The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-13
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WASHINGTON, February II, 49,

tests against the parts of the new tariff law
affecting theiy interests. Many OF the heava
est dealers In sugars, as well as representa-
tives sf the heavy drug firms, are here en-.
tering sheir protests against those portions
of the t,rif bill which they consider inter-
feres wibh the interests of their respective
trades. 49,
Restoration of Eraakins Privilege,
The expression of views favorable to the
restoration Of the franAing privilege during
the discussion of the postal appropriation
bill is regarded as likely. at no very distant
day, to result in a renewals Of that convent
ence, though, of course, no. efforts to haEs 1t
so will be made during the present session.
A Quietus to GrastinS Railroa&
Subsidies.
The Senate to-day gave decided quietus
to the question of granting subsidies TO raiB
roads by rejecting bill to guarantee the in
terest on the bonds of the Portland, Dallas.
and Salt Lake Railroad Company to the eN.
tent Of S2S0,000. The bill was defeated By
vote of as to a-Messrs- Cameron and
Flanagan being the only two senators who
voted for it. During the discussion on the
bill Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from the Committee
on Railroads, stated that that committee this
session had six or eight bills before it grant.
ing subsidies--some Of them of infinite
more merit than the one now under con-
sideration-and had agreed to report favor
ably upon none of them. While he did
not specify any particular line, the impres'
sion is that the Texas Pacific road will share
the adverse. fortune of the general heap.
The District Government Bali.
The Senate bill providing Government
for this District was again discussed to-day
without any result further than voting down
all amendments looking to the restoration of
suffrage in this District, so that now it ap-
pears that if the people who have clamored
for suffrage incessantly cannot exist without
that privilege they will have to emigrate.
Mr.. Morton said to-day, in objecting to
the appointment of commissioners by the
President, that if such misfortune should
betall the country in 1876 as the election Of
u Democratic President he would not be
fifteen minutes in his seat before he would
remove them.
An Extra Session of the Senate Certain.
The Senate will undoubtedly be called to-
gethcr in extra session on the 4th of March.
There are important treaties pending which
will necessitate such action. More than
usual interest is felt in an extra session be-
cause OF the many changes that occur in the
Senate.
If the civil.rights bill is reported in the
Senate from the Judiciary Committee it
would probably be talked to death, to the ex.
clusion of the appropriation bills, and if
these should fail it would be found necessary
to call
Both Houses Together in Extra Ses-
sion.
In the House to-day two speeches were
made upon the tariff bill reported Wednes-
day from the Committee on Ways and
Means. The first by Mr.. Ellis H. Roberts,
of New York, q member of the committee,
who favored the bill, and the other by Mr..
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, also a member of
the committee, who took different view of
the matter, calling it
An Attempt to Pass War.Tax.
Hc went considerably into the condition
of the Government finances, criticzing Sc
verely McCulIoch's contraction policy, which
he considers the beginning Of the evils which
led to the stoppage of the mills, mines, and
factories throughout the country.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
has agreed to report bill prohibiting the
importation of Chinese into the United
States for immoral purposes, and prohibiting
the sending of Chinese conVicts into the
United States. lINoS.
XLEIH, S-SecOrd Session.
WAsHISGToN, February y, 1879.
SENATE.
Mr.. CLAYTON, Of Arkansas, made an effort
to have the message of the President on Ar
kansas affairs taken up for the purpose OF
having it referred.
Mr.. EIMoSDs objected to taking up the
message during the morning hour.
MIR. CLAYTON then withdrew the motion.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate
n communication from the Secretary or war
enclosing the report Of Major William +.
Merrill IN regard to the extension OF the
chesapeake and Ohio canal from Cumoer-
land, Indiana, 10 Pittsburgh, Penn. Referred
TO the Committee on Transportation Routes.
Mr., SCoTr presented memorial OF cltizens
of various parts of Pennsylvania 10 favor OF
Government aid to the Texas Pacific rail-
road. A similar memorial was presented Dy
Mr.. CAMERON. Both were referred to the
Committee on Railroads.
The bill to guarantee the interest on bonds
of the Portland, Dallas and Salt Lake railrold
to the extent of S2S0,000 per annum was
discussed at length and rejected-ayes, =;
noes, As.
During the discussion Mr. FRELINGuUYsES,
of New Jersey, said the Committee Oh Kali
roads this session had before them six or
seven bills providing for subsidies. They
had considered them carefully, examined
the subject, beard arguments, and had
concluded they would not report any OF
those bills favorably TO the Senate Some OF
these bills before the committee had Infinitely
more merit than the one noW-pending bef ore
the Senate.
The bill to provide Governpent for the
DISTRICT of Columbia was discussed during
the balance of the day, bul no 6nal vote was
reached.
air. MonroN gave notice that he would
s,oye to take up the resolution for the ad,
mission OF Pinchback tomorrow. :
HOUSE OF REP
Alter debating the tariff bill for aTo
hours the House went into Committee OIL The
Whole on the private calendar, and two bills
were passed for the relief of Duncan Mont
rnmery and John Eldridge, of Tennessee
A bill for the relief of certain ioya
creditors whose moneys were contiscated by
the Confederate Congress, in Louisiana, was