The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-26
Washington.

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r.upo.p MATrLRS--CASE or MISTAKEN
,nv<riTy-REy. DIR. ARMSTRONG-PERs0N-
Al, &C.
fyrou our Regular Correspondent
U,suIxGrov, February 25.-When the
Uou>c bin 10 relieve j. Monroe Heiskell, OF
Nsryland, OF his dislbihtie, came mp to-day
I'm the senate Mr.. Edmunds said he did not
.ec any feature In his case that did not APP
ply 10 Others who were in The Confederate
army. except that be left Maryland. loyal
STATE. and went to Virginia, a seeding one.
He thought that the senators who were adj
vOcaiing II ought to move TO repeal the law
which forbds Confederate soldiers being
aorolnied to positions in the United States
army. Mr.. Wbyte said that this young man,
who is a native OF Maryland, was not twen-
tv-one when the war closed. and his case
stood nDon it, own merits. In response to
Mr.. Carpenter he remarked that he is ap-
plying for paymaSler, and does not know
whether a Republican Administration viii
.,iyc il to him, but il IL does not lie hoped
be will have an opportunity OF applying
next wear 10 a Democratic Administration
Mr.. Garland very quietly remarked that be
saw the force OF what Mr.. Edmunds said,
and was tired Of granting amnesty by piece
meal. lie therefore moved to amend the
bin 20 as to make it general in ill., character.
Here the Republicans thought they had
gotten the Democrats into 4 trap, but the
Democrats. while aware OF what they
wanted, with perfect compoSure accepted
the issue. asked one or two Democratic
senator's what they thought OF the matter,
and they replied. Why it does not make
the slightest difference. but We would
rather vote on the general bill, which is
on The calendar When the amend
ment had been agreed to and the
bill was on lis final passage, General
Logan declared he would not now
nor in time Of war appoint to Of
fetal position, in The army men who had
been in rebellion against the Government.
There ought, in bis Judgment, to be a dis
tnction between thos, who fought in the
Confederate army and those who stood by
the Union. TO repeal the law in question
was to abolish this distinction. Mr.. Thur
man said, however, that the time has come
when there should be general amnesty, and
he argued strongly in favor OF the bill as
amended. As neither Senator Blaine nor
COnkng were in their seats the Republi-
cans were unable TO make much OF a Sec
iional boom out OF the proceeding. They
IL. MT NJ
ness with which the Democrats from the
North and South accepted the issue and sup
ported the proposition for general amnesty.
During General LOgan'S speech be asserted
that Congress bad restored to the army two
colonies who resigned because they did not
want to face bullets. and that these had
been placed on the retired list. This
brought General Burnside to his feet,
who said that one OF them was dis
missed by the Secretary OF War, without a
trial, for disloyalty, and that he believed he
was perfectly loyal. He defended the Mill
tary Committee for reporting in favor OF
their restoration. The bill finally went
over in order that the Mcdonald
aod bill, which was the regular or
der, could be taken up. The Repub-
leans seemed somewhat veXed because
General Burnside had shifted the debate
from its original line TO Il contest about the
action OF the present Committee on Military
Affairs in restoring to the army two colo
aes whom the same committee, when
General Logan was chairman, refused 10
recommend for restoration.
now BANK OFFICERS NAY MAZE MISTAKES.
An officer at the Capitol the other day
tert a check on the Second National Bank
Of this city to an individual in New York
city. lie failed, however, to sign it; but
the party receiving it deposited it with &
New York firm that ia turn deposited IL
with bank. This bank sent it TO bank
"a TINS city, which returned it TO tie Second
AalOn@ Bank; aud. strange 10 say. the
want OF a signature WAS not discOvs red I'M
III At reached the ItSt-naned bank. This
o@eer says that when youth he was en-
Woyed in the banking-hooSe OF uenry
Clews d Co., of New York where SINH
lar nistske on huge scale ran thrS ugh
Just as many channels without detection.
SAID he. IL was directed 10 pay loan of
100000 TO tire Bank OF Commerce, and had
The cheek duly certified at the Fourth Ma
uonal Bank. The check was received and
tbe collateras for $4,000 given me. The
check then went through the usual chan
uels Of business from the Bank Of Com
Merce through the ClearinO-(JouS hack IN
The bank by which it was drawn. Then
Tor the first time il was discovered that it |
ha1 never been signed"
RAILROAD AND CANAL MATTERS.
Today there was reported to the House
Uon Dir. CabelPs committee bill granting
subsidy Of $1,000 mile TO a road from
'ah Antonio 10 Lored0, on the Rio Grande
i'er, 1850 miles in length. II will enable
"e Government TO transport troops and
munitions OF war for the protection Of the
'eAas frontier. The same committee re-
ported in favor OF abolishing tolls on the
louisville and Portland canal. The receipts
sc now 100000 a year, and II this bill
Passes II will be great relief 10 those en-
s'Seo In the Ohio-riyer trade.
Ihk srAR-sERyIcE DEFICIENCY BILL.
ine House to-day was engaged on the
-, ''sef'ice deficiency bill. reported from
Committee on Appropriations yester-
Wy IL sppropriaies about 500, 900 to keep
,"' Sf'Vice going until the regular appro-
"'aiion bill for the purpose can be matured