The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-29
Conversational.

WASHINGTON, February 28.-Sendte.--Mr.
Logan submitted majority report adverse
to, and Mr.. Carpenter submitted minority
report in favor of, Abbott's claim to the North
Carolina senatorship. Three thousand extra
copies of both reports were ordered. The
question involved is whether votes cast for
ineligible candidates are blank.
Mr.. Scott introduced bill supplemental to
the act of March 8, 1871, incorporating the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company. The bill
provides for changing the name of the cor
poration to the Texas and Southern Pacific
Railway Company, and empowers it to issue
the construction and land bonds authorized
by the 18th section of said act, for such
amounts as it may deem ncedful for conStruc-
ton and equipment, &c. 1t also provides
that the construction of the road shall COM
mcnce Mt Marshall, Texas that two hundred
miles westerly shall he completed in two
wears, and that the whole road shall be fin
ished to San Diego within ten years from
the passage of this act
An unsuccessful effort was made TO secure
n vote OIL the sale of arms investigation. The
discussion was continued until adjournment.
4 vote was taken on NIr. TrumbulFs mo-
ton to reconsider the vote adopting Mr..
Conklng's amendment directing atinquiry
be made as to whether any member Of the
Senate or citizen Of the United States had
held unauthorized communication with any
foreign Government or its agent. Lost
yeas, 10 ; nays, 2S. The Republicans voting
to reconsider were MeSSrs. Terry of Conncc-
ticut Logan, Sprague, Trumbull, and West.
Mcssrs. Sumner and SchurZ did not vote.
House.-Thc sale of arms question was in
troduced, but it went over under objection.
The resolution Of inquiry regarding the re-
cnslayement of Chinesei in Cuba was adopted.
MIR. Townsend offered resolution dcclar-
ing that the President should open ncgotin-
tions looking to the withdrawal of the claim
for consequential damages from the Amer1-
can case. Several objections being made, the
resolution was withdrawn.
4 resolution OF inquiry regarding the sale
of arms and the disposition Of the money was
passed.
The bill extending the time for the COM
petion of the road connecting Lakes st. CroiX
and Superior occupied the balance Of the day,
with no result.
Complaints Against n Spanish Official.
WASHINGTON, February 28.-Serious conf
plaints are coming to the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of the Navy regarding the
| spiteful conduct of the health officer at Ha-
vana towards the passengers on American
steamers, the mails on board of which are
searched.
The Prince of Walcs's Thanksgiving
Celebration.
WASHINGTON, February 2s.-The thanks.
giving celebration yesterday for the recovery
| of the Prince of Wales was generally OBJ
served in foreign countries. At Berlin and
elsewhere on the continent the English as
scmbled in their churches and held thanks
giving services.
A special dispatch from Bombay states that
the Governor and other officials attended the
cathedral in state, the Parsees assembled in
their tine temples, the Jews in their syna
gogues, the Hindoos in their temples, the
Mahommedans and other religious sects in
their several places of worship, and offered
thanks, according to their various rules, fol-
the recovery of the English Prince.
The thanksgiving in Dublin was an Inn
mense success, the city being brilliantly illll-
minated at night.
General Items.
WASHINGTON, February 2S.-Robert n
Wallace has been nominated United States
marshal of South Carolina, uice Reyerdy
Jonnson's son.
The failure of the treaty of Washington is
possible. With it will fall the proceedings
under the United States and American Claims
Commission progressing here now.
The Committee of Ways and Means will
report in favor Of leaving the rice tariff alone.