The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-28
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Latest News from Washington.
Excitement over sherma,,,,


Especial telegram to tile Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, January 81, 1S76.-Senator
shernan's nomination of Governor Hayes
for the presidency excites considerable COM
ment here, as it is calculated to create various
diversions in The Radical camp. Ohio poll
ticians are divided as to the meaning OF sher.
mans letter. Some of them believe that the
Senator brought the Governor thus early in
the field so that his chances will be utterly
gone when the Convention meets. The
friends of Blaine and Morton express no
concern about if. TIMoN.
XLVTH CONGRESS-First Session.
WASHINGTON, January 81, 1876.
SENATE.
The Senate discussed the bill to pay in.
terest on 1865 District bonds without action.
Mr.. Boutwell, presented report made by
the chief clerk TO the Secretary Of the Urea.
sury regarding erroneous practices in &C.
counting grown up by usages or authorized
by law.
More Texas and Pacific railroad petitions
were presented and referred. ~
The bill to confirm the preemption and
limits of railroad grants, in cases where such
entries have been made under the regua.
tons of the Land Department, was after a
long discussion passed.
Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, submitted a
joint resolution of the Legislature Of bis
State relating to the sale of leaf tobacco !;
asking for appropriations to continue the
Improvement of the Monongahela, the Ohio
and its tributaries, the Elk river, &C.; and
for the erection of monument at the mouth
of the Kanawba and Ohio rivers commemo-
ratve Of the battle of Point Pleasant. All
referred to appropriate committees. 4
No executive session. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
A personal question was raised to-day in
the House as to.some ofensiVeremarks made
the other day by Mr.. White, OF Kentucky,
against the clerk of the House, Mr.. Adams,
during which explanations were made in
vindication of Dir. Adams.
The Committe on Commerce reported adj
versely on the bill creating Department OF
Commerce.
The Post. Office Committee reported q bill
forbiddipg the transmission Of obscene mat
ter through the mails.
Objection was made, but was withdrawn,
that the provisions Of the bill were too
sweeping, as they would exclude newspa-
pers with certain advertisements. Another
objection was made that the bill would eX.
clude from the papers the balance Of the
Beecher trials. The main objection was that
it gave too much power to the local preju.
dices Of postmasters. The bill was recon.
mitted.
The bill preventing employees Of the Gov.
eminent acting ms counsel for patents OF
claims was passed.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on appropriations; after which it adj
journed. ,...
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, January 27.-For New Eng
land and the Middle States, partly cloudy
| md clearing weather with southerly to vest
| erIy winds, no changes in temperature, and
] stationary or slight rise in barometer.
For the South Atlantic States, continued
warm and clear or fair weather with south
erly 10 westerly winds, and slight changes in
| barometer.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, January &c. F. Smith
of New Hampshire, has been appointed as
sistant journal clerk of the House.
The Post. Office Committee is considering
straw bids. They have requested Postmas
ter. General Jewell to explain.
Congressman StarkWeather, Of Connect
cut, is hopeIessly sick. ...-----.----
Commissioner Haines has been held in
$4,000 bail, and W. II. Fl. Baistom is also
indicted in the Parkman Brooks co,tor
frauds Baistom, who examined and passed
on the claim, acknowledges receiving a goC
watch.
The Senate Committee on Post-Ottice:
held private meeting this morning, al
which they voted to recommend the con
frmation Of John W. Woliz as postmaste,
at Fredericksburg, Va. There has been ar
animated and prolonged contest over th!;
nomination on the part of the different fac
tons Of the Virginia Republicans.
The National NOTWITHSTANDING Conven
ton met here to-day-Mrs. Gage presiding
The session WAS opened with prayer by
| Olympia Brown. Fred. Douglass made Q
| speech.
Hafa million OF greenbacks were destroy
| ed to-day, being eighty per cent. of the new
| national currency issued during the month
Among the money stolen from the North.
ampton Bank is $4,000 in unsigned notes
The bank numbers are from l to. 145, anC
the Department numbers from 229,751 tc
229,S55 The payment OF these notes vii
be stopped at the redemption agency.
General p. D. Roddy has also been in
dicted for presenting and Assistant Secretary
Sawyer for assisting in passing the fraudu
lent Paikman. Brooks claim.