The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-17
Latest News from Washington.
Congressional.

WasuISGroS, May 16.--House.-At the
night session last night the bill to punish inc
tampering with jurors in the United States
courts was passed.
Bills were also passed TO repeal the stltutcs
of July ,, 1862, and July II, 1868, prescrib-
ing an oath of office, and providing that the
act Of March :. 1861. prohibiting payment to
any person not known to have opposed the
rebellion and to have beer in favor Of lis
suppression, shall not apply to sums due Tor
services rendered prior to the 1St of April,
1851, for carrying the mails or taking the
census.
The bill authorizing defendants in the
United States courts to testify in their own
behalf was passed.
The tariff duty on guano was reduced
from - to 10 per cent. sitpetre was put
on the free list. Bay rum, 50 cents. 4 long
discussion on the duty on book of paper re-
suited in a uniform reduction oil all kinds OF
paper to 90 per cent. of.the present rates.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, offered a
resolution for final adjournment from the
Sd of June to tie last Thursday in Soycm-
Der next. He explained his motive for the
propesition to adjourn till November instead
of sine die As being to keep in fore, the act
authorizing the suspension OF the hdbeds
corpus, and which expires at the thd Of the
present session. He was proceeding to state
why this recess should be taken, owing TO
the state of affairs in the South but he was
called to order, and the Speaker decided that
>ucn range Of debate was not in order. lie
proceeded TO speak of the prevalence in the
south of rape, murder. and robbery. when
he was interrupted by loud calls to order.
Mr.. Beck declared that all OF AIr. Buffers
statements were untrue. Calls to order
alr. Butler not being permitted to proceed
with his REMARKS. said he would grant to the
other side Of the llUiisc tic mercy of silence.
and would move the previous question.
which not being sustained, Mr. Dawes moved
IL / substitute resolution for final adjourn
::.,.nt on Monday the 81 of June. at 12 NJ
This was agreed to--yeaS, l42 nays, 81.
.Seaatr.--To-dav tbs Baltimore and Poto
mac depot bill was passed also, the bill
granting the right Of way thrCil.if public
lands to the Louisville and Pensacola rail-
road.
The Senate IS sitting tonight. The ey
tension .: tLc h"0eus corpus comes up to
morrow.
Settlement Of Claims against t:se
Government.
, as..,~nreH, May 16.--Thc House Com
mittce oil Claims .siu have the entire da
: next Saturday i'll which to fclort bills con
>itlercd by them. They will report the bi
making an appropriation to pay the award
: of the commissioners appointed under th
act Gf Marrh 3. 1871. with the exception 4
few cases held for further examination
The cutirc amount allowed ufsder the bill
: :;3iG. G.ggG2n. and is distributed among 81
; cllilHtnt>. The committee have generall
adopted the awards Of the commissioners
: I, Tie largest claim allowed is SGj. 900 and til
: smallest ST. an, the greater portion of tn
t claimants reside i'll Nirginia contiguous I
: Washington. There are about forty cr fit
: from the District Of Columbia.
General Items.
!, WASHHGToE, May l6.-Thc delegation
; from Georgia. representing the Atlantic an
Great Wr>tciu canal called upon the Ho,.>
: Committee on Commerce to-day and had
q pleasant ani satisfactory interview. The
also paid thrir respects to Nice-Presldcl
: Colf;,X and Speaker Blaine, and were .cordia
" received. The committee is now Waitln
II for the report Of the engineers who made Il
: survey OF the route, when congresslon
g.. action will he urged