The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-18

ton of the friends OF the reduction ana %, q
the committee who bad charge Of the bill.
The substitute makes the salary OF members
"a 600, with an allowance for actual travel
ling expenses, but 1t has no retroactive eness.
There was great confusion ana e2clleia ee.,,.
In the House during the last three OF teu1
hours, and it was not until ocioch 'n''' az
adjournment was had.
The Congressional M0itday--What
Some Members Think Of 1t.
WAsHISGroN. December 17.--Several
prominent members Of Congress to-day,
while privately expressing their views
anainst the proposed holiday recess, said II
the senate agreed to the House resolution
for that purpose, more than a month must
elapse before anything could he done LOT
the relief of the Treasury. They alluded
TO the fact that while the redemp-
ton Of the loan, OF 1858 involved al
ditional obligations the extraordinary ap'
proprIation of four millions for the navy
exceeded what could possibly ne saved
by reduction Of the estimates, ana besiues,
the Secretary had already drawn elgntee:n
millions and q half from the forty-feur nll'
lion reserve, without which the treasury
would now be bankrupt. The reserve
was constantly being drawn upon, ana there,
fore il was imperative, with due regard
| TO the public credit, to pass measures OF re-
lief without delay. What these should DC
they were not prepared to say but they, VIII
others, were prepared to restore tue duty on
tea and coffee, and increase the tax on spi'
ri:s and tobacco, which were the more easily
collcctable, or they would agree to tempo
rarv convertible loan Of say nifty miilions
At all events Congress should not think OF
holiday adjournment until ample prepare
ton be made for the Treasury, the receipts
of which Yesterday were not more IMAM one
third what they would have been but ioi
the effects of the panic.
Release of the virSintus'
WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE State De
par,nlent has information that the NlrSlnlus
was released yesterday morning, the ittni
at 8 O'Clock, and sailed from Bahia Honaa al
O'Clock in the afternoon.
CONFIRMATION OF TIE SURRENDER.
WASHINGTON. December 1.-THE news oil
the surrender of the Virgiuius was commu-
nicated to this Government this afternoon
by Admiral Polo, who was advised thereof
by Captain General Jovellar. -
No information has been received tonight
concerning the survivors, but no doubt ex'
lists that they were delivered up to our au'
thoritics Yesterday. 1t would take some
time for the news to reach Havana, ana thls,
i, is considered, accounts for the fact that
intelligence of their release has not been
communicated to our Government.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM ADMIRAL SCOTT.
The following dispatch was received to.
II, Ly RnhpSAn
key WEST, December 17.-H0n. James
". Robson, Secretary Of the Nary: The
TirsiDius was promptly put into our hahaS
yesterday at the appointed time. -FOUR
orders will he carried into effect with all dis
match. Further information will be tele
sraphed tomorrow.
1Signedl g G. II. SCoTT,
Rear.Admiral commanding"
This Government insisted that the Viz
ainius should be given up at Cuban port
and the Spanish authorities decided, under
all the circumstances, that Bahia HONDA was
the most suitable place at which the surren
der could be made.
Various Ftems.
WASHINGTON, December 1T.-The Senate
Committee on Transportation Routes to the
Seaboard leave this city Monday for Atlanta
Ga, where they will continue the examipa
tior of subjects referred to them, and Their
proceed to New Orleans and other southern
points.
Adelegation from Oregon, opposing the
nomination OF Judge Williams for the chief.
iustceship, was before the Judiciary Com
luit.ee this morning.
Samuel G. Brown and Robert higgins,
both of South Carolina, and imprisoned al
Albany for offences against the kuklux law
have been pardoned.
Secretary Bclknap has returned to Wash