The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-20
Latest News from Washington.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-Senate.- The
bill appropriating 100000 to Chicago was
passed with an amendment.
The Committee on Retrenchment was or
dercd to investigate the general order of
business at New York. An amendment was
offered and adopted covering the whole po-
iitical machinery of the custom-house and
its connection with the late corruption in
New York. The vote stood-yeas, 81, nays,
none. .....
Senator Sumner gave notice that he would
at all early day introduce q joint resolution
restricting the presidency to one term.
HWuse.-A1r. Cox introduced bill restrict
ing the sale of public lands in Louisiana,
Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.
Mr.: Myers introduced bill fixing the tax
on tobacco at sixteen cents per pound.
The Committee on Banking and Currency
was directed to examine into the recent bank
failures in New York. ~ H..
The bill making an additional appropria-
ton for the kuklux Committee was passed,
making the total appropriations to date, eX-
elusive of printing, $4,000.
The labor and education hill was discussed
to the hour Of adjournment.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, December 19.-The disturb
ance on the Pacific coast will probably pass
northeastward into Montana, and falling ba-
rometer and rising temperature prevail on
Wednesday at the Rocky Mountain stations.
The high barometer north of Missouri will
move eastward with diminished pressure, and
cold northwest winds prevail west of the
Appalachian range. Cloudy weather with
westerly winds will prevail very generally on
Wednesday along the Atlantic coast. Brisk
winds from North Carolina to Maryland.
Navigation being closed upon the lakes, the
display of cautionary signals will be sus-
pended during the winter. U.s.. .....p IS.
No Punishment for Forging anaM N. C.'s
Name. $50. ....-
It has recently been discovered that there
is no law to punish the forgery Of the name
Of Il member Of Congress. Mr.. Platt, of Vir-
gina, recently discovered that his signature
had been forged to certain documents, and
at once set to work to find out the offender
and have him punished, when he ascertained
the above fact. .s s...
Senator Ramsay will introduce IN amend
ment to the poSt-oflice bill, making such an
offence Il miSdemcanor punishable bya fine OF
$500. ....,
General Ete.ms.
General Torbcrt has been confirmed con-
sul-gcncral to Havana.
There was full Cabinet to-day with the
exception Of Commissioner Delano.
The following nominations have been
made: William II. Goddard, judge of East
crn Texas; James F. Denver, collector OF
fourth Georgia district; Benjamin i. Bell,
collector of second Georgia district.
The report Of the civi-Service commission
gives the President absolute power to re.
move; offices to be filed by competitive eX.
aminatons, open to all, who must enter the
lowest grade. The President approves the
report, which will 90 into effect on the 1st OF
january, 1872.
The Chief Justice has announced to the
bar that the opinions in the legaltender cases
would lie readyat an early day after the re-
cess, and that the delivery of the opinion had
been postponed at the request Of the minority,
The contested election case of Mckenzie
against BraXton has been taken up in the
House by the Committee on Contested Elec-
| tons. a.. -"