The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-21
nv TELEGRAPH.
.; ,ates, News from Washington.


.r,,s. February 20.-Senofe.-hr.
:, -, VISA srnlained an error In the recehS
ene :n h;i, uhere q comma (,) was inserted
ssIlu .Sn word "frui'," and said the error
A.et ~, made in the Senate, but IN the
@av ~ sherman said that comma sersas a
ernhen involved the loss OF hall ilii'toh "
oo NJ. wes, Of Louisiana, said he dissenteo
from the proposition that this error nao Gu, GUss
she country bali million OF aoi'ats; LUG
fac, Of the business was that the Govern
snent had collected that much loss from the
people and the people had saved that amount
The Committee on Enrolled biiis were 'nc
structed to inquire into the propEiety VI
printing instead Of writing DING on paisn-
t;on Of finance. Mr. Perry moved to lay the
hill and all the amendments on the taole'
,vh;ch WAC lost by vote of II to 36. Flnal-
~ AR. Merrimon's amendment, lns1lussiue
tbo Committee to report as soon as pract,ca'
lie hill proyidipg for the increase OF tne
No;;o,al Rank circulation, so that the Who're
voIume thereof shall not exceed !ouf nun,
;;,ncd millions Of dollars, was carried ny 20
NJ Davis. of West Virginia, moved an
amendment instructing the committee 10 r.
mort so az to provide for free banking uhuJ,
lie present national banking law, Wnich
was rejected without division. ine quess.
tion then required on Mr. Buckingham
motion to recommif.
Mr.. Cameron moved that the senate pro
coed to the consideration of executive ousi'
mess. .: -
speak at length.
Adjourned. .,oa
Hw.e.-Private bills were considered.
Messrs, Beck, and Grassland, OF New 1orh,
apoioeized to each other and 10 the houss
for some little unpleasaptness that occufreu
yesterday between them. o.,.,;,
Private bills and District OF Columbia
affairs occupied the day.
Various Items.
There was brief Cabinet session TO-DAY. LA .
the Indian bill appropriates five mlliion
of dollars, a'reduction Of one million ana
half on the estimate.
Admiral Davis to-day succeeded Admiral
Sands as superintendent of the Nayai Op.
eeryatory. Sands was relieved under the
longevity act.
General Morgan addressed the Committee
Of Privileges and Elections on the Sykes.
Spencer contest, from Alabama, and con.
ainues his argument on Monday. There was
no action.
The contest over the Atlanta post-ofice
was before the Senate committee to-day, but
there was no action. ..-.
There were no southern COMMENTATORS TO-
day. ..,..o ,os+ ott,ce
Messrs. Freeman and Whitley, memoers VI
Congress, spoke against Governor Saln'
Bard. Captain W. K. Price and tho Go',
ernor responded. The issue Will De reacneo
at the pext executive session. baro Gull
siders his confirmation certain. ,..|
Access has been had 10 the Durell testI-
neay. II covers $50 pages, and has been
referred TO Wilson and Eldridge for analysis
and condensation. The proceedings In BANK
ruptcy and Judge Durelrs personality cover
many pages.
In the matter Of the great Federal order
which placed the State Government OF
Louisiana in the hands of Kellogg, Messrs.
Packard, Beckwith, and Billings swear they
had no intimation of the order. Billings
wrote the order from dlctstion. 1t was
afterwards copied by clerk, and sigued by
Judge Durell. Marshal Packard took the
order to the st. Louis Hotel, where he saw
General Emory, and afterwards placed it in
The hands of Colonel ID. Z. Kline.
An official copy is in the hands of the
committee. There Is no return upon it, ana
the State-house, so far as shown by the re-
cords of the court, is still virtually IN the
hands of the Federal authorities. Marshal
Packard, however, shortly after the hellosS
government was installcd,upon verbal order,
Withdrew bis deputies and military posse:
It may be stated that after the order ana
action upon it both parties abandoned II,
the court making no motions for relief OF
restraint before Judge DureH.
MIR. Couklng's bill to amend the supple
mental enforcement act Of February 2Stp,
1871, is a copy of the bill introduced by
MIR. Dawson, in the House OF Representa-
fiyes on the 9th instant, relating to reglstIa-
tons, the naturalization of aliens; etc.