The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
AFFAIRS AT. WASHINGTON.
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
HALLECK TIE TREASURY. RoBBER
FOUND GUILTY-MoRRIsoN's TARIFF
BILL-REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, March 16, 1876.
SENATE,


SENATE.
Il resolution was introduced to-day and
placed on the calender providing that the
proceedings and debates shall appear 10 the
Record as actually delivered, grammatical
errors excepted.
Resolutions were adopted requesting the
Secretary of the Treasury to furnish the
Senate with the annual products Of gold and
silver in the United States from 1915 to 1875,
inclusive; also, OF the amount of gold and
silver in other parts Of the world for the
same years. and an estimate of the gold and
silver now in the United States.
A receptly.published statement that the
Administration was attempting to defeat
House bin for the protection Of witnesses
was denied by Messrs. Edmunds, Thurman,
and others.
The bill regulating the counting of the
electoral vote was discussed.
There was long discussion on the bill ap-
propristing $3.50 600 for the deficiency in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing and to
provide for silver circulation, but no action.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The sub. committee on ventilating the
House reported it impossible to force into
the House suffice fresh air to supply 600
persons, and with it q resolution to exclude
from the galleries all persons except those
who have the privilege of reporters and the
diplomatic galleries, and such as may be ad.
mttcd on cards Of members.
a debate sprung up, Mr.. Harrison OF Iii
nos advocating the report on the ground
that the genllemen's gallery was daily
crowded with iaer>, and that members were
Being poisoned by foul air; and MIR. Conyer,
~ -. IN
draw q line between classeS of the American
people.
In the course Of the discussion Mr.. Blaine
remarked that from some cause or other the
air of the ball bad never been so bad as this
year: and Dir. Wilson, of Iowa, asserted 1t
was worse than the air Of emigrant ships.
Mr. Ioar, of Massachusetts, remarked that
be bad come here eight years ago the young
est member Of his delegation, and now he
was the senior member. In that period
seven members Of the delegation had died.
The report was recommitted.
4 resolution was offered to restore an
elective government 10 the District OF Co.
lumbia. Referred.
WASHINGTON. March 16.-The jury in the
case of Halieck, the Treasury -roober, rem
dered verdict of guilty.
! w
day by rict party vote decided to take up
Morrson'S tariff bill, all the Republican
members Of the committee opposing it on
the ground that the tariff question should
not be agiated or ro0pencd.
The Republican senators held caucus
this morcing for the purpose OF determining
policy in regard TO the sweeping reduc'
tons contemplated by the House in the
annual appropriation bills. No conclusion
was reached. The subject will be further
discussed to morrow.
MADRID, March 1G.-The custom-house
authorities at AlgesiIas lave declared the
English felucca, recently clprured by {
! Spanish revenue cutter, TO be lawful prize
aud the Spanish Government has demanded
the release Of the prize crew of the Guards
Costa who were taken to Gibraltar by tht
| British schooner Amaia.