The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-14
FROM WASHINGTON.

r. LAYOUT uC bCtho-
Gratis are chuckling tonight over another dis
comiture Of Butler, which occurred during
the morning hour to-day. He had TWO oliis 70
report from the judiciary Committee-one
to regulate elections In North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, LOUISE
ana, and Florida, the object being TO over
throw certain provisions OF the registration
laws of these States. and the other TO amend
the enforcement act-both introduced py
Mr.. White, of Alabama, on the SID OF De-
cember last. Butler left the House ior
short time while the Committee on hliiltafy
Affairs, which stands three above the Jual'
ciary Committee on the list, was reporting,
expecting to return before The latter con-
mittee should be called. 1t so happened that
| many of the committees bad nothing 10 re-
port, and the call went on with such rapldlty
that when he reappeared the judiciary
Committee was in the rear. he lnterierea
at once. and tried to introduce his report,
but the Speaker ruled that the call must pro-
coed. After some squabbling, in which it
appeared that the Land Claims Committee
had been caught mapping also, suggestion
was made that the list be rushed through, so
that the Judiciary Committee be called
again in order, but this threw the game I'D
the hands Of the Democrats, who hllDusteieo
until the morning hour bad expired and
further call was out of order Baltimore
American Washington telegram.
Irhs was what our telegram called fill.
clustering against the civl-rights DILL
CHEAP TRANSFORMATIONS to the
prolonged and exciting debates on the LOU
lsiaua question, and the probability OF its eX-
tended continuance, as we'll as the certainty
of other questions of immediate political i'm
portarce arising, which will consume the
time of the present Congress, the friends and
advocates of that important measure, inter-
nal improvements, or, rs it is called, cheap
transportation, despair of any legislation du-
ring the present session. Senator WINDOW,
chairman OF the Senate special committee
having the matter in charge, early in the ses-
sion presented an elaborate report setting
forth the advantages of certain proposed
routes. both by water and rail, and with the
eypectation that before adjournment some
decisive action would be taken to relieve the
pressing wants Of the agricultural districts,
both South and West; but as yet there IS no
signs of any move in that direction. de
will, however, at the earliest opportunity
again bring the matter to the attention OF the
Senate, and urge the importance of doing
something for these long-sutferlug communl-
lies Washington Republican, 18Th.
GRAHAM VS.. STowELL.-The investigation
of the charges against Representative Sto-
we'll Of having sold n naval cadetshlp was
resumed this morning by the Committee on
Naval Affairs. The evidence related chiefly
10 the meeting between Stowell and Graham
IN Richmond in December last, which was ar
ranged by Worthngton and Lathrop friends
of Graham, without consulting either Of the
parties. Worthinyton and Lathrop prepared
a card for Graham to sign, saying the entire
81 700 he received from the sale Of the cadet
ship was spent for electioneering purposes.
Graham did not say whether this was true
or false; but further proceedings on the sub
iect were interrupted by adjournment
Washington telegram IN B'ltmore Sun,
18Th.