The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-14
Warrington.


From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 13.-Neither house
OF Congress was i'm session to-day, and
there were but few committee meetings.
The Senate Committee on Territories refer
red the bill for the organization OF the Ter
ritory OF oklahoma TO subcommittee
consisting OF Messrs. Vest and McDill.
The object Of the bill is to give the Indian
territory now occupied by the Choctaws,
Creeks. Cherokecs, and other civilized In
dams territorial government. II Con-
gress does this it will open a rich country
to white enterprise.
THE SHERMAN REFUNDING BILL.
The discussion Of the Sherman refund
ing bill will be resumed next week in the
Senate. The original bill proposes to fund
$500, 000, 900 OF the 81 per cent. bonds in .
per cent. bonds. redeemable at the end OF
five years. Ii does not compel the banks to
take them. There are three amendments
/ to the bill before the Senate-that OF Mr..
Vest, which requires the national banks to
take 3 per cent. bonds as the basis OF all
notes hereafter put in circulation; the
amendment OF Mr.. Plumb, which author
ICES greenbacks to be issued for all ma
tional-bank notes hereafter retired, either
/ bv liquidation or failure Of national
banks or otherwise, these Treasury notes to
be receivable for custom duties; further,
| that all money in excess OF S1OO,OOO,OOO
/ in the Treasury shall be used in diminish
| ing the national debt. The amendment OF
Mr.. Davis OF West Virginia, which declares
that no per cent. bonds issued under the
bill shall be redeemed while there are any
bonds outstanding (redeemable at the plea
sure Of the GovernmenO bearing higher
rate of interest. The debate grows in in
terest. and the bill, with notifications, will
mass the Senate. As before stated, the
WAYS and Means Committee does not like
the idea of funding bill originating in
the Senate. and will work next week on
one OF their own.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION QUESTION.
It will be remembered that the Morrill,
tarif-commission bill, reported from the
Senate Finance Committee by Mr.. Bayard
the other day, provides that the President,
with the consent of the Senate, shall APP
point nine commissioners from civil life,
one of whom shall be president OF the COM
mission. Mr.. Williams, OF Kentucky, pro-
poses TO amend so that the commission
shall consist Of four members OF the SEN
ate and five members OF the House, APP
pointed by the presiding officers OF the two
bodies, who in making said appointments
shall cause to be represented on said COM
mission the views OF those who favor a
tariff for protection to domestic manufac-
lures and those who favor tariff for reye-
nue. only. This amendment embodies the
views of the tarin-reformers generally.
THE VACANCIES IN THE CABINET.
Last week it was announced that eX-
Senator Sargent, OF California, would be
appointed Secretary OF the Interior with
ont DELAY, and he and his friends were at
the Capitol waiting for the nomination.
Finally some OF the latter called on the
President and learned, TO their surprise,
that he had not quite made his mind up.
Now | hear from a most reliable source
flat nominations for the heads OF the Int
rior and Navy Departments will not be
sent TO the Senate before the 1st Of Feb
rllarv. Mr.. Sargent has not been about the
Capitol for some days.
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
The committee this evening reported to
the Agricultural Convention in favor OF
the appropriation by Congress not only OF
the proceeds Of the sales OF public lands
and the fees Of the Patent Office to educa-
tional purposes, as proposed in the Morrill,
and Wise bills. but also Of the tax derived
from whiskey and tobacco. The latter
proposition gave rise to discussion which
assumed a political character, during which
Messrs. Elzey, OF Virginia, and Jackson, OF
Tennessee. contended for the removal OF
tbe tobacco tax. On this account the re-
mort was laid on the table. The Conven-
tion. however. with unhnimity, fayors q
most liberal appropriation by Congress for
education in the States and Territories.
Tomorrow cereals will be discussed.
Professors Page, Buchanan, and Elzey
and Colonel Randolph Harrison and Gene
raj Ruggles represented Virginia.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Colonel Ball expects the Subcommittee
Of the House Committee on Elections t.
report favorably on his case as delegate
from Alaska next week.
The removals so on in the House, ant
not Democratic laborer even is left. Co
lored appointments, however, are few ant
far between. No party ever thinks the,
are entitled to much. learn tonight tina
outside OF the House library only one ha
been appointed.
There were two witnesses to-day befor
the Subcommittee investigating the Urea
sury Department.
The knowing ones are already predict
ing a very long session. Very little la
been done as yet, and month and hal
OF the session is gone.
DR.. j. l.. Cabell, president OF the Ma
tional Board Of Health. came to- day an
returned to the University tonight. Their
was meeting Of the Executive Committe
Of the Board and the smallpox was talke
over.
The weather could not have been NOR
disagreeable than it was to-day. There wa
a mixture Of snow and rain, which made
very sloppy.
The House Commerce Committee to-da
heard the Ohio-Riyer Improvement Con