The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-08

| Massachusetts; j. g. ~ q.ssf .3 Il II
For Postmaster General David n. Key, OF
| Tennessee. 49,. - Il. " ~ p, 81. !.
| All The Cabinet nominations were refer
Ired to commits an unusual courEe.il i
| posTMAsTER-GENERAI, KEr's POSITION on
| soJTHERS AFPA1Rs. gl.3tsJg
| An extract from aletter written by POST
master-G General Key, February 10th, Is as
follows: ' s..z
"I am ready to- do all can to restore con-
idence and good government to the people
OF the South. This can only be done by q
hearty differentiation Of the sections, for
which have laborea.
"If, without REFUSING OF me the sacri-
flee Of my personal CT political independ-
Eence. YOU find my nane can be used for
THE good OF the South, in your best
judgment, you are. at liberty to use it.
att were to becomsa member OF an Ad-
ministration I should net feel myself ut lib
erty to place myself in opposition to Its
general policy, but shenld feel bound to
bnild up and strengthen it in the hearts OF
the people, and If the tlme arrived when !
could not heartily cooperate with it should
resign. As matters are 10 the SOUTH could
be more useful to our people by an 1nde,
pendent position, and if7-as nope ana
believe the administration will develop
the broad and liberal policy toward the PEG
ple of the South, / would not hesitate TO In.
corporate my fortunesand myself Win IT,
This letter was before President hayes
last night when he had q accumulation Win
ME-. Key. prior to his final selection as Post-.
master-G General. When the nominations OF
the new, Cabinet officers were delivered 10
the Senate, at 900 P. b.. to-day, by MI.
Rodgers, the. private secretary to the Iresl-
DENT the greatest anxiety was manifested
BY di tue senator's to learn the names Oh the
appointees. The list having been delivered
by dporkeepers to the Vice-President,
number Of senator's eagerly rushed forward
to examine it. In few minutes the ne"
Cabinet was the common talk all over the
Capitol. u -.. i- !; =
Just after the message was delivered Mr..
Patterson, Of South Carolina. submitted a
resolution to refer the credentials OF David
T. Corbin and III. c. Butler, each claiming
n seat in the Senate; from the State OF South
Carolina, to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, when appointed; but the
anxiety was so great among many senators
on the Republican side Of the chamber to
90 into executive session that there was
an indisposition to consider the resolution.
It was agreed to, however, without discus
sion. And then Ne. Bayard submitted one
to swear in john r. Morgan, senator-elect
from Alabama; but Mr. Spencer took the
floor to oppose il, and a motion for an exc
cutive session., at 230 P. NJ, was agreed to.
When the doors. were closed there was quite
A LIVELY SCENE IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
Under the rule Of the Senate single OBJ
lection to the present consideration OF any
nomination refers it to the appropriate COM
mittee. When the first one (that OF Mr.:
Eyarts) was announced, Mr.. Blaine moved
it's reference to the Committee on Foreign
Relations. Then there was an earnest dis
cussion, in which some Of the Republicans
exhibited much Indignation at some Of the
nominations, and finally it seemed to be
generally aequiesced that all must be re-
ferred, and that none OF them should be
confirmed to-day.
!, Dir. Conkling demanded the reference o.
the nomination OF Mr.. Schurs to the appro
J pirate committee, and quite number O
senators demanded reference or Mr.. Key
] nomination. In fact, there was more O
less objection to every one OF them, ails
: there is every probability OF an excited
debate over them when they come befor
the Senate again.
, The executive session continued abou
2 twenty-five minutes, when the doors Wer
] re0pened and the Senate adjourned. Ate
{ the adjournment
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS NET IN CA UCCS
and fully discussed the policy to be pursue
: by them on the nominations-as to yotln
for their confirmation or rejection: FroI
the general tenor OF the debate it is believe
the southern Democratic senators will us
tl,oS "a RI IN
: ministratlon to refuse any, recognition
e Packard in Louisiana or Chamberlain j
e South Carolina. 1t is said by them that
y the Administration will stand firmly on tn
r poljcy of non-interyention in the affairs
It those States the southern Democrats wi
d support it To that extent. They rnalntai
:; that to accomplish this through the dIvisio
e in the Republican ranks will be to win tt
J. victory for which they have so long col
1t tended, sra"
I As the committees Of the Senate will nj
/ be appointed before Friday, the nomin
lie tions cannot be considered before that Ola.
y and therefore it is not likely that they wi
It be acted on in the Senate for several day
l. It has been customary to confirm the nom
n nation OF rersons who have been member
g of the Senate without the previous To-
Is malitv Of reference. This IL done as
Y compliment to brother senator, as the,
e from his service in the Senate, know h
n character without any investigation in r.
e gard thereto by committee; but in tt
r case Of Senator. Sherman to-day the custo,
). was violated, it is said, at the. suggestion {
II Mr.. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, who d.
3 lnanded that his nomination be referred
, the Committee on Finance.
:: Senators Dorsey, Spence, and Patterso
i are represented as having been in earne'
Il In their opposition in secret session t
n Evarts, Schurz, and Key. t,a@,.o >.,
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