The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-26

Isixteen cents. They agree upon the In.
come tax, and the provisions OF the bill
they VIII report to the full committee have
been given 10 these dispatches. Deposits
in savings banks under $4,000, now taxed
one haK per cent, are to be exempt from
taxation. This is done in the interest OF
poor people. a; heavy effort has been made
to relieve oil bank deposits Of taxation, bu.
1t failed.
| ssHAroK DORSEY, AGAIN.
Mr. Curry testified before the House Pos.
tai Committee to-day that he was awarded
the contract for carving the mail by land
from Little Rock to Pine Bluff, but refused
to take it because Dir. Adams paid him $50
month. The contract was relet to Adams
at 81, 800 more than the Government was to
pay witness. Mr.. Adams was Senator Dor
sey's man.
THE ALASKA coLLECTORsHIP.
Colonel Ball went to tho Department to.
day. and afterwards informed your CORE.
spondent that he will not leave for the fair
land OF Alaska until May. He will take with
him DIR. q. II. Dulaney, OF Texas. as his
deputy, and says that DR.. W. II. SHIELD, OF
York county, Va, may accompany the party
on tour OF observation.
THE nLEcroRAL, QUESTION.
The House committee on the electoral
question had bare quorum this morning,
and determined to have q full meeting, il
possible, some night this week SO as to vote
on the plans before them. The Senate COM
mittee seems 10 have made NO progress.
BRIEF ITEMS.
A collector for New Orleans will be ap-
pointed this week, sad Packard's friends
say he will be the man.
Commodore L. 81. Baker. is ordered to
Norfolk IS equipment officer OF the navy
yard. 80
IF Dean and Field is called up tomorrow
by the Election Committee the Polk matter
will hardly be reached.
Mr. McCook Republican,, OF New York,
offered a bill to-day for the relief OF q SOL
der who lost his blanket and breeches.
a Republican member Of prominence
SAYS he has heard Democratic members talk
OF investigating matters in the Western
judicial district OF Virginia.
A rural constituent writes Virginia
member Of the House for enough seed-pc-
tatoes TO plant him small crop. ~
Senator Withers laid before the Senate to-
day the resolutions Of the Virginia Legisla-
ture in favor OF relieving the State banks Of
oppressive taxation.
Judge Frtzhugh, OF Richmond, passed
through Washington to-day en- route for
Baltimore.
Mr.. Bacon, OF New York, introduced a
resolution against the reduction OF the duty
Oil imports. It went, at his request, to the
Committee on Manufactures.
The weather is cold, and fears are eX-
pressed that the fruit will he seriously in
iured.
The House Committee On Appropriations
agreed unanimously to-day to report the
subcommittee bill liking the appropr!a-
lions FOR the support OF the legislative, iu-
dicial and executive branches OF the Coy
eminent.
Colonel Ralston, who is candidate for
marshal Of the Western district OF Viz
ginia, is here. s...s,...
The report in the Polk case is the order
Of the day for tomorrow, and engrosses the
interest Of all who hold Office or want office
in that department.,
Nearly two hundred letters were submit
ted to the Senate committee in the McGar-
rahan case to-day. They were III. CTS let
tiers, and are introduced by his opponents.
Tie Senate committee agreed to amend
the House bill to-day so as to restore the
salaries OF representatives of the United
States abroad to what they now are.
ASSOCIATED Press reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch .,......
DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR ALABAMA.
WASHINGTON. March 25.-The Senate re-
ernor Parsons as District Attorney for Aia-
benla by good majority.
COMPUTATIONS.
The Senate, in executive session, con-
firned the following nominations: Choat
| as district Judge of the Southern district OF
New York; David Porter as surveyor OF
customs at Savannah; Mangum as postmas-
ter ut Durham, n. c.; Graham as postmas-
tPr 1T OuGSitl, W VI IhlS' bAoA S3"ii -" tNSS
| master at Leesburg, Ga.
NOMINATIONS.
J.P. Billingsley as postmaster OF Marion,
! Ala.
.r... VARIOUS ITEMS.
The Post-Office Committee to-day heard
| a committee OF publishers against the provi-
sion in the pending law prohibiting the dis
tribution OF newspapers except through the
mails. ~... -,
Postmuster-G eneral Key goes south next
week to see about the mail routes.
Tt is thought the vacant Registryship OF
the Treasury will be given to tue South
west.
The Supreme Court to-day reversed the
| decision in the case OF Williams ct ais US.
Bruffy, from the Court of Appeals OF Vir-
ginia. $50,
duced in the House a joint resolution rela-
| tive to the guarantee which the TeXas-Pa-
| citc railroad asks the Unitsd States to make
| OF five per cent. interest on its bonds, hay
| ing for its object an inquiry as to the ability
| of said road to execute valid mortgage.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day no.
tilted the Hon. j. Amber Smith. counsel
for the sureties OF the official bond OF j. j.
Simpkins, late collector at Norfolk, OF the
acceptance Of their offer OF $4,000 in COM
promise OF $4,000. Similar offers had been
| twice before rejected.
Pennsylvania.
EXECUTION OF MOLLY MAGuIRES.
BLOOMSBURY, March 25.-McHuga, Hes
ter, and Tuiiy, three Molly Magures, con
| III ON