The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-03
FniOs1 wAsHINLGrON.
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S. VIRGINIA. OREGON, AND MISSOURI.
7 In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Mitchell,
from the Republicans members OF the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, made
report. The committee say that should the
doctrine assumed by Governor, Grover, OF
Oregon, be conceded, which the committee
report as.~indefensib in either law or
morals, then Mr.. Stiefel, the Republican
candidate In opposition to Dir. Frost in
Missouri, and the Republican candidate in
Virginia in opposition to Mr.. Holiday,
were each entitled to receive the certificate
of the Governor, and each entitled to act rs
presidential electors. This report does not
cover the Oregon CASE Wdshinqton Union.
..' A CORRECTION FROM MADDOX. !
Editor of the Union .Sir,-In the Star
Of this evening am made to say in my tes-
timony before the House committee when
came from New Orleans g first talked
with the President on the subject OF the
negotiation that Wells wanted to open."
said no such thing, nor anything like it.
showed Wells's letter to the President-the
one not published-and told him Wells told
me to say to him that he felt in danger, and
would want protection in the discharge OF
his duty. The President assured me that
Wells should be protected in his duty, and
the whole tenor OF his conversation was
that he wanted fair count and honest de-
claration OF the vote. I had too much re-
spect for the President to mention the Wells
negotiation to him. The official report will
show that no such statement was made as
published in the Star. II. j., FL. MADDOX.
~, u. THE PUBLIC DEBT. ..#t'.
The recapitulation of the statement OF the
public debt Of the United States for the
month OF January, 1877, just issued, is as
follows: 'a f.. -
DEBT BEARING INTEREST IN
Bonds at six per cent............$ 934,S77,o50 90
Bonds at five per cent............ 7l2,3Zo,f0u w
Bonds at four and half per 10000 900 90
Cent.................,..... .4f'oUo,uOo w
~. sa...o2a IT,. RI 1851 ,7os,5oo 90
DEBT BEARING INTEREST % #. +'-r'
IN LAWFUL MONEY. ...-. ~. srs.'s w..
Nees n ..n. .. : 49, 100000 90
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity. ............. 21O,91z,oAO 20
DEBT BEARING NO INTEREST. -t....s
Old demand and legal-tender. o,- o,o 90, so
Certificates Of deposit. 33,745,000 90
Fractional currency ...........-. Z5,424,5So IL 64
Coin certificates. .............. 0o,oo1,foo w
: 477,5sa,501 90
Total debt. :. s2,1 e4,24s,511 90
Interest ......................... $26,327,9O7 3s
Total debt principal and inter-
.YZ Zlo,o Io,o19 20
CASH IN THE TREASURY.
GS1p sss44ss ssse g g
Special deposit held for redemp- - > ~
ton of certificates Of deposit,
as provided by law. ........... 33,74o,OOO w
..: -."-.'r. -.''''..' j. .>' $ 129,71e,947 1e
February /, 1s77.:.... 2,o9o,s51,572 10
January i, is77........... 81, os2 ,924241 81
month. ....................s 2.O69.6G9 II
Decrease of debt since June 80, -g..-.
" 1S76..... .....................S S,5SS,I72 ~
ALABAMA. EFF. .. 81. - .-.-5..f
It seems that at the last moment before
the Joint convention met Mr.. Spencer
abandoned his purpose to object to the vote
of Alabama. This was done at the advice
of some Of his more astute associates, who
saw that If such objection was made it
would be setting precedent on the Repub-
lican side for going behind the returns.
This would concede what the Democrats
ask for in the case Of Florida and Louis
lana, and which the Republicans will con-
tend to the last against.-Special to BaEti-
more Sun...,...-! .:. 81. ..s".ir"
REVISION OF TIE ELECTORAL BILL-A PART TO
..s BE REPEALED. =.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-Speaker Ran
dali and President Pro Tempore Ferry had
a conference this evening in regard to em-
barrassments likely to result from the pro-
vision Of the electoral act which prohibits
a dissolution of the joint meeting Of the two
houses until the count Of the electoral votes
shall be completed and the result declared.
The effect Of this and other provisions
will be, however, to keep both houses tech
nicaly in continuous session, so that all
proceedings in either one Of them, until the
completion of the count, must bear the date
OF to-day. This will greatly impede the
legislative business, as under the rules a
single objection is sufficient in many cases
to- prevent the consideration Of certain
classes Of business until the next legislative
day after it is presented. Difficulties might
also arise concerning bills sent to the Presi-
dent for his approval pending the COM
mission OF the count, as they would
all bear the legislative date OF to-
day. The Speaker and Mr.. Wilson, Of
Iowa, who is also a member OF the House
Committee on Rules, called on Mr.. Ferry as
soon as the House tool its recess, and he in
vited Senator'S Blaine, Hamlin, and Conk.
ling to participate in the conference on this
subject, as the result OF which it was agreed
to be necessary to Immediately repeal so
much OF the electoral act as prohibits
adjournments from day to day while ques-
tons remain under consideration by the
commission. Mr.. Wilson will tomorrow
offer a bill in the House for this purpose,
and it will doubtless be promptly passed by
both bodies.-N. .-....s ... a...,.,
-. THE SCENE IN THE GALLERIES.
On ordinary occasions the southwestern,
galleries OF the House have for the last if
teen years been surrendered to the occu-
pancy OF the uncean African laZZaroni.
To-day those galleries were noticeable fol
the entire absence OF their usual occupants
and the contrast was very pleasing one,
for in their place sat many OF the fair and
bright creatures who help to make the win.
ter season Of Washington so brilliant
and charming. The eye Of the specta.
tor, as it ranged around the gal
leries on the east, north, south, and west
sides, fell upon row after row OF hand.
somely-dressed men and women: the latter
as is always the case, predominating. The
steps OF the galleries were also used as fal
as could be for seats, and dozen doors,
spread wide open, served to give space fol
peep to hundreds more; The favorite
colors of the ladies were cardinal red and
blue, red ribbons streaming from; theil
hats, blue and red ties around the neck, and
blue colored fans, which were kept in per.
petual motion to moderate, and tone down
the sitting and impure atmosphere OF which
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