The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-26
Latest News from Washington.
The Amnesty Fill.

special telegram 10 Tile DsipatCIi.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-The friends OF
general amnesty will make strong effort to
pass the amnesty bill on Monday, but there
are no assurances that they will succeed, as
the disposition Of the leading Radicals is to
kill it, or, at least, not to permit it to pass
unless Summers bill is appended, which
would kill it in the House even if it passed
the Senate. TMoN.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-Sena!e.-Thc
business in the Senate to-day was unlm-
portant.
The Choctaw Indians petition against ter
ritorial government.
The consideration Of the amnesty bill was
resumed. Mr.. Morrill,, Of Maine, spoke long
in favor Of the bill, but against Summers
amendment.
Mr.. Flanagan followed in favor of both
the bill and Summers amendment.
The further consideration Of the bill was
postponed till Monday.
The apportionment bill was made the
special order for tomorrow.
Senator Morrill,, of Maine, In his speech
on the amnesty bill, said that the Govern
ment having prosecuted the war upon 4
principle which assured the political disabil-
ity of 100000 people and the absolute
overthrow Of the legitimate governments Of
ten States, the very first step in the process
of reconstruction was necessarily amnesty.
in order to qualify those who were to take
part in the reOlganiZed governments. The
assured disqualification made amnestya great
civil, political, and moral necessity at the end
of the war, and in accordance with that
principle the question OF general amnesty
had been long ago settled. The question
now before the Senate was whether it would
pass bill granting amnesty not quite uni
verSal, but so nearly so rs to put an end to
special legislation on the subject. He was
convinced that it would be wise to pass this
bill. He had been brought to the conviction
by the Presidents recommendation, by the
recommendation of the KukluX Committee
and by his own Judgment.
as to the amendment proposed by Mr.
Sumner, he was not only opposed to its adop-
ton, but he believed that it never ought to
have been entertained as an amendment to
this bill. lie said that Summers bill was uncon-
sttutional, and was an assertion of the equal
civil, political, and social rights of all mcn in
hotels, churches, schools, theatres, and every
where. This was all well, and he hoped the
day would come when VIC should be all so
thoroughly imhucd with the principles of
justice, humanity, and Christianity, as to take
all men without distinction Of color to our
firesidcs and bosoms, but certainly it was not
within the province to enforce them by direct
legislation.
Mr.. Morrill, criticized, in detail, the pro-
visions of Mr.. Summers bill, and argued that
Congress had no power to enact it into law
except so fur us it applied to common car
riers, and he warned the Senate against dis
regarding the Constitution line of separation
between the Federal and State Governments,
upon the preservation of which the stability
OF the Republic depended.
HouSe.-The education bill was discussed.
The President was called upon for all pro-
ceedin@s under the kukluX bill in South
Carolina, with the names Of prisoners, etc,
and the condition respecting the safety OF
life and property in North and South Caro-
lima, Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas, and
Louisiana.
The naval appropriation bill, amounting to
over ST. ,000, 0GO, was made the special order
for Tuesday.
The Territorial Committee heard the H.
dams to-day in opposition to Territorial gov
ernmcnt for their territory. They will have
dIIpil4Ii hNoi ihS w Wy "'''
Weather Probabilities.
WAsu1xGroS, january 25.--1he highest
barometer will probably extend on Friday
over the South Atlantic States. with but Il
small area Of clear weather from Ohio to Fir-
cinia and New Jersey. The lowest baromc-
ter will move eastward over New Brunswick.
Brisk westerly winds, with cold, cloudy
weather. will prevail from the lower lakes TO
the New England coast. Increasing south
west winds, with cloudy weather, will en-
tend from the Missouri Valley to the upper
lakes, with snow Oh the latter. Northeast
winds vecrinS to the southeast, with con-
tnucd cloudy and rainy weather i'll the Guilt
States.
General Etc,tsa.
WASHINGTON, January 25.--The Commit
tee of Ways and Means to-day gave hear
ing to the rice men.
1t is understood that Hurlburd will be re-
appointed Comptroller of Currency.
The Patent Office report for the past year
shows the office to be self-suStaining.
Senators Rice and Clayton arc lighting over
the Little Rock post-otfice.
Colonel McKibbcn has been summoned be-
fore the Post-Officc Committee to testify re-
garding mail routes. =,
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate Will
report against woman's suffrage as right
under the Constitution.
Mayor Pearson, Of Alabama, is here
urging his claims to the Mobile custom
house.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: Charles Williams, surveyoo OF
customs for Fredericksburg, Va. /; and George
| I'll. Burrows, assessor of internal revenue fox
the fourth (Virginia) district