The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-05
CABINE LADIES BRiBED,
SITTING BULLS VIEWS.
HE IS READY FOR THE FRAY.
VANDERBILT DYING
WAR IN THE ORIEN T
xLIvTH CONGRESs--First Session.
WASHINGTON, August 4, 1876.

SENATE.
The concurrent resolution passed by the
House Yesterday to adjourn Monday was
referred to the Committee on Appropria-
tons.
The Committee on Military Affairs report
ed House Joint resolution to provide for the
protection of the Texas frontier on the
Lower Rio Grande, with amendment.
Placed on the calendar.
The same committee also reported Senate
bill authorizing the employment OF Indian
scouts. Passed.
Mr., West introduced bill for the relief
OF persons having claims against the United
States under the provisions OF the captured
and abandoned property act. Referred to
the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Jones submitted resolution request
ing the Secretary OF War to notify the
Senate whether the hostile Indians sent 10
St. Augustine, Fla, to be imprisoned, are
permitted to 60 at large, and by whose au-
thority. Laid over till tomorrow.
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia, by unani-
nous consent, called up the report OF the
Committee on Finance made some weeks
since, upon a resolution submitted by him
in regard to Treasury discrepancies, and
spoke at length on that subject.
Mr.. Sherman, OF Ohio, said the remarks
OF the senator from West Virginia ought
not to go to the public without some brief
reply.
Mr.. Boutwell, followed Mr.. Sherman.
During the debate Mr.. Thurman asked ii
the books having been changed were erro-
neous to this day.
Mr.. Boutwell, replied that they were in
some respects.
Mr.. Thurman asked what would be said
il the accounts OF the Bank OF England
should show discrepancy OF S200,0OO,O0O
It would not stand in confidence IN Eng
land one hour; and what confidence would
the people Of this country have in their ac-
counts of the Treasury il they were notlkept
so as to show the true condition OF all ac-
counts? The Senator from West Virginia
(Nlr. Davis was entitled to the gratitude OF
the country for calling attention to this mat
ter. II this was the mode OF keeping books
in the Treasury it deserved the most careful
consideration Of a special committee to see
if they could not be kept satisfactory.
Pending the discussion MIR. Hamlln de-
handed the regular order Of business, and
| the senate resumed the consideration OF
House bill establishing post-roads through
out the country.
Adjourned without action.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The river and harbor bill as it passed the
Senate yesterday was reported. A motion
to concur failed. and it was referred to
committee OF conference. Messrs. Here
| ford, Reagan, and Dunnell were appointed
on the committee on the part OF the House.
The Committee on Military Affairs re-
ported in the matter OF the contract for sol
| diers' headstones. The report declares the
contract was irregular, and it reflects some
what severely on eX-Secretary Belknap, but
recommends no action. Ordered to be
printed.
| Mr.. Garfield made great speech on the
political situation. He expressed his regret
| that he had not been able to see Mr.. La
mars speech in the Record, but still it had
been so clearly stated and so logically con-
nected that he could scarcely err in comment
| ing on it. The speech was an earnest attempt
| to make progress in the direction OF re-
turn to good feeling, and in so far it met
his (Gartield's) earnest concurrence. The
| gentleman had complained Of two great
evils and obstacles to reform: First, the
generally corrupt state OF the public admin
| istration; and second, the seriously corrupt
state OF the civil service. He had commended
that that corrupt state of affairs was but
tressed and consolidated by an enormous
army of 100000 office-holders and 100000
expectants to office. The deductions OF the
speech were that the Republican party was
incapable of effecting the great reform
needed, and that therefore the Democratic
party ought to be brought into power in
the coming election. This had been the
main logic OF the speech.
Mr.. Garfield admitted that some OF the
premises OF the speech were correct. With
most of them he could not concur; but adj
hitting that all the premises were correct,
he denied that the conclusion was logical.
He (Garfeld) should attempt to show that
the good which he Namar) sought was not
to be secured by the ascendancy of the De
mocratic party at this time. He had noticed
one striking omission in the logic OF the
speech, and that was that 1t made no at
tempt to prove the fitness OF the Democracy
to accomplish the needed reform, and with.
out that proof OF fitness the argument, OF
course, must be an absolute failure.
Mr.. Garfield spoke over two hours. AT
the close Of his effort prominent among the
members who offered him their congratula-
tons was Mr.. Lamar himself.
Mr.. Lord, of New York, from the Judi
ciarv Committee, reported back with an
amend ment what is known rs the "Blalne
school amendment to the Constitution" AS
reported it is as follows:
"Article XVI. No State shall make any
law respecting an establishment OF religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and
no money raised by taxation in any State
for the support OF the public schools, or de-
rived from any public fund thereof, nor any
| public lands devoted thereto, shall ever be
under the control OF any religious sect or
| denomination. This article shall not vest,
enlarge, or diminish legislative power in the
Congress-"
The last sentence is the one added by the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. McCreery, Of Iowa, member Of the
Judiciary Committee, favored the original
proposition, but opposed the substitute as
multiplying clause. 1t amended the Consti-
tuition and denied to Congress all power to
legislate on it afterwards.
Mr.. Lord advocated it, and said that Mr..
Blaine stated to him over and over again
that the amendment as drawn by him con-
ferred no legislative power whatever on
Congress.
The House proceeded to vote on the reso-
luton, and It was adopted-yeas 166; nays,
8. The members voting in the negative
were Messrs. Blackburn, Bradford, Cald-
well of Alabama, Clark OF New York, and
Forney.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
<,,,>-,,,, x,,Ir : 7 we nEN0I1NCES