The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-04

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THE sTAR-RoUTE CASES.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March 3.-Assistant-
Acknowledgement Ker has completed the
preparation of the indictments in all the
star-route cases so far considered by the
Grand iury. There are seventeen Of these
indictments. Fourteen OF them have al
ready been endorsed by the grand jury as
"trne bills" The remainder, which in
clude those against Brady, will be present.
ed in court tomorrow. The Indictment
against Brady, Dorsey ct al, is most yo-
luminous document, and contains one OF
the largest counts ever prepared. This
count exceeds in length any in the famous
Tweed cases in New York. which were
somewhat remarkable in that respect. 1t
contains one hundred special allegations
OF fraudulent acts and covers transactions
in twenty-onc post routes.
Forty.seyenth COngress-FirstS Session.
WASHINGTON, March 3. 1882.
SENATE.
Mr.. Butler presented, read at length. and
explained the memorial from the bench and
bar, executive officers, commercial boards,
professors Of colleges, journalists, and
others, numbering in all l,200 citizens OF
South Carolina, for national aid for the ed
ucation Of the youth Of that State. and in
support Of his bill on the subject he said
that the State had the framework OF rs good
a free-schoOl system H. any in the Union,
but the great difficulty in the way OF realiz-
ing all thai was desired from that system
was the want OF money and it would be a
great hardship to tax the people for school
purposes any more than they are taxed
now. He denied that the assessments for
taxation in South Carolina were less than
were warranted by the value OF the pro-
perty. and freely advocated the necessity Of
the desired legislation. Referred.
Mr.. Hoar, from the Committee on Libra
nv, reported adversely upon the petitions
OF the Wisconsin Geographical and the
Chicago Historical Societies for congress
sional committee to attend the celebration
at New Orleans on April 9th of the dis
covery Of the mouth OF the Mississippi by
La Sale. The committee say the event TO
be COMMUNICATED is Of great general inter-
est, and eminently worthy OF recognition,
but they think congressman ought not to
be required TO absent themselves from the
session at a time when public business
urgently demands their presence. The
recommendation OF the committee was
agreed to.
An order for an adjournment from to-
day until Monday was adopted.
The bill to authorize the compiling
and printing of the naval documentary
history Of the war OF the rebellion, intro
duced and reported by Mr.. Anthony came
ND in order on the calendar and was passed.
Senate bill TO amend section i4jS Of the
Revised Statutes, relating TO the license
fees OF officers of Steam-ycSSclS, was also
passed. II reduces the charge for GER
iifcates OF license Of masters, engineers,
pilots. and mates OF Steam-yessels to fifty
cents each instead OF five dollars.
Senate bill creating joint committee to
provide for the erection OF a statue to
| Chlef-Justice Marshall in Washington was
taken up and passed.
The discussion Of the Chinese bill was
resumed at Las. and Mr.. Farley continued
and concluded his remarks, after which
the debate took collOquial turn, at times
several senators participating. The dis
cussion lasted till 4:15. when an executive
session was moved, il becoming evident
from the number OF speakers and amend
ments that the bill could not be concluded
to-day. The friends OF the bill, however.
endeavored TO force vote, but failed, and
the bill went over till Monday.
/ After a brief executive session the
Senate adjourned till Monday.
! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. O'NeiI, OF Pennsylvania, presented
the resolutions OF the Tobacco Trade OF
philadelphia, asking that Congress either
mass promptly the bill for the abolition OF
/ The tax on tobacco and cigars or agree tC
the Joint resolution To the effect that II l.
unwise to tamper with the tax during the
present Congress. Referred. Also, a reso
luton OF the Philadelphia Board OF Ma
rine Underwriters in favor OF the bill put
ting the Signal Service OF the United state
army on a permanent basis. Referred.
Mr.. Gibson, OF Louisiana, introduced
bill making an appropriation for the con
struction, repair. completion, and preserNa
ton OF certain works on the Mississippi
river in accordance with the recommends
ton. plans, etc., OF the Mississippi Rive
Commission. Referred. II makes an ap
propriation OF S3,l13,000 for the initla
work for contracting the channel and pro
tccting and saving the banks in six reache
Of the river. constituting length OF Is
milss-namely New Madrid reach, A
miles; Plum Point reach, 80 miles: Mem
mis- reach, l6 miles; Helena reach, 3
mules; Choctaw Bend reach, 30 miles; ant
Lake Providence reach, 30 miles. IL ais
appropriates S2,500,000 for building ana re
pairing levees and closing gaps OF leyees
and $500, 900 for the rectification OF tn
Atchaialaya and the mouth OF Red river.
on motion OF Mr.. Richardson, OF New
: York, the bill was passed reducing licens
fees of masters, chief engineers, and pilot
on steam-yessels from $40 10 Sl.50, and o
chief mates. engineers, and pilots OF in
ferior grade from S5 to - cents.
The House, at l2:45 O'Clock, vert int
Committee of the Whole (Mr. Beliord, O
Colorado, in the chair on the private cal
endar.
At 3:45 p. NJ. the committee rose and IN
House passed two or three private relie
bills.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs va
accorded leave TO sit during the sessions q
the House in order to carry on it, invest
CATION on the subject OF the Chili-Peru col
2 respondence.
Adjourned.
Failures for the Week.
NEW YORK, March 3.-Messrs. Il. u. Dil
& Co.'s Mercantile Agency reports tn
: business failures OF the week Throughout
the country nj 137. against 1913 last weel
The Eastern states furnished IL; Western
A.: Southern. 80: Middle, 30; Paciii
Coast and Territories, 9 ana New for
city, Total, 1877. In TINS eohnecllon,