The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-10
rDoM WASHINGTON.
soa Amendment to the consttsu"
fr"f ton.

ho House of Representative az
In l'e Tnesday the following amend.
iae'o" - the Constitution OF the Un'reo
ment y, .,os proposed by Mr.. Ellis u. no.
STATES w New York, and referred to the Ju-
ss;arv Committee: s,.u 40, mako
M. h,t gold and silver coin tender
sn!", ,,.r,eol Of individual debts.
IN pay ,nsM .. Congress shall pass no law
sfr;nr the obligations Of contracts.
''0'"" r Rcpnbsicau Senators.
,r'sg,xcrox, December Sine hepuoh.
ns,orS we're in caucus to-day tor tnree
eau I'll u Was unanimously agreed coat no
aouIs, ,;nn oC taxation was prscticao'e. A.
:c'uSt ,'h;ch could be struck from the taSaote
Itein> way" ICON, stamp tax and proprietary
~ ~: ,ax we're iustauced. To get these
'l'"N,', ", Of the Secretary OF the
..'e 49,, "a nut ten cents aoaluohai Oh
IT,, 4;'I'.,: was favSrahly mentioned.
"ns"'' s;.cus,;nn on taxation naturally leo
-, t,onc.S, On this point the OPINION
q 80. I'D showed that there was as mucn
, ,s.sr ~ among those present as at the last
""".' ~ ~, ,here was disposition SHOWN 10
>>>' ',a.Is those differences If possible IN order
.'\ ''.,,ent !, united front in the Senate.
- INTERVAL IMPROVEMENTS.
~, -,nrral policy of Government aid to
l- ;m.royementS was favored oy 4
."'.I r,,,hcr but II was objected that aid
az .I3 n',. he extended at this time, owing to
. - T,,,.,d resources of the Government. 1t
IN '', ,',ri INIT The water question Of the
W,,i was % interviewer tnat 10 ahoel'ahe
.hS construction OF any OF the routes recon-
."s,d,l hy The select committee wou'o ne
-,..i,a., gc;ion upon the whole, ana rs the
,',;r,9,r. submitted BY the engineers footed
-, ~, hnndrei and fifty millions ii would
-: - al probability cost double that amount De-
%'-n ,t.y were completed. Such burden II
.,S or-.al the G overnment was at present IN
vs. ~ iirion 70 shoulder In regard to aid
.o,hs Northern and the Southern Pacific
.s;irn.d, favorable feeling was expressed
49, sav.-aI senators. But all such legislation
vas strongly deprecated by many influential
,.ny,orS, and il is highly improbable that
soythinc will be done tor them.
Reast Butler Kicks the Dead Republi.
Gun Party.
In the House OF Representatives on Mon
d,y. in discussing the intercouvertibility
,cbrre. Beast Butler said:
nWbv is il that the mills are stopped? tits
70, for want Of money. ANY member OF
hi. House can 90 to-day to New York With
bis bonds and get money on them at call Tor
,a7ee per cent, while if businessmen want
the money for thirty, sixty, or ninety days,
they must pay seven, eight, and twelve per
raY,. Why is this! 1t is because Congress
and the Executive seem determined to bring
the country to specie basis. that never was
and never will be. Millions of money are de.
p,.ited In the savings banks of the country on
tsN. and if the serrant.grls alone in MaSsa-
rhu.rlts were TO call in their deposits
every buSineSs-man in the State would
b. broken. Referring 10 the failure of the
uAion Trust Company, he inquired who
would not rather get $50 per cent. Tor
Government boud than to have it in trust
company at ( per cent. on call. He would
rather the negro Of the South bad his money
in a Government bond than in freedman's
saving, bank, where he would not get
S.tJ,h. Of cent. This bill would keep
Millions abroad. The Republican party has
'ec5mc the plrty Of the monopolist and the
t,9nlnOIder. Years ago it vas the party OF
at0r. and it commenced at the lowest strata
Q; Abor-with the slave; but now we have
Tie negro at one end and the capitalist at the
other. The responsibility for this abnormal
condition of things is with the Republican
party. Il has now q last opportunity to re-
!evc tie country, and If it fails now it fails
forever"
Speaker Blaine Makes Sensation.
4 Washington telegram in the Baltimore
Sun says: .....
The secretary of State entertained at
dinner last night Mr.. William E. Forster, the
celebrated English political economist, now
in this city. A large aud distinguished CON-
yaay we're present. During the evening the
Presidents message came up. That part OF
l. relating 10 the finances was warmly COM
mendel By some of the guests. Speaker
Blaine turned 10 Sir. Forster and remarked
la. those gentlemen represented the conser-
y1tye element of this Government, but that
le belonged TO what in England would be
called the mob, but in this country was called
~ people, and they would not for mo.
!ueat accept the Presidents ideas. This,
coming from the Speaker, has caused consld-
t?a5Ie sensation wherever it has become
slQan."
80 Blaine is no longer hard-money man.
The Arkansas Investigation.
Tie report in the case, it is understood,
las not been finally completed. Mr. Poland
!, Grs'rous 10 report resolution declaring
Brooks the legal Governor of Arkansas, but
although it Is not improbable that such will
Ultimately be the case majority Of the com.
Il!'tet las NOT vpt purpal IN II e.Es'
Newspaper Postage.
The portion of the recent post. Office regu-
a,ion for the prepayment of postage on
newspapers and periodicals relative to county
papers has been modified as follows: News.
papers, without regard to frequency of is.
sue" one copy to each subscriber actually,
Tor the time being, residing in the county
where the same are printed are entitled 10
pas Tree OF postage through the mails, but
Inc rate of postage on the same, excepting
"eeSlies, ochea deposited an a leuer.carrier's
once for dehcery by the office or its carriers,
sna! be UNIFORM ut one cent each. Weeklies,
when sent through the mails or deposited in
acarTier's office in the county where printed,
shai be weighed in bulk and be subject to 8
postage Of two cents per pound, to be pre-.
laiu al The mailing office by special adhesive
Stamps.
The House Postal Committee on Tuesday
c'Asdered the amendment offered by Mr..
eox 10 the postage.law providing that
iCs,sse on papers the subscriptions OF
"nich shall be taken prior TO January /,
Is'9, may be paid at their destination. The
committee was unanimously opposed to il,
put deferred action till Mr.. Cox can set
'os'h such reasons as he may have.
Postal.
a new post-otEce is established at Peers,
"oGchIand county, Va, between Jobnson's
Sr'Ggs and Erin SHADES, with William
n'etoin Us postmaster. The postotice at
, v,asIle'on, Culpeper county, Va, is diseon.