The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-20
2"|jtlm1ond 1ispatttl.
90, 1869.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Correspondence ~ tho Richmond D,sna.c,
WASHINGTON Docor,p,- 900

WASH1NGToS, December l.. 1850.
Butler, who Is rapidly assuming the nosi.
hon Of ruler al the House. saws tbat of+or
me Georgia bin comes from the senate If
will so through the House in fifteen mi
nufes. bniiock, Governor of Georgia. is
hero. rn.hmE around cncrgctically. and is
IN high feather with the Radicals. Georgia
pcopl" heN"--oid citIZcus otthc Statc-want
an end "a the whole matter. and feel conn,
pc'"nt enough 10 take care Of themselves IN
nature, even If Congress does insist nnon
the negro members Of the Legislature hc;ng
Tosoatcd andthc fifteenth amendment o9nnf,
ed rs prerequisites Of admission.
Judge Eoar has not resigned the oe,ce ot
Attorney. General, ana will not mntil he /:
confirmed. This NAV serve TO Give some
co}or TO the rnrnor that there is nm onnosi-
lion To his confirmation among some Of the
senator's; and Mr.. Hoar don't want TO risk
a1ythinT. however remote the risk may hc.
lti' Sno9t8 h2pNen that he would not lie con-
I.Tcd. he would remain Acknowledgement.
cIluioHS here arc now narrowing down
- inc conclusion that The next Attorney.
General VIII hcfrom pcnnSvlvania. and that
I rests between Brewster and Strong,
Grant preserves his silent record unbrokrn
Il The mean time.
AStronG nnG il conCrcgat;Dg. having for
Is object n pressure on Congress for tho
1|ot'>>lon Of Utah during this session. The
feeling against allowing the continuation OF
Mormon polyG"my is very strong, and Con-
-@E>> Will re very apt to give evidence Of =
practical character this session of its esti-
I2atc 81 The WlckcdncS> Of Mormonism.
Letters are received n the office of Inter-
n4l ttrVcnuc every day giving accounts OF
T9"iauonS of the revenue laws-the ma
. ,rI,,y OF IN" cases reported being
MIG "HA inc SHEDDING OF blood. Congress
WI. We appealed to b. the Commissioner on
u" SUBJECT: and the result will aSsurcdlv
be me StatloninS Of military forces in all
sectlonS North and South where t,,nso
scenes Of violence occur. or ,rar 49,
there are indications Of Illicit disiillaries
being / opcTati..r.
""'-- Numbers Of members Of Congress
=" 10" Darlington their homes. not intend
ing 10 return until after the HOLIDAYS.
An instance OF the rapacity for Office
which prevails in Washington, or in this
case Of HE continual anxiety that prevails
ior a step higher In Official position, mani
tested itself to-day IN one Of the Bureaus of
the Treasury Department. One OF the old
clerks, who had for wears belonged 20 the
Department. and who has been III for some
lime. although ne waS ii his Office only a t1v
o~,"o ago, G!cd this morning. His death
had scarcely been reported at the Office be-
IRE the chief clerk OF the Bureau 10 which
j" had been attached was bcsicged with an
APPLICATION for promotion to the position
Mtdc vacant by his death. The incident Is
rot a SINGULAR one. Rapacity Car public
Office Knows no limit, ana before the limbs
s.2en or the heart grows cold when death
!1yaaes the circle Of Government officials.
petitions are thought of, and recommended
t,on> prepared, to secure the advantages
'hyt are thus made.
Frederick :. Turkey has been appointed
a.. .st&nt assessor for the first Virginia dis
trict. T;vox.