The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-27

the fUplDld TiNtTs unu D'f p"i', """ ~"
ton for the survey OF the James and tina
increasing the Appomatlox appropriation
were agreed TO without discussion. IL Is t
he hoped that The House will agree to tn
Senate amendments, and that Messrs. Coz
& Co. will not make factions oppositioI
10 II.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The House and Senate held sessions to
night, aud the former passed the sundrJ
civil appropriation bill. and The latter th'
river and harbof bill. The galleries OF tb'
two houses were well filed. Mr. Thurman
spoke twice against the river and harboI
bill, and alluded to the fact that he wa;
about TO retire from public life forever.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, SiG1, 1858; customs, Sj3G,i's.
Angus Cameron is said to have clear
majority for successor OF Senator Carpen'
ter.
The trustees Of the Corcoran Art Gallery
have passed resolutions in honor OF ex-Goy-
ernor Cooke. who was a member OF the
Board.
Wilmington, Illinois, sent Secretary Sber-
man to-day $50 conscience fund.
There are no signs Of agreement a yet on
the appoitiOnme1t bill.
Congres>meu do not seem to be at all ex-
cited over the reports from Wall street.
The weather was mider this evening, and
those who were constructing stands for the
inau,uration Ionkpd bannV
ASSOCIATED Press reports BY telegraph to the Dis
patch.I
THE FUNDING BILL.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-Thc Ways
and MeaDs Committee OF the House, after a
session OF three hours to-day, instructed
Representative Tucker to call up from the
Speakers table The funding bill, and Is
chairman Of the committee 10 move concur.
renee in the Senate amendments, together
with the amendments agreed TO by the COM
mltce at their last meeting, with one cXcep-
ton. and thu amendment adopted by them
to-day. The latter j. the amendment, pro-
posed by Representative Mckinley, 10 add
the following at the end OF section , OF tie
| bill: "PrOyided that nothing in this act be
construed 10 repeal or in any manner atiec,
or modify sections 5220, j222, j223, and
! 1924 Of thc Revised statutes OF the United
States
The amendment adopted ut the last meet
! ing extending he date mentioned in th, 9TH
section from July lst TO september 1T was
to-day stricken out.
| REPRESENTATIVE C0ngcr offered IN amend
ment 10 strike Out OF section } The words
land provided further. that section OF
the act Of June % 1874. entitled an act fix
ing The amount Of United States notes, pro-
viding for redistribution OF national-bank
currency. and for other purposes, be. and
the same is hereby, Tepealed.' The amend
ment was not agreed to. but Representative
C0nger was authorized by The committee io
offer his amendment in the House before
the calling CT the previous question.
Representative Mills was also authorized
to offer rs IN amendment TO the bill before
the previous question l. called the amend
ment in regard 10 the date, which WAS
stricken out by the committee to-day.
Representative Tucker was instructed Ia
90 To- the Speakers desk, and the question
OF consideration upon the funding bill viii
therefore be raised as soon rs the sundry
civil blll i disposed Of.
The conference committee having failed
to effect any compromise upon the appOr
liOnment question, an understanding ha'
| been reached upon the Democratic side OF
the House that the apportiOnmeni bill shall
give way for the present to allow the way,
and Means Committee an opportunity tC
call up the funding bill. The bill stands
No. 10 upon the Speakers table, and a sim
Gle objection will prevent its consideration
out OF order, but the other nine bills having
precedence may be laid aside seriatim il
the House so dlspOses. and in this way the
funding bill may he reached for considers
ton in a short time after the disposition OF
the Sundry civil bill.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-The Demo
cratic members OF the Senate bad private
conference to-day for the purpose OF eX'
changing views on the order OF business
and discussing several matters relative tC
the organic lliOn OF the next Senate. The
fact that the senatorial term Of the Presi
dent OF the Senate pro tenn. (Judge Thur
mani will expire at noon on the 4th OF
March was brought before the conference
and rs il is the duty OF the President pro
| tenn. to swear in the new senators when the
Senate recOnyeneS Immediately after that
hour. attention was cJllcd to the need OF
eleciin9 some one for The position whose
term will continue into the next session.
1t was agreed that caucus meeting shall
be held before the 4lh OF March 10 select 4
candidate. and also 10 elect successor Il
Senator WallIce, the present chairman OF
! the caucus.
4 committee was appointed 10 examine
the credentials OF new senators and a>cer'
tain whether defects exist in them upon
which objections could be based 10 the
swearing in Of any Of the SenatOrs-clcct.
The sense OF the caucns was decidedly i'll
favor OF maintaining the present organizd
ton and officers il the Democrats control
| the next Senate.
II is understood that the suspended nom
| nations OF Messrs. Matthews, Billings. and
others were to-day somewhat discussed with
reference TO the best method OF dsposing OF
them. but material differences OF opinion
| heing deyeloped no action was taken.