The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-27
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still in an angry as we'll as an inquisitive
mood. The weeks proceedings opened with
a resolution from Conkling, aimed directly at
Trumbull, requesting the President to trans
NIT to the Senate statement of the number
of recommendations for appointments to and
removals from Office made during the present
Administration by the Senators from New
York, Missouri, Illinois, and Nebraska, CIV
ing such particulars as may be given with
reference to such recommendations, and so
forth.
A hot discussion was the immediate result,
and epithets by no means complimentary dis
turbed the dignity Of the Senate. Several
senators made speeches, but the chief parti-
cipants were Tr,lmbull and Morton. The
former, alluding to the statement from Nor
ton, made last week, that he had seen a
tabulated statement showing the number of
recommendations made by him (TrumbulD,
said he thought it beneath any senator to
prowl about the departments after such in.
formation, and he wanted to know who the
sneaks were that are seeking this information.
Morton responded with equal venom, say
ing he had right to denounce hypocrisy
whenever he saw it, and retorted savagely to
the assertion about sneaks, and intimated
that Trumbull himself and his party were
deserving that appellation.
No action was taken on the resolution, the
discussion occupying the entire morning
hour.
This inquiry is likely to prove the entering
wedge for even more violent debates than
have yet agitated the Senate.
The days entertainment concluded with
speeches from Nye and Frelinghuysen ION
the salc-of-arms resolution) in eulogy of the
President and in defence of the Republican
party. Nye wound up his speech with po.
litical parody on Excelsior" The general
verdict is that the speeches were extremely
flat. The attendance in the galleries and on
the floor was immense. Scburz will proba-
bly, reentcr the lists tomorrow.
The House devoted very little time to the
tobacco question to-day. 1t came up on a
motion of Leach, of North Carolina, to sus-
pend the rules and adopt resolution that, in
the Judgment of the House, the tax on
manufactured tobacco should be q uniform
tax of sixteen cents per pound. Dawes, OBJ.
jecting, said it would take sixteen millions
out of the Treasury. The vote upon sus'
pending the rules was so to 6S-not the re.
qllisite two-thirds, and consequently no fur.
ther action was taken.
The Treasury Department is advised by
officers of the revenue-narine that many yes.
sells allow their lights to burn out before day
light, and that the revenue steamer Bronx
on the 18th instant, in Chesapeake bay, passed
number of empty barrels, and among them
the upper part of the cabin ola vessel wherein
was found the license of the sloop Caroline,
of Cresfeld. Nothing has been heard of her
except this, aud it may be that she was run
down while navigating the bay without lights.
TINoN.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-Senate.-A
bill was introduced continuing the mail ser.
vice between the United States and Cuba.
The close of the morning hour stopped an
intensely bitter debate upon resolution oil
INQUIRY regarding senatorial action in ap
pointnents and removals Of officials.
The discussion upon the sale of arms to
France was resumed, and continued to ad
journment.
House.-A variety of bills were introduced
under the regular call.
The civil rights bill introduced last Mon
day came up in order, but was hibustereo
through the morning hour. 1t comes ur
again next Monday.
A large number Of bills were introduced
for the removal of political disabilities, which
at the suggestion Of the Speaker, were In
cluded in one bill, and all passed without
reading names by vote of 115 to IL.
On motion Of General Young, Of Georgia,
Senate bill removing disabilities from 3,824
persons was taken up and passed withou
reading or a call for yeas and nays.
A bill repeating the tax on jellies, mus
tards, sauces, canned fruits, vegetables, meats
&C., was passed.
Mr.. Leach moved to suspend the rules ant
pass the bill for uniform tax OF slxteeI
cpnLS per pOulu ou loHn-So' AAe AAi"SAO
failed for want of two-thirds vote-ayes
so; noes, 8S. :, a.
The deficiency appropriation bill vas dis
cussed until adjournment.
Railroad Matters.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-t is statet
that Thomas A. Scott will soon withdraw
from the Union Pacific railroad and devote
all bis energies to the management OF tn
Texas Pacific road, Of which company DC
has recently assumed the presidency.
General Items.
WAsH1SGroy, February 26.-The Way'
and Means Committee will report bill re
pealing the stamp tax on canned fruits, jel
lies, sc.
Seth j. Comley has been nominated for col
lector of customs at Philadelphia, ana a. u
Wheeler for postmaster at Danvlle, We.
The friends of Cuba assert thai II wa
Captain Agramonte, formerly quartermastel
on General JoIdan's staff, who surrendered
and not General Agramonte, who command
the Department Of Camaguay.
Instructions have been issued TO collector
Arthur, of New York, TO change the genera
order system in accordance with his sngges
tions. Political influences have no Weigh'
in the new regulations.
John w. Volt has been appointed ~
sistant assessor Of the First virginia Gislfict
. H4syas4aR.