The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-13
Washington.
RESTAURATEURs ELECTED. :.

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WASHINGTON, November 1.-THE Com
mittee on Public Buildings and Grounds
/ elected, Edward Mercer, OF Atlanta, Ca,
and Mr.. McKeogh, OF Memphis, Tenn,
restaurateurs OF the House OF Representa-
Southern restaurant at the Centennial.
There were eleven ballots.
. ..., ....u. TIE ARMY BILL.
The House passed the army bill to-day
without division. The amendment allow
ing four cavalry regiments to be recruited
to 100 men for each company, and to be
stationed in Texas, was agreed to. An
amendment limiting staff officers to the rank
and pay OF their regular-army grades was
rejected.
In the course OF the discussion Hewitt, of
New York, charged the Secretary OF War,
General Sherman, and the Adiutant- General
with want OF frankness and concealment OF
facts regarding the enlistment. Members on
the Republican side replied to the charges
and defended the high reputation Of those
officials. Afterwards q large number OF
bills were introduced and referred.
.. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
The bill introduced by Senator Window
to-day to establish department of COM
merce is the measure for the enactment OF
which the National Board of Trade have re-
Gently memorialized Congress, thereby re-
peating their Recommendation OF last year.
1t provides for the creation of new eXecu-
tive department, with n secretary and assis-
tant secretary, to be appointed by the Pres.
ident and confirmed by the Senate; the said
department to be charged with. the super
vision and care Of the commercial, agricul-
tural, manufacturing, and mining interests
of the United States, in so far as the same
are confined to the National Government
by the Constitution.
The bull provides, among other details,
that this new department shall be charged
| with the execution OF all the laws Of the
| United States relating to trade and COM
merce, both foreign and domestic; to GUS
toms duties and internal revenue taxes; to
navigation, lighthouses, rivers and harbors,
etc.; and that it collect and tabulate statis-
tics relating to the agriculture, commerce,
manufactures, and mining OF the United
States; and that its secretary shall report to
the President, for the information OF Con-
gress, the information collected, with such
recommendations az he shall deem OF inn
portance to the public interest.
SUPREME COURT.
Rodck rs. Hutchlngs & Wells; from
Texas. The court held that q neutral re-
siding in the United States during the late
wor had no right to export cotton from the
country, and il his movements in attempt
ing to do so were interfered with by private
or other parties, he cannot recover damages
in the courts of the United States. The
claimant was Il subject OF France, residing
in Texas, who attempted to ship cotton to
Mexico. some Of which was appropriated
by officers of the Confederate army. In
seeking to hold them responsible he is
thrown out of court: Affirmed. ,~
CHIME OF BELLS FOR CHARLESTON.
Senator Gordon introduced in the Senate
to-day q resolution that a chime Of bells in
tended for. st. MichGel's Church, in Charles
ton, S. c.. be admitted to this country duty
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This chime of bells was presented to the
old Colony Of South Carolina by the Eng
lish Crown during the Revolutionary war.
They were captured and sent to England,
where they have remained ever since. q An
English merchant, whose name Is net civ,
en-, now proposes to send the bells back to
South Carolina. s.-... eaS
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The Controller of the Currency has de;
clarcd dividend Of fifteen per cent. in "a;
vor Of the creditors OF the Crescent City
National Bank, Of New Orleans, making in
all dividends OF seventy-fve per cent.i5ti,t
The President has pardoned Thomas FL
Benyon, convicted OF making false entries
in the books OF 4 national bank. 7
The House Committee on Foreign Al.
fairs is preparing a bill for the distribution
of instalments paid by Aexico.on awards
Senator Voorhees, desk is covered with
flowers: 81! ..- e.. g.. Is
General Lagrange, superintendent OF the
San Francisco mint, has resigned.
Major RayacP. Eaton succeeds Judge
Spence, deceased, in the Post-Ofice Depart
ment as special examiner OF star and steam
-, boat mail routes. ....... ......a.
Senator Booth has been appointed chair
man of the Committee on Patents.
Defrees has been confirmed as Public
Printer; Marble as Assistant Attorney.
General; Stevens, OF Maine, as Minister to
Sweden and Norway; Bragton as collector
OF revenue in South Carolina Kenneth
Raynor as Solicitor Of the Treasury; Nor
phis rs marshal for the Northern District OF
Mississippi; Hunt as marshal for the South.
ern District OF Mississippi; Crittenden as
marshal for Kentucky; Patterson as dis.
trict attorney for Southern Florida; Badger
as district attorney for the Eastern District
OF North Carolina; Warder as district at
torney for the Middle District OF Tennes'
see; Hooper as postmaster at Opelika, Ala.
The neglect Of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections to take action III
the South Carolina cases is the subject OIL
much unfavorable comment here. The con-
testants (Butler and Corbin) have agreed on
the scope OF inquiry and upon all the facts
80 there is nothing further for the commit
tee to determine. The contestants are boil
anxious for the matter to be acted upon OF
recommitted to the Senate for action.
XLVTH CONGRESSy-Extra Session
WASHINGTON, November II, 1877.
SENATE.
Hon. D. ". VOORHEES, was sworn in u:
Senator from Indiana, to fill the vacancy
occasoned by the death OF Hon. 0. Z. Nor
ton.
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