The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-11
Latest News from Washington.
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, June Dollhouse The
House Is debating the Geneva award bill.
The House to-day passed Buffers substi-
tute for the Geneva award bill by vote OF
113 to l01. The provisions of the subsii'
tute bill are substantially that the amount
of the award shall be distributed first to
those who suffered direct losses in the cap.
ture or destruction of vessels by the Confed-
crate cruisers; second, to remunerate snip
owners for the war premiums which they
were compelled TO pay, even where they sui
fered no direct losses; and third, TO lnSu-
rance companies whose losses exceeded the
premiums. The point at issue was wnether
insurance companies generally shoulo pe
paid for all their losses, or whether any III
lowance should be made for war premiums:
The war premiums were under the leau OF
Butler. of Massachusetts: they trlumpneu,
and the insurance men were defeated.
In the House to-day, by unanimous con.
sent, MIR. Sener, Of Virginia, called up ana
the House passed the bill to amend the act
dividing the State of Virginia into two JUDI
cial districts. The bill provides for the hold
ing of two terms at FrederlcksburS-oh the
first Monday of March and September OF
each year.
!Senate.-Senator ingalls, introduced bill
TO abolish the Board of Indian Commission
ers, which was referred to the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
In the Senate to-day the Committee on
Foreign Relations reported adversely on the
Colorado Jewett bill, for the establishment
of telegraphic communication between the
limited States and Asia, and it was Indet-
nitely postponed.
A bill was introduced to abolish the Board
of Indian Commissioners, which was refer
red to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
The Senate was engaged all day alter the
morning hour On the moiely BILL.
The Senate Committee on CLAIMS To-Day
concluded the consideration of House Dill
appropriating about $IOO,OO0 to pay inc
awards made by the Southern Claims ConI
mission in favor of about one thousanu
TJniopists throughout the South.
The committee agreed TO report the Dlls lo
the Senate with sundry amendments, aulous
which is one proposing to send oich 10 Tue
commissioners the name of William hailey'
NJ ,onisiana. on the ground that he scao Ger
toin cotton to the Confederate Governments
ond thereby committed an act OF dklolaly.
which should negative any and all PROOFS vi
loyalty 10 the United States upon Whicn tne'
commissioners paid bis claim. Ihls nhatte7
,roc fuIlv discussed in the House recently
when motion to strike out TIE cia'nA NJ NJ
defeated by an overwhelming vote. . Inc
nyinciple involved, which the House 'nus
r rsfused TO sanction, was, however, BY tne
senate committee to-day sustained by d Vote
MIR. Hamilton, of Maryland, called up the
resolution to pay +. w. Sykes, LATE contest
ant for the seat in Senate from Alabama, tne
salary of senator from March 4, 1873, TO May
% 1874. Pending the question (beIng an
amendment Of MIR. Carpenter to hx the
smount at So 5000, Mr.. Hamilton moved TO
further amend by inserting $500 in lieu OF
sa 600. Pending further discussion of the
resolution the morning hour expired, anu
the resolution went over. Mr.. C0nklne
rave notice that when it should be taken uk
again he would subplit an amendment &c
nav the expenses of che contest incurred W
mir. Spencer, the Citing member.
The Senate tonight passed the mo'e.:
bill after discussion OF three aays. o ~
passed, ths bill provides that the ooo ndsr rr -
papers ,nay be examined under an a 4rae nr -
court--rle defendant or his agent peins b prS
sent, Ind the owner Of the books 10 :ua Ia,
thu custody thereof during the eN ,ha naur,
e. the subject, BY the order OF inc o cot en-
The T penalty for any false invoice ! ~