The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-19
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Latest News from Washington.
CongrcSsiouny:

WARRINGTON, May 49, Send!e,-The Son.
ate passed the bill to relieve ships aud YES.
sells from compulsory pilot fees in certain
eases, which provides that no owner, agent,
master, or consignee Of any ship or vessel
when loading between district and dist rict
or between different places In the same dis.
trici. or carrying on fishery, shall, BY virtue
Of the laws Of any State. be compelled ia
emplcy or pay Il pilot not voluntarily en-.
ploycd on entering or departing from any
port or hSrhor.
MIR. Alcorn introduced a bill 10 provide
fer the appointment by the Secretary Of War
OF commission OF three army and two civil
engineers to investigate and report perma-
uent plan for tho reclamation OF the aluvial
basin OF the Mississippi river subject to mum
dalton. Referred 10 the Committee on
Lcvecs Of the Mississippi.
The Senate to-day agreed 10 the commit
tees amendments TO the Legislative, Judicial.
and executive appropriation bib, which pro-
HiuCS for three nicht-watchmea IN addition
to other officers in the Office OF the Assistant
Treasurer. and appropriatcs 2,i60 for their
compensation. Also. the following appro-
pria,ions 10 rc0Ten the branch mint ii New
Orleans. to he conducted hereafter as mint.
subject 10 the provisions and reyiyication Of
the coinage act OF 1878: Salaries super
istcndcnt. $500; assayist. who shall also
perform the duties Of meltcr, $4,000; Eve
workmen, 5000; fuel. lights chemicals,
repairs TO building, &C., $4,000 more.
NouSe.-Mr. Hayes, Of Alabama, to-day
succeeded III having the House pass his rcSo-
luton authorizing the President To iSSuc
rations and clothing to the inundated dc>ti-
tu;e Of the Tembistee. Warrior. and Ala
l,tf> Iva
Senate. The passage Of the bill REQUIRED
considerable personal urging,
Mr.. Scncr. Of Virginia. tried but failed to
Get sn amendment 10 the postotlice appro-
prIa:ion bill to pay mail contractors in the
southern States prior to April, 1871.
E'lIS were passed 10 remove political disa-
b!!iics from Joseph Wheeler. OF Lawrence
county, Alabalns, and l.. l.. Lomay, Of Vir-
gins.
VentAc- Probabilities.
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-For New Eng.
iaud, the Middle States, and Lower Lake
region. partly cloudy or clearing weather on
Tuesday. With northwest 10 variable winds,
| stationary or rising temperature, AID rising
barometer. Rain will prevail during the
night in the northeast portions OF These dis
tricts.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States,
generally clear and warm weather, northerly
| 10 cs>tsrly winds. gradually vecring 10 south.
erly in the Cult, with stationary or rising
barometer east OF the lower Mississippi.
The lever Missouri. the lower Mississippi
and the Ohio rivers will fall slowly during
Tuesday.
NyasTsinCt on EtcmS.
WASHINGTON. May lS.-R. c. Cox, British
| Nicc.Con>ul at Key West, has been rccog-
nizcd.
Joseph Jorgcnson has been nominated
| postmaster at Petersburg, and John Coch-
rane collector OF the First Louisiana district
TIE privilege Of the floor Of the House
! was accorded the Indiana editors. Many
under petticoat rule sbsented themselves
because their sweetnearts were not included
in the privilege.