The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-22
F0RTT.EIGHTH CONGRESS.

ASHINOToN. March II, 1854.
In the Senate to-day bills were intro
duced--
BY Mr.. Malone: To provide for the
erection Of public building at Staunton,
Virginia.
BY Mr.. Call: To authorize an investiga-
ton OF the issue Of fraudulent land war
rants and 10 protect soldiers and sailors
from loss thereby.
Mr.. Hoar called up the bin increasing
the salaries Of United States district Judges.
and Mr.. Morgan resumed his remarks in
support of his amendment. which applies
the increase only to judges hereafter APP
pointed.
Upon a vote being taken on Mr.. Nor
gan's amendment II was rejected, and at >
O'Clock the matter went over till Monday
without decision.
Mr.. Blair's education bill was laid before
The senate, being the unfinished business
Of Yesterday.
At the request OF Mr.. Allison. however.
Mr.. Blair gave way TO permit the consider
alton Of the detciency-appropria bill,
which was read three times. The amend
ments recommended by the Senate Com
mitiee on Appropriations were agreed to
and the bill was passed.
was resumed. Mr.. Garland, at AS 7. VI
moved that the Senate 90 into executive
session, which was agreed 10. Before the
doors were closed amendments TO the pend
ing bill were offered by several senators i'm
order that they may be printed. one by
Mr.. sherman provides that the money shall
be applied TO the education OF children
without distinction OF race or color. and
HNanI -. 49,. sa1 l.
school districts in the proportion which
the number Of illiteratc children in each
such county or school district bears 10 the
whole number OF illiterate children in the
State, and that the assent Of the State 10
this provision shall be had before the
money can be given TO il by the United
States.
Executive session. and when the doors
were re0pened aiourned until Monday
next.
House ef Representatives.
No attempt was made this morning TO
call up the bonded extension bill, and the
Speaker proceeded to call committees for
reports Of n private character.
At the conclusion OF the call Mr.. Money.
Of Mississippi, chairman Of the Committee
on Post-Otices and Post-RoadS, reported
the following resolution
Resolved, That the charges rejecting on
Mr.. Ellis, representative from Louisiana,
in connection with the star-route frauds
recently published are untrue. Adopted.
The House then. at 1870 o'clock, went
into Committee of the Whole-Mr. Cox,
Of New York, in the chair-on the private
calendar.
After considering two bills the commit
tee rose informally, and L. II. funston APP
peared at the bar Of the House and took
the oath Of Office as Representative from
the Second district of Kansas 10 succeed
the late u. c. Haskell.
Mr.. Dockery, from the Committee on
Accounts. asked leave to submit report
Of that committee providing for an extra
months pay 10 employees Of the present
House discharged prior TO February 1st,
but E. Z. Taylor, Of Ohio, demanded the
regular order, which prevented its recep-
ton. The committee then resumed it,
session.
The greater part Of the day was con-
sumed in the discussion OF the bill for the
retirement OF William ". Ayerill with the
rank and pay Of colonel Finally the CON-
mittee rose, and a number OF bills were
passed, including the Averill bill.
Adjourned.