The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-30

james A. Latane, aud Wash. NcLane, vi tue
Cincinnati Enquirer, are In the city. The
report is that because Secretary Ramsey
was not elected senator that his brother
committed suicide. f"
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
. Secretary schurz appeared before the
House Committee on Indian Affairs to-day
and cross.examined two members OF the re-
cently-returned Ponca commission with
reference TO their statements. The Secretary
was very severe.
There will be some excitement next week
over the general subject OF the electoral
count. The two houses by law are CON-
pelI, d 10 meet on the second "Wednesday In
February to declare the vote for President
and vice-Presldent.
The knights OF Pyihias here viii eele-
brate on the Odd OF February the nineteenth
anniversary OF the order. Knights from
Baltimore, Norfolk. and Portsmouth VIII
participate In the demonstration.
There was again to-day much talk about
the Page case. and northern and southern
Democrats were bitter on General Bragg
because of his speech. Massachusetts Re-
publican members said that il had nothing
to do with war claims, and that Mrs. Page
ought TO be paid the 1886 due her husband.
Mr.. Jorgensen expressed his condemnation
OF the course OF Messrs. COnger, Reed u
| Co. in stroOg terms, and says ne viii advo-
cate the passage OF the bill when 1t comes
up in the House.
\ Pennsylvanians oil seem at sea tonight
about the senatorial fight at Harrisburg.
In discussing the Indian bill this evening
Senator ingalls, pictured the Indians as
among the worst human beings in all crea-
ton, and Senator Morgan made gallant
defence OF them, picturng in strong colors
their wrongs and hardships, their bravery
and endurance.
After protracted discussion the House
this evening adopted the committees report
unseatiug Martin, OF North Carolina QRe'
publican), and seating Yates (Democrat.
Only three regular appropriation bills are
now to be reported-toiwii, the legislative
executive and Judicial, the general def
cheney, aud the sundry civil.
During the week s4l, 1870, 600 in banknOtcS
was received at the Treasury for rodemp-
ton.
Government receipts 10 day were: Gus
toms. S4O0, 55s; internal revenue, S1S9,790
GAssociaied Press Reports by telegraph to tn
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
| a II
Democratic senators held caucus ihi
morning for the purpose OF interchanSlht
, views uDon the various pending matters o
| legislation. No formal caucus action wa
G taken tnor was any binding agreement pro
4 posedl in regard TO any Of them, but it wa
virtually determined that Mr.. Ingails's reso
linton concerning the electoral count shouI'
~ he referred to the select committee on Ina
D subject. IL seemed 10 be the general I'm
l. pression in the caucus. however, that III
= mode of procedure for the count may We
a be fixed by the House Of Representative
adjoining the Morgan joint resolution. Tn
; subject OF congressional reappOrtionrneu
:. was also discussed, and 1t was general
O agreed that some bill for that purpos
o ought to be passed by this Congress. tn
funding bill was not brought up for or
cussion at TO days caucus.
y. TELEGRAPH RATES FOR GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
IL WASHINGTON, January PA declsio
l. was rendered by the law officers Of the Pos
D. Office Department to-day, in which II
II held that the law governing the rate TO [
Il paid to telegraph companies for the tran
= mission Of the Governments business r.
% ouired that in the event OF reduction
m rates by any telegraph company the Go
r. eminent tariff for business over the INES
al competing companies to points that can |
NJ reached by the companies making the r
- duction shall be the same. The decsio
IL grew cut CT an inquiry from the Secretal
Of the Treasury relative to the reduction
rates by the American Rapid Telegram
IS Company and the effect thereof over 9TH
m lines,