The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-22
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Latest News from N Washington.
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s. Secretary KiehartIssH. as Us, ss
"a dozen rumors OF Cabinet changes are.
again in circulation to-night; among theua,.
that Delano IS to take Richardson's place.,
and that BristoW wsls succeed Delano IN the
Interior Department. Not one Of the re-
ports has been officially confirmed. It is
very evident that. a strong effort is being.
made to induce the President to. invite
Richardson toresign, and the Congressman
and others who desire a change to be made
In the Treasury DEPARTMENT hope to sue
coed equally as well as did the opponents Of
Williams and Cushing in efecting their
withdrawal in opposition to the Presidents
wishes. d TMoN.
s.t5 [Associated Press telegrams.l ]
,CIief-Jusiice Waite.
q WASHINGTON, January 21.--Morrison R.
Waite was to-day unanimously confirmed
Chief-Justice of the Supreme Court.
4 In the executive session Of the Senate the
nomination5was advocated by Messrs. Ed
munds, of Vermont; Sherman and Thur
man, Of Ohio and Sumner, of Massachu-
sets. Tteyote way sixty three for confirms.
tion, aud none against nine senators being
absent aud not voting.
Congressional.
WAsu1NGToN, January 21.-Senate. The
Finance Committee reported favorably on q
bill to appoint commission to investigate
as to the manufacture and traffic in alcoholic
liquors. @ s.
The resolution requesting the Attorney
General to inform the Senate as to the sale
of Government property at Harper's Ferry,
Va, and the suits pending in relation there
to, was passed.
The discussion on the financial question
was resumed. Mr.. Merrimor, of North Car.
olins, addressed the Senate at considerable
length. He argued that It was impossible to
make paper currency equal to gold, and
advocated an immediate resumption Of specie
payments. he thought the greenback sys-
tenn continued the depreciation of gold, and
should be abolished. He could not see why
all ,greenbacks could not be redeemed
in coin by July, 1876. He referred to
the unequal distribution OF the currency,
and the pressing needs Of the South on ac-
count thereof. he said, in reply to
queries, that it would 60 back North very
slowly. Were the currency contracted it
would compel the payment in q more preca-
rious medium than now existed. Hetbought
the business of the country was based on
this bloated ;currenc.r, and was opposed to the
national banking system as monopoly
founded wholly on credit. He favored a
great national bank, in which all could be-
come stockholders. He argued that to un-
dertake to develop the local interests of any
one section Of the country at the expense o.
the other would result In clash!of arms. Il;
Mr.. Edmunds said that he thought the na
tural tendency of money was to the pocket:
Of those baving right to it. No contriV
ance by Congress would keep money in any
PARTICULAR section. 1t is always flowing
where it has right to rest. Money could
not be forced to remain in the West or Soutf
until the people by industry and economy en-
titled themselves to become owners Of it. l
must 60 where it belongs.
The substitute reported by the Finance
Committee for Mr.. Hawes's liquor-trafht
bill provides for the appointment by tht
President of FIVE commissioners to inVestl
gate the alcoholic liquor traffic in its eco
nomic, criminal, moral, and scientific aspects
in connection with pauperism, crime, socia
vice, and the public health and general vel
fare of the people, and to inquire as totht
practical results of license and restrictive
legislation for the prevention Of intemper
ance in the several Suites. The 'commis
sioners are to.reeeiye no compensation, tht
Government paying the expenses of the in
yestigation. Il. . 5gs
House.-The day was occupied in dis
crlssing the centennial celebration. y
Items.
WASHINGTON, January 21.-Petitions TO,
woman's suffrage are now referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections;
The Camden Board of Trade don't want
the bankrupt law repealed. q
The President approved the salary bill.
Pinchback did not succeed In getting an
interview with the President, who! was talk
| ing with, Creswell. 5ts;.s.s i
Governor Warmoth asserts that Messrs
| Carpenter and Butler have agreed on new
election bill for Louisiana, which will 5e
| voted for by the Democrats. .sg. ..i
Captain Michner, who was recently ar
rested on the charge of robbing letters il
| the Dead-Letter office, has been exoneratet
by the grand jury. :s.7 ]. !s,
Information has been received that the
Canton qNeucbattel, Switzerland, baVe re
solved to have large picture painted OF tn
hte Professor sAgassiz, TO be suspended II
the new Council chamber of that city, 9
(which the Professor was formerly resi-
dent. .4:;s "
| .Rumors of Secretary Richardson's resig
nation have been revived, but the officials u
Ithe Treasury say they are contid thai ~
to q late hour this evening he had not don
so. The reports are pro badly untounded.s