The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-13
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WASHINGTON, April H. Senate -The bill
for bridge across tho Missouri river at Ne
bl-,Skl City was passed.
House bill calling upon the claims com
mi>sioncrs to report statement OF claim:
examined by them WAS passed. 1t now goe'
TO the President. Notc.-Undcr the former
law they reported only at the commence
mcnt Of the session.
The bill rebuilding taxes paid on distilled
liquors burned in bonded warehouses was
passed.
Mr.. sawyer. from the Committee on Edr'
"'tion and Labor, reported Il bill extending
49, oars from next July the time
Iol TWO ., States may comply witt
t M, nroy Tr Of the rufur' eoeSe nf1
Abhoti,s claim for the sen. iro'1' ~>o'''
Clrolina was discussed. inst
MIR. Morrill,, of Vermont. arSilcd aS@ :.
Abbott's admission, and denounced the dS
tripe that minority OF tho clcctnS pou!
can elect 4 senator or any other oflccf Us I'M
healthy and un.Amerlcall.
Housc.-The appropriation bill was re- re,
sumed. An amendment authorizing s'''Vo'
for advertising laws was adopted.
An amendment reducing thcappfopritlloh
for civil service from $50, 600 to Slo,oVo Was
passed-aves, JIG; noes. 1S.
An amendment extending the capltol
Grounds was concurrcd in--avcS, 81 noes.
St--Wjth a limitation of expenditure 10
500, 600 and requirement that the iocomo-
tive railroad track in front of the west gaze
of the capitol be removed within two years
The Ways and Means Committee "H"
the Tariff Esiu.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The Ways ana
Means Committee have finally cndcd theil
winters deliberations i'm what bids f;lir 10 DC
the loss of their tariff bill.
Mr., Dawes Yesterday moved to report the
tax lin which repeats and conScIidates ,hc
internal taxes. and let the House act upon IL
at once.
Mcssrs. Finkelnburg and Burchard ol-
posed this. and after warm debate IL WAS
voted duwn-ayeS, ! nays, ..
Mr.. Dawes then notified them that hc
wanted nothing further to do with IT,.
Mr.. R,lr,.Eard was then directed by the
slime vote to report the tariff aud tax mat
,e.S in the one bill, and not allow any diFl-
sion Of them.
Mr.. Dawes said he should not consider
himself bound to support the measure, ana
would reserve the right to oppose 1t III the
House.
Judge Kelly denounced the tariff part us a
bill which went out Of the way to dlScrl1nl-
na;e an;,inSt American industries and III
favor Of foreigners. As such he would as
sail it in the House. ;,
This opcn rupture has caused considerable
talk in the House and clearly Indicates that
no general tariff bill can be passed this seS.
sion. The bill will probably come out OF
the committee next Monday, and the apPro'
pration bill will block the road for three
weeks at least. There will then be TWO OF OF
three weeks of general debate before the OH
is taken up by sections, and this VIII put II
to nearly the 1st of June, With nothlhs
agreed on and all the clements OF discoil
looScned at a period it will be 100 laIc u
harmoniZe the various interests.
With this view OF affairs aheao, senator
Scott will at once renew his efforts to get thu
Senate 70 concur in Mr.. Mercur's House Ill
to mt ten and coffee OIL the free list, thus re
realiuc twenty millions of import tax ut on
dash. This done. the House will no doub
relieye the Ways and Means Committee from
further consideration of the adjourn"'en
question, and concur with the Senate TO 40
j0urn OH the 10Th of May.
General Items.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The Election
Committee refuse the motion 70 DISMISS III
Bowen case because he held State ONO
while contesting, and will proceed upon IN
merits of the case. The chances seem III |;
Vor of Bowen.
Colonel r. 4. Douglas, the President
private secretary, left Washington to-ni=h
to attend the Republican State Convention
at Raleigh, n. G.
The President has pardoned Martin Ii
Truite, convicted 4 short time since of keep
ing Il gambling-house, and sentenced to on
year in the penitentiary.
In the Supreme Court to-day the case 9
Jefferson Greer, of South Carolina, on wri
of habeas corpus TO the marshal of the dir
trict of South Carolina, was heard. MI
Bristow opened the case, and was tollowc
by Mr.. Stanbery. The Attorney-Gener
will then follow, aud Hon. Rcvcrdy Johnso
will close the case OH Monday.