The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-25

.FOrfy.fiftd CnngFeas-.-TEsarsf Session.
4VAsElSd ToE, January 24,fis79.
SENATE So ) ~

Thee Vice. President hid before the Sen.
afe the memorial Of, Elizabeth Lady Stanton.
EsnsaIfs Bi Anthony ,.an d other officers OIL, TIE
Nationals w oiuan's Suffrage Association
praying the passage Of the Joint resoItItiou
proposing an amendment to The Constitu-
ton OF the United States 10 prohibit the
tseyeraI States from DISTINGUISHING PERSONS
on account of sex.is Referred to the Gem.
tmittee on Privileges and Elections.
/ a bill was introduced by Mr. Grover 20
restrict the immigration, of Chinese to- the
United States. Is sferred to the Committee
| On Foreign Relations ). 5000 A. 100
! DIR. salisbury called up the resolution
submitted lye him calling. upon tile isecre-
Etary OF the Treasury for information in re-
gard to- the commission paid bankers and
Eothers for, negotiating, the sale" Of United
States bonds; whether interest had been
paid on called bonds at tf,e same time that
interest was. accrriIg OF bonds sold to re-
deem same; how much double interest was
so paid; whether. proceeds OF bonds sold
had been allowed TO remain on deposit with
national banks acting as Government de-
posffarles! &cpTY)>E ~ / ~ IN y
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont; submitted an
|amendment IroYi ding tbatini formation here,
tofore communicated to either house OF Com
igress shall not be repeated, but references
ITO document, where same Is to be found,
shah be madeyand names OF subscribers 10
the popular loan since Jtine,, 1877, 10 whom,
mo commissions have been paid, may be
omitted. G&iR,!ud; ,.t',it ie IN a1H9.I,t's"g
The amendment was. accepted By Mr.,
salisbury, and the resolution was agreed to-
las amended. atUgIja Do
The! Senate was. principally engaged, to-
day In consideringhthe post-route bin con-,
RI hi nh a. "a
the last session.. The House eohferrees then
refused to consider fine bin as the clause
therein allowing books to come free thi oush,
the mails,.in pursuance OF the postal treaty
union, was regarded+as revenue measufe,l
and as such should have originated in the
House.. The bill also containJ the Brazilian
tmai!-steamship subsidy clause, and provides.
Tor revising The franking privilege, bothi0f
(which gre regarded by some as separate
measures. After considerable debate the
questions OF the Parliamentary law and
privileges OF each House involved in this
report were referred to q committee Of Eve.
MI. EdmuHds again renewed his motion
TO take I'D bis resolutions ratltying the re-
cent constitutional amendments Several
dllatory motions were interposed, and
pending the original motion the Senate
adjourned. ,;ys. =. l~s,-s. rtj!'r'yf, -.
81! HOUSE OF. REPRESENTATIVES,. 81 l.
a resolution was adopted instructing the
Ways and Means Committee 10 consider the
feasibility Of enacting law equalizing the
|iiteTnal-reYenue fax among all the States.-=
The census, bill was made a special order
for the second Tuesday in February. ~ r
The House went into Comraittee OF the
Whole on privileges. Almostall the "war-
claims" bills were objected to by MIR.
Bragg, Of Wisconsin. 81.
Mr. Banning presented. Il substitute FOR
the army organization bill, which was
ordered ODE printed. ~ -
Dir. Sayler introduced a bill for tire eX-
tension OF the privileges Of Cincinnati as 4
port Of entry. RefcTred..u '.GI,y
The House is in session Tonight for busl-
ness Of the judiciary Committee. # ,s,'t.,
~ T., - ~. EyENING SESSION. -
Dir. ,Lynde, Of Wisconsin, from the Jul
dietary Committee, reported back Senate
bilito amend the Revised Statutes by pro-
viding 4 penalty for enlightenment on the
part Of officers in the acknowledgements ser
vice. Passed. - - ..-.....s,..r--
Also. a Iifrclating to the division Of the
State Of Aabama into judicial districts.
Amendments were, suggested and the bill
|rccommitted. ,.., -. ~. y
Also, Senate bill TO- extend the iurisdic-
ton of district and circuit courts in the
southern district OF Florida. Passed. ~
Also, Il bill to establish district courtat
Chattanooga, Tenn. Passed. 80. :,