The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-01

the national debt. They quoted from Mr.
sherman's report, while Secretary OF the
( Treasury. to show that there has been
/ fund In the Treasury set aside for reducing
/ the national debt. The Ohio senator had
commended in his speech that there was nc
such fund. Mr.. Teller would vote for
the Plumb amendment, but he preferred to
reduce the reserved fund TO fifty millions.
lie declared that the people do not want
gold. and predicted that there will be no
business panic for five years to come.
Messrs. Morrill, and Allison opposed
the amendment. The Plumb amend
mont was adopted at ten minutes
past 4. The Republicans voting for
it were Messrs. Plumb, ingalls,, and
Teller, and the Democrats against II
were Messrs. Jones Of Florida and Nc
Pherson Of Pennsylvania. The Senate
here went into executive session, and the
bill went over. Vita the Davis and Plumb
amendments the Sherman bill is now a
Democratic measure. Several Republicans
ulO NOT NOlf lllt
VIRGINIA BILLS ~ THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Barbour has introduced bills for the
relief Of Letitia Strothcr and Della Mccoy,
the latter by request; Mr.. Jorgensen, bills
for the relief OF Adelina j. Blick, OF Reams' ;
Station, and the Accotink Home Guards,
Of Fairfax county; Mr.. Wise, bill for the
relief Of the heirs Of President james Mon
roe. a Northumberland Of the Virginia
State line during the Revolution; and Mir.
Cabcll, q bill for the relief Of W. II. ;.
Banks, OF Carroll. on motion Of Mr.. Jor-
gcnsen the House has taken the bill chang
inc the boundaries Of the Fourth collection
district Of Virginia from the Committee on
Ways and Means and referred it to the
Committee on Commerce.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Navy Department was informed to-
day that smallpox had broken out on the
Tennessee, now at New York en- route for
Norfolk.
General Hurlbut, American Minister to
Peru, has been given permission to return
TO the United States.
Twenty-four children from the Usage
agency, Indian Territory, will arrive here
this week en- route for the Indian school at
Carlisle, Pa.
All the members Of the Cabinet were at
the meeting this afternoon.
The President this evening signed the
lin for the relief OF Mrs. Lincoln.
Mr.. Anderson dc Billie, the new Danish
Minister, was presented to the President
to-day.
Government receipts to-day were: In
tcrnal revenue, S3lS.5sj; customs, S61S,-
$40.
Governor Cameron, Captain Riddleber-
ger, Collector Brady, and other prominent
Readiusters, left here on the O'Clock train
for Richmond.
Lewis McKenzie's railroad was sold to-
day for $4,000. The report is that Sena-
tor Davis is interested in the purchase.
Judge Buckner introduced bill to-day
which provides that all hotels in the Dis
trict OF Columbia three stories high shall
have fire-cscapeS in each room.
The snow to-day was the heaviest Of the
season.
Associated Press reports TO the Dispatchl
WASHINGTON, January 31.--The House
Committee on Naval Affairs to-day author
lied Representative Dczcndorf TO report
TO the House with favorable recommends
ton the bill recently introduced by him
authorizing the Secretary OF the Navy TO
contract for the purchase OF LOT OF land
opposite the G0Sport navy-yard. known rs
Cedar Grove" Tor the purpose OF con-
Structing wet dock. The bill appropri-
ates $4,000, or so much thereof - may
be found necessary.
The President to-day Withdrew the nOmi-
nation of Henry b. Nichols to be postmas-
ter at Norfolk, which was sent to the SEN
ate on the 9th instant.
The House Committee on Military Al
fairs to-day authorized Representative Up
ston, of Texas, to report the resolution TO
the House calling upon the Secretary Of
War to investigate and report what amount
OF money has been expended by the State
OF Texas in rcpelling Indian inya,lons
since the war. This action is taken with
view 10 reimbursing the Slate.
The subcommittee Of the House Flee
tons Committee reported 10 the full COM
mittcc to-day in the ease OF Lanier against
King. from the Fifth district II Louisiana,
recommending that the contest be dismiss
ed. The full committee adopted this re-
port and authorized its chairman to submit
the same 10 the House.
In the contested case Of Mackey rs.
O'COnnOr, or his heirs, OF the Second district
Of South Carolina, the Subcommittee re-
commended that tie protest Of Dibblc, the
sitting member, be ovcrruled. This protest
is substantially that as he (Dibble) was APP
pointed by the Governor to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF O'Connor his seat
is not subject to contest. The full commit
tee did not finally dispose Of this case, but
decided to hear argument in regard to the
protest of Dibble Friday next.
CORPORATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed as pOstmas-
tiers: Clifford Statham, Lynchburg, Va. !;
Charles Guirken, Elizabeth City, n. c. !;
L. Ii. Hines, Suffolk, Va.
From Norfolk.
Especial telegram 10 the Dlspatch.l
NORFOLK, January 3l.-Joseph c. Camp,
the only colored councilman for this city,
died to-day.
Ncaay fifty thousand bales Of cotton
were exported to Europe from this port
this month.
The schooner Rhoda Holmes, ashore on
Hog Island, James river, has been gotten
of.
Sale Of Railroad.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 3l.-The
Washington and Ohio railroad, its fran
chises, rolling stock, etc, were sold to-day
to r. A. Hoyt, formerly Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs. The purchase was made