The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-24

to-day we're those OF u ID. ~ bite, postmas-
Ter nc Greensboro, IT. G., and Wiley al.
Walker, postmaster at nv Winston. N. @.
Representative Finley has submitted To-
the House Ganmitte on Public Expendf-|
lures his report With reference 20 the inyes-1
tigatIon of The Government Printing Mce.
After charging general extrayngnnce In the
management OF the departHenf, Mr. Finley
recommends the entire adjustment of the
printing Office, nd that the printing OF the
Government be let ont by contract to the
lowest bidder. The report proposes that
only the Congressiondt Record and the bills
offered in either house OF Congress- be
printed In washington. q s5..s ~ ia
s The Senate CUB Committee on Commerce
heard arguments tonight In favor Of House
bill to regulate int State fransp ortation by
common CARRIERS. Speeches were made BY
Representative Reagan OF the House Com
merce Committee; and several gentlemen
representing the commercial and shipping
interests Of New. York and Pennsylvania.
The committee then adjourned TO meet
Wednesday night. e s.si -
& Solicitor General Phillips viii leave here
tomorrow for Alabama to defend the United
States officials on trial before the Selma
courts =
1The Senate Committee on Commerce held
a long session to-day, but reached no con-
cIusion, on the New York custom-house
nominations.
Forty-fiffh Congress---Fhird Session.
5.z*f 81. I WAsHNaToS, January %, 1879. (
.sls Ii sftt ~. i SENATE. ~ Gre ~
Messrs.. Window, Allison, and Withers
were appointed conference committee on
part OF the Senate on the Indian appropriitaF-
tion bill.i u 'i5,5; 49,, .55ss s. *. ~.
Mr.. Matthews, OF Ohio, introduced a bill
to grant to the American Ocean Cable and
Telegraph Land Wire Association, OF Phila-
deIphia, the right of way and privilege to
Law on land and operate submarine tele-
graph cables on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts OF the United States, aond to establish
ftelegraphic' communication between the
United States, Europe, and Asia. Referred
| to the Committee on Foreign Relations. ~:
Mr.. Window, OF Minnesota, from: the
committee of conference ON consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, submitted a
reC ort, which was agreed to, and the bill
passed. Itnow goes to; the President for
his signature. In explanation OF the re-
port, Mr.. Window said the amendments OF
the Senate were all agreed to in conference,
with the amendments striking out the ap-
preparation of 5000 for charges Gafaires
dd interim and diplomatic officers abroad
and $4,000 for diplomatic and consular
service, to be eXpendedin the discretion OF
the President. The TOTAL amount appro-
priated by the bill as passed is 81, 0ST, S35
or $40, 200 more than the bill for the present
6scafIyear. asia, - p l1et-1 2"ir
The bill for taking the tenth census was
reported. twill be called up on Tuesday
next. -. her 5"4
A favorable report was submitted from
the Committee on Education and. Labor or
the bill to promote the education OF tht
blind. 1t appronriates S250,000 as a per
petual fund to aid in the education of tht
rican Priuting-House for the blind.
The bill to amend the patent laws was re
sumed, the pending question being on TIT
motion OF Mr.. Edmunds, submitted yester
day. to lay it aside and take up the resou
tions declaring the validity OF the thirteenth
fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments to tn
| Constitution. t.5s .r..-..
Mr.. Edmunds said he found by the yot
OF the Senate hast night that a majority wa
adverse to considering his resolutions, ant
that il was useless to waste time upon them
He therefore withdrew his motion to taxi
them up.
The Senate then considered, and subse
quently passed, the bill to amend the paten
laws.
The army Reorganization bill will com
up tomorrow. ~-----.
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House agreed to the conference re
| port on the consular and diplomatic appro
priation bill. It leaves the bill almost ident
| ical with the law OF last session.
The post-ofice appropriation bill has beer
| reported from the Committee on Appropria
tions. ,tr2itf u.
The House then went. int Committee o
| the Whole on the bin to apply proceeds o
sales of public lands to the education OF tn
people. .,; l,y.:ss. ~:
The bill was discussed at considerabl
length, being earnestly supported by Messrs
Goode OF Virginia, Bell Of Georgia, Lorin!
of Massachusetts, Monroe OF Ohio, Cain o
South Carolina, and others, and opposed b.
Messrs. DunneIl, Patterson, Southland, ant
Townsend. No action ..... ....,
The House is in session tonight on th
bin to regulate postage on third.class maj
matter. ..,s,o.a i, ,l,g~a.