The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-17

PRESSED AT THE sITUATION-AFFAIRs
SURELY DRIFTING INTO WAR, &C., &c.
Washington.
MR.. HOWE's REPLY TO HIS OWN SPEECH-AN
IMPORTANT BILL AGREED UPON BY THE SEM
ATE FINANCE CONMTTTEE-RECORD OF THE
ECTORs-INTEREsTING TO STOVE MANU-
EAcTURERs-THE GOODE NAVAL BILL RE-
PoRTED-RECOAMITMENT OF THE DISTRICT
BILL-REVENUE MATTERS Personal &c.
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April lett was remarked
during the absence OF Mr.. Howe from the
Senate that as nobody would reply to him
he was away preparing a reply to his own
speech. Sure enough, he did this in the
Senate to-day, and it is difficult to say what
his motive was, unless it was to pave the
way for reconciliation between himself
and other like Republican senator's and the
President. He looked Iudicrously solemn,
and uttered his sentences like a second
class Judge delivering his opinion. He
declared he never had asked the Pre-
sident to place him on the Supreme bench,
and had never solicited the good Offices
Of any senator to secure him an appoint
ment. It had been said that there was a
preconcerted plot to attack the Administra-
ton, and that other senators had agreed to
follow him on the line of his speech, but
this was without truth. They had said, too,
that he was disappointed in not getting his
favorites appointed to Office in Wisconsin,
when the President had made no appoint
ments except two which he would not
have made himself. In conclusion, he urged
the adoption Of his resolution, which
asks information in regard to the indebted
ness OF Judge Whitaker to the Govern
ment, and the Senate granted his request.
The point in it is that Whitaker presided
as Judge when Anderson was convicted in
Louisiana, and now they want to show that
he didn't square up when he was Repub-
lican collector Of internal revenue. When
Howe took his seat, fatigued by the effort,
Blaine whispered in bis ear; Conkling
leaned over him and smiled radiantly as lie
congratulated him.
THE COLLECTORS RECORD.
MI. buNlS, vi w Cob IL SluiG, INV Oppoi-
tuncly offered sweeping resolution which
called on the Secretary of the Treasury for
full list OF all the collectors who in 1871
were reported as indebted to the Govern
ment, and what action had been taken in
their cases. 1t seems that the report re
ferred to gave list, including Whitaker,
who were in arrears on June 80, 1870, $40
100000. These collectors had gone out OF
office previous to that date, and Mr.. Davis
wants the country to know exactly what has
been done in their cases. The Senate agreed
to the resolution, and an interesting exhi-
bit may be expected.
ACTION OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
After protracted session the Senate
Finance Committee this evening agreed
upon the following, which will be reported
tomorrow:
First. Four-per-cent. bonds to be sold for
greenbacks Immediately.
Second. Greenhacks to be received for
custom-dues after October 1st.
Third. The repeal Of the clause OF the re-
sumption act which provides that whenever
national bank notes are issued to any bank
ing association eighty per cent. OF such
amount OF greenbacks shall be redeemed.
This to take effect October list.
Fourth. That the amount Of greenbacks
in the Treasury and outstanding is not to
be contracted, or any portion thereon
boarded by the Secretary, but that the same
shall be paid out to meet Government obi.
cations. This to take effect October LIST.
Thechange in the above from what was
agreed upon Friday is due to the fact that
Messrs. Ferry and Allison had modified
their views somewhat. They would moi
60 with .MessrS. Bayard and Dawes, how
ever, and hence the adoption OF the bill
containing the above features by the com
mittee. While this will not repeal the re
sumption act, it modltes it SO as to make
acceptable to the moderate men OF boil
financial parties.
INTERESTING TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, &C
The House Committee on Patents has hat
before it for some time bill the better Il
secure the original patterns for metallic
castings. The committee to-day agreed
upon substitute for it, which will be re
ported when the committee is called. Th
substitute requires a registration with tn
Commissioner of Patents Of photograph
drawings and desc iptions Of original pat
terms. The Commissioner thereupon is t.
issue certificate good for seventeen years
and which has all the effect OF patent. 0
course fee has to be paid for this.
BANKING AND CURRENCY MATTERS.
Messrs. Colgate, banker, and Winder
financial writer, OF New York, are here, bu
did not formally appear before the Hous
Committee on Banking and Currency to
day. Other New York bankers will arriv
in time for the meeting tomorrow, Whel
they will argue resumption from the BAN
standpoint. The committee is, however, il
session tonight, and General Ewing is en-
deayoring to draw from the New Yorl
| fnanciers named a full report Of their view
in regard to resumption. The events which
have occurred since MIR. Sherman appeare
before the same committee, however, haV
diminished the interest In what may be nov
said by the bankers. 1 o2@
The committee to-day decided to repor
the following bills already agreed upon i
the order named: First, Phillips's bill TO
i the establishment OF postal savings banks
| second, Bells bill for abolishing the twer
ty-cent piece; third, Hardenburg's bill j
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