The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
No Excitement Over st. Domingo
Georgia Radicals Rt Work Interest,"
Concerning the Coming senatorial
Electsons--A Demand to Have sena-
tor Williams in the Cabinet, ETC.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
WAsuINaroN, Jan. 4th.
The expected excitement on renewal o.
the san Domingo question did not appear
to date. II there Is any Forthcoming IL
reserved for Monday. when the JOINT feso
luton Genes up in the House. That IS inc
suhiect now paramount. and until Con
rress acts upon it there will be nothing ia
cncroSs the public mind. Calmness rules
the hour, and for the nouce we have peace
Radicals are hoping fervently for its con-
tlnuance. but wonder If It can, since 1t is
burial Of the Ratchet very much after the
Indian Eashion-a mental reservation being
entertained to dig It up again at the hrst
convenient opportunity.
However, there Is seeming chance that
This week will go by without brawl in
either House.
to have their State reconstructed because
of the recent Democratic victory. and there
is material in Congress sympathizing with
them. No one need be surprised If, after
the return of the Attorney General to his
duties here, measure of that sort does NOT
gain decided stand in the Senate. 1t
would be productive Of too much discus
sion for consistency with the present SEES
sion, and Georgia may have TO go over un-
til next winter vet before her Senator's are
admitted, even if the newly-chosen mem
bers of the lower House are allowed to
take their seats before the 4th of March.
Political affairs generally are dull. There
are no discussions yet, and the week which
opened fiat continues, with tendency to
close in the same manner. But "there IS
no telling what day may bring forth"
Butler and Bingham, or Farnsworth, may
n,l,,. hnFn or INN n
morrow which will go down in the history
Of legislative debates side by side with
noted wrangles Of the last year, the sub
stance of which il as familiar to the peo-
pie "a the lists of yeas and nays.
Great interest prevails in all circles here
over the Senatorial elections to take place
next week in various States.
Although several very serious accidents
have occurred here recently by reason OF
the caving in Of entertainments where par
ties are at work making excavations for re-
pairing Of sewers, etc, it does not seem
thai much care is taken to prevent recur-
vcnces. The victims in all cases have been
negroes. The last occurred this morning,
WHOM two men were crushed, one Of whom
died.
\ delegation of Pacific coast Radicals
have on hand the work of interviewing the
President in the interest Of Senator vii.
Iiams. of Oregon, whose term expires with
this session. and who, it il considered by
prominent Radicals, is entitled to high
consideration by the President. They de.
mand Cabinet Office for him. CT course
it is useless to speculate. Grant is not
much in the habit of responding favnrably
to the calls Of delegations.
The weather has much the appearance OF
snow again.
General Williams has not yet left Wash.
ington for his new post of duty in the from
tier settlements, but Is completing his ar.
rangemcnts to get away in n short time. A
more courteous officer and estimable gen.
tleman was never stationed in this locality,
NorumorS of Cabinet changes are on the
wing. The impression about Boutwell, 1lolt
is that he is secure in his place. despite the
western opposition and the popular de.
mand for reduced taxation. TIMoN.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS on ST. DOMINGO
Secretary Fish to Retire = Tce-President
ColfuI on. the Presidency. 6c.-[Special Dis
patch Bait. Sun. Washington. Jan. A.
The Democratic members Of Congress held
Il conference this 2. NJ. ut the Capitol on the
san iomingo question, and decided unani'
mou>ly to oppose the annexation project:
They admitted that the " manifest destiny
the acquisition Of territory, but that the
objections to San Domingo were too great
to be overcome. Some Of these were That
Dominica only represented half the island:
that it population was halfciyifzed on"
Ignorant ncgro race, and that the scheme
was ~hroudcd III corruption. They decided
unanimously to oppose 1t.
The early recall Of Ministers Bancroft and
Marsh. aud the retirement OF Secretary
Fish. is very generally stated in official
quarters to-day. 1T is said Mr.. Fish will
positively resign in March, to be succeeded
in the State Department by Senator Nor
ION, Of Indiana. By that time the Indiana
Legislature, it is said. will adjourn, 50 that
M"rtou's successor can be appointed by the
Governor OF the State.
Vice President ColfIX has written letter,
which will he published in Il few days, adj
vocating the denomination of Gen. Grant.
He is silent about the second place on the
ticket. ZETA.
pIsADILITIEs.-Thc President has signed
the bills removing the disabilities OF VIM.
McGrudcr, OF Henrico, and Of Vim. Card
well and Il. l.. Gaulding, Charlotte. ..
On Wednesday Mr.. Porter presented the
petition of F. E. Marks, of Chesterfield
county, Virginia, praying the removal OF
the legal and political disabilities imposed
upon him by the fourteenth article of
amendments to the Constitution OF the
United States.
Mr.. Lewis presented the petition Of Will
liam a. Bradford, Of Clarke county, Vir-
Ginia, praying for the removal Of his polt-
lc:l disabilities which was referred TO the
select committee Oh the removal Of political
disabilities.
II is given out that the Senate Committee
on Military Affairs will report tavorably on
Senator Sherman's amendment to House
till ALI, ceding to the State of Ohio the
property purchased by the United States
for the national ass lum for disabled volun.
teer soldiers and sailors, the failure OF
whose inmates to vote defeated Schenck.
PoStmaster-General Creswell has decided
that he will recognize Congressman Asper
ana ether friends Of Mr.. Schurz rs Repub-
licanS, and Will heed in the future their de-
mands from the Pos;-otlice Department.
1t is given out authoritatively at the
White House that Fred. Douglass is not to
be one OF the San Domingo commissioners.
Missouri POLITICs.-St. Louis, Jan. A.
The Democratic state Central Committee
hold u aesriUu IO-uay, at which there was q
general interchange Of opinion in regard to
the future action of the party. A State
convention for amending the Constitution,
the adjustment Of the registry law, and
the reduction Of taxation, was advocated
by the majority present. In regard to eau
cusng with liberal Republicans there was
diversity of opinion, some tavoring it,
while others advocated the preserving OF
Democracy intact. General Blair moved
that the chairman Of the Central Commit
tee call caucus of the Democratic men,
bers oil the Legislature, which was debated
upon. Prominent among the Democratic