The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-06

LENGTH or THE EXTRA SESSION, &c. !,
z'i from onr Regular Correspondent = :
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 5, 1871
The bill to rcmonetize the old silver dol
lar OF 1897 (4l2t grains weight), and known
as the Bland silver bill, was passed by
the House with rush to-day Bland, OF
Missouri, who has been fighting for vote
every Monday when Congress was in ses.
sion for year and half without avail, was
given tho floor to- day, and made bis motion
that the rules be suspended and the bill
passed. ~,rof@* - ..n.s.-'aa.e, .,s.:;s., " .'
A motion to pass amy bill under sus'
pension OF the rules requires two-thirds
vote, but the call OF the yeas and nays
showed that nearly four fifths of the present
House were in favor OF the reconciliation
of silver, the vote standing-yeas, 1853;
nays, 81. The chances are that the Bland
hill will pass the Senate, and will not be
vetoed by the President. r,s. ar.t.sst ..sa
After the passage Of the Bland bill W. W.
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ D.,
also achieved signal triumph. Ewing was
awarded the floor and offered q resolution
to the effect that the rules be suspended, the
bill to repeal the third section OF the specie
resumption act be taken out OF the morning
hour, that it be made the special order FOL
tomorrow after the morning and the specia
order for each day thereafter provided that
1t shall not antagonize appropriation bills
until Tuesday OF next week at 3 O'Clock,
when the previous question shall be ordered
and vote taken on the final passage Of the
bill. The adoption OF this resolution also
required a two-thirds vote, but. it was
adopted without debate by a considerably
more than two-thirds vote. This action
insures week Of experimenting and the
ultimate passage of the bill, as it has already
been demonstrated that. majority OF the
House are in favor Of the bill. One OF the
days, at least, OF the time intervening be-
tween this and the hour set for the final
vote will doubtless be used By the Appro-
priationS Committee, as the army-appropri-
ations bill is the special order for Wednes-
day. 1t is not expected that there win be
much debate on the army bill, as the COM
mittee have agreed unanimously not to ask
any increase OF the army above its present
standard (about $1,000 men), and have
unanimously agreed to a'reduction OF five
millions from the thirty millions which the
estimates asked for. . '"'t"... -. '....
EXTRA SESSION NOT TO DE ADJOCRSEi, UNTIL
~ THE REGULAR SESSION BEGINS.
All idea OF adjourning the extra session
much, il any, before: the beginning OF the
regular session seems to have been aban-
doned. Indeed, II is hardly possible now
to effect an adjournment before the last OF
the month. To-day's action. prolongs de-
bate on Ewing's bill until Tuesday the 18th.
The army bill will probably be. passed before
that, but as soon as these two bills are
out of the way Chairman Atkinsswill have
some more appropriation bills ready. The
navy bill will be presented next after the
army bill. It will make appropriation for
the deficiency which exists OF nearly two
million dollars, because this money is owed
for the pay of officers and men and OF the
United States marines. 1t should be bornein
mind, however, that the failure to pay these
men is not the fault of the House. The
House appropriated the usual amount for
the pay OF the navy, but Robson diverted
the money to other uses and left the def
cheney where it is, doubtless because he
knew that Congress would not allow the
officers and men to go unpaid. Chairman
Atkins will state these facts very plainly
when the deficiency bill is reported. Sharp
debate is almost sure to follow; and the re-
suit will be the passage Of Goodies resolu-
ton that the Committee on Naval Affairs be
authorized to investigate Robeson.-t '..,,='.
.. BESIDES THIS DEFICIENCY :.....1
there is deficiency of S260,000 in the De-
partment OF Justice, 100000 in the
Post Office Department, and one OF over a
million in the Court OF Claims-all OF
which the Secretary Of the Treasury asks to
have made good. Then he reports another
Of over one million in the annual appro-
priations, concerning which he makes no re-
atlons:i Part of these deficiencies
1t least the Appropriations Committee ex-
pect to report OH at this session. = ~ -, err.
Several bills were put in by Virginia
members to-day. Mr.. Tucker presented
the one which Senator Johnston presented
in the Senate the other day asking for re-
new,al of the patent on William Graham's
patent fre-eXtinguisher.
Mr.. Hunton presented bill to open a
Of the ....
CLAIM OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
upon the United States for money furnish
ed the United States in the war OF 1912;
another to build a bridge across the Poto-
mac at the Three Sisters" above George
town, and third for the sale Of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Seminary near Alexan-
dria. 49,, ... .-.a -
On motion of Dir. Hunton, the House to-
day suspended the rules and passed a bill
to remove the political disabilities OF DR..
Asa Walker. - ' -,. =,
Mir. Cabell introduced bill to reduce the
tax on manufactured tobacco and to regu-
late the tax upon dealers in leaf tobacco:
another for the relief of John r. Pace q
Co., of Danville; and third for d survey
Of Dan river from GAINESVILLE, Va.,'to Dam
bury, N. c.. e -. +, . 4 ,':of.i -#,.E
Both Mr.. Hunton and Governor Walker
repvdiate the canard in this mornings Bal
simore american that they are connected
With q conspiracy to have Speaker Randalps
of the committees censured
by the House. .'tsa. ,Z.#1 -
lated Press Reports by telegraph 10 the Dis