The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-03
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President Grant VISIT. che rsSsn-
PrOAAHss Change Ea tAs FRSasssys
Departments. q '3ft:.zF
Especial Telegram L the Dhpasch.l
40 ,i WASHINGTON, April 2.
The President will leave here tomorrow
for a visit to the North, to be absent three
or four Gays, and there Is an impression ID
some quarters that soon after. his return
there Will be change In the Treasury De.
Fartment. TlhoN.
RAssociated Press tcleSrams.l
Conversational.
WASHINGTON, ApriE2 g. Senate.-Mr. Wad.
leigh has been appointed to succeed the late
Mr.. Sumner on The Committee Of Priv.
legesand Elections. ~
House amendment to the bill In relation
TO the Louisville and Portland canal was de-
bated and laid over.
The Senate by q vote Of 80 ayes to 10 nays
adopted the substitute OF Mr. Merrimon, of
North Carolina, for the third section of the
committees bill. The substitute provides
lor Inc issue OF forty.six millions of add.
tlonai national bank currency. An anne nd
ment submitted by Mfr. Thurman for the
payment OF portion Of the customs duties
10 !egai'tenders after June 30, 1874, was re-.
Mr.. Thurman moved a non.concurrence in
the Louisville and Portland House bill and
asked FOR committee Of conference. Oh.
Jectioh was made and 1t went over.
House.-The Alaska fur question occupied
the hrst part Of the day.. The bill to ap.
point civilian commissioner to investigate
the matter failed by 102 to III. An amend.
ment is pending that an officer Of the navy
shall accompany special agent of the Trea.
sury TO investigate che matter.
The discussion of the banking and chr.
rency question occupied the balance of the
day. ....
Judge Harris, of Virginia, In his speech
on the finances, concluded thus: 1t has
been my effort more especially to show that
all legislation for internal revenue looks to
the protection of the capitalist, and against
labor, which is the sole foundation Of wealth.
1t has been my effort to show that the ma
tional banking system has centralized the
money Of the country in the cities, and that
the distribution Of its circulation has, by
unfair discrimination, depleted and i'm
poverished the South and West and enriched
and made despotic the New England States
and the great commerce centres, and that
the only remedy is to repeal all legislation
that looks to the protection Of money ; that
legal-tenders be substituted for national
bank currency, and in additional amounts
sufficient to meet public demand"
Nominations, Connrmntions,E Etc.
WASHINGTON. April 2.-The President has
nominated E. Hubs as postmaster of New
n H.. L.,
| son as appraiser of merchandise at Savannah
| McLaws as collector of the First Georgia
| district; Snyder of the Second Texas dis
| trict; Hubs as postmaster of Newberne
n. C.. $500. :-,.-... ..s.
An extra session of the Cabinet was held
to-day because the President wants to go to
New York. -. -. IL ~ ..
| The Republican delegation to oppose the
prayer of the South Carolina taxpayers has
arrived, aud the Judiciary Committee of the
House promise to take up the case to.mor
! row.
| Weather Probabilities.
| WASHINGTON, April 2.-For the South At
lantic and Middle States and Lower Lake
region, clear or partly cloudy weather, fresh
west and northwest winds, increasing occa.
sionally to brisk.
For the Cult States and tennessee, gene
rally clear weather and light to fresh winds
mostly from the north and northwest.
For New England, generally cloudy wea'
ther aud possibly light rain or snow, the
winds gradually yeering to west and north
west during the afternoon and evening, with
clearing weather.
! Agricultural Statistics.
WASHINGTON, April 2..Amopg the stats
tics reported in the Current Monthly Of the
Department of Agriculture are inquiries
concerning the most profitable crop in each
State and section Of State; its relative cost
and profit In comparison with other crops
showing the effect of soil, climate, and Other
circumstances in popuiarjziDg a particular
branch ofa rotation, and the encouragement
Of local specialties. Also, the tendency o.
agricultural improvement, indicating pro
gressive and non-progressive localities, and
illustrating the prevalent activity of the
rural mind. The main points in this pro
gress relate to the economy and efficiency OIL
systematic labor and rational processes fol
its employment. Another statement will
contain an estimate of a considerable tobac.
CO area, with computation of pounds and
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