The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-18


rwFT-THT RIVER AND HARBOE BILL. N TIIE
uoUsE-THE CONDITION or THE BUSINESS
OF cONGEEss-PEIsoNAI NEWS TTEMS-
BRIEFS.
Prom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE House ini-
mediaiely after prayers took up the river
and harbor bill. and the indications nj noon
were that the bin would pas before adj
journmeni tc-day without any material
amendments. There were no committees
/ in session on the House side, and there was
no session Of the SENATE to-day. The senate
Foreign Relations Committee considered
the consular bin section bY section without
reaching q conclusion. Governor Nance's
special committee further examined into
the crookcdness in the sixth North Carolina
collection district, and elected a good deal
% testimony going 70 show that there was
good reason f0r the investigation. For ex-
ample. W. II. kesfler testified that while
he was only employed month and received
$50. vouchers were filed in the Department
- show thaf he had received Sl,l25. These
vouchers were duly sworn TO by the COZ
lection officials Captain Ramsey testified
thai he oniv received 500 q month from
March 1st, 1872, 10 june 3D.. 1873, bui
vouchers were filed which claimed that he
had been paid S150 month during the pc
mod named. There was more testimony %
this character
THE CONDITION OF BUSINESS IN COEGEEss.
There arr about 300 senate bills on the
House table. and the Senate has passed 5O
more bills 70 date than the House. There
have been so far introduced IN the house
G.224 bills and Do Joint resolutions, and n
the senate 2.04G bills and SO joint rcsolu-
tions. After the senate dispOses OF the
bank bill next week, there Is NJ House bill
before II except appropriation bills. On
the other hand. the House mas not YET
touched the funding bin, which passed the
senate some time ago.
TERs0NAL NEWS THIS.
The Russian Minister Bar.h0lOme eii
here to-day Tor home The President has
approved tine bin granting pension TO the
widow Of Admiral Reynolds. Lieutenant
Dauenhowcr viii spend the summer al
Capon Senator Hampton and Bepresenta-
tive, Dcznd0ri and Jorgeuscu were al the
White House to-day Controller Lawrenc,
returned tc-day from Ohio. Mr.. William
West. the correspondent. Is oui AGAIN after
his long illness. Hon. George j. Wise has
returned 90 the Metropolitan. ". ".
C0rcorau was said Go be much improved TO-
day Representative Ward. o. Pennsvlva-
MA. j, I'll in Baltimore. Senator Bavard
on the 2stn viii deliver the DAME. Webster
centennial address Of Hanover, n. Il.
BRIEF EEws ITEMs.
Tine grand jury to-day brought IN nine
Indictment, against Brady and other star
reuters.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue. s517.052; customs. S57-.oss.
The report OF the Director OF tire Mint
shows tina; the product Of gold FOR the wear
was s34.700. 900. and silver S4a.o00,oo0.
The Government detective service j,
after the plate OF the counterfeit $40 creeu-
backs which have appeared il Boston The
same noie wa, circulated m Missouri some
time ago.
The sundry civil appropriation bin viii
be- reported % the House on MONDAY.
To-day has been the varmest OF the scs-
son.
Associated Pres report. o. t.ic Dispatch.
MORE sTAH-RuUTE INDICTMENTS.
WASHINGTON. june 1.-THE Grand jury
came into tine Criminal C0uT this fore
noon. and made three new presentmeu,s
n the staI-rouIe cascs. IN two of the pre-
sentiments Thomas q. Brad, and George
X. Me>er0ie were connected. and ~ tine
third james 3. Price alas d. H. Price and
Th0ma, T. Brady were mentioned. Pre-
sentiments We're also returned against Mar
sinai. G.. C0ndee and john II. Wallace i0l
perjury. The latter charge j. connected
with the straw-bOnd caste. Within hab
an hour from the time OF pre-entment in-
dictments based upon them were returned. .
THE NAVAL. APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON. june 1.-The House Com
mittee on Appropriations TODAY adopted
the report of the Subcommittee m charge
Of the neutrality-suspicious. bill, and directed
Mr.. Robson 10 rcpOT1 the bill 10 the House
f0r printing and recommital. The aggre-
gate amount winch II appropriate Is SD
35l $50. against S14. gS7 co. iOr the current
year.
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