The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-07


WASHINGTON, July Observation-Disclosures
Abbott, from the Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads, reported with an amendment a bill
incorporating the contemplated Trans-Con-
tincntal Hallway Company under the name
of the Western North Carolina Extension
Railway Company. .....-
The bill authorizes the Western North
Carolina railroad. Wilmington, Charlotte
and Rutherford railroad, and the SpartanS-
burg Union Railroad Company, to consoli-
date for the purpose Of constructing and
completing q continuous railway commune
cation uia Ashvile, N. G., and Ducktown,
Tenn, to Cleveland, Tenn, or Dalton, Ga,
connecting the ports oil Newborn, Will
mington, and Charleston, with San Diego,
CAL, by way Of the contemplated "Southern
TRANSIT Continental Railway" II
An amendment to the House river and
harbor bill, offered by Mr.. Sawyer, appro-
priatnS $500 for the Improvement of
Town creek, near Charlcston, s. g., was
adopted. .....
The Conference Committee on the Fund
ing Bill was appointed rs follows Messrs.
Sherman, Sumner, and Davis.
The conference report on the army bill
was made the special order for tomorrow
evening. .."'
The river and harbor bill was reported as
it came from the House. An appropriation
for the survey and examination of CHARLES.
ton harbor with Il view to the removal OF
the distractions, moved by Mr.. Sawyer,
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Abbott, 100000 was
appropriated for the survey Of Cape Fear
river.
A number of other amendments were
adopted, including SIT 900 for Bayou 1'repl,
and IN additional $50 900 for the survey OF
james river.
The bill finally passed with these amend
ments. .." ..E
Duringthc discussion of it Mr.. Chandler,
who had it in charge, said it was wei
known that the distractions were put i'll
The southern larhors during the war. We
have no report from the engineers on them,
but it is provided for now surveys to be
made of all these harborS, aud until the
result of these surveys was known the cSti-
mates could not be made. and it is best to
make no appropriation in advance. Oh
course if the Senate chose to load down
the bill with amendments, and kill it, they
could do so. lie asked them to stand by
the committee.
The conference report on the post-otlice
| appropriation bill was adopted.
The conference committee on currency
reported the hill :ts adopted by the Senate,
except that the new issue of currency is
fixed at ss;:j4, 600 600 instead of 5000, 600
| The report was adopted.
During the debate, which ended in the
| adoption of the conference report on The
currency bill, Senator Williams, replying t
questions regarding the currency, said that
the Comptroller of the Currency was to pro
vide for the distribution of this increased
circulation of 81 tjlO, UW, giving the western
States what they were entitled to under Thu
existing law, and that rs soon as the census
Srei .srns -4ar -Ia4Q Mere u. Z redistribution
was to he made.' -.
Mr.. Trumbull thought it most cxtraordi
nary to provide for The establishment o
banks for taking up the fifty-lour million
within tic next three months and then Il
require u redistribution q few month
later. -..:
| MIR. Sherman replied that under the eX
isting law it would take ninety days to or
g:lnize Il bank. and therefore the census re
turns would he ascertained before anybanl
could be established.
| Mr.. Trumbul said there could then b,
no distribution under the existing law.
reported Il bill defining swamp and lover
flowed lands, which provoked much oppo
| sition, and was postponed until next session
| Mr.. Darrell, from Louisiana, was seated
and ~, 900 allowed Judge Bailey, the con
testant, who held the Governors certificate
of election.
A resolution was adopted giving Tucker
| who contested the seat of Booker, Of Vir
ginia, s., 600 for expenses. .a.....
The Pat. Woods.case occupied the balance
| of the day,