The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-16
opinion, by the enactment of such law
business and industries wotiid reviyeand the
beginning of prosperity on 4 firm basis
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Otherz means of increasing the, revenue
thNn those suggested should probably be de
wise ID, and also other legislation. In fact, t,
carry out the first section of the act anothe
mint b. eeGmes necessity. With the pIesen
facilities Tor coinage 1t would take q period
probably i,eyond that fixed by law for fina
specie resun. ,ption to coin the silver neces
sary to transact the business Of the country
There are nov smelling furnaces for ex
tracing the silver and gold from the ores
brought from the mountain territories in
Chicago, st. Louis, and Omaha-tbree in the
former city-and rs much of the change re.
CURED will be wanted In the Mississippi
Valley States, and as the metals to be coined
come from the west of those States, and, as 1
understand, the charges for transportation of
bullion from either of the cities named to the
mint 10 Philadelphia or to New York city,
amount to four dollars for each one thousand
dollars worth, with an equal expense for
transportation back, 1t would seem o fair
argument in favor of adopting one or mere
OF those cities as the place or places for the
establishment of new coming facilities.
have ventured upon this subject with
great difidence because it is 80 unusual to
approve measure-as I most heartily do
this-even if no further legislation is attain
able at this time, and to announce the fact
by message. But do so because feel that
it is q subject of such vital Importance to the
whole country that it should receive the at
tention of and be discussed by Congress and
the people, through the press, and in every
way, to the end that the best and most sat-
isfactory course may be reached OF execu-
ting what deem most beneficial legislation
on most vital question to the interest and
prosperity of the nation. U. s. GRANT.
Texas Pacific Railroad.
The committee on Pacific railroads this
morning heard arguments by Colonel
Thomas A. Scott and Mr. Huntington on
the subjec. of the Texas Pacific railroad.
Mr. Huntington advocated the construction
of the western end of the road by an indie
peEdent organization, similar to the manner
in which the Central Pacific met the Union
Pacific road, and Mr.. Scott contended that
the original corporation should have control
of the entire route. The committee reached
no conclusion before adjournment,
The Venal Newspaper.Man.
1t has been determined to exclude from
the reporters gallery of both houses the
correspondent who testified to having re.
ceiVed and appropriated to his own use
portion of the Pacific Mail corruption fund.
1t may be said that the gentleman in ques-
tion for long time made his limited news
paper connection entirely secondary to his
lobby schemes. The exclusion of all lobby
lists from the reporters galleries would be
erninently satisfactory to all the legitimate
journalists here.
The Naval Cadetship Investigation.
The investigation before the Committee
on Naval Affairs Of the House to-day was
principally concerning money transactions
between Representative Stowel and G.. w.
Graham in connection with the political
campaign in StoWelPs congressional district.
The accounts rendered by Graham show
liberal expenditure for whskey, cigars, fire.
works, canvases, and provisions. Graham
was the political manager for Stowell, but
subsequently preferred the charge against
him of having sold naval cadetship for
s1,7O0, Graham asserting that he acted as
Stowelps agent in the matter.
Pension Agent at Richmond, Va,
1t is reported that Mr.. Washburn, the
United States pension agent at Richmond,
Va, is about TO be removed, and that Mr.
l.. II. Chandler will be appointed his success
sor.- Washington teIegram-Baltimore Sun.