The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-12
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IS Dir: Lamar says. thatrwhife the Republican
Administration processes to be hard money,
oil the Federal officers I'm Mississippi at the
Inst election voted for the. Greenback candi-
dates. q. II 3t ~
+ Senator Whyte, Of Maryland, has been
appointed visitor to West Point by the
President Of the Senate. Il, &. - s.
The members Of the House Banking and
Currency Copmittee say that they do not
intend to interfere with resumption, but
will give 1t a fair chance. , 81
United States District Attorney L. l..
Lewis is in the city. KEN ia II rs
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
Mr.. Reagan got Up the bill in the House
to-day for regulating the commerce among
the States, and made strong speech in adj
vocacy of it. During the debate he told
Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York, that be did not
expect man who represented capital alone
to vote on the side Of the people. The bill
finally passed-aycs, 1879; noes, 1Gl. 1t
prohibits through lines Of railroads between
large cities when there is competition from
discriminating against smaller cities along
their lines. For example, there are three
lines between New York and Chicago, on
one Of which Pittsburgh, is situated, and
they have been charging less for freight from
Chicago to New York than from Pittsburgh
to New York. It prohibits pooling OF
freigbts by competing lines, and the issue
Of drawbacks and rebates. 1t also pro-
hibits the charging OF more for short dis
lance than for longer distance on the same
line. r:.. 49, ,..:
BRIEF ITEMS. -.r-... {.
The House considered the Geneva
awards report until adjournment at 4
O'Clock this afternoon. ~
The House expects to take up the pen
sion appropriation bill tomorrow. 1t ap-
propriates s29,61G,O C0, which is over $780,
900 more than was appropriated last ses-
sion.
Mr.. Hewitt's committee on the labor
troubles heard Isaac Cohen to-day.
Jerry Murphy is to be United States mar
shal for Alabama. IL. .......
The committee is-nearly through with the
Conover case, and nothing material has
been yet elected to show that the Hot
Springs clause of the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was stolen by anybody.
Secretary Evarts and the Danish Minister
were among those who heard the debate in
the Senate to-day. ..s.
The Ways and Means Committee to-mor-
row will take up the sugar question. The
New York importers and retiners do not
like the changes recommended by Dir. Sher-
man.
The Executive Committee of the United
States Board Of Trade held meeting here
to-day.
After the pension bill is disposed Of the
Indian appropriation will be taken up. The
committee is working very hard,
The Indian JOINT Commission heard more
testimony to-day why the transfer Of the
Indian Bureau to the War Department
should not be made.
George Terrell. Joseph II. Wilson, and
Nelson Campbell have been appointed reve-
hue storekeepers and gaugers for the Fifth
district Of North Carolina. g.:
Forty-fifth ConSrt ss---Third Session.
- WASHINGTON, December II, 1878.
SENATE.
Mr.. Window, OF Minnesota, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported,
with amendments, the ratification appro.
priation bill. Placed on the calendar. He
gave notice that he would call it up for
consideration tomorrow.
Mr.. Blaine, OF Maine, from the Commit,
tee on Appropriations, reported, without
amendment. the House bill to correct the
error in the enrolment Of the sundry civil
appropriation bill of last session in regard
10 the Hot Springs reservation. He asked
for the present consideration of the bill,
but Mr.. Edmunds objected, and it went
over.
Mr.. Beck, OF Kentucky, introduced a
bill, OF which he gave notice yesterday, Tor
the repeal Of section 1928 Of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, which pro-
hibits any person VINO has served under the
Confederate Government from being ap-
pointed to a position in the army OF the
United States. Laid on the table for the
present. -..,..-... - ..- ...E ....
Mr.. Ferry, of Michigan, introduced a
bill to designate, classify, and fix the salary
of persons in the railway mail service. Re-
and Post-Roads.
MI. Merrimon, of North Carolina, sub
mittcd a resolution calling upon the Secre-
tary OF War for statement as to the arms
and equipments issued for use by officers
OF the Treasury and Interior Departments,
and the Department Of Justice; where such
arms are now, and whether any of them
have been sold. Agreed to. ~.
At O'Clock, on motion OF Mr.. Hamlln,
Of Maine, the Senate proceeded to the con-
sideration OF the resolution submitted by
Mr.. Blaine on the first day OF the session,
in regard 10 the inquiry as to whether at
the recent elections the constitutional
rights OF American citizens were violated,
&c.
Mr. Blaine said the pending resolution
directing the investigation in the alleged
frauds and outrages in the recent elections
was offered by him with two-fold purpose
in yiew-first, to place on record in definite
and authentic form the frauds and outragcs
by which some Of the recent elections were
carried by the Democrats in the southern
States; second, to lind If there be any
method by which a repetition of these
crimes against the free ballot may be pre-
vented. In South Carolina, he said, there
appeared to have been no election
at all-rather series Of skirmishes
throughout the State-pollins- places be-
ing regarded as forts 10 be captured
by one party and held against the otuer.
| We know that one hundred and six con-
gressional representatives were chosen in
the States formerly save-holding, and that