The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-30
Washington.

Washington.
| THE BILL REPEATING THE BANKRUPT ACT
| THE TOBACCO BILI-A VOTE OF THE HOUSE
AGAINST COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSED MON
UMENT OVER JEFFERsoN's GRAVE AT MON
TICELLO-THE SUPREME COURT AND THE
| CASE OF RIVEs vs.. PAGES o Ut HER n
CLAIMs-FISH-CULTURE -APPRoPRIATIONS-
| PERsONAI.-THE FLORIDA CONFESSIONS
REV. JOHN JAsPER's LECTURE.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The Senate bill
repeating the bankrupt act rs amended in
the House was taken to the Senate to-day,
when Mr.. Christiancy moved to con cur in
the action Of the House, but Mr.. Matthews
objected, and under the rules OF the Sem
ate, because OF this single objection, the
matter went over. The bill, however, did
not on this account go to committee, but
remained on the table, and will come up to-
morrow. hear nothing to induce the belief
that the Senate will not concur in the i'm
material amendment OF the House.
TIE TOBACCO QUESTION.
1t had been determined by Messrs.
Tucker, Cabell, Robbins, Blackburn, and
other leading advocates Of the reduction OF
the tobacco tax, to call up the tobacco bill
to. day, and arrangements had beeHmade to
carry out this determination. Owing to the
absence OF members who are warm sup
portcrs OF reduction, and for reasons Of
policy, the motion to suspend the rules was
not made. 1t is, however, certain that it
will be called up the very Grst favorable op-
portunity that offers.
SQUARE VOTE AGAINST CONTRACTION.
In the House to-day Mr. Fort, Of Ohio,
moved to suspend the rules to allow the
House to pass bill to prevent cffectually
all further contraction OF the currency.
The bill provides that the Secretary OF the
Treasury shall not cancel or retire any more
legaI-tender notes, but shall reissue, pay
out, and keep the same in circulation.
This. however, is not to be construed as a
prohibition OF the cancellation and de-
struction OF mutilated currency re-
deemed by the Treasury. The motion
was agreed to-ayes, III; noes, 80. Among
the noes were Messrs. Fernando Wood,
Loring, Potter, Frye, Gibson OF louisiana
and Willis ofNew York. The Virginia men,
bers voted aye" AS the substitute Tor
the House bill repeating the resumption act
comes up in the Senate this week this over
wbelming vote OF the House against con-
traction will have its due weight with that
body In the consideration Of the important
financial questions invSfvcd in it.
THE JEFFERSON MONUMENT,
The Senate to-day passed the House bill
appropriatng $4,000 for the erection OF
monument at Monticello over the grave OF
the author of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence. Those who think this reflects on
Virginia are mistaken, as no State ID the
Union has erected monument to the men,
orv OF its great men comparable to that at
Richmond. The General Government, with
all OF its resources, has nothing equal to it
al Washington.
A VIRGINIA CASE N TIE SUPREME COURT.
To-day Judge Meredith moved in the Su-
preme Court to advance the case OF Riyes,
collector, Us. Page, executor, and the Judges
took time to consider the motion. This case
was decided by Judge Bond III favor OF
Page, and the Government appealed from
his decision.
HOUSE ITEMS.
On and after tomorrow the House will
meet IL O'Clock. On Wednesday, Thurs
day, and Friday nights there Will be ses-
sions to give members an opportunity to
read speeches they have prepared Tor tnelr
home market. Tomorrow the Speaker VIII
call ND from his table Senate bills Tor REFER
cncc to committees. This will expedite
business. The Ways and Means Committee
expect to vete on the bill SusDending the
sinking fund tomorrow, and will agree 10
report ii to the House.
WHAT TIE NORTH GETS.
The Radicals are making great row over
50. called southern claims presented to Con-
cress, and pretend to believe there is danger
that the South will get more than its share
OF money from the public treasury. NOW,
the fact is, whenever money is actually ap-
propriated the North gets the lions share.
For example: Under the deficiency bill
which has Just passed Congress the follow
ing are the appropriations made Tor tue con-
struction and repair OF public buildings:
Custom-house and sub-treasury, chicago,
100000; custom-house and post-olhce
at Cincinnati, $10o,CO0; post-ofiice ana
court. house at philadelphia, $780,
900; post-oftice and sub-treasurT at
Boston, 100000; custom-house and post
Office at Louisville, 100000; custom-house
and post-o11ice at Fall River, Mass, Soo,-
600; custom.house and post-otlicc at Nash
vile, $4,000; custom-housc and post-othce
at Hartford, $4,000; appraisers stores at
San Francisco, $4,000; courthouse and
post-otfice at Parkcrsburg, W. Va, $4,000
custom-house at New Orleans, $4,000 ;
courthouse and post-office at Trenton,
n. j., $4,000; repair OF courthouse at
New York city, $4,000. OF these appro-
priations the North gets S5Sl,000, and the
South and West, including St. Louis, get
| $15G,0Q0.
FINANCE In THE SENATE.
tt is announced that Senator Gordon will
on Wednesday make carefully-prepared
speech in the Senate on finance in general
| and the substitute OF the Senate Finance
COMMITTEE for the House bill repeating
the resumption act in particular. Mr.. Voor.
| bees and other senators have speeches pre-
pared on the same subject. The debate
| doar NOT nromise to be as DrOtraCted or IN,