The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-14
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WIcu,scraN Jnly 1o 1ST0

WASHINGTON, July Is, 1870.
| Senator Lewis to-day presented bill
fixing the terminus of the Shenandoah Val
ley railroad, which was read twice and re-
| lcrrcd to an appropriate committee.
| The President received no viSitors to-day.
| There was 4 special Cabinet session, Of
two hours duration, to consider matters
| pertaining to each Department, and there
| will be consultations between the President
and Cabinet officers each day until the adj
| i0urnment Of Congress.
Commissioner Dclano has directed collec-
| tors and assessors to report the number of
registered sealed locks purchased and in
| use, and also the number and kind of other
locks in use, ut distiicrics and bonded
warehouses. This is done to discontinue
padlocks, etc, and compel the use Of the
lock adopted by the Bureau.
The United States steamer Saco has been
| thoroughly repaired at the Norfolk navy
yard, and is now ready for sea. Lieutenant
Commander Edward Terry has been Or
derod to take command OF her.
| General Spinner to-day delivered to Sur
ncon-Gcncral Barnes, to be handed to Sur
geon George +. Cooper, the handsome and
costly gold watch and chain presented to
Cooper by the French Government for SER
vices rendered to the crew Of the French
corvette Curit,lX in..July, 1860, while they
were suffering with yellow fever.
The reports Of the Treasurer's office at
the close of business to-day show the CO.
| vernment finances to be Sl1G,532, 1880 in
gold and $50 ABA 1924 in currency. There
are outstanding in coin certificates SiO, 3d.
| NO-ahout the usual amount. Over Sll0,-
| 600 600 is q very large amount OF gold on
hand ut this time in the month.
The House Commerce Committee to-day
| decided to investigate during the recess of
| Congress the question of repeating the law
which gives Il monopoly to the Cuban Ca
Bile Company, and report ut the next ses-
sion what action ought to be taken.
| The conference committee on the naval
| app.,4nriation bill have agreed to all the
important amendments, and will have it
| ready to report tomorrow. They adopted
the Senate amendment relative to the pay
| of officers of the navy, with slight reduc-
ton of the pay of some of the higher
| Grade Of officers and small increase
| of the pay Of some OF the lower
| grade, making it more uniform. The
Senate amendment appropriating S3.Oo0,-
600 for materials for the various navy
wards was reduced to $2,000,000. There
| is small increase of appropriations for con-
tinuing work in the navy-yards. A proviso
was adopted that none of the sum appro-
priatcd to pay the claim OF Mr.. Corles for
the construction Of engines should be PAID
until the claim had been fully examined by
the board of engineers and passed upon by
| the naval judge-advocate.
The conference committee on the admis-
sion of Georgia met last evening, but no
conclusion was reached. A proposition to
renort the bill prepared by General Butler
was adoptcd by the committee by vote Of
three tor one. As this result was reached
by the bolt of the House conferees (Butlcr,
Paine, and Farnsworth,) with that Of Sena-
tor Howard, there could be no report made
to the Senate. Senator Thurman will yield
to no proposition which really looks to adj
mission. The committee met twice to-day,
and dozen plans and suggestions were
made, but no agreement could be reached.
At 2 o'clock, however, it was decided
to report to both Houses that no
agreement could be ELECTED. The facts being
made known to President Grant, he re-
ouested Secretaries Fish and Boutwell, to
confer with the Senate committee and urge
the members to bring about an agreement.
The Administration regard it of national
Importance that Georgia should be admitted
before Congress adjourns. 1t is not I'M
likely. therefore. that the Senate will yield
at the last moment ind allow the House
amendment to pass. Unless that is done
the bill fails. HALLAcE'
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-SenGte.-Tw
Thousand additional copies of the fifteenth
amendment enforcement bill were ordered
to be printed.
The report OF the committees of confer
cnce Oh the tax and tariff bills were
adopted.
A bin was introduced restoring Major
James Belger to his rank in the army.
A bill aiding the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge and Vicksburg railroad was passed.
The Senate then went into executive ses-',
sion. s.. -. ,%514 -ss.
Hpuse.-A committee Of conference was