The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-19
! s-,T,ELEGRAPH,
Latest News from W ashington.

4 AoSShHc Oh Afc Bssl Tor the Govern.
inena OF the District OF Columbia
The Southern Claims Commission
| BAH eHasscd-ProsDccts for Adjonrn-
ment Monday. rgr !. HI, ' =,
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.1 r'd 81
| WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The Senate TODAY
passed the bill to provide government for
the District Of Columbia as it came from the
House. without any amendment. Messrs.
| Allison and Thurman, of the Joint select
committee to investigate the District gov
ernment, appealed to the Senate to pass the
Dill without amendment, and referred to the
laoors OF the committee in pcrfecting the
Dill. MIR. Sergeant made several efforts TO
IN amendment, but was voted down by
large majority, and the bill now goes to the
President for his signature.
The bill making appropriation to paw the
awards made by the Southern Claims Com.
mission was passed by the Senate after
long discussion. Upon the recommendation
of the committee to strike out the appropria-
ton of s45,lG1 to pay the claim of William
Bailey, of Louisiana, the Senate refused to
strike out. .n
The river and harbor bill was taken up
this afternoon, and comes up as unfinished
business tomorrow. 1t will DO finished be-
fore adjournment, leaving the sundry civil
the only appropriation bill to be disposed of.
Business is being rushed through, and It
| seems to be the impression that the final adj
journmcnt will be had on Monday.
| I ASSOCIATED p ress telcgramsl
Congressional.
| WASHINGTON. June 49, H0use.-Mr. But
| Ter made another Intellectual attempt this
| morning to get the civil-rights bill of the
| Speakers table.
| The general appropriation bill was passed.
| Also, the bill appointing a commission to
| make equitable settlement between the Choc-
| taws and Chickasaws and their negro slaves.
The business before the House to-day was
of q miscellaneous character. All sorts of
motions were made under motions to sus-
| pend the rules, few of which were carried.
Pending proposition to go to the Speakers
table, without giving any advantage to the
| ciyil-rights bill, the House, tired of the null
hilarious projects, voted by yeas and nays to
| adjourn, and did adjourn US early as 500
2. M.
! Scnoie.-There was long wrangle over
the salaries as fixed by the moieties bill. MIR.
Carpenter said the bill from beginning to
end was in the interests Of smugglers.
Finally the report was concurred in, aud the
bill goes to the President.
| The southern claims bill was passed, in
Guiding General Bailey, who was excluded
for selling cotton to the Confederates.
| The District Of Columbia bill was passed.
| 1t now goes to the President. 1T provides
q temporary government Of three commits
sioners, to be appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate, who shall con-
duct the government until q better means is
devised by Congress- ,.,r
The political disabilities of William G..
Jones, Of Alabama, and Thomas Claiborne,
| of Tennessee. were removed.
General Butler interviewed,
| WAsHIsGvoS, June Ex-senator I. B.
Stamps (colored), of Louisiana, had an in
| tcrvicw with General Butler this morning
regarding lcvee interest. General Butler
assures Mr.. Stamps that if the two-million
| bill passes the Senate it will have his earnest
support in the House. General Butler
frankly states to Mr.. Stamps that the civil
| rights bill could not be passed this session.
| Mr.. Stamps, from varied conversations with
congressman and senators, is OF opinion that
| the Fort st. Philip canal bill will not pass
this session.
Weather Probabilities.
| WASHINGTON, June 1S.-For New England
| the Middle States, and the Lower Lake re-
| gion, generally clear weather, northwest and
southwest winds. except near Lake Erie,
stationary or rising temperature and rising
| barometer.
For the South Atlantic and Gulf States,
l 70 h
west winds, with slight changes in the tenn.
perature or pressure.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley. partly
cloudy and warm weather, with East to
South winds, and Slight changes in the ba-
| rometer.
The Upper Ohio river willfall slightly du-
ring Friday.
Late Weather Report.
Especial telegram TO the Dispa,ch.l
! WASHINGTON June 10, A. M.--For the
| Middle States, clear and warm weather, with
north or west winds and rising barometer.
TIMoS.
| Washington Items.
| WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Tbe Secretary Of
| War has returned.
! Governor Joseph Brooks, of Arkansas, is
| here.
| w. D. Gallagher. of Kentucky, will not
| be Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury.
| The Star says Governor Kellogg, Colonel
Packard, Governor Baker, and Colonel
Laudvoight, committee representing the
citizens of Louisiana, have arrived here to
| urge the proposition that Congress shall take
exclusive control of the Mississippi lcvees.
Unless Congress does something in this di-
rection before Monday next, the condition
Of the oyerfowed districts will be far worse
dilrine the Summer and fall, in consequence
| of the total loss Of the crops, than ut pre-
sent.
The same committee waited upon the Pre-
sident this morning and thanked him In be-
half of the whole people of the State of Lou
isiana for his prompt action in sending re-
| lief to the suffering inhabitants OF the over
flowed portion of the State.
The North Carolina Railroad Accident
| WILMINGTON, June 18.-Colonel 5. l.. Ere
mont, chief engineer and general superln-
| tendent of the Carolina Central railroad, tele-
graphs from the scene of the recent disaster
| the following explanation:
| "The cause of the accident was the most
terrific rain-storm ever known here. oiX
inches of rain is said to have fallen in three
or four hours. The cuyert was in good, or
der. and, so far as can see, is so now. Inc
rain fell in such torrents that it cbokeo tne
| c,,lyert and the water apparently rose so high