The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-06

tnexpcdieneys eYesi IL stne power i yse r
unquesti0ned In Congress 10 irass lti,j
Law. He thought II would be iniudiciou
and ufiwise to exercise it. Tt would b
| better to ieaYe all such matters to the States
He did not believe In n,oint OF fact that th
colored people or Georgia desired II. Theil
religious and church Organizations excep
"a the case Of Catholics, were distinct from
those OF the whites, and they had their OWE
schools, and even college for colored youths
They did not desire to baye mixed schools
Mr. Stephens occupied the floor for m
hoor and quarter, having had bis time ex.
tended twice. As usual. however, in The
case Of written. speeches its delivery did moi
command or receive the attention of the
House.. Il g..-2Ta.;;sa 5..- ..s.ssst 5s5ss
The peroration was In these words: &c II
you who call yourselves Republicans shall,
iE obedience to- what you consider party
behest, pass this Elf In the vain expectation
that She Republicans principles of the old
and trae Jeflersonian school afe dead, be as
sured that you are indclgiBg fatal delusion.
The OLD Democratic- Republican principles
are not dead, and will never die so long as a
true deyotes of liberty liveE:
"They nsay be buried Cor a period as
magma chdrsG was tr0dden under foot in
England for more than half o century but
these principles will come up with renewed
energy, az did those Of magma chuftG, and
that, too, at no distant day. Old Jeffersoniant
Democratic Republican principles dead in
deed When the tides of ocean cease to ebb
and flow; when the winds of heaven are
hushed into perpetual silence; when the
clouds no longer thunder; when earth's cleo;
trio bolts are no longer felt or heard when
her international fires are out /; then and not
before will those principles cease to lives:
then aud not before will these principles
ceaste to animate and move the liberty-loving
masses of this country"
Mr. Ransiery of South Carolina, colored
member, followed. in written speech in
support of the bill, contending that there
was no practical freedom in the southern
States for the colored people, and would not
be so long as the matter was left to the dis
erection OF the several States. ~
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, opposed the bill az an
unauthorized and unconstitutional assump-
ton of power.
Mr.. Elliott. Of South Carolina, obtained
the floor, but yielded to motion to adjourn.
The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President in reference to the
steamer Firgini,ls. The message was read
and referred 10 the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
The House then, at 4:40, adjourned.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, January 5.-The friends Of
the supplemental civil-rights bill have no
DOUBT or its passage tomorrow at o'clock.
The general answer to the query as to what
it will amount to if it passes the Senate and
receives Executive sauction, is ooh, no.
thing" ---
The Supreme Court met to-day, with
full bench. Justice Clifford, by virtue of
seniority of commission, acts rs chief,
The President was at the capitol three
hours to-day. He first sent for Speaker
Blaine and the Louisiana delegation, and
afterwards for the Judiciary Committee of
the Senate.
There has been some small caucusing to-
day over the pending civil-rights bill. It is
understood that at the close of the debate to-
morrow General Butler will move its re-
c1mmittal. Tirnid Republicans seem to in
sist upon this action, which virtually defeats
the bill without personal commitment for or
against If. It is stated in other quarters that
the action is in the line of conciliation, and
was prompted by the resolutions Of the Viz
ginia Legislature. Some Virginia Republic
cans were prominent in the movement.
A bill was introduced ia the House today
authorizing the President to appoint CON-
mission to Investigate the subjects Of wages
and hours of labor, and of the joint profits
of labor and capital between the laborer and
the capitalist, and the social, educational,
and sanitary condition of the labOring classes
of the United States.
Treasurer Spinner leaves here tomorrow
for Florida for the benefit Of his health.
The Internal Revenue Office was closed
to-day out of respect to the memory of the
late Deputy Commissioner Sweet.
The House Committee on Appropriations
this morning, in discussing: the army appro-
bill, cut out all the estimates for the
of the coast Notifications except
such as were deemed absolutely necessary
for the national safety. A great many forts,
it will be remembered, during the Virglnlus
excitement, were orderedto be mantled, and
the effect Of the action of the committee will
he to let them remain as they were before.
First-Lieutenant Hyer, Of the 18th infan-
try, has been ordered to hold himself in read
mess at Columbia, S. c., to make payments
to claimants under special. instructions, to
be communicated by the Acknowledgement
Of the army.
Bishop Wilmer visited the President to-
day and represented there were starving
people in Louisiana. The Bishop, accom-
panied by the President, proceeded TO the
Capitol, where they had a., conference with
the Louisiana delegation. Ar. Sypher will
tomorrow introduce resolution autho-
rizing the issue of rations to these people.
Only the Republican members OF the Sem
ate Judiciary Committee were in conference
with the. President at the capitol. The OBJ
iect or result of the conference Is inaccessl.
BILE. tbs supposed to have been about VIII
Iiams.
! weather Probabilities.
WAsu1xeros, January 5.-For New Eng
land and the Middle Atlantic States, northeriy
to easterly winds, with snow or rain, and
lower temperature will prevail, followed by
less cleusljness by Tuesday afternoon.
Forythe Southern States east of the Mis-
sissippi river, partly cloudy weather with
rain the temperature rising slightly IN the
Mississippi Valley and falling in the South
Atlantic States.
For the lake region and thence southwark
to the Ohio Valley, easterIy to southeriy
winds, with partly cloudy AID clear weather
and Ia. slight rise OF temperature. 80
For the Northwest, rising temperature,
less pressure, southerly winds veerlng TO
westerly, without rain or Snow, except, pos
sibls. in the northern portion of this district.
Fredericksburg and GOrdonsvsile
Railroad.
Especial Telegram to the DIspatch.J
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, January 5.-The
Fredericksburg and: GordonsVille Railroad