The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-22


sion OF his Lime, giyingtfthe opponents 9
Il the Senate amendments their full share. e
AT the close OF the discussion Mr.. Hewitt
moved to lay on the table ayes, ~; noes
2o4. The amendments were voted ON sep
larately, and filibustering at once com
menced. The ayes and noes were called
for, and the usual debating motions made.
/ Ate o'clock the House, by two hundred
and four TO seventy-two, agreed to the Sen.
ate amendments to the silver bill. At the
hotels tonight nothing else IS talked Of.
They say this tanks Sherman and a veto.
a supplemental bill putting silver bullion
on a footing with gold bullion Is being freely
discussed, and 1t Is claimed It can pass the
House by two thirds vote.
| TIE POLK INVESTIGATION.
The Committee on the Reform Of the
Civil Service will spend all Of Washing
toms birthday in the Polk investigation
with view Of getting through with it and
placing the testimony in the hands Of the
printer. There was no session Of the COM
mittee to-day.
| BRIEF ITEMS.
Kansas sent to single bureau to-day
seven large volumes relating to her re-
sources and progress. Monthly and annual
agricultural reports were embraced in the
contribution. y
Governor Matthews, OF West Virginia;
Messrs. Morton, of the Staunton Fandi-
Gator; John Crawford, Of Augusta; and
ex-Delegate Taley. Of Henrico, were at the
Capitol to-day. Colonel Bolivar Christian
| is also here.
Mr.. Douglass introduced bill for an
other lighthouse for his district to-day.
The Senate to-day passed the bill for the
relief OF the Albemarle and Chesapeake ca
nal.
Wouldn't it be well for Richmond to look
after the James-river appropriation before
the House Committee on Commerce reports
its bill? Sixty thousand dollars is not
enough. OF course Governor Walker will
work strenuously for an increase.
Mr.. Pridemore has appointed Nathaniel
w. Noel, Of Christiansburg, a cadet to
West Point from his congressional district
The galleries were well filled pending the
silver discussion, and much interest was
manifested.
The President and Mrs. Hayes went this
evening to Baltimore to attend a Methodist
fair.
There is warm whiskey war reported in
Jackson county, Tennessee.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph 10 the Dis
patch.l
PASSAGE OF THE SILVER BILL.
WASHINGTON, February 21.-The House
passed the silver bill as it came from the
Senate, and it goes to the President.
THE TEXAs-PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Senate Committee on Railroads this
morning heard further arguments on the
Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific bills.
Several prominent rallroad-men were pres
emf, including representatives OF all the Pa
cific railroads and Colonel Scott. Mr..
Huntington made a short statement on be-
half of the Southern Pacific, claiming that
the company had already near $50 miles OF
road in California, which greatly needed
the overland through business to make
them as profitable as they should be. He
was also interested in some hundreds OF
miles Of local roads which would be bene-
fitted by opening the through line to the
gull ports. His company was willing to
build on east to the Rio Grande at Ell Paso,
and il not met there by east roads to con-
tinue east till it was met, and to pro rate
per mile with eastern connections at any
rate they might adopt, regardless whether
they were fixed by Congress or by the
States.
It would provide a better road to San
Diego, and also to San Pedro and San Fran
cisco. He would be satisfied il the New
Orleans and Memphis connections were
moderately aided, so as to hasten the con-
| nections with the Southern-Pacific at Ell
Paso. In reply to the claim Of Colonel
Scott that the TeXas-Pacific was SO much
shorter, and could be built for one third
and worked for one half the cost Of the
Pioneer-Pacific railroad, he said he held
these were good reasons for building this
by private capital; and in reply to ques-
ton by the committee, he said the road
when completed would pay moderate rate
OF interest on its cost, and that capitalists
stood ready to extend the Texas roads to
meet those coming from California, as soon
as it was determined they were not to be
threatened ~ out OF the treasury.
He concluded by saying that the Southern
Pacific had given every evidence OF its
good faith by constructing so much OF its
road over a rough country, while the Texas
Pacific had not, but had abandoned work
on the line west to pick up some good
lands in northeastern Texas. He claimed
that his bill would result in Il more truly
southern road and benefit the southern
States more, and that the managers OF the
Southern Pacific could be as safely trusted
to do the public carrying as those OF the
Texas Pacific. who asked ffty-year gold
subsidy besides.
Ex-Governor Brown, Of Tennessee, then
began bis reply to the legal points Of Dir.
| Storrs.
The committee adjourned until to-mor-
row.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
In the case of Reed, for marshal OF Ala
bama, there was an adverse report, on the
ground that there was no sufficient cause
for the removal OF Turner. Senator Nor
gan. however, made statement OF the facts
in the case, which led to its recommittal to
the committee, with power to send for
persons and papers.
Smith was confirmed as collie ctor OF Gus.
toms for Mobile by vote OF 26 to 10.
The case OF Parsons was not reached.
| Northrop, for district attorney OF South
Carolina, was confirmed by three majority,
in the face of an adverse report.
Both houses adjourned until Monday.
The vote to lay the silver bill on the table
in tue House was yeas, Y; nays, 204.
The President has recognized A. Osterloh
as consul for Austria at Richmond, Va.
XLVTH CONGRESS--Second Session