The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-14
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.


Special kilograms to the Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April Is, 1870.
The Disposition Of Federal Offices I'm
Virginia.
Senator Lewis, and Porter, Booker, and
Mills, representatives, had an interview
to-day with the President in relation to the
Federal appointments in Virginia. They
had agreed among themselves to leave the
control, or rather the recommendation for
all appointments, in each congressional dis
trict to the member representing the dis
trict. This was not to include judgeships
or other appointments at large, for
there the senatorial influence should
have voice. The President remarked
| that he would like to accommodate them,
but that their plan would simply make the
Executive the recording clerk for members
of Congress, and therefore he could not be-
come party to any such agreement as had
been entered into by these gentlemen. He
had always given the proper attention,
weight, and influence, to recommendations
of congressman for the dispensation of pub
lie patronage, and that was all he could
now promise to do. But he must reserve to
himself the prerogative of the President in
disposing of the Federal offices. And 30 the
matter ended, and thus it will stand.
United States District Attorney for
the District of Columbia.
The term of Office of the Hon. E. C. Car
rington, United States district attorney for
the District of Columbia, expires on the lst
of May. 1t is rumored here that Judge
Fisher, of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict, is on aspirant for the place, and that
there is a strong probability that he will be
appointed in Mr.. Carrington's place.
Senator'S Lewis and Johnston both favor the
disappointment of Mr.. Darlington, who is
from Virginia. They have an appointment
for tomorrow with the President on the
subject.
Who Will Succeed General Thomas 1?
The report that Brigadier-General Pope
would be sent to San Francisco to take
charge of the Department made vacant by
the death of Major-General Thomas is er-
roneous. There will be no Brigadier- Gene
raj sent there. Assistant djutant-General
Whipple at present attends to the official
duties of that Department. Either Major
| Meade or Schofeld will be ordered there in
a few days. The former is stationed at
Philadelphia, is at home, and we'll satisfied
with his position. The latter is at st.
Louis, and it is understood he is not par
ticular whether he is stationed there or on
the Pacific. He has prepared a plan for the
summer Indian campaign, but as Lieuten-
ant-General Sheridan is in St. Louis, and
Major General Schofeld comes under his
direct orders, it is probable the former will
carry out the campaign il General Schotield
is transferred to the Pacific.
It is understood the President has put oil
for few days the promotion Of any one t
the Major Generalship made yaca ut by the
death of General Thomas.
Celebration Of the Adoption of the
Fifteenth Amendment.
Leave Of absence was to-day given the
clerks and employees in the various depart
ments to enable them to participate in OF
witness the parade by the colored people in
honor of the adoption of tho fifteenth
amendment. While the procession passed
the White House, the President and Score
tary Boutwell, stood at one of the upper
windows, and were continually chcered by
those in line.
The Bowen wing of the colored Republi
can party had d parade and speech making
to-day in honor of the adoption of the fit
teenth amendment. The fire department
and other city employees joined in the pro
cession.
On Friday evening the torchlight process
sion Of the Boys in Blue and kindred Re-
!, publican and anti-Bowen associations takes
place.
Peddlers Of Tobacco Revenue
Decision.
NJ H.
d man is engaged in peddling his own to-
bacco he is liable to special tax as q ped
dler. The fact that he peddles exclusively
I tobacco of his own manufacture is not suth
cient to relieve him from liability to spe
cial tax as peddler.
: Seizure of q Tobacco Factory.
= Supervisor Cowan to-day telegraphet
| Commissioner Delano that he had seized
large tobacco factory in Cincinnati for vic
r lation of the internal revenue laws. TIL
amount involved was 100000.
A Department Of Justice.
, The House Committee on Retrenchmen
has agreed upon Mr.. Jencke's bill to estab
, lish a Department of Justice, and will re
port it with recommendation that it pas
as soon as Mr.. Jenckes shall have finished
statement, to be presented with the bill
showing the cost for legal assistance anC
counsel in the various departments of thu
Government as compared with the,,reducet
expense under the proposed measure.
The bill provides that there shall be al
executive department, to be called the De
partment of Justice, of which the Attorney
General shall be the head. There shall b
an assistant to the Attorney General, to bt
called the Solicitor-General, at salary o.
81, 500; two assistant encouragement al
salary of S., 900 each. In case of the death
absence, or inability of the Attorney-Gen
eral, the Solicitor General to fill the place
The Solicitor of the Treasury, of 1nterna
Revenue, of the Navy, Judge Advocate
General, and Examiner of Claims Of the
State Department, and their assistants, t.
be transferred to the Department of JUS
tice.
| Postal Telegraph.
The Special Committee on the Postal Te'
legraph System have unanimously agreed tt
report Mr.. G.. C. Washburne's bill for estab-
fishing the postal system, and recommends
its passage. Yhe feature that is most likely
to meet with strong opposition is the pur-
chase or taking possession of wires by the
Government. There is, however, general
approval of some measure looking to the
adoption of postal telegraphy by contract
to the lowest and best bidder, after the
manner of letting of mail contracts.
The Georgia Bill.
Railroad bonds endorsed by the State Of
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