The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-20
XLVTH NGRESS--Second Session
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1878.


The Senate passed the bill to remove the
political disabilities OF Washington Gwath.
mey. OF Alabama.
The conference report relative to the
electionsan West Virginia, North Carolina,
and United States senator in New Hamp-
shire, was agreed to. AS agreed upon In
conference, the bill provides for the cleo
ton Of representatives to the Forty-sixth
Congress from West Virginia and North
Carolina. The Senate amendment declar-
ing that the present Legislature of New
Hampshire may elect United States sena-
tor for the term commencing March 4,
1879, was disagreed to.
| The election for representative for Con-
grcss under the new law will be held in
West Virginia on the second Tuesday Of
October, and in North Carolina OH the sc.
cond Tuesday in November.
House bill for The relief OF the families
Of those who persisted on the United States
dredge-boat McAllister ut the mouth OF the
Mississippi river was passed.
The House bill authorizing the payment
Of customs duties in lega.tender notes was
read by its title; after which several sena-
tors objected to the second reading OF the
bill, and this prevented its further consd-
Grafton to-day.
The bill appropriating $1,000 to construct
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tional Cemetery there was passed.
Both houses took recess from late this
afternoon until p. M.
Upon the reassembling OF the Senate. at s
O'Clock p. NJ, Mr. Allison, from the select
committee to inquire into the alleged con-
ncction Of Hon. Stanley Matthews with
frauds in Louisiana during the count OF the
presidential vote, submitted resolution
authorizing the committee, in exercising
the power heretofore granted to sit during
the recess, to hold its session at such place
or places as it shall deem most convenient
for the purposes OF the investigation.
Agreed to. s-
The Senate has been in executive session
almost the entire evening.
At ILLS O'Clock the doors were re0pened.
Mr.. Sherman, OF Ohio, submitted a resolu-
ton returning the thanks Of the Senate to
Hon. Thomas W. Ferry, president pro tenn,
| for the able and impartial manner in which
he had discharged his duties as presiding
officer. Agreed to unanimously.
Mr.. Ransom submitted resolution re-
turning the thanks Of the Senate to Vice
President Wheeler for the able and impair
tial manner in which he had discharged the
duties OF presiding officer. Agreed to
unanimously.
The Senate then again went into eX-
ecutive session.
When the Senate went into executive ses-
sion this evening Mr.. Conkling moved to
reconsider the vote by which Fenton was
rejected as monetary commissioner, saying
whatever objections were urged to Fenton
would apply with equal force to Lawrence.
A long debate eDsued. The motion to
reconsider was lost and objection was made
to Lawrence, thus preventing his confrma-
ton. The result was the withdrawal by the
President Of Lawrence's nomination and
the denomination of Fenton. The Senate is
now debating.
HOUSE OF REPR
In the House motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to substitute Treas
ury notes for national-bank notes was de-
feated-94 to ia.
a motion to suspend the rules and pass
the bill for the payment OF customs duties in
legal-tender notes after October, 1878, was
agreed to.
The bill making all pensions on account
Of death, wounds, or disease in the late war
to take effect from the date Of death or dis
charge, and the payment OF arrears on that
principal, was passed.
The Senate resolution extending the time
for the final adjournment until 10 2. NJ. to-
day was concurred in.
The report Of the conference committee
on the sundry civil bill announcing q diSa-
creement was agreed to and 4 new COM
mittee ordered.
Amotion to suspend the rules and pass
| the pro-rate Pacific railroad bill was de-
| feated.
EVENING SESSION.
The House resumed its session at S P. NJ;
previous to which there was a rumor that the
conference committee on the sundry civil
appropriation bill had compromised on all
the points of disagreement and rs the
Speaker entered the hall from the Senate
side he confirmed tue rumor that the COM
mittcc had agreed. The galleries were
crowded, but the attendance Of members
was rather slim, many having already left
the city.
MI Cox, OF New York, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill (reported
by Mr. Waddell, OF North Carolina, chair
man OF the Post-Otiice Committee) to fix the
pay OF etter-carriers, which was agreed to
yeas, 149; nays, 81. The result was hailed
with applause. The bill provides that in
all cities having a population of $4,000 or
over there shall betwo classes OF letter-car-
riers-the first class to have salary Of
81 900; the second class, $500. That in
cities of less than $4,000 population there
shall be but one class OF letter-carrierS,
whose salary shall be $685. that a third
class may be established on application OF
the postmaster, to be called auxiliary letter.
carriers, and to receive $500 a year; and
that the letter-carrier system may be cstab-
lished in cities Of 10000 inhabitants.
At O'Clock 4 message was received from
the Senate that that body had adopted re-
solution for the further extension OF the
session to O'Clock on Thursday morning,
and it was concurred in.
MI. Conger moved to suspend the rules
and pass the Joint resolution proposing
constitutional amendments forever pro-
hihiting the payment OF any claim for pro-
perty taken, used, injured, or destroyed by
United States troops during the late war,
unless the owner was loyal to the Govern
ment and gave neither aid nor encourage
ment to the enemy. Agreed to-yeas, la
nays. 81.
Mr.. Cannon, at 10 O'Clock, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass post-route bill
which, he stated, contained all the routes in
the original bill, all the routes put on by the
Senate, and some 400 additional post
routes, and none OF the Objectionable
amendments which had been added by the
Senate. Messrs. Ward and Freeman. OF
Pennsylvania, demanded the reading OF the
bill in full, intending IN that way to pre-
| vent its passage.
l. Mr. Cannon desired to make statement,
but Dir. WaddeIl, OF North Carolina, OIL
Ijected, and Joined Messrs Ward and Free
man in demanding the reading OF the bill.
This took place amid great uproar. FL
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