The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-16

out OF buaI CiduSe. II ~ uouOeiub$ INV
ever, Il the Texas members In the House
will support Atkins; and II they do not
the limiting clause will be lost. #
THE FRENCH EXPOSITION.
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
agreed to-day to report to the House to-
morrow bill appropriating the amount re-
commended by Secretary Evarts 50,0o0)
for the French Exposition. Messrs. Cox,
Wilson, and Hamilton, OF the committee,
voted against any appropriation. Mr..
Hewitt's proviso for an appropriation to
cultivate the taste Of the eFese despotisms
Of the Ola World for American corn was
lost.
The House has spent the day IN discussing
Ewing's bill. A vote is expected to-mor-
row, and Mr.. Ewing is confident the bill
will be passed.
The Senate passed the army bill, but
struck out the clause limiting the army to
1000.
The Committee on Education and Labor
voted to-day to instruct Chairman Goode to
report bill to reimburse William and Mary
College for buildings destroyed during the
war. The bill will appropriate se5,OOO.
THE NEW YORK APPOINTMENTS.
Senator Conkling, chairman OF the Com
mittee on Commerce, and with whose COM
mittec the nomination OF New York APP
pontments are pending, wrote letter TO-
day to the Sccfetary Of the Treasury asking
him to advise the committee IL any charges
had been made against the present incum-
bents; il so. what they are; whether the
present officers were inefficient; If so, in
what respect. lie also informed the Score
tary that the committee was in possession
OF ample testimony that the present officers
had been faithful public servants, were hon.
est, had been removed without cause, and
promulgated contrary to the ciyil-service
regulations OF the President.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
THE FAST MAIL TO The SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, November 15.-Tbe fast
mail Just put on the Virginia Midland route
is the fastest schedule ever made for the
South and Notwithstanding New York
Mt $50 p. NJ; Philadelphia, 9:35 p. NJ. :;
Baltimore. 1915 A. NJ; Washington, 2:55
A. NJ. Arrives at Lynchburg at 1926 A.
NJ; Atlanta at 9:15 A. n. by Kennesaw
route and at 9:25 4. NJ. by Atlanta Air
Line; New Orleans at $50 A. NJ. Cbatta-
nooga at 4:35 A. NJ; Memphis at 5:45 p.
NJ. The schedule lands northward- abound
travellers in Washington an hour earlier
than heretofore.
COTTON RETURNS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE.
The cotton returns of the Department of
Agriculture, made during the first week of
November, compare The product in bales
with that of 1876. The absence OF killing
frostS is noticed in all the States. Slight
frosts in the more northern districts have
been favorable to an increase OF yield by
fastening the ripenlng OF later bolls. Rains
in October have been unusually heavy and
general, interfering with picking, and cauS-
ing staining and loss of fabric. The losses
from the prevalence Of the caterpillar were
heaviest in Texas, were somewhat serious
i'm Louisiana, and to less extent in Mssis-
sippi and Florida.
In the following comparison by States
with the crop OF last yearsTexas has the
lowest percentage, and would be still lower
but for the ID per centum increase of area.
Arkansas and Tennessee stand high, not
only by reason OF good crop. but because
their yields were relatively low last year
and Alabama is above 100 only because her
last years crop was very poor one. The
figures are as follows: North Carolina, 81
South Carolina, 80; Georgia, 90; Florida,
81; Alabama, 1O5; Mississippi, 80; Louisi-
ana, 81; Texas, 50; Arkansas, ITO; Ten
nessee, lis. This indicates about 4 per
cent. reduction Of the aggregate Of last
year, even il the future of the picking
season should be as favorable as that of
1876. 81.
COIN, &C., IN THE TREASURY.
WASHINGTON, November 15.-Thcre is in
the United States Treasury, sub-treasuries,
and minis OF the United States S101, 100000
gold coin; also, gold bars, S3,500,000; gold
bullion, So, $50, 600; silver bullion, S6,000,-
900; coin, S2,500,000; total OF precious
metals in Uncle Sans cash-boxes, a frac-
ton over 3117,0OO,OO0. He has collaterals
OF gold value which swell the contents OF
his chests to S131,000,000. The actual
amount subject to draft is $780,, $685.,
coin and bullion. There are outstanding
claims against this sum Of S50,353, 777.29-
leaving S65, 353,777.79 actually in his boxes,
Of which only SS,000,0Q0 is silver.
COMPUTATIONS. .
General William L. Millen, pension agent
at New Orleans; Wilder, postmaster at
Chattanooga.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The Senate Post-O Office Committee agreed
to report favorable on General Tyler as
postmaster at Baltimore. .
The Appropriations Committee OF the
House have agreed on the postai-deiciency
bill, and will report tomorrow.
F. C. Wade has been appointed collector
of the Third Georgia district rice Fannin,
removed.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs have
agreed to report an appropriation of $780,
600 for the French Exposition.
Hewitt's proposition for an IuQian corn
department has been rsjected.
fhe Committee On Commerce has passed
on all the nominations against which there
were no protests. Others, including New
York appointments, were held over until
the objections could be arranged and filed.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
orders by which ballast o! no mercantile
value may be discharged without the for
mality and delay of apprasement.
xLvTH CoNGREss--Extra Session.
WASHINGTON, November Is, 1877.
..N SENATE