The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-26
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
'ecial legrams to the Dispatch.
WAsnlSGToN, d. c., May %, 1S7

Special legrams to the Dispatch.
WAsnlsGToN, ID. c., May %, 1870.
The Revival of American Commerce.
The House Select Committee on the De-
cline Of American Commerce to-day de-
cidcd to strike out of the bill for the revival
of American commerce the first and second
sections, which provide rebate or draw
back on all materials used for ship-build-
ing purposes, and allowed ship stores and
coal to be used and consumed free of i'm
port and internal duty and tax, providing
that the drawback shall not apply to YES
sells of less than one thousand tons.
The Indian Country-Utah.
The Senate Territorial Committee to-day
directed its chairman to call up tomorrow
and urge the passage of the bill providing Il
territorial government for the Indian
country.
The chairman and other members of the
committee deem it incXpedicnt to press the
bill tor the abolishing Of polygamy in Utah.
1t has been decided to change the present
Judicial officers in the Territory and to
make necessary provisions for the rigid en-
forccmcnt and carrying out of the United
States laws.
Schcnck's Revenue Bill.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
completed General Schcnck'S revenue bin.
The tax on wholesale whiskcy dealers re-
mains as in the present law, and the tax on
the gross receipts Of theatres is reduced
from three TO one per cent. 1t is under
stood that the committee will now proceed
with tho funding bill and get it ready 10 re-
port at IN early day.
Illness of tnc President.
The President was attacked with cholera
morhlls last night, and continued quite i'll
during to-day, being confined to his bed.
che Fcnian Raid.
!, Secretary Fish this morning received dis
patches from the United States MarShaIS oil
: New York and Minnesota, and from other
sources, announcing the continued gather.
: ing of large bodies of men on the American
side of the Canada border, but the dis.
patches mention no place as the probable
, point of concentration or attack.
The Secretary is of opinion that the Fe.
. mans mean mischief, and says they have
certainly conducted their affairs very ably
. Acknowledgement lIoar and the Secretary
; of State met ut the White House and haG
nearly three hours conference OH this sub
: jcct The Secretary of state claims that tho
proclamation was issued in good time and
,, in good faith, and the President has givel
the most stringent orders to have it carried
: out.
General Sherman has ordered Genera
Mcdowell and General Philip st. George
Cooke, whose departments include the eli
tire Canada border, to lend all the aid il
their power to the United States Marsha
in preventing armed men from invading
!, Canada. General Sherman says we cannot
prevent unarmed men from entering the
Canadian country unless the United States
Marsllals have proof that they are maraud-
ing parties bent on violation of law.
The United States steamer Michigan is or
, the lakes, and Admiral Porter states hel
) commander has orders to render the United
States Marshals a II aid and assistance in hi
power.
General Banks, chairman Of the House
II Committee on Foreign Affairs, was at the
White House to-day, but failed to see the
President. He is Of opinion that this is &
Fenian scare, much foStcred and believed
by the British Minister and Secretary
Fish, General Banks emphatically declares
that he does not believe the Fenians, who
are friends of this Government, are going
to attempt to invade Canada and fight Great
Britain without the aid and support of this
Government and that he can see no signs
of their getting such aid or support. lie
says, however, il they do make an attempt he
thinks they will succeed. In reference to
the proclamation and the frightened condl-
ton of the State Department General
Banks does not hesitate to say that IN his
opinion it is al unnecessary, and that II the
State Department will only turn its eyes
southwark, and see to the securing by our
Government of ioothold in the Indies and
on the lower Gulf coast, there would be
no difficulty in Canada, for as soon as Great
| Britain was sure that we had settled our
selves in the West Indies and the Andes she
would withdraw entirely from this CONT
nent.
Senator Morrill,, Of Vermont, whose dis
trict seems to be the base of Fenian opera
lions. received kilograms tonight stating
that ONeil, one of the Fcnian leaders,
has been arrested by United States author
| tiles.
Sale of a Railroad Suspended.
The President has ordered General Rey-
nolds to suspend for the present the sale OF
the San Antonio and Mexican Gulf rail-
road.
The Indians.
General Parker to-day notified General
Sherman officially that Spotted Tail and
several other Indian chiefs, together with q
number of their warriors, had arrived here
in charge OF an Indian agent, and that Red
Cloud, with number Of his warriors,
would arrive next Monday.
General Sherman said he would leave the