The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-17
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hooper, OF MASSACHUSETTS, tCOR place IN C0e
hall Of the House OF Representatives to-day,
both branches Of Congress, the President and
Cabinet, the .ChiefJustice and Justices Of the
Supreme Court being in attendance. After
appropriate exercises the remains were con:
veyed to Oak Hill for interment. There was
little business done in either body, as the
obseguies were commenced at O'Clock.
Effort TO Reoraanize the Treasury
Department. .s....
A bill was passed to re0rganize the Trea.
sury Department, with an amendment that
the patronage of the Department shall be so
arranged as to be distributed equally between
all the States and Territories according to
population. .
Passage OF Appropriation Bills
Doubted.
Itseems to be seriously doubted if the ap-
preparation bills will all pass during the
present session. Upon some of them there
is likelihood of considerable debate, and
notably in this particular is the army bill,
which, it is thought, will cause considerable
discussion-frst, because it will open up the
Louisiana question, which has not yet been
discussed to any considerable extent in the
House; and, second, because certain south
ern Republicans will insist that the appro-
priation for the support of the army be made
to cover two fiscal years.
The House of Representatives met at II
o'clock to-day, and will continue to do so for
the remainder of the session. TMoN.
xLIII. CeNGREss-seco Session.
WAsHISGroN, February 10, 1875.
SENATE. :;
The House bounty bill was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs. s'.' --.@. ...ss.
The Judiciary Committee reported ad.
versely on the bill to adjust the costs, fees,
aud allowances in the Federal courts. -
Mr.. SARGENT resumed his speech on seat
ing Pinchback, but was interrupted by the
funeral, for which the Senate took 4 recess,
and then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills were passed for the relief OF Albert
Yerby, of Virginia; Mark Davis, Of Peters
burg, Va; Emile La Page, Of Louisiana, and
Kendall Brown, of Nashville.
The bill for the payment Of claims allowed
| by the Southern Claims Commission was re-
ported, and, on point Of order, referred to
| the Committee of the Whole.
The House refused to 80 into the Commit.
| tee OF the Whole on the tariff bil-ayes, 60 ;
| noes, 96.
The past-route bill and the bill for the re-
organization of the Treasury Department
were passed.
The river and harbor appropriation bill
| was reported from the Committee on Com
merce and referred 10 the Committee on APP
preparations. The bill gives Occoquan,
So 600; Aqua creek, $4,000; the mouth of
Nouwena creek, $4,000; Rappahannock
river, $1,000; Elizabeth river, $4,000;
Nansemond, $1,000; Mobile harbor, $4,000; !;
Cedar Keys, sl5, 900 Charleston harbor, S10,-
900; Savannah river, $4,000; Galveston,
sl5O,OOO; Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkan-
sas rivers, 100000 each; Mississippi river
between the mouths of the Ohio and Illinois
river, 100000; Ohio river, 100000; i'm
proyement of the mouth Of the Mississippi,
$3.50, 900; Reddish bay and Galveston bay,
$4,000; Red River raft, $4,000; Chatta-
hootchie and Flint rivers, S25, 600; Apa.
hchicola, $4,000; Choctawachie, $4,000;
Cape Fear river, 500, 600; James river, S5O,.
600; channel of Galveston bay, SO 900; Sa-
bine Pass. $4,000; Warrior and Tombgbee
rivers, go 600.
The Secretary Of War is directed to have
the work done by contract to the lowest bid.
der as far as possible.
The suudry civil appropriation bill was
also reported and made the special order
for Tomorrow. 1t appropriates over S23,-
100000.
The bill proposing to amend the Constitu-
ton in respect to the election Of President
and Vice-Presidcnt was reported from the
Committee on Elections, and was under dis
cussion, wien it was interrupted by the fr-
neral ceremonies Of the late Representative
Hooper, of Massachusetts,.
The Senate, the Supreme Court, and the
President and Cabinet assisted at the cere-
monies: after which the body was taken to
Oak Hill cemetery, Georgetown.
The House then adjourned.
Weather Report.
WASHINGTON. February 16.-DuriDg Wed.
nesday In the South Atlantic and Gulf States,
falling barometer, northeast to southeast
winds, stationary temperature, and cloudy
weather, possibly with rain on the Texas
coast, attending o storm.centre in the Cult
| Of Mexico.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, fall
ing barometer, higher temperature, south
and west winds, and cloudy weather: with
rain or snow. ....
| For the Middle and Eastern States, falling
barometer, southwest winds, possibly back
| ing to easterly on the Middle Atlantic coast,
| higher temperature, and increasing cloudl'
| ness.
Items. ....
| WASHINGTON, February 16.-1t. is under.
stood the caucus committee have modified
the bill giving the President the right to sus.
pend the writ of hdbeds corpus in certain
cases. The President consents, and it is
thought that in this shape it will pass.
Attorney General Williams has written a
letter to Speaker Blaine, asking him to in
vite the attention of Congress, with view
tions, which he submits, in relation to claims
for the proceeds of cotton seized by the au-
thorities of the United States during the war,
which claims ale greatly in excess OF the
amount of proceeds now in the hands OF the
Government, and which are pending Ia the
Treasury Department and before the Court
Of Claims.
| The Cabinet WIS occupied in routine busi-
ness to-day, and i; adjourned early to attend
| Congressman HOoper's funeral.
Captain Norton has been ordered to the
command Of the Shawmut, at New Orleans
Trouble Over n COiOrets Cadet at An