The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-22

sey, May 19.h; North Carolins, June 18th
Ohio, May 9Th; Oregon, April 7tb; Penn.
sylvania, April 18th: South Carolina, June
1st; Tennessee, June 1st; Texas, April
goth; Virginia, May 10th; West Virginia
holds no State Convention TO elect delegates
to the National Convention, but leaves It
this time to each congressional district to
elect three delegates, and these nine are TO
elect tenth; Wisconsin, May 18th.
POLITICAL NEWS ITEMS.
The Connecticut Legislature stands so
for Seymour to IL for Tilden. So a letter
from Hartford says.
Illinois is first for Morrison, and after
wards for Seymour aud Hancock.
letter from Alabama says that State is
for either Bayard. Seymour, or Hancock.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The report OF the Committee on Chinese
Immigration shows that II Is materially af-
fectipg the business interests Of San Fran
cisco and the whole Pacific coast.
Secretary Sherman was to-day before the
House Coinage Committee, and had talk
with members as to what can be done to
get the subsidiary silver coin from the
Treasury into circulation.
hear tonight that Messrs. Conkling and
Carpenter will both oppose the House def
cheney bill.
Fairfax sends Blaine delegates to the
Stanton Convention.
Rev. DR.. Means. OF Boston, win to-mor-
row, in his sermon at the Congregational
church, tell what he knows about Chris
tanning Africans in their native land.
A party OF Massachusetts excursionists
went TO Mount Vernon to-day.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph TO the Dis
DafcbI
THE PAYMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE BALANCES.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-Secretary Sber-
man and United States Treasurer Gillian
appeared before the House Committee on
Coinage, Weights. and Measures to- day, In
response TO an invitation OF the committee
to furnish Information relative TO the al
legged connection OF the Sub-Treasury at
New York with the New York Clearing
House, and in regard 10 the measures to be
taken to facilitate refluy OF the subsidiary
silver coin from the Treasury into the chan
nes OF circulation. In the absence Of Mr..
Stephens, of Georgia 0be chairman OF the
committee), the work Of interviewing was
carried on principally by Mr.. Warner, OF
Ohio. The chief point OF his interro-
CATION in regard 10 the clearing house
arrangement was directed at that
rule and resolution by which the
receipt OF silver coin in payment
OF balances is prohibited. Mr.. Warner
treated the consent Of the Treasury De-
partment to that rule as virtual abdication
OF the right of option which the law gives
it over the modern pay ment OF Government
creditors. whether in gold, silver, or paper.
Mr.. Sherman. however, while expressing
his disapprOval OF the rule, dissented from
that Interpretation OF it, and c0ntended
that in agreeing to have all balances paid in
United states notes he was merely eXer-
cising the option OF the Government. His
attention was called TO the fact that the re-
solution stated that the Government be-
came IN certain sense q party to the bust
ness of the clearing house. and permitted
itself to become parry to the depreciation
OF one portion OF its curreDcy-lhe silver.
Mr.. sherman. in response 10 a question,
stated that the law was framed with such
laxIty that it permitted the Government to
business dealings Of the Sub-Trcasury with
some seventy banks in New York were such
that it became necessary to enter into some
arrangement for the daily settlements OF
balances: that connection with the clearing
house, while mutually advantageous, was
particularly so 10 The Government.
When asked If the Government, by its
contract with the clearinghouse, was not
absolutely restricted from paying ont silver
in settlement of its balances, the Secretary
replied that while the contract between The
banks and clearinghouse strictly stipulal ed
that silver coin should not be paid ont In
settlement Of balances, the agreement be
tween the clearing. house and the Treasury
Department was such that the Secretary
could abrogate entirely, or modify II in any
, way that the interests OF the Government
might demand upon giving thirty days no
tice: that at present it was perfectly conye
nient to pay out gold and paper IN the set
Element OF balances. as there was an ample
amount OF each in the Treasury to meet al
such demands.
MINOR MATTERS.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The select com
mttee on the inter-oceanic canal reathrmet
their previous action, and Instructed thei
chairman, Mr.. King, Of Louisiana, to cal
up the resolution recently introduced d.
him in the House with the view OF obtain
, ing as soon as possible the views OF tn
House on the subject.
Information has been received by the Ma
tionaI Board OF Health that during Fehru
. ary nine deaths from yellowfeyer occurr,
in Havana; during the week ending Marc
, 18th. five deaths; and since that time tn
deaths have averaged one day.
Forty six ih. COngress..-SecOndS session
J WAsHINGTOY, March 90, 1880.
SENATE.
| The Senate was not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
/ The House met to-day for debate only oil
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