The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-19
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responienee Of the New York Times, dated
18th IA 4 u, II.
s1'tere was much more success than usual
to-day in the House In securing the passage
| Of measures during the morning hour and
under suspension Of the rules. The some.
what famous William and Mary College bill,
which was badly defeated in the House last
winter, and which vas once defeated this
| winter by pinning to it an amendment call.
| ing on the institution to open its doors TO
| eolored students, to-day finally went through
| the House without amendments Il
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Associated Press Telcgra1ns.J
Congressional.
! WASHINGTON. February Sendte.-Mr.
SAWYER, from the Committee on Education
| and Labor. reported with amendments Sena-
| tor Lewis's bill for the promotion Of educa-
| ton in the southern States. ~,
| As amended the bill provides for distribut-
| inc twenty millions of dollars to Delaware,
| Mary land, Virginia, West Virginia. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
| Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee,
and the District of Columbia, in the ratio Of
| their population, for the education Of chill
dren from six to sixteen years old, irrespcc-
| tive of color or previous condition.
| Mr.. Spencer introduced bill providing
| for circuit court for Alabama.
| House.--The bill declaring that the exemp-
| tons allowed by the bankrupt law shall be
the amounts allowed by the constitutions and
| laws of each State in 1871, and that such eX-
emptions shall be valid against debts con-
| tlacted before the adoption of such State con.
stituions. as well rs to those contracted af.
| forwards, and against liens by judgment OF
decree Of any State court, was taken up and
passed. ~
| The House bill giving the reporting of the
| debates to Murtaugh, of the Republican,
| failed--yeas, "a; nays, Y. This continues
| the printing with the Globe.
| The House went into committee of the
whole on the Credit-Mobilier report. 1t CO.
yers six columns.
| Louisiana Affairs.
| WAsBTNGToS, February 1S.-The Senate
| Committee on Privileges and Elections-al
| preSent-assembled at II o'clock. Members
who came out for necessary purposes refused
to answer questions.
| -,..'#..,. Second Dispatch.
| | WAsH1seToN, February 1S.--The majority
of the Committee on Privileges and Elec.
| lions will, ii Is understood, report in favor
| of n new election in Louisiana. There will
| be two minority reports-one sustaining
| McEnery as Governor Of that State and ad'
| hitting Mcmillan ms senator; and the other
sustaining Kellogg as Governor of the State
and admitting Roy to the Senate. This is
| the present condition of the committee,
although they may, before making their re-
| port, unanimously recommend 4 new cleo
| ton in Louisiana. .....,..... ...
| Various Hterns. ... r..
| WAsBIHGToE, February 1S.-Secretary
Boutwell, has not yet resigned. f.. ..
| Hon. Francis w. Sykes, Of Alabama, will
this week present his credentials to the
| Senate aSnsenator from that State for the
| term commencing Oh the 18th of March, &C
companicd by memorial setting forth The
| grounds of his claim. lie is attended by his
counsel, +. A. O'Neal and General John r.
Morgan. Mr.. Sykes was elected by what; is
| known us the Capitol Legislature. The
points to be presented involve the legality of
both bodies claiming TO be the Legislature
of the State. ,...s! '.'' q.
a full Cabinet meeting was held to-day.
The Claims Committee agreed TO allow
Mrs. Dahlgren SIS 900 for her husbands pa.
tents She claimed S250,000.
The President has nominated David D.
Smith supervising hlSpectorgenelal OF
STEAMBOATS,. 49,. d .. ....s Ts...
In the House to-day Poland of Vermont,
chairman of the Credit-Mobilier Committee,
made long report setting forth in detail
all the facts given in evidence as against
| each one Of the members implicated
The Speaker was entirely eXculpated
| from ali connection with the matter,
he having declined to take any interest in the
Credit-Mobiier stock. In Iegard to Dawes,
Garfield, Kelley, Bingham, and Scofeld, the
| facts in each case are stated with more or
| less severe criticism on their action, and
commencing to the consideration of mem
| berS approached under like circumstances
| the letter of the venerable Senator Bayard,
| Of Delaware, declining to take a recuniary
| interest in any matter that he might have
before him rs u legislator, In regard to
| Amcs and Brooks, their conduct is severely
reprohted, and resolutions of expulsion in
reference to each OF them are reported to the
House. The report having been read, fur
| Their action on it was postponed till TuesdiEX
next. = In regard to the senator's inrolveSg
the report states that the evidence impli-
eating them has been sent to the Senate for
| its action.
| After Thursday next it will be impossible
to get any till through the House which
cannot command a majority of two-thirds,
| because from then till the end of the session
motions to suspend the rules are in order,
and can be made as against any pending mat
| ter, and the time can be consumcdin calling
yeas and nays on such motions. This may
| bc important as applying TO any legislation
| that may be attempted from Louisiana, or
| any other matter that has not clear two
thirds majority Units favor.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, February lS-For the North
west on Wednesday, diminishing westerly
winds and cold weather.
For the Upper Lakes, southwesierly
winds vecring TO northwest brisk.
The area of lowest barometer will move
eastward over Canada. a..t
For New York and New England, in
creasing southeasterly winds and cloudy
weather. -
For the Middle States and Atlantic coast,
southerly winds ycCrins TO fresh westerly,
and partly cloudy weather.
For the South Atlantic States, southeast
erly winds and PARTIALLY cloudy weather. "a.
Fer the Western Gulf States, southerly
winds. and rain. - ..-...... 81.
For Ohio Valley, westerly winds and
falling temperature. ~
For The lower lakes, southerly winds veer-
ing to westerly, brisk with cloudy weather.
Indian Outrages In Sonora. .,
SAN FRANCISCO, February 1S.-Inteligence