The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
Latest News from Washington.
XLIIT. CONGRESS-Second Session.
WASHINGTON, March /, 1876.
SENATE

SENATE.
The force bill was received from the House
of Representative and read first time by
| its title.
MesSrs. THURMAN, BAYARD, aud others
objected to second reading, and it remains
on the Presidents table until tomorrow.
Its second reading will throw 1t over an.
other dav, and it will come up On direct
issue Wednesday, and the session closes
Thursday noon.
The Democrats are all determined that the
bill shall not reach the President.
The citizens Of Dlcota have petitioned
that the Black Hills reservation be opened
to the people Of the Territories.
1.::The bill making Pascagoula, Miss, port
of delivery was passed.
House bill to secure further security in
The navigation of the Mississippi river WIS
passed.
Tue bill bridging the Arkansas river at
Pine Bluffs was passed.
An effort to get up the steamboat bill
failed.
The tax bill was resumed.
Mr.. CHANDLER gave notice that be would
call up the steamboat bill to night.
Mr.. MORRILL, addressed the Senate on the
tax bill, which he reported with an amend
ment. He hoped no amendments would be
pressed, as q single Que would endaIger the
bill.
Dir. LOGAN is speaking In opposition to the
tariff bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
A motion TO suspend the rules and adopt
the resolutions reported by the Louisiana
committee was deleated-yeas, 154 nays,
S5-not two.thirds In the Affirmative.
A similar motion to bring the resolutions
to a vote directly and separately was car
ried -yeas, 172; nays, So; Mr.. Stephens. of
Georgia, being the only Democrat voting
"aye."
The resolution recommending the restora.
ton to the Louisiana House Of Representa-
tives Of the persons wrongfully deprived of
their seats was then adopted without q diyi-
! sion and the resolution recognizing Kellogg
as Governor till the end Of his term was
adopted by party vote.
hessrs. LowsDEs and PIERCE, SBNER and
SMITH, Of Virginia, voted against recognizing
Kellogg as Governor Of Louisiana.
The appropriation bills were resumed, and
both Houses are in session tonight.
After dispo$ing of the Louisiana question
the House took up the sundry ciyil-appro-
pration bill, which occupied the whole of
the day and Of the night session with the
exception OF about an hour, in which eulo-
gies were delivered on the life and character
of the late Senator Buckingham, OF Con.
necticut.
An appropriation OF 5000 was inserted
10 pay the expenses Of the suit to be insii-
luted BY the commissioners OF the General
Land Office for the recovery of the land held
h;n;r haip mr.
the famous McGarrahan claim.
Tho Civil.RiQhfs Biz Law.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The President has
signed the civl.rights bill, and it Is now 10
force.
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Charles G. Man
ming has been nominated collector of Gus.
toms at Albemarle, n. G.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has called
in $4,000 900 in 5.20-bon ds-the interest
ceases June Isl proXimo.
The debt statement for the month shows
decrease OF Sc, 100000 cash 10 the Trea.
sury-Con, S15 800 900; currency, S11 $780,
900.
In the Supreme Court to-day, in the case
of French us. Hay, from the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia, the judgment
against French was affirmed. French was
the former president of the Washington and
Alexandria railroad.
The estimated increase ia the revenue on
tobacco is 100000; molasses, $500 600;
cigars, s., 100000; whiskey, 100000.
Weather Report.
WASHINGTON, March From Tennessee
to the Upper Ohio Valley rising barometer,
colder clearing weather, and northwesterly
winds.
For the Middle and Eastern States, falling
barometer, southeast to northeast winds,
warm cloudy weather, rain and snow, clear
ing in the former section during Tuesday
with slowly falling temperature.
For the Gulf States, slightly higher pres
sure, colder clearing weather. and northwest
to southwest winds.
For the South Atlantic States, nearly sta
tionary pressure and temperature, south
westerly winds, and cloudy weather, clear.
ing away In the afternoon.
Cautonary signals continue at Cape Hat
teraS, Kitty Hawk, Cape Henry, Norfolk,
Baltimore, Cape MAY, Peck's Beach, Atlantic
CITY, Barnegat, Squan Beach, Long Branch
Sandy Hook, New York, New London, ans
WOODS Hole.