The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-26

says, moreover, that the correspondence on
this subject between the Government and
other Powers was submitted ir the shape of
a note to The American ministers at their &C.
credited stations to present to the several
Governments each represented, and was not
q correspondence between this nation and
any other Power.
The woman-suffrage advocates are again
besieging Congress for form of government
for this District by which its women. citizens
shall have the right to vote. Sargent, Of
California, is their champion, and presented
their petition in the Senate to-day.
TIMoN.
XLVTH CONGRESS-First Session.
WAsu1NGT IN, January 25, 1876.
SENATE.
Mr.. Sargent presented a petition to allow
the women of the District suffrage. He said
the movement was making progress, and he
knew no better place to make the experiment
than in the capital Of the country. The Pc
ttion was referred to the District Com
mittee.
Additional petitions were presented in
i1tOl vi Iuo 1eAaS dCluC TallTOau.
The Committee on Public Lands reported
without amendment Senate bill to repeal Sec
ton 2,303 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, making restrictions in the dis
position Of the public lands in Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida.
The calendar bill creating an alcoholic
commission passed, Mr.. Booth of California
and Mr.. Withers Of Virginia voting with the
Republicans for the bill.
Citizens of Wisconsin sent 10 petition for
the abolition of the Senate of the United
States: which was referred to the judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Gordon, of Georgia, introduced bill
for the relief of William S. McComb, of
Georgia.
At the Executive session there were no
combinations.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
The judiciary Committee reported bill
reorganizing the judiciary of the United
States; which was recommitted.
Discussion on the centennial bill was then
resumed. There were many eloquent
speeches. Mr.. Mills, of Texas, offered an
amendment authorizing the Governor OF
Texas to appoint two commissioners from
that State in The place of those acting uL der
former appointment, but on point of Or
der the amendment was ruled out.
Mr.. Mills explained that Texas desired to
be represented at the celebration, but that
she would not be represented By two such
gentlemen as those who had been appointed.
The amendment offered by MIR. Sharkey,
OF Pennsy lvania, for free admissions on the
4th of July and on every Thursday was re.
jected.
Several other amendments were proposed
and rejected.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House with a recommendation
that 1t do pass.
A large number of requests to print the
speeches were granted.
The vote resulted:
YEAs.-Mesrs. Adams of Kentucky, j. A.
Bageley, Baker of New York, Ballou, Banks,
Banning, Barnum, Bass, Blaine, Blair, Bliss,
Bradley, Brown of Kansas, Burleigh, Cssop,
Casweil, Chapip, Chittenden, Clymer, Crapa,
Crounz, Cutler, Dsnforth, Darrell, DaVy,
Dennison, Dobbins, Dunnell, Eames,
Egbert, Ellis, Farwell, Forney. Eos.
ter, Freeman, Frost, Frye, Garfield,
GAM, Gibson, Hale, Hancock, HARRISON,
Haren berth, Harriss Of Massachusetts, Har.
rison. Hathorn, Hewett of New York, Hill,
Hoar, Hoag, Hopkins, Hubell, Hunter, Hnrl-
bert. Hyman, jerks, Jones of Kentucky,
Kassop, Kelley, Ketcham, King, Lamar,
Landers of Connecticut, Lapham, Law.
renee. Leavenwortb, Levy, Luttrell,
Msckey of S. c., Mackey of Pa, Magoon,
Maisb. Mscdougall, McCrsry, McDill, Meade,
Miller. Money, Monroe, Morey, Nor
gan. Mutchler, Nash, Norton, O'Brien,
Oliver. O'Neill, Page, Phillips of Kansas,
Pierce. Piper, Plaisted, Platt, Powell, Pratt,
pnrmap. Rainey, Randall, Reagan, John
Reilly. Robbins OF Pennsylvania, Robbins OF
North Carolina, Roberts, Ross OF Pennsylva.
mia. Ross of New jersey, Sampson,
Schleicber, Schum,ker, Seelye, Sumick-
son sIemons, Smells, Smith OF Penn
svlvania, Strait, SIovell, Swami, TarboX,
Teese, Thompson, Throckmorton, Towns
and Of New York, Townsend Of Penn.
svIyania. Van VOORHEES,, Waddell, wall
lace of South Carolina, Wallace OF Penn
svJvanis. Watts, Ward, Warren, Wells OF
Missouri. Wells of Mississippi, Wheeler,
Whiiehouse, whiting, Wiginton, Williams
If New York, Williams Of Michigan, Will
I;ams lie @ of Wisconsin,, Witcher, Wood OF Penn
sylYanla, w OOu Ol NEW Aoin n, w o"'D"''' -
Woodwork, and Yonng-148:
s.-Messrs. AinswortD, Anderson,
Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, j. H. Bageley' Baker
of Indians, Beebe. Ball, Blackburn, blano,
Blount, Boone, Bradford, Bright, Brown OF
New York, Buckuer, Burchard OF LIMOS,
Burchard OF Wisconsin, Cabeli, Caid~eil OF
Alabama, Caldwell of Tennessee, Campoell,
Gambler. Cannon, Cate, Caulfeld, Clarke OF
New York, Clark of Missouri, COCHRAN,
Collins, Conger, Cook, Cowap. Cox, Caioer'
sop, Davis, Debolt, Dibrell, Douglas, Dur
ham, Edler, Evans, Faulkner, FeitoD, Fort,
Franklin, Fuller, Glover, Goode, Goodin,
Gunter, Hamilton of Indiana, harris or
Georgia, Harris of Virginia, Hartridge,
Hartzell, Hatcher, Raymond, Hendee,
Henderson, Henkle, Hereford, Aartt OF
Alabama, Holman, Hooker, Hoskins,
House, Hinton, Hand, Jones, A. Il. joyce,
Kehr, Kimball, Kuott, l"~ders OF Indiana,
Lewis, Lord. Lynde, Mel nd, Mcmahon,
Metcaife, Milliken, Mills orrisop, Neal,
New, Phelps, Phillips ol ~jouri, PopPle.
ton, Potter, Rea, Rice, Riddle, Smith OF
Georeia, Southland. Sparks, Springer. STEM
ger, Stevenson, Stone, Terry, Thomas, Thorn.
burgb. Tucker, Tuft, Turney, Vance OF
Ohio. Vance of North Carolina. WaldroD,
Walker Of Virginia, Waillng, Walsh, W hlt-
horne, Wike, Willard, Williams OF Dela.
ware, Williams of Indiana. w. B. Williams
OF Michigan, Willis, Wilson Of West Viz.
ginia, Wilson OF Iowa, and Yates-13o.
The Committee on Appropriations de.
cided to reduce all salaries, commencing With
their own.
The Committee on Education and Labor