The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-29
Forfy-seventhC ongress-FirstS Session
WASHINGTON, March %, 1882.
GFNATE

Mr.. Sherman, from the Finance Commit
tee, reported the Senate bill TO facilitate the
payment Of dividends to the creditors Of
the Freedmen's Savings and Trust Com
pany, and directing the payment OF the
dividends to be made with checks on the
Treasurer of the United States ut the city
Of New York, with such written checks rs
may be approved by the Secretary Of the
Treasury. Passed.
Mr.. Butler offered q resolution calling on
the Attorney-General for copy Of his let
ter Of instruction, dated the 10th instant,
to Dallas Sanders, OF Pennsylvania, assist
ant counsel TO the United States district at
torney Of South Carolina, and the reply Of
Sanders. He said that letter from the
Acknowledgement to this Mr.. Saunders,
which he had seen In public prints, con.
tanned statements so extraordinary and I'M
usual for an officer i'm high position in the
Government Of the United States that he
could scarcely credit il, and he desired to
have over that officers signature an exact
copy OF the instructions which he Is said
to have issued. Adopted
The tariff-commsslon bill came up soon
after 2 o'clock, and Mr.. Harris spoke in adj
vOcacy OF action on the tariff by the COM
mittees OF Congress without further delay.
Mr.. Bayard, In closing the debate on the
bill, spoke Of the difficulties which neces-
sarily surrounded the question, arising
from selfish and sectional considerations.
He said the clash OF opinion for the last
six years had prevented any bill on the
subject coming from the Ways and Means
Committee Of the House, and that The pre-
sent organization OF that committee was
such az to make it idle and absurd to sup
pose that measure tending to the reduc-
ton of duties could originate there.
At 4 o'clock the Senate proceeded to con-
slider the amendments to the bill under the
fve-mnute rule for debate. The amend
ment Of the Senate requiring that in the
selection OF the commission the President
shall give representation to agriculture
and manufacturers as near as practicable
in proportion to the capital invested and
the number OF persons engaged, was first
taken up, and after some debate was re-
iected-ayes, 81; noes, 81.
All other amendments were successfully
voted down by maiorities equally decisive,
and the bill passed without amendment
ayes, So; noes, 10.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House went INTO COMMITTEE OF the
Whole and took up the tariff-commission
bill. Mr.. Kasson took the floor, first ex-
planning the provisions Of the bill and then
advocating the commission plan.
The committee rose at 5:l0 p. VI.
The Speaker laid before the House q
message from the President transmitting
the report OF the Secretary Of State and ac-
companying papers, called for by the reso-
luton adopted yesterday touching the ne
gotiations for the restoration OF peace in
South America); also, communication
from the Secretary Of War in compliance
with the resolution Of the House, stating
that 100000 more rations are necessary for
the relief OF the sufferers from the present
overflow OF the Mississippi river and its
tributaries.
Adjourned.