The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-27
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL.
special kilograms to the Dispatch.

Culloch, Secretary of War, Secretary Of the
Navy, Mrs. Welles, Secretary of the Inte
rior, Mrs. Browning, the Postmaster-Gene-
ral, Mrs. Randall, the Atterney-General,
and Mrs. Evarts, Senator Bayard, Senator
Buckalew, Senator Davis, Senator Dixon,
Mrs. Dixon, Senator Doolittle, Mrs. Doolit-
tie, Senator Henderson, Mrs. Henderson,
Senator Hendricks. Mrs. Hendricks, Sena-
tor McCreery, Senator Norton, Mrs. Norton,
Senator's r oss, Trumbull, Van Wrinkle,
Vic&ers, Whyte, and Fowler.
THE PRESIDENT PETITTONED TO PAR
DON Dr. MUDD.
Several members of the Maryland dele
CATION in Congress and other citizens Of
that State called upon the President this
afternoon, again, to urge the pardon of DR..
Mudd. The various petitions and argu-
ments in favor of granting the pardon were
reiterated. The President indicated that
he would, Mt an early day, announce his
decision in the matter.
GENERAL GRANT AND THE CABINET
SLATE, &c. :.
General Grant authorizes the statement
that he has not in any way, in conversation
or otherwise, made known his preferences
for the persons to FIJI his Cabinet. He has
uniformly indicated that he would take no
action on the subject until after he shall
receive official notification of his election,
which notification cannot reach him for
about a month from this date. There is the
same authority for saying that General
Grant has not intimated an opinion as to
what course should be taken by the Senate
relative to nominations made by Mr.. John
son, nor what Offices should be left in abey-
ance until after the 4th of March.
ACTION OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
IN CAUCUS-HOW IT IS RECEIVED.
The caucus meeting of Republican sena-
tors held at II o'clock this morning was not
attended by all the senators of that party,
and some members are much displeased
with the resolution adopted but the deci-
sion of the caucus may be regarded as set
Ting what action shall be taken upon NOM
nations by the present Executive. The
caucus resolved not TO consider any nomi-
nations except in cases in which the ext
gencies of the public service required i'm
mediate action. The decision is regarded
as virtually rejecting the nominations of
Governor Cummings to be Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, Mr.. Smythe as Min
lister to Russia, and several other nomina-
lions to important Offices.
The numerous candidates for Office whose
names are pending before the Senate are
exceedingly wrathy at this determination
Of the Republican senators, and they are
severally preparing to make plausible ar
guments to senators to prove that their
cases come within the exception made by
the caucus-namely, cases in which the
cxigencies of the public service require
| immediate action
THE CODIFICATION OF LAWS.
Two of the Code Commissioners Judge
William Johnson and Judge Charles P.
James, have prepared third report of the
laws codifed by them, and the same has
been presented TO Congress. The coditica
ton embraced in this report includes the
laws relative to the Navy and the Post
Office Departments.
Messrs. Johnson and James are pre-
pared to make some valuable suggestions as
to the mode of disposing of the labors of
| their Commission SO as to enable the coun-
try, from time to time, as they progress, to
get the benefit Of their work. Among the
suggestions is one that Congress shall at
once pass upon their reports az they are
presented, aud when approved enact them
into law, instead of waiting for the COM
plctc codifcaton of all the laws before con-
sidering the labor of the Commission.
The experience of the present commits
sioners agrees with the opinion expressed
by Mr.. Cushing, formerly of the Commits
sion, that it will be impossible to make a
| complete code OF all our laws within the
three years limited by the statute creating
the Commission. The labor to be per-
| formed is immense, requiring as it does not
only q carful study of the intent and
meaning of the law, but a revision and
comparison of the phraseology Of the stat
utes and the conforming Of sentences and
paragraphs in various laws, etc.
In England, it is dee med necessary to
keep Code Commission continually in
session, and their codifcation is submitted
to the Judiciary for revision before the
same is reported to Parliament. In this
country, it is expected that three commits
sioners shall perform this great labor in
three years.
| THE RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
WILL REPORT ON THE MISSISSIPPI
ELECTION TOMORROW.
The Reconstruction Committee is pre-
pared to report on the Mississippi election,
and may bring the subject before the House
tomorrow. There appears to be no doubt
that the committee will recommend the re-
cognition of the constitution lately voted
upon in that State and the admission of
| congressmen elected under it.
GUAGERS' FEES.
N reply to inquiries as to fees of guagers,
it is understood that the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue holds that, by reason Of
the vide difference in the amount of bust
ness done in the various districts, guagers'
fees cannot be made uniform. That officer
cannot receive for his services greater
sum than $3.50 per month, but in some dis
tricts, where but little business is done, the