The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-31
From .washing, =.
THE TELLER COMMITTEE PREPARING FOB

4
EnotInced that Comptroller Porter Wilt APP
prove a requistion to place it to the
| credit Of the contingent fund OF
the Senate subject to the drafts OF this
| committees Senator's Bailey and 9arland
raised the point that the committee should
decide for itself whether OF. not it cam le-
galIy use the money. They GMessrs- Gar
Hand and Bailey agreed with the opinion
depressed by Che Comptroller, and although
another officer Of the Government had given
a different construction to the statute the
committee which is to create the Liabilities
should be guided by its own conscientious
Judgment as to the propTiety Of sanctionins
| construction that majority OF Its nenl-
bers might believe to be wholly, erroneous.
I Senator klrkwood remarked that he has
never had any doubt: that the Comptroller's
opinion is wrong. but however this might
be, he insisted that there was no necessity
| for the committee TO 60 behind the adj
| mitted fact that the financial officer OF the
| Senate now has the money.
AIessrs. Teller and Cameron expressed
similar opinions, and the subject. was
dropped. i. .la
On motion OF Mr. Cameron. resolution
was then adopted that a subcommittee OF
five be appointed to go to New Orleans,
i Charleston, and such other points asst tthe
subcommittee may determine to take tes-
timony, and report to the full committee.
! The Chairman thereupon appointed the
aboyc-named five members, who were pres
ent, to constitute this subcommittee. In
response TO an inquiry OF Mr.. Bailey as to
when the majority proposed that the SUBJ
committee should start, Mr.. Teller said he
! would be ready to start In two hours, and
MIR. KirkWood remarked that he also would
be then ready, provided he could pack his
! shirts by that time. Messrs. Bailey and Gar
land said they had committee work, &C., on
hand which would occupy them during the
recess, and there were also some matters to
which they should give their attention
! for short time after the re&ssem-
bling. They therefore suggested that
the departure OF the subcommittee
Ebe deferred until few days after Congress
met. 1lessrs. Teller and Cameron urged
that the work OF investigation should be
promptly begun, in order to comp'ctesit
before the 4th of March. The Democratic
/ senators rejoined that they also were de-
sirous that the investigation should be
prompt and thorough, and they wished to
finish I'D their other work here before their
departure, because after that time they and
the other members Of the committee would
doubtless be occupied all the rest OF the ses-
sion by this investigation in the southern
and northern States, ranging from Louis
! lana, through Mississippi, South Carolina,
Virginia, Pennsylvania; New York, and to
Massachusetts,, all OF which had been men
toned.
Mr.. Teller to Mr.. Bailey: "And perhaps
also in Tennessee" Mr.. Bailey: : Proba-
| bly, also in your State, Colorado" aLaugh-
teri Mt; Kirkwood inquired il anybody
had yet suggested Iowa as an additional
field for investigation. .
A motion submitted by Mr.. Garlanethat
the sub commttee leave Washington o1bhe
9th proximo was defeated by party>,te
! of three against two; and, after some4r-
Ether colloquy, it was finally agreed unni-
4 mously that it should start for New Orlea,,
next Thursday 1t was also understood To-,
other subcommittee should be appolntes
hereafter -s. "a
on motion OF Mr.. Garland a resolution
was adopted requesting the President anc
= Attorney General to furnish to the commit
fee all information in their possession rela
tive to violations OF tue rights OF citizen:
in the States named in the Presidents mes
sage and the acknowledgements annual re-
mort. so far as in their Judgment may b.
compatible with the public Interests, ant
1.-The committee then adjourned subject &c
the cali Of the Chairman.
. GOLD FOR GREENBACKS.
| WASHINGTON, December 30.-R. =. Har
, rison, the Assayer OF the Mint at Helena
Montana, has left for that place. On his al
| rival he will make arrangements for ID
, purchaSe, bv the Trcasu Department,
5 gold directly from the mines and fror
lothers who have it to sell, payingin cXchang
! @reenbacks at par. The opening OF TIL
4 Office will make four places where the DE-
: Dartmeut is buying gold on similar terms
, viz, Charlotte, N, c., Boise City, and Der
e YER. The purchases at Denver have so Il
I been larger than at any other point.
n OTHER ITEMS.
o WASHINGTON, December 30.-The Pres
+ dent and Mrs. Hayes, Vice-Presidei
Wheeler, Secretary Evarts, and Gener
Sherman left for New York this morning
attend the annual meeting OF the New Iol
j., Historical Society. They will return t
:, morrow evening.
!, The acknowledgements Commissioner th
; morning received telegram from Revenu
- Agent Atkinson, at Knoxville, Tenn
:, stating that on recent raid along the Tel
- nessee and Kentucky line his party had ca
- tured 16 distileries, 10 copper stills an
worm, 266 masi-tubs, $1,000 gallons
mash, and 263 gallons Of whiskey, and tn
e they had travelled over 400 miles on hors
IS back.
'e The public-debt statement, to be issue
II from the Treasury Department on thur
d day, will show very little change from Il
statement OF December LIST, when the il
s crease was S32l4,0 900, caused by the ISL
J. of the warrant for the payment OF the Ha
# fax fishery award during the month OF =
re vember. Usually the receipts. ana eNpe'
ditures during December are about equH
a. oi,,fy tDcf DpnPTnhPr
j. Being but $7l 1000. In January and Fee
= ruarv, however, the receipts always eXcee
y the expenditures, and by the 1St OF Marc
the increase OF over .S3,000,0CO which II
monthly. statement now shows, WILDE e.
! | tlrely cancelled. $3.50 ID ],
= When business closed at the Treasury I
II day the available coin balance was S22e
OOG. 900. OF which S20O,000,000 is gold. III
currency balance was $l2,500.O0o. I. &.
, Secretary Sherman, in conversation I
= day. laughed OF the repeated publications
6. THE effect that he is to be In New York eli
IS on Thursday next. to witness the effect
}. sDecie resumption all Of whichhe ldenie
4 as be has no further business requiring
presence in that city now. "Why," sal
he, "a good many persons think that the
g is: To be some violent .commotion on Tn
; tlay. have no doubt that it will be one
: the most quiet days New York has ever e.
# perienced. There may be some few person
n attracted By curiosity, and others to o6ta
: little coin for their notes, but there VIII
!, no excitement"
@ Narrov.sauge Trains OH the Eric
d So. Road. 5
q NEW York, December 30.--The first ma
Iow-gauge trin ever run over Inc Erie +, la
s .I..S,.,,if loSra Ruff,ln fa-piUht for Ne