The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-18


the rate to be paid under the bill which the
committee will report Tomorrow sii'ooo,-
900 per annum. There will be separate
bill prepared by the committee liking the
amount OF coin reserve to be Kept 10 the
Treasury to meet resumption. Mr.. sher-
man says 40 per cent. OF the outstanding
greenback circulation will do, and Mr..
Tucker 33t per cent. IL Mr.. Sberman's
plan prevails there will be Kept IN
the Treasury sl4O,OOO,OOO in coin, which
will leave fifty or sixty millions TO
go towards paying of the public
debt. The whole amount falling due in
1880 and 81, TO recapitulate, Is s76O,OOO,OOo,
and as 5000, 900, 900 are to be funded IN %
per cent. exchequer bills, that leaves
$500 900, 900 to be funded in q per cents
after paying off 100000, 900 with the surplus
coin. II will be remembered that quoted
the other day from a Republican fnancier
"a New York member OF the House,, who
said il would not do to issue 5000, 100000 OF
4 per cents and the rest in % per cents,
and the committee has come to the same
conclusion, and made all % per cents. lie
would have made all per cents.
AID FOR IRELAND-SPEECHEs
When the Senate was considering the
proposition TO furnish ship 10 convey pro-
visions to Ireland, Senator Wlthers called
attention to the fact that large milling
firm at Richmond agreed to furnish -four at
reduced rates and steamship company to
convey it on most liberal terms to Ireland,
but the Relief Committee, in declining their
propositions, said that the committee in Ire
land had informed them that they wanted
money rather than provisions. Senators
Withers and Jones, OF Florida, and Repre-
sentative O'COnnOr, OF South Carolina,
were among the speakers at the Alexandria
relief meeting last night.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
There Is n rumor that General Malone
has purchased Alexander Shepherds hne
house, but do not credit it; real-estate
man told a Confederate general, who told
the senator who told me. McCauley, the
comedian, has made decided hit In Uncle
Daniel Bartlett, Deputy Sheriff, &c, and Is
capitaly supported he comes to Richmond.
The Rev. j. William Jones was at the Capt.
fol to-day. As have always predicted, the
committee exonerated Senator ingalls,; they
said. however, there was bribery by some
OF his friends, but not enough to affect the
result; Messrs. Logan. Hoar, and Angus
Cameron, OF the committee, thought the re-
ference TO the bribery ought not to have
been made. SypbaX will let the Republi-
cans know that a colorcd Virginian compre-
bends fully the frauds OF the exodus.
TO CENSUS. SUPERVISORS.
General Walker instructs supervisors OF
the census to make enumeration districts
embrace a population OF 1000 or 1000. The
work must be done in two weeks, even II
extra enumerators have to be employed.
EnumcralOrs are 10 be made with view TO
fitness, and not on account OF politics.
THE NICAIAGUAN CANAL.
Senator Eaton had an interview this az
ternoon with Hamilton Fish, Of the Mica
raguan canal. and says he means to light
most earnestly against 4 special committee.
lie contends that II it does not 20 to the
Committee on Foreign Relations the COM
mittee bad better be abolished.
Senator Butler stated to the Baltimore
Anericqn correspondent that South Caro-
lima has no idea OF imposing an educational
test TO disiranchise voters, white or colored.
He and General Hampton are opposed to it.
DRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The street railways here owe good deal
Of back taxes, and Senator Edmunds wants
to know why they are not made to pay them.
A paper by Assistant Secretary French in
regard to the cattle-dsease was read at the
Cabinet meeting to-day and will be sent to
Congress.
J. Milton Turner (colored), ex-Mnister to
Liberia. and Frederick Douglass are to be
invited to 20 before the Exodus Committee.
Both are opposed to it. Professor Baird
was before the House Appropriations Com
mittee to-day. He wants money to furnish
his fsh-hatchng vessel for the coast OF
South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Sem
ator Conking Is to go to Chicago as a dele
cate at large from New York, and will lead
the Grant party.
The Senate Finance Committee to-day
agreed to report the New York Worlds
Fair BILL
The House Committee on Foreign ReIa-
lions discussed the report in the Acklcn
case to-day. II makes no recommendation,
but recites facts. 1t Will be further dis
cussed tomorrow.
Colonel Robert Beverley was here this
evening, and went to Baltimore to make
another shipment OF cattle to Liverpool.
He will not make another until next sum-
mer. He complains Of the high insurance
and other costs. Colonel Beverley is anX-
ious that there shall be representative Of
agriculture in the Cabinet.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
Datch.l
CENSUS SUPERVISORS REJECTED.
WASHINGTON, February 17.-Several NOM
nations OF census supervisors were rejected
to-day, including, however, only two from
southern States. The reflections were made
by strict party votes, the Democratic ma
| jorty basing its action on the ground taken
I'm debate last week that the nominations
thrown out were wholly partisan, and
should, in accordance with the spirit OF the
census law, have been given TO Democrats.
The two southern nominations rejected
were those OF Lemuel c. Bristow for the
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