The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-05

Itfon OF either system can yearly pave Penn
5lsylvania avenue with trade silver dollar
and then have money enough left to pa,
the whole expense OF running the District
THE PENSION BILL PASSED.
The Senate BILL restoring to the pension
list those stricken Oh for disloyalty passed
the House this afternoon by an overwhelm
ing majority, the negative vote being only
III. a number OF Republicans declined
voting. The provisions Of the bill were
given when It was before the Senate. The
prospects OF the Mexican pension bill are
very flattering.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Mr.. Douglass has returned from King
William, where he went to defend client
charged with serious criminal offence.
Senator Gayle, OF P Portsmouth, and Major
John Johns, OF Richmond, were at the Capt.
tol to-day.
Mr.. Cabeli is better, but is still detained
from his seat.
Mr.. Halleck, editor OF the Forest and
Stream, is here and talks OF going to Rich
mond.
It's rumored that China will send a Min
lister to Washington to look after Chinese
interests.
Mr.. Allison holds the balance of power
on the resumption act in the Senate FL
nance Committee.
The liquor-trafic commission is to be
discussed in the Senate Wednesday.
The House Banking and Currency Com
mittee will tomorrow vote on the postal
savings bonds bill and agree to it.
Virginia members think the Mexican-war
pension bill will pass the House at an early
day.
Associated Press reports By telegraph to the Dis
patch.I
COMMITTEE PRIVILEGES.
WASHINGTON, March A Democratic
caucus OF the House has decided that the
seven investigating committees now APP
pointed be allowed to select one expert, and
the committee having in charge postal az
fairs be allowed two.
COMPUTATIONS.
The Senate, in executive session, con-
firmed the following nominations Of the
President: Bayard Taylor as Minister to
Germany; John Baker as Minister to Ven.
ezueIa; William C. Goodloe as Minister to
Belgium; S. 81. Russell as marshal for the
Western District OF Texas: Frank n.
Wickera as collector of customs at Key West,
Florida.
NOMINATIONS. s."
The President sent to the Senate the fol-
lowing nominations: Mrs. cambridge as
postmaster at Old Point Comfort; George
G. Towner, of South Carolina, as consul at
Licge; Marshall Fl. Twltchell, Of Louisi-
ana, as consul at Kingston, Canada; and
Albert G. Porter, of Indiana, as First
COMPTROLLER OF the Treasury.
XLVTH CONGRESS--Second Session
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1878.
SENATE.
Mr.. Cockrell, OF Missouri, introduced a
bill providing for certificates in sums Of 800
for deposit for silver bullion, to be re-
ceived for customs dues; which was re-
ierred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. ingalls, introduced a resolution to re-
peal the charter OF the National Capital
Lfe-Insurance Company.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. Vance, Of North Carolina, intro
duced a bill authorizing the circuit and dis
trict judges to fine and imprson at discre-
ton in cases of convection OF illicit distilla.
ton, in lieu of the punishment now re-
quired. The bill was referred.
Senate amendments to bill issuing arms
to the Washington Light Infantry, OF
Charleston, S. c., were concurred in.
Senate bill granting pensions to veterans
who served fourteen days in the war OF
1912, and restoring to the rolls the names Of
those stricken therefron On accuuuL ur dis
loyalty, was passed.