The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-06
WASHINGTON.

SENATOR MORGAN on THE INDIAN QUESTION
MR.. wEAyER'S GREENBACK RESOLUTION
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR JAMES RIy-
ER-THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS COM
MiSSION--A Personal EXPLANATION
ABOUT HOOP IRON--THE ARMY BILL, &C.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April 5.--The morning
business was unimportant in the Senate,
and the speech OF Senator Morgan on the
Indian question consumed the rest OF the
day. He contcnded that under the law OF
1871 Cong: ess has no power TO make any
more treaties with the Indians, and yet
that the Ute bin before the Senate contains
treaty. He is for making the Indians
settle on Their reservations, 90 to work at
agriculture, and become selI-sustaining. He
would break up their tribal system, and
make them responsible for their acts TO
the laws OF the territory in which they re-
side. He is IN favor OF treating them fairly,
and paying them whatever has been
promised them by tue Government.
Mr.. wEAvER'S GREENBACK RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Weaver got in his long-eXpected
greenback resolution to-day. 1t declare q
that the Government has the exclusive right
to issue all money, metallic or paper. TINS
was intended 10 abolish national-bank notes,
but it declared equally against the issue OF
notes by state banks. 1t further declared
against refundirg in 81 per cent. bonds the
bonds bearing and per cent. maturing
within the next fifteen months, aud practl-
cally proposed that they shall be paid off IN
silver as rapidly as possible. To do this he
proposed that the minis OF the country be
put to work at their full capacity coming
silver dollars. The Virginia delegation
were divided, Messrs. Harris, Richmond,
CabeIl, and Beale voting "Aye," and
NeSsrS. Hunton, Tucker, Jorgensen, and
Johnston voting mo" The resolution
was defeated-ayes, So; noes, 1l3-and
Mr.. Weaver says 1t got as many as he eX-
pected.
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR VIRGINIA RIVERS,
CREEKS, AND HARB0Rs.
The subcommittee of the House Com
merce Committee have not quite completed
estimates for improving The rivers. &c, Of
Virginia. Mr.. Kenna, OF West Virginia,
who is friend OF the Jlmes-river improve
ment, asSurts me that lie will urge an it,
crease of the appropriation for IT when the
Virginia rivers come up in full committee.
The estimates 80 far are as follows: Oman
cock river, $4,000; James river, $4,000 !;
Appomattox, $4,000; Nomini, $500 !;
RappahanDock, $4,000; Urbana creek,
$500; Cbickabominy, $4,000; SlauntOn,
50 900; Dan, $1,000; Norfolk harbor, $780,
900; Backwater, $4,000; North Landing,
$4,000. The above estimates will go before
the full committee as they are, but there are
others yet to be deter mined on. An infuen-
tial member CT the committee remarked to-
night to me that be thought some OF the
above will be increased. And think be is
tight.
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COMMISSION.
The report of the House committee in
favor of a commission for the investigation
Of the amount of money invested in the
liquOr traffic, the amount OF money it brings
into the treasures national, State, and mu-
nicipal-and from what classes this revenue
is derived, is quite lengthy. 1t assumes
that while Congress posse,ses no power to
regulate or prohibit the sale OF liquor in the
States. if has in the District or Columbia
and the Territories. 1t is further con-
tended that upon the broad ground
that Congress has power TO inyesti-
gate any subiectmatter which per-
talns to the health and general well
fare OF the people so long as such inyes-
tigation does not interfere with individual
rights or properly, that 1t has power to
establish this commission. The committee
refer to the fact that religious organizations,
without distinction of denomination, have
petitioned CongrCss in favor OF an investi-
CATION OF the liquor traffic, and that they
are entitled to a respectful hearing. The
report contains good deal in regard TO the
horrors Of intemperance, and closes with
The declaration that more people died in
1873 from liquor than from the yellow-feYer.
THE SURVEY OF THE PAMUNKEY RIVER.
The report OF Mr.. j. NJ. Wolbrect. who
SURVEYED tue Pamunkey river, was trans
mltled by the Secretary of War to-day 10
the Senate Commerce Committee. lie estl-
mates that for $4,000 TO Use round num-
bers) he can get 7-foOt low-water depth up
10 Bassetts ferry, 5.foot low-water depth
I'D 10 Wormley's ferry, and 3-foot low
water depth up TO Hanoyeriown ferry, tie
channel 10 be cut 80 feet wide. This estl-
mate includes the removal OF logs, snags,
fallen and leaning trees that are at present
or that will become i'm the immediate future
Instructions TO passing boats. He doe not
propose to improve the river above Hano-
vertowu ferry. The engineer says the
" rreen->and mari" for which the Pamur.
key is celebrated, is justly regarded as one
OF the most valuable natural fertilizer. in
the state. 1t is extensively used by those
having access to il, and no inconsiderable
portion Of the benefit resulting from an i'm
proyement should be allotted to the facility
il would offer for the transportation OF this
mari TO convenient distributing places for
the upper farms.
TIE sPRIYGER-NANNING AFFAIR.
Mr.. Springer made personal eXpiana-
ton in the House to-day in regard to the
Wasbburne-DoDnelly ease, and convinced
everybody except Colonel Manning that lie
did not say he would vote for seating Dom
nelly. Colonel Manning adheres to the be-
lief, however, that Mr.. Springer led him to
believe he would SO vote. asked south
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