The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-02

i ang. 1a the text OF this amendment: ss.And
nil rights and proceedings incident thereto
or growing out 81 or dependent thereon, In
Guiding all rights OF debtors and creditors,
and all rights Of, and suits by and against,
assignees, under any or all OF said acts, in
any case heretofore or. now pending"
On motion Of Judge Davis, Of Illinois,
the bill, after the House amendments had
also been concurred in, was referred to the
Judiciary Committee by a vote Of ayes q,
noes 16. $3.50,
MIR. Edmunds gave assurance that the
committee would report the bill back to-
morrow morning, so that no time would be
lost. ] asked Kentucky, Virginia, and
Pennsylvania member Of the House to-
night whether the, House will concur in the
Senate's amendments, and they thought it
would; but then the House, by an over
wheming majority, rejected McMahon's
substitute the other day extending the time
for even voluntary bankruptcy to January
1st; and this would seem to indicate disa-
greement and committee of conference.
Senator Ransom's- appea! in behalf OF
Matthews's amendment was the best speech
made during the debate to-day.
PATHETIC APPEAL TO c0NGREssMEN.
One of the petitions in opposition to free
ships laid upon members desks is from
Philadelphia, and closes rs follows: Let
not the rascally shadows Of those Union
and Central Pacific railroad kings and
English free-trade agents darken your
passage to honorable legislation in
the interests of your own country
men. Say to these sacreligious men
the works our Saviour spake when the devil
interviewed him on the Mount, Get thee
behind me, Satan So that In after years,
when in the valley OF life, the sage and yell
low leaf has stamped the impress OF time
upon your brow, and when the curtain is
about to fall on the last scene OF your use
fulness, in truthful words you can proudly
say, have enGeavored to do my duty faith
fully in the position it has pleased God and
the people to place me on the surface of the
earth.''
In the House, tonight, Mr.. Cabell spoke
IN FAVOR OF THE WOOD TARIFF BILL
and the reduction OF the tobacco tax. He
fortified his position by strong array Of
facts and figures.
Mr.. Lockwood, Of New York, made a
speech in advocacy OF judicial investiga-
ton of the presidential question. He said
if Mr.. Hayes is President let the people
know it, and if not let him step aside and
l,~;x, Ill n rs bop tp9 rir
belongs. The speech would have pleased
Montgomery Blair. There were several
speeches against the tariff bill.
.- BRIEF ITEMS. .......
The bill appropriating nearly 100000
for strengthening the crevasses, &C., OF the
Mississippi river was reported to the House
to-day and ordered to be printed.
The President goes to Gettysburg to the
decoration.
President Johnston, of the James River
and Kanawha canal, was here to-day.
Mr.. Sherman has called in 100000 OF
500 bonds, S3,0OO,OOO Of Which are con>ols.
Principal and interest are to be paid on and
after July 3Oth, and interest will cease from
that date.
Several parties here have lately asked for
greenbacBs in payment OF interest on Gov
eminent bonds held by them.
W. w. Corcoran attended the reception
OF Rev. Father Boyle, the new pastor Of St.
Matthew's church.
There is to be big Rechabite temperance
demonstration here June 10th, and delega-
tons from Virginia and Maryland are eX-
pected.
a marriage-Iicense has been issued 70 G.
w. Parker, of Accomac, and Margaret A.
Johnson, Of Caroline county, Va.
Hon. D. c. Deiarnette is spoken OF in
connection with the commissionership OF
the District, to become vacant July 1st. l
am informed that kilograms from leading
Israelites from every part OF the country
protest against the removal OF Mr.. simon
Wolf from the Office OF Commissioner OF
Deeds. The indications, however, are that
he will have to go.