effect that
the bill is not to be considered I'M
ii! his return-May 5th. Some Of the
members suggested their words ought to be
sufficient, and Butler is understood to have
replied that he found very few willing to
trust him even after he had given written
pledge; which the members admitted with
out argument. The paper was signed, and
the Georgia matter thus goes over for
fortnight.
Bullock, B!odgett Il Co., at their
Dirty work.
Dictated by the Bullock party, kilograms
have been sent hence indicating that the in