The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-20
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Special kilograms TO the Dispatch.
WAsHINGToN, May 10, 1870.

WASHINGTON, May 10, 1870.
Senator Ames-s7iss Butler.
| General Butler received telegram to-day
from his home, in Lowell, Mass, informing
him that the accident to his daughter
Blanche and Senator Ames by the upset.
ting of carriage in which they We're riding
was not serious, only few slight bruises
having been sustained by them. It is I'M
derstood that the marriage of Senator Ames
and Miss Butler will take place July 4th.
Conscience.Money.
Treasurer Spinner to-day received from
the Rev. DR.. Butler, of this city, draft on
Baltimore clearinghouse for three hun
dred and twenty-one dollars, which DR..
Butler had been requested to hand over to
| the Government. The money will be
placed in the conscience fund.
Dispatches TO Minister Motley.
General Badeau, our Consul to London,
who left New York for London yesterday,
is bearer of dispatches from the President
to Minister Motley.
The Editor of The Esraelite and the
President.
Rev. DR.. Isaac w. Wise, editor and pro-
prietor Of The Israclite, Hebrew journal
published in Cincinnati, and who was n
prominent opponent to the election of &C.
neral Grant, was to-day introduced to the
President, and informed the latter that he
(thc PresidenD had been misrepresented,
and was supposed to have been unjust to
| the Jews, but the Doctor now felt at liberty
to assure the President of the friendship he
entertained for him. The President re-
piled: "I am pleased to hear you say SO,
| and am glad to see YOU"
Rev Cigar Stamps.
| Six thousand sheets of stamps for boxes
containing twenty-five cigars were to-day
received at the Revenue Bureau from the
Printing Bureau. This is the first install
ment of new stamps. The printing was
done by the Continental Bank-Note Com
pany, and the ruling by Mr.. McCartee, chief
of the Printing Bureau, whose system OF
ruling is new, and the cancellation marks on
the stamps cannot be erased without unfit
ting the stamp for further use, thus defeat
ing the designs of fraudulent dealers.
Officers on Ceurt.Mnrtial Duty.
DR.. Broadhead, Second Comptroller, di-
rccted that officers on court-martial duty at
their designated posts of duty are not emit
tied to the per diem of 81 .25 allowed officers
coming from distant post.
Subsidies to Steamship Lines.
The Senate Postal Committee to-day de-
cided to report bill granting a subsidy Of
49, 900 per round trip to the New York and
Mexican Steamship Company, which plies
between New York and Vera Cruz, touch
ing at Sisal.
The committee also had under considera'
ton the proposition submitted by William
Ell. Webb, of New York, to establish steam
ship line from New York to the west coast
of South America, and it is understood thai
they will report bill granting subsidy
of $500, 900 for that purpose.
The chairman of the committee was di.
rected to report in favor of authorizing the
Postmaster General to reduce below ten
cents the rate of postage with foreign
Governments with whom we have no postal
treaty.
The Senate Committee on Commerce
to-day discussed the whole question Of
allowing subsidies to establish steamship
lines, and the committee is favorable tc
granting aid to all legitimate projects. The,
heard an argument by gentleman from Cali
fornia on behalf Of the Chamber of Com
merce of San Francisco in favor of sub
sidy of 100000 annually for line from
San Francisco to Australia.
Bullock Bribery Case.
The report of the Senate COMMITTEES or
the Bullock bribery case has surprised Bull
lock and his party, for they expected, OF
pretended to expect, withdrawing pro
cess. The report and the testimony sup
port all the charges of corruption and ras
cality that have been alleged against Bull
lock and Ills m;nicns.
The Senate committee have been exceed
ingly charitable and unaccountably for
bearant, for there is testimony accessible
that they have not had before them thai
would show Bullock in even darker hue'
than this already damaging expose submit
ted to the Senate this afternoon. The Bull
lock crowd are utterly demoraliZed tonight
Chief Justice chase.
The health of Chief Justice Chase is al
smost entirely restored. AS soon as he dis
noses of cases submitted to him whilst hold
ing court in Richmond recently he viii
make 4 trip to the northwest, and remaiI
for a few weeks at St. Paul, Mimi.
WALLACE.
Associated Press telegrams.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-HouSe.-Mr. Con
ners. of Texas, introduced resolution in
structing the Committee on Foreign Atair
to INQUIRE and report what measures Art
necessary to force Mexico to observe treaty
stipulations and prevent that country from
| harboring American outlaws. Referred.
i The Committee on Military Affairs re
ported bill for the sale of certain Govern
ment property, including that at Fayette
Vile, n. G. Z; Mount Vernon, Ala. Chatta
chic, Fla. also certain captured property
at Shreveport, La, Marshall and Jefferson
Texas, and in Marion and Davis counties
Texas which was passed.
Consideration Of the bill regarding th,
decline of American commerce was re
sumed.
1 A very bitter discussion occurred upcl
the appropriation bill with regard to tn
feature of providing for Minister TO Rome
Religion entered very strongly into the de
bate. Sharp passages were exchanged be
/ tween Bingham and Voorhees,, each chargin,
the other with playing for the catholi
vote.
defending the San Domingo treaty, nm,
.ihnIfiJnp Tint orr snfety depended on The &C