The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-11
The President Congratulated by the
Diplomatic Corps.

WAsuiSCToy, March 10.--The diplomatic
corps, in full court costume, called on the
President to-day TO congratulate him OH bis
reinluguration. Many of them were acco III
panied by the ladies OF their families. SeyC-
raj ladies of the Cabinet officers houscho Ids
were also present, and nearly all the men,
bers of the Cabinet were in Attendance.
After the usual formaiiies between the
President and the foreign representatives,
BiaclIe Fey made the foli0Win. address:
"President,-I have the honor to offer you
tie congratulations Of the diplomatic corps
upon this the OCCASION Of your rcinaugurl-
ton. feel both pleased and flatteled that
the duty has devolvod upon re to express 10
you the sincere wishes Of my colleagues and
myself for the preservation Of your life ana
the consequent success Of your admlnlStra-
ton"
70 this the President replied:
" BIZ Dear - receive with sen2ibility
the congratulations which you otter on be-
half Of your colleagues accredited to this
Government. My intercourse with you all
has hitherto been agreeable, and trust may
50 continue. 1t is my wish and shall be my
purpose in the future, Is in the past, to keep
up with the countries which you represent,
these cordial aud friendly relations which
arc essential to general prosperity and hap"
pinsss."
Washington Items.
NAsHISGToN, March 10.-The Supreme
Court to-day, in Humphrey eli al. us. Peques,
from the Chcut Court of South Carolina,
decided the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad
Company, in South Carolina. is, by the law
OF the State, exempt from taxation, and that
ft,a lrr- cf pl n
cmplion, is void. The court says it is too
late 10 raise tie question whether L State has
the power to bind itself against imposing
taxes, for it has been held in this court that
4 State has the power to bind itself In relin-
gushing the taxing power, and such pro-
vision OF exemption is 4 contract which the
State may not subsequently impair. Other
cases Involving the same principles were de.
cided in favor Of the anti-!aX.
The following nominations to the Senate
were made by the President to-day: John
6. Clark, postmaster, Savannah, Ga; Edwin
Belcber, postmaster. Macon, Ga; James L..
Cunning, postmaster, Atlanta, Ca: r. S.
Taylo postmaster, Athens, Ga; William
". Holden, postmaster, Raleigh, n: c.;
Elizabeth L. Van Lew, postmaster, Rich
mond; William L. Scruggs, Jr., Minister to
NUloLHold. Liz ScUdlt ConNiuiCu NeisOu
Plat rs collector ut Corpus Christi Nicho-
lbs V. Beaid, as postmaster at Marshall,
Texas; - Hughes, as attorney for the middle
district of Tennessee; William H. Smythe,
as marshal for Georgia; Colonel Parker, sur
veyor Of the customs OF New Orleans Goss,
collector of customs at st. Augustine, Fla.
Ge-e:al Dent, for the past four yelrs in
charge Of the reception-room of the White
House, las been ordered to his regiment.
William Il. Cook succeeds Dent.
The foreign diplomats, i'm full court cos
tunes, congratulated Grant to-day.
The case OF senator Caldwell was dis
cussed in the Senate but no action had.
The Republican caucus met after the ad-
journment of the Senate this afternoon to
consider the demand of the Democrats for
increased minority representation in the
committees, and after some discussion the
matter was referred to subcommittee OF
five for report at an adjourned meeting to-
morrow. The subcommittee consists OF
Messrs. Stewart, Conkltng, Scott, Wright,
and West. ss;,,.ss 3le
The CAUCUS reeonsldsred Saturdays vote