The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-16
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tn, Tthanosal Problem 30 he Sonaso--
rss x,nts.ana scnatorshiS'-Lou'sf
anssa,rs-Aadltional TsEas-A - 6.
,cs,.iou 70 Reduce AL Arrros'ri1'
..o.;s-raasease OF ths E::oiic Oess,@c'
- + Especial telegram 10 the r.,na'chi. !
WASHINGTON. December l5.-Thc haanc.a
,~ohen still engages The attention Of thC
Senate, ard from great diversity OF views
manifested to-day i: will be some tire &C.
rors any plan Is perfected 10 raneTe tos
pressing wants OF business. Psatt. OF lu"''
ana, s0okc /, favor Of tDlation to-day, tie
cM-inc .aat it was impossible 10 return TO
specie Payments. as the Secretary OF the
ror7:-u-y ccu;,: not redeem onc-hat OF our OF
lr3;tj ons eroa Ii he had control Of u! The GOO
IN the country in addition 20 that IN the
y.uiis Of the Treasury. The prevalent sen''-
Il 4. seems to &c in favor OF Increasing FAC
volume oithe currency. MoFoa' Of in"'aIA'
will speak TOMORROW.
Two resolution Introduced oy Morton TO-
a,y 70 6, Inn. Pr:2hb2ck 70 ss.'1 as sepa'o'
Enn Louisiana 80! no: receive ioe "uv'e
E.ou5aana vote, though I WI! Q!O'A''J
,ass- TIC Committee on privileges aoo
tIed,Ions consists OF Zine u.cno crs, OUT Ar'
s,n,a.s, o2s Of tic iaeaosss, not Eefios 81
T. ntlsd nee ing Of that committee IDS see-
Ell, :he1 were evenly divided ms 10 Whetaef
p,noAh.ck or IcMi.!ao el"Ud be atn'tteo.
T,erce the whole SUBJECT WAS referred to Inc
SsD1te.
Ttc melton OF Ferry, Of Coroertieu'. 70
b,yo the evidence taken By committee d
NJ SeD..e last session showing toe coaG'
tom II affairs 10 Louisiana mat with muca
o,n3si.,op. TIE subject c>'ns3 up again TO-
ClorroW.
There seems 70 he Nd donbt that cos OF
tie eayiias. a,eaSuros Of Congress will DO 70
: 5ss:t ;ns duly On tea and coTae-iln.
pose 20 additional tax Of four cents PEI
pound On tobacca snd ten cont3 per
gallon on vehiskey. IN addition TO this, O
tax sill Do put upon the receipts Of rail-
ro.ds-tbe western members especially r..
voyi.y tho !atteT proposition. Some mem
ocys Of tbs Ways aud Means Committee are
c-p,std 10 sa7 increased :azat!on, believing
{. 70 os tue proper policy 10 relieve the pre-
an. uouessry st:iaseleg By temporary
!oso at q low rate Of interest, payable Il our
rcuev, aca redsanabis in Jailed ESTES cur
reacy. But The op.uioa = expressed tia.
ti4a measure vii! not Go sg-eea to.
There Is growing disposition to ous down
a.. appropriation bills tbs session, .na re-
duos tbs public expenditures to the lowest
poeGole figures. The House Committee on
Appropriation. to-day agreed 20 resolution
requesting The President TO instruct ho3ds OF
Departments to revise their estn1 tos Will
{ view to reducing thsn. ..-rr
The socks Of the Treasury now sn5w an
tp:reose 10 the public deb. Of aro million
dolurs s;ncs the 1st instant, aud this anouDs
will bs doubled by the special naval sppro,
, psia,ion bill, which will PASS tits week. /.
The redemption OF the loan OF 1868 On the
Is, january next will take noTs gold from
The Treasury. 1.-The Senate having to-day
usrsed to the House bill providing for tee
redemption Of that loso, with several 7erbl
amendments. The amount Of the loar il
twenty million aolilrs. The bill authorize;
the exchange Of the 1853 bonds for uew i've
Der cent. bonds, but it is not probable tha
many vii, be thus exchanged. tie holders
nrccarring the hard cash. TMoE.
49, fAesociatet Prees telesTaa.al
Congressional.
wbss,saros, December 10 Ses7se. -TAc
Committee Oh Privileges and Elecs ;ops Mr.
Simmer abpept) report themselves equally
t,viGfd uDon the merits o: The case be-
1Been McMilsn and PluchbGck. They r.i,';
the vyhois matter 10 tae Senate, aai az &c
be discharged from It's further cons' liberation,
THE committee ia divided thus: Mcss.s
Morton, Logan, Anthony, ard Mitchell foI
seating Pincbbaca on la-:'na facie ;t.i.. o.
.po.ed-M essrs. Clrpoa:sE, Aioorn. Eaul
Iou. ard Salisbury.
., Mr.. Mo.,ou moved that the eenate saat
pinchSaak OH primo .fcoae Tx, s1d tie
Question oonies Up to-mor.ow ate. TIE
morning hour.
&r. T0rg, Ia arguing the resolution,
moved that ii, the testimony DC. printed aud
Mid on the senator's ta;,les. He wishes 10
avoid the coc,!nse ncy OF the alleged Illegal
ic.e,tcted senator from Louisiana leglsla:ing
IN the eepate for tho whole United states
vending lie question Of bis right TO peg.
form suco furc,ioOs.
After The Louisiana coataSt finances was
resumed. House bill for redemption Of toe
Loou Of 1853 vas p!sacd with seVo 81 u1:!n-
r,2rtsps amendments Without ether def.
pite ACTON sno Senate went into ezecutre
session. f..
Souss.-A large number Of bills were 10.
troduoed under the regular emil Among
.asm were The fo'lowiugt For commission
on alcoholic drinks; amending The third sei>
ton of tho act OF toe 18Th March, 1888, for
los collection Of abandoned property In In
sur.ecilcDsry s;stesj 10 establish light.
house 10 York river, Va. 1, granting pensions
10 settlers Of the MeSican Wal; allow.
II. producers OF lesf tobacco to sell
withou lax, to establish an iron fhip-builG.
ing navy.yard Oh the southern coast; grant.
Ing public lands IN Alabama 70 public
ecloois and internal improvements for
pablo buildings 81 Oxford, Miss, for the
construction OF the st PHILIP ship-olnsl as
sucgss$.d by the New Orleans Chamber OF
Connsrce; for ioterpas Improvements n
Louidana rebuilding the mississippi ie-
wees, for a canal over Mussel ShoaE. Ten
ocssse river; declaring the Memphis City
and Eansas railroad post road; for the In
proyctnept OF rivers aud bar ors IN ,Floridt ;
grsn.!ng hslligerent rights to Cuba; for the
lrnoroyemert Of Galveston harbor and build.
tngs G, Houston; removing 81! tax on apple
whisEey. There were Three hundred bills
read.
A petition Of 5000 druggists, Representing
2To ciltes, asking fer a repeal Of The stamp
TX on medicines, or a modification TO con-
foa the tax to patent medicines, was pre-
scented.