The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-29

lin favor OF the abill, aud Mr.. L1ttrell, d
fgaliforiita Democrat, iii advocating Il
showed that the Eepa bafcans have always
refused To- give fbe peopIe Of Cal iornia re.
3iiief against Tie Chinese; The biIi passed
pses. 100 & noes OF the hitter all ,Fers
1lRepublicans except Messis. FTdemore, 5oi
Virginia Bouck and Bragg, os w iscorsiE;
EandIsr, Harris, and stephens, Of Georgia;
Waddeil and Robbins, Of North Carolina;
Warner md Phelps, OF Connecticut; Hart
land willis, ssof New, York j; Morgan, Of Mis-
Esouri Hardenbnrg and Cutler, OF New
Jersey; and Swan, OF Maryland. 5itss
III THE posrsoPrIeE APPROPRIATION BrIz.
IL, The House continued the consideration
OF the. ostoffice appro priation bill Until
adjournment this afternoon. The debate
was In Committee of the Whole Mr.. Cox,
of New, Yerk. In the chair. The only med
fffcations made in the report of the commit
tee to-day was to increase the appropriation
for railway mail service from as, 715, 800 to
s9,0O0,00O, and the appropriation for
steamboat mail service from $3.50, 900 to
5000, 1000. III, ,.5;..-t......
T. IN H. - z 4
CONGRESS- AND. SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS
I The Democratic senators held a caucus to-
day on Mr.. Edmuhds's substitute Yor House
joint resolution proht biting Congress from
paying any war. claims; and will bold an
Eothercaucus on IT, Mr.. Edmund, lin effect.
prop poses, to annul all, presidential pardons
to, GonfedeEates ), prohibits State legisia-
lures, from voting a Confederate even, an
artificial limb; and If it were a law would
stop the trial of the Arlington case. 1t
cannot pass, but shows the animus OF Radi-
cal leaders towards the South.
There is no chance whatever OF any Bra
lillian steamship subsidy passing Congress
this session.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
The Hon. Pettis, Of Pennsylvania, now
drawing salary as Minister to Bolivia. is
charged with having sold cadetship while
in Congress, and the Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs is Investigating his alleged
crookedneSs.
The report in the case Of the Richmond
Female Institute, which was occupied by
the Government after the war, was being
read to-day in the Senate when the morning
hour expired. and there is no telling when
1t will be again reached. The committee
recommends that the Government pay the
rent due.
The House Committee on Commerce will
tomorrow night probably report favorably
the bill to repay the Pittsburgh coaI-dealers
100000 they paid the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, in the interest Of navi
CATION, to change the. plan OF their iron
bridge at Parkersburg.
Senator Copkling wore blue cravat to.
! day in the Senate, and was all smiles. BE
fairly Rugged Senator Eaton while having 6
confidential ehat.with him.
The House Committee on Elections will
to-day agree upon the report Of the sub
committee giving Finley (DemocraD the
seat from Florida in the House now occu
pied by Bisbee (Republican).
General Shields, the" new senator from
Missouri for. the short term, came to the
House to-day and talked with Alexander
Stephens. He wears u new fashionable frocs
coat and looks as fixed up as widower en-.
Iioying bis second honeymoon.
Senator Christiancy will certainly be az.
pointed Minister to Peru, and Zach. Chaud
lei will come to the Senate in his place.
Mr.. Evarts will give dinners to foreign
ministers on the 1st and 9th of February.
The investigating committee say Genera
lie Due only spent $4,000 OF 100000 giver
him for the Department OF Agriculture las
session, and is unable to account for th,
$4,000. They charge, too, that he turned
over to party in this city twelve busbe'
of foreign wheat for which $50 a bushe
was paid by the Government. He says b
can account for everything. 4 d,
The Commissioner OF Pensions has issuet
circular to those. entitled to pensions I'm
der the bill signed by the President Satur
day; in which he says they do not need th
;. services OF any claim agent, and that nj
claim agents will be recognized by him il
the matter. -
.. Young Goldfish, just batched by the Gov
eminent commissioners, have been eNhib
tied at the Capitol.
Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, to-day presente,
to the Senate petition signed by nearl
four thousand persons who pray the estab
lshment by the Government Of bureau t
collect statistics. 49,. = Z :.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
.Ea patch.l :ats
3 CABINET SESSION YESTERDAY.
e WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The Cabine
to-day again discussed the Indian question
, Secretary Schurz presented confirmation Q
the information that Sitting Bull had re
crossed The Canadian line. A plan to NEE
r the situation was agreed upon, the detail
: of which will be arranged by Secretarie
! Schurz and McCrary.
!. The Cabinet also discussed the new pen
sion bill with reference to the construction
to be placed on certain sections. The OBJ
e scure portions were referred to the Attor
. ney-General for his opinion. :e
S DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS. Il
WASHINGTON, january "2S.-The Demo
) cratic senators held a caucus to-day TO con
!. slider The amendment reported yesterday b,
! Senator Edmunds as substitute for Hous
: Joint resolution proposing an amendmen
! TO the Constitution prohibiting the paymen
of claims Of dsloya persons for propelt
injured or destroyed in the late war, etc
Senators discussed the question in It's Ma
Cional as.wel as sectional aspect. NO con
:. clusion was reached. Many believe tina
, there is no probability Of passing the sui
, | stitufe throII oh both houses during the pre-