The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-01
N amor I ament was lost and the claim

So the amendment was lost and the claim
defeated. 3t.s S. :ss, :4 81
Mr. yyallace WIN, when the sundry civil
bills reported from the COMMITTEES OF the
Whole TO the Senate, move to insert the war
claim OF Virginia and other States.
INVESTIGATIONS IN NORTHERN CITIES.
Messrs. Hoar, Wallace, Kirkwood, Nc
MILAN, and Garland, .kaYe been appointed Q
subcommittee by the Teller committee 20
investigate the election, frauds, SC, 10 New.
York, Philadelphia, and Boston, ana ff l!ss
election assessments In washington. This
is in accordance with the Thurman amend
ment to the, Blaine resolution. They VIII
sind that the Radicals have stopped az no
acts OF intimidation, fraud. or bulidezing
necessary to keep them In power. :.s
TOBACCO REPRESENTATIVES VISIT THE wHITE
,s@st HOUSE.
This morning Messrs. Tucker, Cabell,
Robbins, Beale, Scales, Harris, Boone,
Davis OF North Carolina, Banning, and
Others representing tobacco districts,
cal,ed.aoE Mr. Hayes and showed him
how important 1t is TO the interests
of the country that the bill reducing
the tobacco tax should become a law. In a.
proper spirit they used the arguments ca,
eulated to place tue subject before him in
its true light; and while he said nothing to
indicate what he will do, it was evident that
the delegation made good impression.
Others will call and see bin. The tobacco.
men have not discontinued their work, nor
will they until the bill is signed and has be.
come the law OF the land. ~. ) ..ry7
THE SENATE DISCUSSES THE PENSION BILL.
The Senate discussed the pension bill to-
day, and Senator Withers urged the adop-
ton Of the changes proposed BY the Senate
committee. Under the. present system, the
head Of the Pension Bureau says, there are
frauds yearly involving millions. Hence it
is proposed that commission, consisting OF
o lawyer and doctor, should visit every part
OF the country and see who are receiving
pensions. and whether they are entitled to
the same. The amendment, mt 4 O'Clock,
was defeated.
Tonight, on motion of General Shields,
the Senate amended the House arrearages
pension bill so as to give any one who served
in the Mexican war pension from date,
thus placing on an equality the Mexican
war soldiers with the soldiers OF the war OF
1912 and 1861. The bill then passed-ayes,
as: noes, 20--and leading members Of
the House say it will also pass that body.
While it was surprise to many senators,
know, twenty States had instructed in favor
of doing justice to the gallant men who
served in Mexico. The first declaration of
the Republicans was, "Why it will give
Jefferson Davis and leading Confederate
generals pensions" Burnside voted for
it. and Morrill, declared ii would increase
the pension appropriation twenty millions;
and what OF that, when nearly hundred
millions have recently been voted northern
so,ders2 Some senators VITO voted for the
amendment did not think it would pass.
At O'Clock Senator Window gave no.
tice that lie will move to reconsider the vote
by which the arrearages pension bill was
passed little while ago. This means that
au effort is to be made to defeat the pensions
to the Mexican veterans, but they are
stronger than the extreme Radicals imagine
in the Senate. .......- ..-..-., =.
THE SUPERVISORS AMENDMENT,
The committee finished the legislative ap-
propriation bill tonight, and the Senate
will have an animated discussion over the
supervisors' amendment. All the Demo
Gratis. will advocate it, and the vote will be
marty one. It's defeat may be regared as
certain. Your correspondent cannot see
how the Democrats OF the House, even after
q conference report, can yield in their de-
termination to vote for it. On the other
hand, many persons here OF experience and
Judgment, say they will back down in order
to prevent an extra session. A few days
will decide it. .q.,,.g r..-..-... ...
EXTRA SESSION.
Mr.. Bayard and some other distinguished
members think an extra session can be
avoided, but tonight I cannot see how it
can be avoided, even il Congress sits all
Sunday. a.,. ...
40. THE SCNDRY CIVIL BILL.
At 10 O'Clock the sundry civil bill was re-
ported to the Senate, and the Appropria-
tons Committee had increased it nearly
three millions on the amount 1t aggregated
when it came from the House.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS. .........H
The speeches Of Senator'S Thurman,
Withers, and Hereford in honor of the late
B. 3. Douglas were printed to-day, and
are highly complmented for their eloquence
and appropriateness. r
| Among the items in the civil sundry bill
is an appropriation of $4,000 to Coz bin
who contested Senator Buffers seat.
The Potter committee was in secret ses
| sion to-day, and it is said that they have
adopted the majority report prepared by
Mr.. Potter. Z ..g,.. s..al,ass,: t..
| William B. Moore, late supervising spe
cjal agent OF the Treasury, says Wilson's
charges against Mr.. Randall were inVesti
| gated and found to be untrue in fact ant
inference. ..,.
The stone sent by The Emperor OF Brazi
for the Washington monument reached tht
city just in time for the defeat OF the Bra
lillian subsidy. A wag suggests that 1t vii
make a good monument for John Roach.
The resolutions Of the New York Cham
Der OF Commerce against the anti-Chinese
bill were laid before the President to-day.