The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-21
Latest AeWss1TOm Washington
feussion OF She Civfl-Righss Iss,r-..
sscre.ary Richardson Gensnred-The
marriage OF Miss Grant.

!, WASHINGTON, May 2o.-The Senate to.da
discussed the ciyil.rights bill, but reached !,
soee' The probabilities are that it win .,
.aps week at least, as there are a nu,nbo
" ~, senator's who desire to make sneecbes
,he discussion to-day was participated in +
4aessts' Flanagan, Pratt. and Thnrn,o,,
Tue latter making constitutional arpumsn
as''hss the passage of the bill, and shown,
the evils which are sure to arise nnon ~ ~
coming law. he contended that II WOW,
De 10 the injury Of the colored man ~,
would only serve to increase wbateynn Wv
ludicc now existed. pc
Mr' Thurman prefaced his remarls b,
stating he had no idea they would cons.
! senator's 10 pause, as it was the purnose q
the majority to pass the bill, though he baf
no doubt if it was upon its merits alone MOI
half OF them would vote for it. The nres
sur" was the 100000 negro voters. who's,
demands had more weight in the halls q
Congress than the Constitution of the TIM;
ted States. .-..9
The Senate has eoncurred in the Honst
resolution to adjourn June 22d. So the dax
Of adjournment is now fixed.
The Ways and Means Committee at thei,
meeting to-day adopted resolution, offered
by Mr.. karson of Iowa, censuring Secretary
Richardson and other Treasury officials fol-
their connection with the Sanborn contracts
which was adopted. 1t will probably be re-
ported to the House to-day or tomorrow.
Mr.. Foster. who was charged by the com
mittec With reporting the resolution, would
have done so to-day had not a letter been re-
ceived from Dir. Butler asking the postpone
ment of the SanborA matter until he is able
to participate in the discussion.
Extensive preparations have been made
for the wedding at the Executive mansion
tomorrow. The guests will be compare
lively few in number, and every effort is
used to give the ceremony private aspect
altogether, though great brilliancy will at
tend it. The ladies who will be present are
expected to appear without bonnetS, in re-
ccption dresses.
General A. b. Dyer, chief of ordnance:
United States army, died here to-day, after q
long illness. He will be buried with impos
ing military honors. T1MoS.
ASSOCIATED Press telegramsl
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-SenQte.-The Com
mittee on Claims reported adversely on
House joint resolution directing the Com
missioners Of Claims to send to Congress
without delay the claims decided prior tt
April list, 1874; also, adversely on the bill
introduced By Mr.. West to provide for The
settlement of claims Of loyal persons against
the United States accruing during the late
rebellion and for other purposes. Both bill;
were indefinitely postponed.
The civi-rights bill was argued to adjourn
ment.
House.-A resolution to adjourn June 22d
was adopted-ayes, 143; noes, 60.
The post-ofiice appropriation bill was con
sidered all day. An amendment was adopt
ed making the agricultural report free o.
postage.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-The Judiciary
Committee, by q vote Of six to four, have
agreed to report to the House articles of inn
parchment against Judge Durel, District
Judge of Louisiana. The personal of the
vote in the committee is: For the articles
Messrs. Butler, Poland, Wilson, White, Ell.
bridge, and Potter. Contra-Messrs. Ward,
Tremain, Frye, and Cessna. In the vote in
the Busted case the committee are equally
divided. Mr. Jewell was absent when the
votes were taken.
The Committee on Patents will report ad.
versely to the extension Of the Tanner car
brake patent.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-For New England
and the Middle States, generally cloudy wea'
Their and areas Of rain will prevail, with
southeast to southwest winds during the
night, stationary temperature, and slowly
falling barometer.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States
generally clear aud warm weather, with
southwest to variable winds, lower tempe.
nature west Of the Mississippi river, and no
| decided change of barometer.
| The Washington Nuptial Sensation,
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Reception dresses
| without bonnets, are to be worn at the wed.
| ding tomorrow. The marriage license is
made out in the names Of Algernon Charles
| Frederick Sartoris, of Warsash House, Litch
| field Hauts, England, and Ellen Wrenshal
| Grant, of Washington.