The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-12
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Washington.
THE ARMY BILL FINISHED UP-sPEECHEs OF
THE VIRGINIA MEMBERS-A QUIET SESSION
OF THE SENATE.
fFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, November 10.-The House
finished up the army bill to-day in Com
mittee Of the Whole, and it is now ready to
be reported to the House for final action.
It's main features are essentially the same as
the committee reported, with the exception
Of the amendment adopted yesterday allow
ing the cavalry regiments to be recruited to
the Texas and Indian frontiers.
An amendment was offered to-day similar
to the one passed last year in the regular
bill prohibiting any use Ut the troops for
political purposes. Strange to say, it only
received about thlrty-seven Democratic
votes. Six Of them were from Virginia
to wit, Hunton, Cabell, Tucker, Walker,
Douglas, and Pridemore. Mr.. Goode made
a speech against it, basing his objection on
the ground mainly OF the Presidents con-
ciliatory policy, and he and Mr.. Harris
voted against it.
The Senate had another quiet session.
Next week, however, there is probability
of some lively debates in the Senate. 1t is
expccted that the Senate Committee on
Finance will report the Bland silver-bill es-
sentialy as it came from the House. An
effort will be made in the Senate to amend
it so rs to make silver legal-tender for
fifty dollars only, and this will provoke de-
bate.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph TO the Dis
patch
THE WESTERN JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
WASHINGTON, November 10.-Since the
bill introduced by Mr.. Waddell to abolish
the Western United States Judicial Dis
trict OF North Carolina the people are ask
ing through senator's and members of Con-
grcss from that State to have congressional
Investigation of the official acts OF the Off
GERS OF that district, or ask the President to
remove them rather than abolish the dis
trict. An investigation is pending against
Collector Young, OF the Fourth North Caro-
lima collection district.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUs-THE PRESIDENT 5
SOUTHERN POLICY AND C1v1L-sERvICE RE-
FORM DISCUSSED.
The Republican senators had caucus to-
day Of unusually long duration, which con-
tinued from about noon till after 5 O'Clock.
It was called for the purpose of exchanging e
views upon the political situation, and was
very fully attended.
The topics discussed were the so-called
southern policy and civil-service reform OF
the Presidents administration with especial
reference to the Louisiana contest and
sundry nominations, such as the New York
custom-house appointments, now before q
committee of the Senate for examination.
No action was taken by the caucus in regard
to any OF the questions involved. Opinions
were, however, freely interchanged by
nearly all the senators present, showing that
a majority were not in accord with the views
and actions Of the President on one or the
other of both the subjects discussed; but
that there were less than majority
disposed to make any formal issue
with him, such course not being
in the judgment OF greater number, ex
pedient in party point OF view, or called
for by public interests, under the present
circumstances. The expressions OF opinion:
to-day were more than ordinarily free ant
explicit, there being special pledges thai
the utterances OF individual members shoulC
not be made known to the public.
oB1TuARY-THE LOUISIANA CASES.
General Thomas A. Spence, assistant SUI
perintendent Of the Railway Service, il
dead.
At the meeting OF the Committee on Priv,
ileges and Elections to be held on Monday
next the following resolution will be sub
mitted by Senator Hoar, Of Massachusetts,
RESOLVED, That after hearing such evf
dence as the committee shall deem compe
tent the committee will report to the Senate
its conclusion upon the following ques
tions:
First. Were the persons holding certif-
Gates from the Returning Board OF Louisian;
alone entitled to vote in the election Of sen
ator at the time Kellogg claims to have beer
elected?
Second. Can any subsequent events affect
the legality OF IN election held on the 10th
of January, 1877?
Third. Did the Returning Board act fraud
ulently in determining the question to whom
they should issue certificates?
Fourth. Whether the persons who yotet
in the election of Kellogg were such per
sons as would in fact have been entitled Il
have seats by the respective houses on ;
fair and Just trial and decision Of each cas'
on its merits.
THE PUBLIC PRINTER-PoSCA INDIANS.
The Committee on Printing have resolved
to report fayorably on Defrees as Public
Printer. .. H.. -.
The President. in replying to the Ponca
Indian chiefs, who are dissatisfied with thei
present location in the. Indian Territory
promises them better land in that Territory
but cannot send them back to their old re
servations, as they desire, because that i
occupied by white people. The Ponc
chiefs complain that bad white men stea
their cattle.
APPOINTMENT.
The appointment OF George A. Sheridan
as collector Of internal revenue for the Lou
siana district has been determined upon.
xLVTH CONGRESS---Extra Session
WASHINGTON, November 10, 1877.
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