The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-18
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q1ae Financial Dcbate RESUME" - OF
0o,,n,e-No Indication OF tee csoSe "
she Debate. .,,oo5 In
The SHANGHAI debate was recommends -
xha Senate to-day by Senator Losap' WV
made very lengthy reply to inc ,r a, sneecb
.ansn,,r ody,nccd hy Schurz. Inc ST."
presented no new points, oe,ns .ovo,osore
sre,her repetition Of the position he's'
ssonrtcd be Mr.. Logan ana o'ne' se
'r,o,d,nr similar views rs 10 Tue PROPHECY "
-. ;ncrease in the volume Of the currency.
A., LOGAN took positive grounds in favor OF
free banking. 49,,
There Is no indication yet as to when TINS
debate on the finances will be over. NO one
has the floor for tomorrow.
Petitions were presented to-day oS MESS D
Logan and Ferry from business men o' Ne"
York. Said petitions aggregate Pin n'u
dred siapers. The petitioners assert tlat
they are much alarmed ut the endeaSofs VI
the money lenders TO induce Congress TO put
. s,on 10 the future issue Of legaltenders oy
.be Secretary of the Treasury.
Tho xiyiI-Rishts BIT,
Il seems. is to be brought before the country
.ooin II has been with the Senate JUDI
,c;ary Committee for a long time, ana IS now
,esdv TO be reported to the Senate, but VIII
NOT he until Mr.. Edmunds, who is CHAIRMAN
of ,hc committee, and who is absent on nc
,.,ount Of sickness, returns to take bis part IN
tho debate. Dir. Edmunds will support the
that
uorted it will be the signal for another hoou
of debate, which will take the time neeoed
for considering matters of importance 10 the
business interests of the country, and that
at all events it will not pass in the shape It's
deceased author fought for so persistentiy.
TIC House
to-morroy will be in session for debate only,
this order having been made so that great
MANY of the members who have received in
vitations to attend the launching ut Chester,
Penn. tomorrow of the largest ship ever
built in this country may have little whole
some recreation and do honor as well to
American industry and enterprise.
Associated Press Tesgrams.l
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. March 7.-Senate.-A large
number Of petitions were presented both lor
and against an increase i'll volume OF the na-
tiopai currency, and were referred TO the
Finance Committee.
MIR. Frelinghuysen said some weeks ago,
when the clvil-rights bill was under con.
alteration, it was referred TO Tue Juolcialy
Committee, with the late Dir. summers COZ
Isl SI,ukff n rnnQrfH0
noon The bill was now perfected and ready
fo he reported to the Senate, having received
the approval Of the majority OF the commit
fee but as the author Of the bill had been
7aken away he (Mr. FreliDghuyseD) would
not report the bill or call it up until the
chairman of the committee, MIR. Edmunds,
who fayors it, should be present, that ne
might take part in the debate.
A resolution was adopted to inquire into
the judicial expenditures Of the southern
district of Georgia.
A bin was passed removing the political
disabilities OF Thomas Hardeman, Jr., Of
Georgia. ,.,
House.-Fhe legislative appropriation bill
occupied the House all day.
The President Receives q Present.
WASHINGTON, March ia committee
from New Orleans to-day presented to the
President his own portrait on horseback,
heroic size. Senator West made the preSen-
tation speech IN the presence OF the Cabinet
and the members of the Presidents house
bold. The committee bearing the picture
and Cabinet lunched en- famlle. The pic.
ture is the creation of Person and the gilt OF
Dr. Crasto, Of New Orleans.
Washington Items.
WAsHISGroE. March l7.-Admiral Porter
is precariously sick.
The Irish societies achieved the grandest
display to-day ever made in Washington.
They were in full regalla and had seven
bands OF music in the ranks.