The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-09
Latest News from Washington.
The Maritime Tntcrests---The Treaty
auestion-".Tiie Civil Rights Rill.


WASHINGTON, February S.--Secretary Bout
well to-day presented a bill before the House
Committee on Commerce in aid of the mari
time interests Of the United States. Among
the provisions is one thata bounty of ten dol
lars per ton shall be paid each year for FIVE
years for the construction In the United
States Of iron steamships of not less than
1000 tons each nor exceeding 100000 tons in
the aggregate. The bill submitted is highly
protective, and Dir. Boutwell,, who made q
long speech before the committee in support
of it, confessed that there were some doubts
as to its efficacy. Robson followed, advo-
eating the bill. There are some doubts as to
any bill Of this character being adopted.
There are no new features here OH the
treaty question. The President and Cabinet
await the friendly message " from the Queen
before anything will he said or done possess.
ing important significance.
The long discussion on amnesty seems to
be killing Summers civil rights bill. The
stand taken by prominent Republicans, com
mencing with Morrill,, of Maine, and follow.
ed by Trlnnbull and others, is giving cour.
age to tiulid Radicals who cannot favor the
amendment, and they are emboIdened to op.
pose it, so that there is q chance of its being
repudiated in the Senate, as it certainly would
be in the House. TINoN.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, February -House.-Hoar's
education bill, distributing the fund in pro.
portion to illitency and no compulsory
mixed schools, passed to third reading TO-
day-ayes, 11a; noes, 81.
The Democrats voting aye on the final pas
sage of the education bill were Messrs.
Kerr, Potter, Slocum, Storen, and Town
send. The Republicans voting no were
Messrs. Beatty, Bingham, Clarke of New
Jersey, Dickey, Houghton, Killinger, Myers,
Nigler, Orr, Packer, Peck, Sargent, Stanton,
Waldron, and Wilson of Ohio.
The new drawing for seats occurred TO-
day.
Senatc.--Mr. Sherman's bill retiring three
per cent. certificates was passed.
Amnesty was resumed. The vote striking
out the 7th section of Summers amendment
failed-yeas, %; nays, 30.
1lr. Trlmbull said he would vote against
every amendment, thus upon the final issue
leaving the bill as obnoxious as possible.
The amendment erasing illusions to
churches passed by 80 yeas to % nays.
The amendment striking out the clause re-
grding jurors failed--yeas, Il; nays, II.
The Tobacco and Spirits Tax.
WASHINGTON, February S.-The Commit
tee Of Ways and Means had conference to
day on the subject Of the tobacco and spirit
tax. Although they have not positively com
to a conclusion, there is probability the.
will agree upon uniform tax of twenty
four cents per pound on tobacco and s.
amend the law az to consolidate distillerS
stamps, and provide for the removal of th
present Instructions SO as to facilitate tn
expectation of spirits.
General Items.
WAsH1NGToN, February 9.-Thc SUN
awarded to American citizens by the Amer
cail-MeXican Commission aggregate S11 800
0C0. The awards to MeXicans amount to onl
536, 900. Their claims aggregate SIS, 900, ,00'
-Four hundred cases have been decided, an
there are over one thousand pending.
| The Secretaries of the Navy and Treas,.r-
before the Commerce Committee, have urge
susidies and bounties to encourage America
ship-bui'dins.
! Private dispatches received here repol
positively that the Governor of Florida wi
be impeached.