The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-22


William Martin TO be surgeon I'm the navy
iii consideration OF bis heroic conduct on
board OF the Gan1nicus nt New Orleans du-
/ ring the yeliow.feyer epidemic. ]
.fhe Potter committee meep tomorrow to-
determine the course OF proceedings re-
|4gnruing the cipher kilograms. IL request.
viii take the test imonyof st. Mnrten; other
wise, they will probably not cali him. 81
The uouse Approptia alton Committee has
authorized Mr.. Atkins to report the army
Eappropriaticn bill, It having been4agreed.
that the army legislation OF the Hewitt SUBJ
committee, which proposes reducing the
number OF officers, line apd, staff, twenty
tper cent, be incorporated. Much pressure
has been brought to bear on the committee
ito withhold the army bill until the measure
tsgreed upon BY the Burnside committee Is
disposed Of. = 80
liz the Senate to-day Mr.. .Cbnffee intro
duced bin fnstructing The Secretary Of the
Treasury to cancel all one and two-dollar
notes now In the Treasury and all received
hereafter, and replacs the amounts 50 cam
IcelIed by notes Of denominations, not less
than five dollars. Gs'i.oS q x:
f The Department Of Justice this evening
had not received my information irom5Ala-
bama respecting the release from jail OF
United States Marshal Turner Should the
application tothe City Court at Selma for
his release on hd6eGs corpus not. be success
/ full, it is understood that similar applica-
ltion will be made to the United States Cir
4 cult Court. This would. in all probability,
| be granted without delay; and in that
event prominent officer OF the Govern
ment remarked this evening that there can
be no doubt whatever as to the power OF the
Government to command obedience to the
mandate Of Its courts. go. 5st2
E0rty.Gfth Congress...Tlafrd Session.
| 81, F WASHINGTON, January 81, 1879.
SENATE. ,..-s
Senator Morrill,, OF Vermont, from the
Committee on Finance, reported without
amendment the Houseibill to facilitate the
refundlug Of the national debt. Placed on
the calendar. lG@st'I:i 80
This is the bill which passed the House
on the 10th, and authorizes the Secretary OF
the Treasury to exchange directly at par
four-per-cent. bonds for $50 bonds out
standing and uncalled; and whenever all
such $40 bonds shall have been redeemed,
the provisions OF the act shall apply to any
bonds OF the United States bearing interest
lat five per cent. or higher rate which may
he redeemable. In any exchange made un-
/ der the provisions OF the, act interest may
be allowed on the bonds redeemed for a
period OF three MONTHS It is understood
that the bill received the unanimous appro-
val OF the Committee on Finance. @rH
Bills were introduced aud referred as fol-
Lows ;. {. f7 ...--G,i. ',.E; -.
BY Mr.. Withers. OF Virginia: Creating a
/ National PubIc-Health Association Re
ferred to the select committee in regard to
the prevention Of The Introduction OF conta-
4 gious diseases. a., .s.-.r - f..r,1 -..,
By BIZ. Matthews, OF Ohio To preyest
the introduction OF contagious or infectious
! diseases into the United States and to estab-
lish Bureau of Public Health. Referred
to the same committee. ~ 49,
The Senate proceeded to consider bills on
the calendar, without important action on
any bill. The nayalapproprialion bill was
subsequently taken up. Mr.. Blaine gave
notice, that he would offer an amendment
for the appointment of q naval beard 10
consider the number Of officers needed for
a navy Of 1900 men, and that hereafter,
until directed by law, promotion in the
navy above the grade Of ensign shall cease.
Ills amendment also looks to further reduc-
lions in the expenses Of the navy.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Immediately after the reading Of the
Journal, Mr. Potter, OF New York. called
mn for action the resolution presented by
him Yesterday directing the committee; on
the investigation OF the election frauds to
l inquire into the cipher dispatches, and ap-
propratinG $4,000 to dcfray the: expenses
of such AIN inquiry. = -. :.
Mr.. Potter opened the discussion on the
resolution, saying that he offered it because
he was instructed to do SO. He spoke feel
ipeIy concerning the imputations which had
been attributed to him that he desired to
:, prevent an Investigation OF the cipher tee.
grams ~. II -. ~ -: -,
resolution on the ground that Congress bad
a no jurisdiction over the private correspond.
4 ence OF anybody, and that 1t should not take
part in the SANDER OF any public man 10
satisfy the curiosity Of anybody in the
i House or out OF it.. -------. = Z
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, supported the reso-
luton. Now that the machine had been
started and set in motion, let it roll onand
make the investigation into both sides'of the
question. ~ o7i-S.''.
| Dir. HeWlGC. Oh NCN 16fh, Su1poIlcu lDe
resolution. He called the attention Of Bit.
Ter to the fact that there were occasions in
life WREN there was something higher than
Judge or member OF Congress-. It was when
! sense Of manhood struck into the human
heart. He stood in that spirit Of manhood
10 invite the fullest investigation OF the tele
Grams which had been published and those
Which had not. Justice to Samuel j. T1lder
demanded the Investigation should be made
Justice to the great Democratic party de-
manded it. Justice to the American people
who had elected him to the highest Office IN
their gift, demanded it. Let Dir. Tilden
have the opportunity to confront bis ac
cusers and traducers, and show the woro
that at least one Of the candidates at the iats
presidential election was not miserable
trickster, willing to bargain for the highest
office in the gift OF the people.
Mr.. Hewitt concluded by saying: Let
Ithen, Mr.. Tilden, have the. opportunity te
confront his accusers, his traducers, MS ma,
'lligners before al competent tribunal. LEI
. the man who Of right should occupy to-day
4 the Executive chair 60 on the witness-stano
if need be and, satisfy the American people
land the world that one at least OF the two
j andidates OF the two greatest parties whose
existence is essential to the maintenance Of
j q. free government is not miserable trick
ster, willing to make bargains for the high
n est office in their Gift, and The wrongful oc
cupation, OF. which only iptensifes the dis
honor OF its requirement and the humllla
ton OF its. possession. : ...t.ira
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