The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-02
sociated Press Reports by telegraph to the DI
patch.
HAMPToN'S VISIT TO MIR. STEPHENS.


Governor Hampton, with Senator Cor.
don, visited Mr.. Stephens to-day. Han1p
ton expressed to the Georgia statesman his
conviction that the President would carry
out his policy as far as South Carolina was
concerned; and, ii left to exercise his own
Judgment, the troops would soon be with
drawn from the support OF Governor Pack
ard in Louisiana.
CHANBERLAIN's COMPROMISE PROPOSITIONS.
Governor Chamberlain has submitted
four propositions Of compromise to tlt
President. First. The submission of all re-
turns for Governor and Lieutenant-G Gov
ernor and accompanying papers to com
mission Of five. Second. That the return:
for members of the House of Representa-.
tives be handled in like manner. Third
The President shall name the commission
Fourth. Two persons shall be chosen by
each party, and the fifth be drawn by lot
It is noticed in this plan that the Senate il
lett out. ,.
THE REMOVAL OF TROOPS. FROM THE COLUM
BIA STATE-HoUSE ASSURED.
1t has transpired later that the Presiden
did not transmit Chamberlain's proposition
to Hampton. The Cabinet have not We
closed the matter, and no orders have beer
issued Chamberlain laid some papers be
fore the President, which he referred t.
Evarts and Schurz. Nothing definite cal
be known before Monday, though the re
moval of the troops from the State-H ous
may be regarded as assured.
THE PRESIDENTS "TENURE OF oFFICE.''
During a conversation yesterday will
several gentlemen the President, alludin!
to tenure-of-office matters, casually remark
ed that be was not sure of his own position
as he had been led to believe that his IT'LL
would be disputed, or words to that effect
The conversation having been repeated
rumor soon gained some circulation that 8
writ Of quo loGrrdntO, or notice Of such
writ, had been served upon him by counse
for Samuel j. Tilden. Chief-Justice Cartier
OF the Supreme Court OF the District o
Columbia, on being Intercepted said tina
no such writ has been issued by his court
but while any United States Court else
where might issue writ OF quo 1cdrrdnto
process could be served only by the Marsha
of the District. The Judge said if any sucl
writ had been issued he certainly woult
have heard of it, but he had no hesitation
in saying the report was untrue.
PosTAL-RAlLwAY COMMISSION.
The postal-railway commission authorized
by the last session OF Congress leave To-
Florida Monday to investigate the mai
transportation along the coast.
VARIOUS WASHINGTON ITEMS. go:
Governor Hampton visited Brady's Ma
tional Historical Photograph-Gallery to-day
General Brady succeeded 10 making an ex
cellent picture Of the Governor.
- or1at 70 hao nh
ted by Chamberlain through the Presiden
to Hampton, which Hampton, it il under
stood, has declined in letter to the Presl
dent.
In addition to being invited to receive al
ovation in Baltimore, Wade Hampton ha
also received invitations to visit Philadel
phia and New York.
A report published that troops had beer
ordered from the State-House at Columbia
| but to remain in the State is not confirmed
Mr.. Evarts proposes to re6rganize th
consulates upon the English plan OF selecting
commercial and manufacturing men FOL
consulships. ~ ...
The President reviewed the troops at thu
arsenal this morning. {. ~.
There were no southern appointment
to-day, and no visitors to the President. q
The Cabinet has not constituted instruc
tons to the Louisiana commission nor de
cided the South Carolina case r.:
Five companies Of artillery, ordered her
before the inaug uration, leave here mex
week for their regular stations on the NeN
| England coasts. ....,/G4 - ~. l..-