The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-07


tomorrow. One reason OF the President.
determination TO make this change in the
Cabinet is because Of Akerman's failure tx
give The Radical party any strength il
Georgia.
GENERAL AMNESTY.
1t is believed that the general amnesty
bin which passed the House in the last ses'
sion will be taken up in the Senate and
passed before the recess for the holidays
It's friends will labor persistcntly to effect
that result.
This bill excerpts about five hundred per.
sons, and does not meet the full require
ments of amnesty; 50 that It Is extremely
probable that universal amnesty bill will
be introduced later in the session. II II
should pass, friends OF the President say il
will meet with his prompt approval.
NOMINATIONS.
The large number Of nominations sent
by the President to the Senate to-day were
all made during the recess, and all of then
have previously been published. TINoN.
BY Associated Preas.
AGRICULTURE IN THR sOUTH.
WASHINGTON, December 6.--The Com
| missioner Of Agriculture, in his report &C
| companying the Presidents message
speaking of the needs of southern agticul
| tllre, says:
cit must be conceded that the course o.
agriculture in the southern States has not
| been conducted with that care, skill, and
| TT gard for ultimate results, which have cha
! racteriZed the operations Of farmers in
| other States. While their lands are con
tinuously devoted to cotton and tobacco
| until they have arrived at state Of ex.
| haustion, those OF the North are continually
| improving by rotation of crops, which il
absolutely essential to the life Of the sol
itself, and without which farming and
planting had better be abandoned.
| "Thcse impressions have induced me to
turn my attention to these States; to seek
some Mode by which the influence of this
| Department may be directed to benefit
| them; to find out whether their imple'
| ments, aud especially their seeds, may not
be greatly improved, and how, in the dis.
| tribution of seeds and plants, we may best
reach those to whom they may be profit
| ably sent"
lie says that the southern States suffer
greatly In their interests for want Of grasses,
| in the use OF which their productions would
be greatly Increased by rendering rota'
ton of crops necessary. Clover, with its
deeprooLs, and rye grass-a strong grower
will well endure the hot sun of the South
In referring to the distribution Of seeds,
the Commissioner says he Is satisfied that
the mode heretofore pursued Is erroneous.
The quantity sent is entirely too small for
even an experiment. A pint or quart OF
wheat, oats, or other cereal, cannot be sue.
cessfully grown; and such experiments
almost uniformly fail because the quantity
Is too small. 1t would he far better to put
n half or whole bushel Of seed In the hands
of one conscientious and careful person
than to divide the same quantity among
Ten or twenty.
THE NATIONAL TOBACCO CONVENTION.
WASHINGTON, December 6.-The Con.
vention met to-day In the parlors of the
Metropolitan Hotel. Only nine States were
represented, many members who are eX-
pected not having yet arrived. Vice-Pre-
sident Lewis II. Frayser, Of Richmond,
Va, occupied the chair, with John Stralton,
OF New York, as secretary. .-
A committee OF one from each State was
ordered to be appointed to make nomina-
tious for officers for the ensuing year.
Several communications from absent
members were read-all recommending
| aCtlOn lONuluS Is lCuuCllOlt VII VIZ oeA oh
tobacco to a uniform rate Of sixteen cents
per pound.
Acting President Loring Palmer, Esq,
of New York, read Il carefully-prepared
address, recommending united effort to
reduce tho tux on the homo production, ,
but recommending the continuance OF the
duty on imported tobacco. ..-.. -
On tho motion to adopt the recommends
tious contained in the address discussion
arose, the cigar manufacturing interest
present opposing the continuance OF the
duty on imported tobacco.
Finally motion was adopted to receive
both addresses and enter them on the re-
corded proceedings for future use.
A committee oil nine was next appointed
TO prepare business TO present to the Con
vention after which the Convention adj
iourned.
That Mr. Williams, of Oregon, will succeed
MIR. Akerman as Attorney. General.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
The President sent 207 nominations to
TO the Senate to-day, nearly all OF which
have been heretofore reported. s.--a
CONGRESSIONAL.
J WASHINGTON, December 6.-Se dte:-
In the Senate to-day concurrent resotu'
tions calling Colonel Saunders, Oh North
Carolina, aud Messrs. Camp and Glst, oil
South Carolina, to the bar Of the Senate for
contempt went over under the rules.