The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-05


600 for the protection Of American seumen,
$4,000 for The exr,enses Of consulates, and
$4,000 for add iIonal pay for consular
clerks.
THY. NEW HALF-DoLLAR.
The bill for the recoinage OF the hall.
dollar, reported from the House Coinage
Commit &c, OF which Mr.. Stephens is chair
man, Provides that the half-dolIars now in
the Treasury, and which may be hereafter
pai0 into It, Of the present coinage Of 192
grains, shall be recoined into half.dollars
o. 206l gruins. Until a sufficient quantity
OF the new halves are coined, however, II
Is to be lawful to pay out any hali-dollars
In the Treasury as demand may be made.
The balf.dolar coined under this act is 10
be legal tender for all debts and dues,
public and private. except when otherwise
expressly stipulated to the contrary.
MEssRs. SPRINGER AND MANNING.
There is good deal Of talk over the pub
lication that Mr.. Manning, OF Mississippi
intends at the next meeting OF the House
Elections Committee TO charge the chairman
(Mr. Springer, OF IIlinois) with highly i'm
proper conduct In connection with the
Washburne-Donnelly case.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
! Judge Jackson. OF the United States Dis
| trict Court OF West Virginia. and Colonel
William z. Thompson, OF Parkersburg, are
here. Major T. p. Wallace and Captain
Jack Hudgin were the only Virginia visit
tors TO the Capitol to-day. Colonel w. T..
| Tanner was at The post-offlce OF the House
this afternoon and left for Richmond to-
night.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The army appropriation bill will be next
taken up. owing to the absence OF Mr..
| Wells, who has the Indian bill in charge.
Negroes from the South are testiiying be-
fore the Exodus Committee that their race
is afraid OF the Democrats.
DR.. Curry has been appointed by the
Secretary OF War one OF the Board Of Visi.
tors to West Point. General Patterson, OF
Philadelphia, Is another.
Tennessee Democrats have hopeful news
| from their State.
| A Georgetown lady stands second on the
list Of 263 competitors for clerksbips in the
Treasury Department.
At Blaine's headquarters they claim that
he will get $50 votes at Chicago, and they
include In this eight votes from Virginia.
The District investigation grows interest
ing, and it appears that there has been
forgery in regard to District claims.
The weather to-day was very disagreed
bic, and there were not many people out
for pleasure.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph TO the Dis
/ patch.l
! NEW COMPLICATION IN THE D0NELLY'WASH-
BURNB CASE.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The Donnelly.
! Washburne case bids fair TO lead 10 new
and unexpected complications. Mr.. Spring
| er, chairman OF the House COMMITTEE. re-
ported having received letter from Rep
reSentative Manning, stating that he pro-
posed to prefer charges against him (Spring-
Ell affecting the motives which actuatec
! his course and determined his vote in the
case. He Will on Monday cali the attention
! of The House to the matter, and ask for q
thorough investigation. In conversation
to-day Mr.. Springer stated that at the
proper time he would show that his vote
| in the DJnneliy WASN'T urne case was strictly
in accordance with bis convictions, aud
that not a shadow OF foundation exists for
any charge or insiDuation OF corrupt mo-
tives or improper influences.