The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
Latest News from Washington.
Babeock Declines TO Leave the Press-
dents Service 8 and n serenade-
Transfer OF Supervisors.


DENTS service and n serenade-
Transfer or Supervisors.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
WAsHISGroN, Febru1ry 2s.-General Bah
cock seems to remain the centre of attraction
here. Tho very latest report is that he will
not leave the Presidents service. BE has
declined serenade offered by his admirers
here. To-day he made his 6rst appearance
as the bearer OF message from the Presi.
dent to Congress since he returned from St.
Louie.
Several important transfers of internal.
revenue supervisors are to be made by the
Treasury Department. Supervisor Luton
who induced the President to revoke the
famous supervisor order, will be transferre d
to New Orleans. TIAoN.
XLVTH CONGRESS First Session.
WASHINGTON, February 20, 1876.
SENATE.
In the Senate today large number OF
bills were introduced during the morning
hour; after which the West Point appre.
priation bill was further considered.
February 1st, 1877, the time when lands
| held by the United States under the laws
leyying direct taxes may be redeemed
Passed. >.-Z- y.
Mr.. Sherman reported adversely on the
bill authorizing the organization of national
banks with $4,000 capital independent of
the population of towns.
Mr.. Morton made personal explanation
| l;po ho o1ti Of r,;t h
the Emma Mine testimony. Mr.. Morton
said, in effect, that five or six years age, ,wheu
on his way home after the adjournment oil
| Congress, he met Senator Stewart, OF Ne.
| vada, who asked him to serve as counsel In
case pending before the court OF Utah, in.
i volving Mr.. Lyous's interest in the Emma
mine. He thought that the services required
of him were purely professional, but learning
from remark of Mr.. Stewart that he was
expected to aid In the removal OF Chief Jus
tice Mexican, he declined 10 have anything
to do with the case. He did not 60 to Sal
Lake city, as Mr. Stewart requested, nor hal
he any connection whatever with the case
and this ayerment was confirmed by Mr.
| Lyons.
MIR. Cockrell introduced q bill granting ,
charter 10 the New York and Mazatlan Air
Line Railroad, Telegraph and Emigration
Company.
The Naval Academy bill was resumed ant
passed as reported by the committee. !
goes to the House for concurrence.
A resolution limiting the length ofspeecbe
on amendments to the appropriation bill
was passed.
| The bill declaring the true intent ant
meaning OF the Union Paci6c railroad bill
was taken up. Pending the discussion the
Senate went into executive session; aftel
which it adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
A message was received from the Presi
dent urging an immediate appropriation fo
the deficiency at the Red Cloud Agency.
Mr. Randall said the committee was un
able to get needed information, and hat
requested the President to send an Off
Ger 10 Red Cloud to report the caus,
of the deficiency. Unless the report o
that officer was unnecessarily delayed
he thought the committee might wal
for it. There had been frauds and violation
of law at Red Cloud, but as the Presden
thought it sufficiently important to send
special message about II, the committee
would proceed at once to consider it.
The bill limiting the cost Of the custom
house at Memphis to $400, 900 was passed.
| The restoration.pension bill was resumed
| MFR. jerks moved an amendment that N
arrears be paid for any time during the re
bellion.
! Mr., Cook, of Georgia, insisted that th'
rights of these pensioners had been restored
by the decision of the Supreme Court.
| A debate followed of somewhat sectlona
and angry character: and finally the bill wa
recommitted.
| Mr., Luttrell offered resolution that in tb
sense of the House the Secretary of tn
| Treasury should commence at once the issue
| of the silver accumulated in the Treasury
| Referred.
Adjourned.
Gigantic Railroad Project.
I WASHINGTON, February 29.-A bill ha
been introduced in the Seuate by Senator
Cockrell, of Missouri. granting a charter Z
the New York and Mszit'au Airline Raj!
road, Telegraph and Emigration Company
It pro poses to incorporate Joseph E. John
stou. James E. Longstreet, William H. Smith
! Willisms &. Wickbam, William Gaylord
and Others, under the above style, with 1
| c.pitaI OF $50, 900, 900 and the authority II
construct railroad and telegraph.line from
New York to Fort Mcintosh, on the Biz
Graude, ola Washington, Richmond, at
lauta, Selma, New OrIeans, and Houston
together With branches from Charlotte, n
lC.. TO Norfolk, Va, and from Loredo Il
Austin, Texas. The bill further proposes t
grant a right of way 200 feet wide, and alst
in the States of Alabama and Mississippi
i 80 oItor,,to ccotnn of nDhlic Ia ND within