The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-03

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The total decrease from March ]. 1869, to
.:,fr, is 1915, l3l. 1906. with n decrease in
zautlal interest charge OF $40, 4S4,5o2.
rho Liberal Cony cntion.
Letters received here within q few days
!,,.3 PENNSYLVANIA, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
.o.I " i>con>in. leave no doubt that large and
ry.rrc,ablc delegations ofLibcralR Republicans
vii! tend the Cincinnati Convention from
.,,o.r s,ates. Hon. J. Il. Grinncll, for many
,,,r> 4 Republican member of Congress
ron Iowa, will head the delegation from
f.a, -iatc. and Hon. Leonard Sweet and
-. Jesse X. Dubois, of Illinois. who were
.lg.n: The late President Lincoln's earliest
nt,nU, and supporters, will DC among the
dictates from that State. Virginia and
rth Carolina will have full delegations.
ri il is claimed that the colorcd element in
,rpr south will be fully represented. Many
uf r'r>" letters speak OF an adherence to Re-
.g',lirrn principles. but an unmltelable oppo-
zion /" Grant Washington letter.
siyil-R.ehts and Test Gath Cases.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The case Of Blyen
,4l kcnmrd was decided by the United
.,.tc, supreme Court to-day, being an appeal
nom the United States Circuit Court for
t,niuicky. in which court they had been
nyicicd of murder upon negro testimony,
q united under the Civi,-rightS act, but
q. uiri by state courts. They had been ar
+, ted bv state authorities and held for the
,gmr alleged, but the case was taken from
l., State hv the United States Court. The
-.prr!nc Court held that the jurisdiction OF
ff, court below was not sustained by the
ay,rmcnt in the indictment that the wit.
~ sos were OF the colored race and were
t,uicd The right to testify in State courts
and reversing the Judgment relnandcd the
,a,.. Justices Bradley and Swaync dissenting
It.amorc StH.
Here was practice like Porter's and On
G,rwood's. The Supreme Court says thai
u.,ro witnesses had no such fright" tc
r.-.ify AS would give the Federal court.
'arj~diction.l
Probable Action Of the House OH the
Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Senate tariff
Nh. !. /, understood, Mr.. Dawes will move
l. Ky on the table. on the ground that the
~rE,tr had no right to pass bill revising
tn" entire tariff and internal tax system as
~ amendment to House bill to abolish the
duiy on salt Members who have been look
~. w the action of the House heretofore in
.,uiE,r cases say that all the precedentS war.
.:tm th" rejection of the Sherman bill, 81
lryn. been passed in violation of the con.
>'nu'"ual provision that all bills for raising
t-,cnUe shall originate in the House Of Rep
J, >cutatlvcS. Some members say that they
would have been disposed to strain a
foiui and received and refer the bill, if the
>cu,tr had stopped after making the radl-
i.'ll changes in the tariff; but when it went
tart her, and added sweeping repeal OF IN
lnual taxes, there could no longer be any
question that the constitutional privileges OF
The House had been invaded. The question
ha> been discussed in the Ways and Means
{ ommittce. and it is understood that al
i-rcrmcnl was come TO that the bill should
"a, Immediately tabled. Neither the Protec-
lr"ni-ts nor the Revenue Relormers will gain
~ lose anything 10y this course, for if the bill
were received and referred to the committee
u would I've amended 10y the substitution foi
II Of whatever measure the majority of The
committee might agree to as the result o.
their winters work.--Ne,c York Tribune.
Petitions Presented Monday.
By Mr.. Platt: The petition of Abncr II
robertson. late postmaster at Jennlngss Or
diuary, Va, praying Congress to Reimburse
him for moneys in his possession belonging
to Government, paid over by him at the com
mcnccmcnt of the war, and which he ha
h"cn compelled to pay again on Judgment oh
tanned in the United States District Court Q
Virginia.
BY Mr.. Duke: The petition of James NJ
'ohbs, Of Lynchburg, Va, for the renoVa
vi his political disabilities.
liy Mr.. Braxton: The petitions of Levi
\. Hocgs. Z. A. w. IIorc. aud George w
Conway, asking to have their political diSa
Utilities removed.
tlso, the petition of citizens of Stafford
,,unty, Va. asking 81 800 to improve TIN
mayi@ation of Aqua creek, in the county o
stafford, Va.
Mr.. Lewis presented the petition o
Joseph Lyon, OF Nelson county, Va, pray
ImI the removal OF his political disabilities
winch was referred to the Select Committee
On the Removal of Political Disabilities.
lie also presented the petitions of JohI
W. Motley. of Pittsylyania county, Va; O
"r"rse &. Cahcll, of Danvilc, Va. and O
X. ". Kerby, of Orange Courthouse, Va.
pa, ng the removal of their political dis
abilities; which were referred TO the Select
Committee on the Removal of Political Dis
abilities.
iI"alSo presented memorial of member:
o! the Legislature of the State Of Virgins
a>Ninc the removal of political disabilitie:
from Robert A. Coghill. Of Amherst county
Va. which was referred 10 the Select Com
mircc on the Removal Of Political DiSabili
ties. s..t
Hiil Passed.
In the United States Senate Oh Monday
the senate, rs in Committee Of the Whole
proceeded to consider the bill to change the
time for holding the spring term of tht
United states Circuit and District Courts al
I!arrisonburg, Va. 1t provides that, instead
al Tie time now provided for in the act ap.
proved February !, 1872, to change the time,
!"r holding circuit and district courts of the
United States for the Western District Of
Virginia, for holding the spring term at Har.
rl>ul, hTirg, in that State, the courts shall be
g"ld t.hereat on the Tuesday after the first
Monday in May in each year.
The blu was reported to the Senate with.
"lt amendment. ordered to third reading,
4rv,d the third time, and passed.
The bill goes to the President, who will Of
lyMrsc SIGN i'll Y