The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-28
Latest News from Washington.
Congressional.

Congressional.
WASHINGTON. May g. Sendte.-The bill
to revise and consolidate the statutes of the
United States was discussed.
Mr.. Sherman, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported favorably on House bill
amendatory of the act to reduce the duties
on imports and 10 reduce internal taxation.
approved March Sd. 1873. Laid over.
Mr.. Johnston, Of Virginia, called I'D the
bill to authorize the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company TO construct a branch and
to change the location Of its road within the
city Of Washington.
Mr.. Lewis, Of Virginia, hoped the bill
would not pass at this time. The Baltimore
and Ohio railroad did not want any change
in the city. He said the Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds had arrogated to
itself nearly all the jurisdiction of the Com.
mittee OF the District of Columbia, and was
assuming the charge Of bill which should
so TO the District Committee
Mr.. Davis said, in satisfaction to the sena-
tor from New York, he would move to strike
out tie whole bill except that part permit
ting the connection of the tracks outside of
the city.
Mr.. Conkling said that would be satisrac-
tory 10 him.
Mr.. Morrill, said that the day after to-mor-
row he would prepare an amendment, which
he thought wonld be satisfactory to all.
Mr.. Davis then consented that the bill
should 60 over, with the understanding that
it be called for action day after tomorrow.
The bin was also discussed at length by
Senator's Morrill,, OF Vermont; Sherman, Of
Ohio; Corkling, Hamlin, and Davis, of West
Virginia.
The contested election case of Sykes Us.
Spencer. from Alabama, was taken up. Mr..
Hamilton reviewed at some length the argyll
| ments before the Committee on Privileges
and Elections and the condition Of affairs in
Alabama, and argued that the Legislature,
by which the present occupant was elected,
was not legal body. In conclusion, he
submitted q resolution declaring Spencer
not entitled to a seat in the Senate, and that
it be awarded to Sykes.
Mr. Morton said he did not view this case
in partisan spirit. Alabama had decided
Republican majority. General Grant car.
ried the State in 1872 by ten thousand ma
jority. The whole trouble in that State grew
out of conspiracy to secure Democratic
majority in the Legislature to control the
patronage thereof and more particularly the
election Of United States senator.
Mr.. Salisbury denied that there was any
fraud on the part of the Democrats in Ala
bama, and said if there was any it was on the
part of the Republicans.
The discussion was interrupted by mo-
ton for an executive session.
Adjourned.
HouSe.-Bills were passed az follows
Repeating the law on which the San
born contracts were based; removing the
political disabilities of Raphael Semmes, of
Alabama; providing that no person shall
serve as juror in the United States courts
who cannot read and write the English lam
guage: making colored persons in the
Chocktaw and Chickasaw nations members
| of those nations and entitled to all rights and
privileges as such; removing the disabili-
ties of George Z. Pickett and Charles II.
williamson, of Virginia; Thomas Harde-
man and James jackson, Of Georgia, and
John Fl. Reagan, Of Texas.
The House also adopted a resolution for
the appointment Of select committee on
the disturbed condition of Arkansas and
| whether it has a government republican in
form and which ought to be recognized by
the United States Government.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, May DENOMINATION: Wal
| ter II. johnson postmaster Of Columbus,
Ga.
Confirmation: Sander, postmaster Of
Fayetteville, \. c.
Rear Admiral Shubrck is dead, aged
eishty-four. He was appointed from South
Carolina in 1906.
Representative Young, Of Georgia, who
was appointed by Speaker Blaine as official
visitor from the House to West Point, has
left for that place.
weather Probabilities.
WAsH1sGToS, May 27.-For New England,
generally clear weather and light, variable
winds will prevail, with slight rise of tenn
perature and falling barometer during Thurs
day.
For the Middle States, the Lower Lake re-
gion, Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the
South Atlantic States, clear or partly cloudy
weather and light easterly to southerly winds,
with stationary or rising temperature ana
slight changes In the barometer.
For the Gulf States, partly CLOUDY ana
warm weather, with southerly winds, tall
ing barometer, and rain in the Southwest.
| For the upper lake region, the Upper
Mississippi, and Lower Missouri Valleys, IN
creasing cloudiness, brisk easterly to south
erly winds, high temperature, falling Da.
rometer, with rain in the Upper MISSISSIPPI
Valley.
The Missouri, Mississippi, and Ohio rivers
will change but slightly during THURSDAY.