The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-01
FROM wASEkHNGTOS.

w.sr,yaroN, Jan. M.--A new politi-
cal movement has Just developed itself
IN an intention OF the Republican party
fo nrovidc for six more electoral votes IN
tho next Presidential election by creating
;Uorcw states. Even this number Of votes.
il is freely admitted. will be needed. ana
Colorado and New Mexico are therefore To
I've made into States. Bills were reported
IN each case in the senate to-day. from the
Territorial Committee, ana VII! he put upon
their passage before the close OF the session.
Colorado has an area OF one hundred thou-
1ari square miles. and a population. ac-
r,rtiina 10 the new census, OF about forty
ihnuSani. In 1851 n population of sixty
thousand was claimed for the Territory.
New Mexico has population, by the new
,rn>ns. Of one hundred and fourteen thou
sand. OF which eighty six thousand are
white.
The homeopathic physicians are so in
crnsru throughout the country that they
have hccn ignored by the Pension Bureau
~ pension surgeons by the Commissioner
ot Pensions who Is m otd-sChoo! doctor,
hat they are sending on memorials to MEM
hers ot Congress asking Thai they may be
represented i'll the proposed National Uni
N"rsity 10 lie Incorporated and endowed ny
congress IN This city. IL 1t Is 10 be Il ma
ijonaI institution. thcy demand to be rep
resented.
rnc Secretary Of War has under advise
mnnt t'nc proceedings and verdict of the
oar. in the case of the colored Cadet
>r.alh. 1t is understood that he has been
convicted and 4 severe penalty imposed.
hut Mr.. Bclknap will not make public the
,tn,Iiru, until the House subcommittee
,han have reported the result Of their in-
visitation OF the troubles that have lately
Z;tEcn place in the frs class. which Is eX-
pcclcI 10 he made Thursday.
The United states Treasurer has issued =
letter setting forth that halt notes, The other
halves al which have been lost in the mails,
VIII he redeemed on presentation at the
Irrasurcr'> Office tor half their face yaluc.
paTI> Of notes are not redeemed III iutl cA-
cent when evidence is furnished Of the
total dc>tl uctiou of the missing portions.
The United States Treasurer has recently
decided that coupons Of the United states
Should not be trimmed by the holders, Tor
The reason that the correspondence between
The edges OF coupons detached from the
>aino bonds is often the only means OF ldcll-
tHylng coupons in cases OF mulliat!oE. or
al lost or altered number or dates.
All deposits in national banks (inciilttinS
,.o!!rc:iou, from banks and individuals,
except those 10 the credit Of the United
states Treasurer in the dcpuSitarv banks,
are subject 10 TIN scill-auHual tax.
Commissioner Fl"a>anton i preparing for
the Was ANA Means Committee Il new en-
port hili ior whi,kcy, by which the interest
Will tc relieved OF giving security beyond d
certain kind Of export stamp.
'ihc Military tominittc" oi the House de-
vidrd to-day against making the Both OF
May {" decoration day y national holi-
day.
The senate Outrage Committee heard
thrc" witnesses to-day from Aorth Care
hna, VINO testified that secret political Socic-
'it> caused most Of the troltul" tllcre.-ZetG
IN BGifIm0E" sun