The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-17

Republican party shy,s tina announcement e
|Hne commibtee aof tf1irteen.l 81 t3aea, So.
the committee was forced OF, the Ranmhli.
cans by the nearly unanimous vote IF tbo
democratic members of the House. ia,dsS
Try some 20 or 30 Republicans, onIy asair,sf
the decision of the majority Of the PARTY IN
auiy called caucus. End. Because tina
SspS a was raised by a combination, Of
n me nign-taplf Republicans with the De-
uoeiacy. ord, Because such COMMITTEES
would be wholly powerless for any unod
purpose and 4th because !, e0 ~
n,;.ta ny service as chairman OF the COM
; in..'se would furnish the best eIectioneer-
hagnd nocument that could be placed In the
t aaauH Oh the Democracy In the coming con.
.,ss.. This, that the report of the com
n nu'soee would be wholly nl1gatory. illnsorv
o. u u, useless TO show the exact state of thin1s
~ sue south. Whenever and wherever the
sb;nn would 60, there would be sun.
noiIoa anu peace, and we would be com
and rnd1 10y, ~ 10 report. Where we were not
and rohha, nos ne' banded murder, arson,
70 a ~ i9 e,;,y would stalk abroad at NIGHT
20 oe dlsbanded by the rising sun, w w.
Other reasons are given or +ho .. w.
port' ana In conclusion he saws p0A
- am compelled declining to ae,-ro hoo,,,uo
Lne announcement of the committee 1y rHa uee
maze Dy the Speaker until after the a' n nts
OF aglournmsnt had been taken. and ' i'm.
i lnsuately thereupon his hammer fell hv
when he adjourned the House 90 q, ~ ~
pTeclude the possibility of resinina +b ~
place thlls attempted to be forced 1,nor MY
NJ Inc Time. believe can demonstrate
even IL majority of parliamentary hoJy,
can force massachusetts man off n com
mttee at pleasure, that it is quite another
thing Tor the Speaker to force another
on committee against his CONSENT -
During the debate Mr.. Stevenson faep.>.
OF ONO, SAID II there was hope for anV'
other action than bill at the present ges.
sion, disorganized as the Republican party
was by the factions, and spite, and hate
which disgraced it, it was in this commit.
tee. He foresaw that the only hone for q
remedy Of the loyal people of the South
was in the proposed investigation, and as
one of those to conduct it he did not de.
spair of good results, and proposed to
stand his ground. ...-:
The Senate Caucus.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The Senate
caucus this morning was long and stormy
Eight or ten Senators were frequently or
the floor ut once. It was finally agreed tc
lay the adjournment motion on the table
propose Il joint commission Of five Senator:
and seven Representatives to take evidence
about outrages in the southern States, anC
instruct the Judiciary Committee to report
the kukluX bill, and entertain no Other
legislation.
weather Report.
WASHINGTON, March 1G.-OHce sigma
Bureau, 4:35 p. M.-Synopsis of weather re.
ports for the past twenty-four hours The
area Of lowest barometer, which was on
Wednesday evening in Iowa and Illinois,
now covers Lake Huron. The barometer
has fallen during the day along the Atlantic
coast, with fair weather on the South At.
lantic, air clouds and rain on the Middle
and East Atlantic. Fresh south and east
winds have prevailed along the Atlantic
coast. The winds on the lakes have been
fresh and from the southeast and south.
west. The temperature has increased very
much and rapidly on Lakes Erie and Onta.
rio, but is decreasing in the West and
South. A falling barometer and rising tenn.
perature are reported from the Rocky
Mountains. Southeasterly winds have pre-.
vailed on the Gulf, but these are replaced
| by fresh northerly winds. ....
PrOba6iRtieS.-Fre winds and clearing.
up weather are Indicated for Friday on the
Gulf, South and Mid-Atlantic cloudy
weather and fresh winds on the East Allan
tic and lower lakes, and fresh winds on the
upper lakes.
ENGLISH Vice-COnsUI Mt Richmond.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The President
has recognized William Marshall as Vice.
Consul Of England ut Richmond, Va.