The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL.

kCeSlOubks
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Ho,lse. - The
House commenced tilibustering against ef-
forts at legislation. 1t finally went into
Committee of the Whole on bill for the
repeal of the duty on coal and salt.
The Speaker announced the COMMITTEE
on Elections as follows: McCrary, Steven
son, Hale, Poland, Finklinburg, Thomas,
Kerr, Porter, and Arthur.
Mr.cHarris, Of Virginia, made q personal
explanation that he had voted for Morgan
(Democrat) for Speaker, whereas the Globe
had reported him as voting for Blaine (ke-
publican). .s
Adjourned. I..
plement to the civil rights bill, requesting
| that it should not be referred to the Judi
ciary Committee, and threatening that be
| would press the bill to an issue this session.
On motion Of Mr.. Kellogg, of Louisiana,
Rev. MIR. Newman was reelected chaplain
A number Of old bills were reintroduced,
| including one to incorporate the branches
of the Texas Pacific Railway Company un-
| der the name of the North Carolina Exten.
| sion Railway Company. The companies to
| be consolidated are the Eastern and West.
ern divisions of the Western North Carolina
railroad, the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford railroad, and the Spartansburg
and Union railroad of South Carolina, the
purpose being to establish continuous
communication from Newborn, Whining
| ton, and Charleston, via Ashville, n. o.,
and Ducktown, Tenn, to Cleveland, Tenn,
or Dalton, Ga, connecting with the Texas
Pacific railroad to San Diego, California
also reyiyiug the grant of land TO the North
Louisiana and,TeXassrailroad, being to con.
meet Vicksburg with the Texas Pacific rail.
road. r
The Committees Of the New Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The following
are the committees appointed by the Presi-
dent Of the Senate
Foreign Relations Cameron, of Penn
sylvania; Harlan, OF Iowa; Morton. OF
Indiana Patterson, of New Hampshire
Schurz, of Missouri; Hamlin, Of Maine
aud Casserly, OF California. Finance
Sherman, chairman. Appropriations Cole,
chairman. Commerce: Chandler, of Mich
iean. Private Land Claims: Davis, Of Ken
lucky; Ferry, of Michigan; Sawyer, OF
South Carolina; Bayard, of Delaware ;
and Blair, of Missouri. Indian Affairs
Harlan, chairman. Pensions : Edmunds,
chairman. Claims: Howe, of Wiscon-
sin. Patents: Ferry, chairman. Terrific
ries: Nye, Of Nevada. Pacific Railroads
SCGWaTt, OIL Nctdud haLuSCy, VI
sofa: Wilson, of Massachusetts, Harlan,
of Iowa; Rice, of Arkansas; Fenton, OIL
New York Scott, of Pennsylvania kel'
log, of Louisiana Hitchcock, of Nebraska;
Blair, of Missouri; and Kelley, Of Oregon
Political Disabilities : Robertson, of South
Carolina Foreman, of West Virginia
Anies, of Mississippi; Gilbert, of Florida
Vickers, of Maryland; and Stevenson, o.
Kentucky.
The "Outrage" Committee will report
to-day. .s, ~
Senator Sumner DepOsed from the
Craftsmanship Of the Committee On
Foreign Relations. [ETZ
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Committee
on Foreign Relations having OIL "Wednesday
night held a meeting and depoSed Senator
Sumner from the chairman's position anC
placed Senator Cameron in his place by
vote of 5 to 3, the Senate to-day held eau
Gus and ratified the action Of the commit
tee by vote of 26 to q.
The Mexican Commission.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Mexican
Commission, which has been in session
here for eighteen months, has acted upol
thirteen cases. -Four of these were decided
! upon their merits, and nine have beer
| thrown out as having occurred before tn
last commission dissolved. The commits
sion continues only one year longer, ant
has 1874 cases still before it. Claimant
are discouraged by the slow progress. ~
Weather Report.
| WASHINGTON, March 9.-0tlce Sigma
| Bureau, 4:35 p. M.-Synopsis for pas
twenty-four hours: The low baron
eter, which was on "Wednesday even
| ing central over Iowa and Missouri, atte
extending its influence with high winds t.
the Gulf, has travelled due northward, ant
covers Lake Superior. High southwest
erIy winds and gales have been experienced
from the Gulf northwards. with heav
rains in the Gulf States, and light rains an
SHOWS on the lakes. The pressure ha
somewhat recovered on the Gulf and Sout
Atlantic. It has remained nearly stationar
on the Middle and East Atlantic, Wit
cloudy, threatening weather. A special OF
shoot, from the low pressure in Missouri
passed westward through Kentucky int
West Virginia, and is now pursuing
northeasterly course along the Atant
coast, with all the characteristics OF fee
BILE tornado.
| ProbdbiLties.-Fair weather is indicate
for the Gulf and South Atlantic States 0
Friday fresh winds on the Middle an
East Atlantic and lower lakes, and bris