The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-20

\
House Judiciary Committee to-day di
rected Judge Harris to report Z bill t.
have the decisions of the Supreme Corr
printed blythe Public Printer after the mai7
| ner and style OF Wallace's Reports. Thi:
will reduce the price TO about Sl.75 per vol
| ume. Among those at Fernando Woods
dinner party last evening in honor Of Ar
| Hendricks were Senator Thurman and Mr
| Tucker
TIE GENEVA AWAED-THE FINAL DEBATE II
TIE HOUSE.
Everybody felt relieved to-day when it
was known that Mr.. Knott, the chairman OF
the Judiciary Committee, had determined
to call the previous question on the Geneva
award and bring the House to vote On it.
This gave interest TO the debate. The
question before the House, then, may be
stated briefly as follows: The majority re-
port referred the whole award to the
courts for distribution according to
law and equity, and gave 20 the insurance
companies an equal show with the rest OF
the claimants. Fryc'S amendment to this
report excluded the insurance companies.
The minority report OF Mcmahon. offered
as substitute for the majority report, re-
ferred the whole matter to a special commits
sion, which is required to dispose OF all
the claims in eighteen months. 1t excluded
insurance companies.
The McMahon substitute passed at half
past O'Clock, but the opinion is that it
will not pass the Senate. Conkling will
oppose and Blaine will advocate it.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS. ..
The House Committee on Coinage to-day
agreed to report bill in favor OF redemp-
ton at par OF the outstanding trade-dollars,
and prohibiting their further coinage.
The Printing Committee agreed to report
Sngleton's bill, which, it is claimed, will
reduce the annual cost OF the Government
printing and binding 100000.
1t is expected that the TeXas-Pacitic will
be called up in the House next week. This
is the opinion OF its friends.
The Episcopal Theological Seminary bill
will come up again on the fifth Friday in
January. Its friends say that il 4 vote had
been reached yesterday the bill would haze
passed.
The subcommittee was again at work to-
day on the river ard harbor bill, and will
have it ready by the last OF next week.
Then the bill will be taken up by the whole
committee, and the estimates recommended
by the subcommittee revised. .
Iur
nifty to show that whatever may be the az
grcgatc amount OF the bill the james is en-
titled to larger appropriation than $780,
O0O-the amount which your correspondent
is certain will be recommended by the sub
committee.
The remark of Chief Joseph last night.
that General Howard was his commissary
Just as General Banks was commissary OF
the ConfederatcS, creates no little mcrr!-
mcnt. This Chief is even fner-looking
Indian than Red Cloud
Nobody your correspondent knows seems
concerned about the bitter opposition in
the Wisconsin Republican Legislature cau-
Gus 10 Miss Nancy Howc's reelection to the
Senate.
Standard silver dollars being now fur
nished in exchange for checks on New
York, the Treasury Department expects the
demand for them 10 increase.
Members think it strange that Mr.. Town
send, of New York, who was once Meth
odist minister. should so warmly oppose an
appropriation to 4 Virginia theol9gcai
seminary for Just debt due BY the Govern
mcnt.
The weather las been very mild to-day,
and the avenue has been crowded with Pc
destriatis in spite OF the mud At the cross
lnes.
1t was regretted that the Senate Commit
tee on Finance did not to-day agree upon
their report on tobacco. 1t is said, how
ever, that they have gotten through with
three hfths Of the long revenue bill, OF
which the tobacco-rcdpcion section is
part.
Associated Press Reports b. telegraph 70 the Dis
Daich.l
VARIOUS ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, january 1S.-The House
Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Mea-
>urcs have decided to prepare 4 bill for the
redemption OF trade-dollars at par, ana to
prohibit their further circulation in the
United States They have not decided
whether coinage for export will be permit
ted in the future. Mr. Vance was author
lied to report the Cummings bill for the re-
dcmption in legal tender OF subsidiary silver,
and for the reissue thereof.
The House Committee on Foreign Az
fairs held an informal conversation on the
Japanese irdcmnity-fund bill, heretofore
reported. The committee will press its
passage.
Red Cloud arrived at Fort Robinson last
night. The Ooallalas request that all women
and children now widows and orphans, held
rs prisoners, be turned over 10 them to take
them 10 their homes and cure for them.
The request will be granted.
The House Committee on Printing have
agreed to report with favorable recommen-
dation bill TO reduce the expenses OF the
public printing and binding. The bill pro-
vidcs that the regular documents to be
printed shall comprise the journals OF tie
two houses. the Presidents messages. the
annual reports proper OF the heads OF
denurtments, together with such condensed
statements as are absolutely ncccssay to en-
plain the same.
WASHINGTON. January 1S.-The secret
service officers have arrested, ut FanWood,
n. j., Charles Ulrich and Henry Cole, who
issued c0unterieits Oh the TormaQuh and
Hanover pa.) banks.
Tho Northampton Bank Robbery.
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