The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
Latest News from Washington.
Agreement OF the Senate to the Repors
OF the Finance Committeeman AT.
sempt TO Reconsider the District OF
Columbia Nili--The River md Har-
Dor Approximations.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l


'h'etee on the finance bill by vote of aS
Fcas to 10 nays. Messrs. Chandler, Thur.
man, Crastn, Sherman, Scott, and others,
VINO nave advocated return to specie pay
ncnt voting for the report upon the ground
that 1t would give some relief without in.
ilating the currency.
The prominent feature of the report is to
| release the reserves which rational banks
| have heretofore been required to keep in
their vaults, thus adding over thirty millions
| Of dollars to the circulation Of the country.
The clause providing for distributiontof
So, 600, 900 OF the national bank circulation
also met with the approval Of the hard
money senators, though the New England
| senators, from whose section this money is to
be withdrawn, voted against the report.
Mr.. Boreman, Of West Virginia, made an
| effort in the Senate to-day 10 have the vote
| recousidcred by which the bill to provide a
government for the District Of Columbia
was passed yesterday, and gave as his reason
| for doing so his desire to have the bill
amended so As to exclude church property
from taxation. Several senators opposed
the motion, and said the churches should be
required TO pay their portion to relieve the
| District from distress as we'll as private indi-
viduals. Finally Mr.. Thurman moved to
| lay the motion to reconsider on the table,
which was agreed to.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
was then taken up. 1t contains the follow
ing items, which were passed by the Senate
as they came from the House without amend
ment $1,000 for continuing the improve.
meut Of the Rappahannock river; $50, 900
! for the james river and & like sum for the
AppomattoX river; $4,000 for the south
branch of the Elizabeth river, and $4,000
| for the Nansemond river. TIMoE.
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Gong ressiOnal.
| WASHINGTON. June 19-Sendte.-Mr.C Clay.
ton, from the joint select committee on Mis-
sissippi levecs, reported resolution autho-
| rizing that committee TO sit during the recess
Of Congress for the purpose of investigating
rs to the condition o.. the leyees of the Mis-.
sissipp. and the proprcty Of the United
States assuming control Of the same. Laid
over.
Conference reports occupied the main
portion Of the days session.
Tonight the conference report On cur
rency was adoptcd-43 ayes to 10 noes. Tie
main feature is that it unlocks reserves.
The river and harhor conference report
was discussed. There are no amendments
aft citing The South.
HouSe-The House passed bill fixing
S2j0.00 us the limit Of expenditures for the
erection Of the cu>tOm.houSe ut Atlanta. Ga.
The House was chiefly engaged on reports
Of conference committees without important
results.
Just at the adjournment Mr.. Wilson, Of
Indiana, tried to get in 4 report on the Bus
ieed impeachment case, but did not succeed
in being recognized.
The House is in session Tonight.
Washington Items.
| WASHINGTON, June 19.-Somc months ago
| petition WAS addressed to Congress asking
damages 10 the extent of S1lI,GO0 for iuJu-
RES to the Mount Vernon Cotton Factory
! at Alexandria, Va, the same having been
| taken BY Federal commander during the
late war and used as military prison, and
| also asking compensation for losses
occasioncd By the stoppage of the factory.
| The ,petition''. was referred'to the COMMIT
| tee on War Claims. who, in their adverse re-
| port say the Government Is not liable by
any principle of law to make reparatiOn for
canton damage or depredations committed
by Confederate soldiers who were impris-
oncd in the factory. The Government per-
formed only lis duty in capturing the enemy,
and had right TO seize necessary building
for prison.
In another case the committee hold that
from August 10th, 1861, to the prOcElma-
ton of the President April I'd, 1868, Alex
audria county, being under the Wheeling
Government, is to be put on the footing Of
loyal States during that time, and therefore
had no more rights than those which per-
| tanned to loyal States in claims for damages.
Some days ago Mr.. Negley's bill for the
better projection of life and property on
STEAMBOATS, was rejected in the Senate Com
mittee on Commerce, but the vote was re-
considered and the bill to-day reported ia
vorably to the Senate. 1t is probable the
bill will 60 over till the next session for
want of time to act on it.
The House Committee on Commerce have
appointed subcommittee, with Mr, Negley
as chairman, to report next session system
of ocean courses for outgoing and incoming
vessels. A correspondence has been opened
with ship-owners and underwriters Of for
eion countries with view to an lnterna.
tional system.
The Secretary of War, in response to
resolution of the House, gives reasons IN
justification of issuing army order No. 81.
He quotes from judicial decisions and laws
Of Congress, arguing therefrom that the
constitutional right OF the people peaceaoly
to assemble and petition the Government
for a redress of grievances, has no APP
plicaton to the military service !;
such action on the part of o1hcefs
or soldiers would be considered a MILL
tary offence and dsrespectful to the Ere
| sident. The order requires that all petitions
to Congress of 4 military character should
be communicated to the General OF the
Army and Secretary of War for their action
and transmlttal.
General McCook has been confirmed Gov
ernor Of Colorado.
weather Probabilities.
| WASHINGTON, June 19.-For the Middle
States and Lower Lake region, increasing
cloudiness, northeast to southeast winds.
stationary or falling barometer, with local
rains on the Atlantic coast.
| For the South Atlantic States, partly
cloudy weather and possibly local rains,
with easterly or southerly winds, light fall
| of temperature, and rising barometer.
For the Gulf States, light rains and gentle
winds. with slight changes in temperature
and pressure.
Lake region, and the Northwest, increasing
cloudiness and local storms, northeasterly OF
| .LorI, ,,;rdc hivh tpnDerlttlre, and con-