The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-13

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War Department; a bill TO provide for the
issue OF one and two-dolar silver certif.
cotes, based upon the silver now in the
Treasury; and, by Mr.. Warner, a bill to
establish free coinage and prohibit TIE is.
sue Of any more nationalbank notes. This
bin Is in many respects the same that he in.
troduced in. the House last session.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Senator Butler to-day introduced bill to
organize Alaska into a Territory. Then
Colonel nall ought to be Governor.
There are those who think The fves and
skies will not be funded as proposed at this
session.
The Democratic members OF the Appro-
pfiations Committees Of the House and Sem
ate bad conference to-day with view Of
harmonzing as far as possible upon the
appropriation bills.
The House adjourned at a few minutes
past to-day, but the Senate remained in
executive session until nearly 8.
The Speaker will announce tomorrow q
committee OF seven TO investigate the ope-
rations o! the pension system.
The Agricultural Department Is to be in
vestigated.
Senator Hamlin and Messrs. Frye and
Lindsey OF the House are the only Maine
congressman who have returned.
The National Women's Suffrage Associa-
ton will hold its twelfth annual convention
here on the Goth, and all the leading strong
minded women will attend.
The capture Of the murderers Of young
Hirth caused great excitement, and there
were rumors Of lynching. The verdict OF
the coroner's jury was that he came to his
death from blows inflicted by three negroes,
named Pinn, Queenan, and Bedford.
One case OF smallpox was reported to-
day, and three cases OF variolOd where the
disease had existed before.
The weather is damp and chilly.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph TO the Dis
patch.l
ARRIVAL OF OURAY AND PARTY.
WASHINGTON, January 12.-Ouray and the
rest OF the Ute delegation arrived in the
city yesterday morning and were taken
under guard 10 the fremont House. where
they will remain during their stay here.
To-day they were furnished with store
clothes. At the hotel the Indians are guard
ed. and no one is allowed to approach them.
The party consists OF Ouray and Mrs.
Ouray, Chipeta, JOcknick, Sieblo, and Au-
gustne, OF the Uncompaguere Utes; Jack,
SOwawick, and Unea Sam, OF the White.
River Utes, and TOppaganta and Alhanda,
OF the Southern Utes; w. II. Berry, inter-
prefer. Otto MearS, OF Colorado, and Mr.
Kelly, Of Chicago, eX-lndan agent at Los
Plnos, accompany them.
Ouray was at tue Interior Department to-
dav, and held Il long preliminary conference
with Secretary SchurZ. The Indians, as
body, will rot be examined probably for
day or two. The conference with Ouray
was secret. The conference with the In
dams will be continuation Of the work OF
the Ute commission. General Adams ar
rived in the city to-day.
Mr.. WARMERS ATTENUATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, January 12.-The bill in
PRODUCED in the House to-day by Mr.. War
ner. OF Ohio, to prevent paper imitation,
provides, in view OF the present and con-
stantly increasing volume of paper curren-
cy-first that after the passage OF said bill
the issue of additional national-ban notes
shall cease; second, that for any necessary
increase OF currency the minis OF the United
States shall be opened to the public for the
free coinage OF gold and silver into
standard coins on the same terms; third,
that the Government issue Of gold and sill
yer coin and bullion certificates to be re-
ceivabe for all dues to the United States.
The coin and bullion for which such GER
tificates are outstanding shall be retained
in the Treasury for redemption OF the same:
provided that coin certificates returned to
the Treasury in payment OF dues TO the
Government shall be reiSsued and bullion
certificates so returned shall be cancelled,
and bullion for which they are issued shall
be converted into coin.
SHIP CANAL BETWEEN DELAWARE AND CHEsA-
PEAKE BAYS.
WASHINGTON, January 12.-The Secretary
| OF War transmitted to the Senate to-day a
| letter from the Chief Of Engineers and an
| accompanying copy Of the report of Major
w. +. Craighill, OF the Corps of Engineers,
| Of survey made on the peninsula of Ma
| ryland and Delaware, in compliance with
| the requirements OF the river and harbor
act OF June IS, 1878, with view to the con-
struction OF ship canal 10 connect the
waters OF the Delaware and Chesapeake
bays.
| DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.
| WASHINGTON, January 12.-The Demo-
cratic members OF the Senate and House
Committees on Appropriations held secret
conference to-day and talked over the busi-
| ness OF the session. No formal action was
taken, but ali the members expressed
themselves in favor OF getting the regu-
lar appropriation bills through as rapidly as
possible, and in favor Of keeping public eX-
penditures down to the lowest figure practi-
cable. The question Of equalizng the pay
OF Senate and House employees was also
discussed but no decision reached. The
House Committee on Appropriations has
heretofore insisted that it has the right to
regulate the pay OF employees Of both
houses and TO cut the Senate employees down
TO the figures paid by the House. The Sen
ate has resisted this, and will no doubt con-
tinue to do so, in spite of conferences.
ANEW COMMODORE OF THE NAVY.
WASHINGTON, January 12-The Senate
in executive session to-day confirmed the
nomination Of Captain Homer c. Blake to
be commodore in the navy.
orty-sixfh CongreSs.-SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON, January l., 1880.
SENATE.
Dir. Herman introduced joint resolution
for the transfer OF so much as may be me-
caeSarV of the Rpdlops island New York