The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-27

Iabroad az ~ dollar he stated sliat Our
Il gold doiIar Il not current IN Europe
because while the, English dollar eontailn 4!
eleven parts Of gold to one Of alloy, ours
contains only nine q gold 20 one Of alloy.
General Butler has not q clear voice, and
reads rapidly. 81 20 minutea to 8 O'Clock
the House extended bis time, when he gave
ayiyid picture Of The! present condition Of
affairs, and showed how RECOMMENDATION
would aid IN reviying prosperity. Shall
we do nothing, said be, to avert the inn
pending ruin, but put on the screws Of
contraction until more failures follow the
thousands already cbrontcled His defence
OF the greenback currency was very strfk-
ing. he wore ,blush-tea-rose button-hole
bouquet. s5s8 =
CMrTEHDEE GOES FOR BUTLER.
h AT the close Of General Buffers speech,
Mr. Chittenden, OF New York, in a most
excited manner proceeded to ask among
other questions if the bonds held abroad
came back and sold for fifty cents on the
dollar would it not break all the savings
banks and ruin the poor people. "And, =
he added, s.you would be responsible, and
ought to be hung to a lamp-post." General
Butler kept perfectly cool, and replied that
these banks would break because they had
not bonds but held real estate securities in
New York, which, under the present gold
system. were not worth more than fifteen
cents in the dollar. Finally Mr.. Chitten-
den asked him to correct his statement that
he took fiYe-dollar note to the Speakers
stand the other day. It was ten.
General Butler: beg pardon. l ought
to have known that the gentleman never
held anything so low or so much in COM
mon with the laboring man as q fiye-dollar
bill.
Z at one point of the scene, which kept
the House In disorder and laughter, Gene
raj Butler told Mr.. Chittenden, good-hu-
moredly, that he ought not only to be hung
Ito lamp-post, but afterwards roasted.
THE CABINET AND THE silver BILL.
The Cabinet at its meeting to-day consid-
cred the silver bill, and it is known to-
night that there were some divisions Of sem
timent in regard to it. Several OF the west
ern members advised the President to sign
it. 1t will be again considered in Cabinet.
At IL O'Clock the opinion in well-iniormed
circles is that the President will not take
their advice, but adhere to his determine
ton to veto it. There are members Of Con-
gress and newspaper-men who still believe
there will be no veto.
The prevailing opinion among congress
men at the Capitol to-day was that the Pre-
dent will veto,the silver bill, and it was cur
rently reported that Conkling is to make
great speech in favor Of sustaining the
veto.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Mr.. Murphy leaves Washington this week,
and will seek new fields of labor.
An old man has been here three years
bothering the Committee on Canals with
proposition to run a canal through the
Rocky Mountains.
The weather is coldenough to make Cap
tain Howgate shudder when making esti-
mates for lis Polar expedition.
Ex-Delegate Moore, Of Shenandoah, Is
here.
Members OF Congress have to go through
great deal Of red tape to get garden seed,
and are not permitted to send any outside
OF their districts.
The discussion yesterday helped the Mex
lean war-pension bill considerably.
The Massachusetts case of Dean Us. Field
will be called up in the House tomorrow.
A petition signed by fifty thousand per-
sons was laid before the House to-day,
which some one said was intended to facil-
itate the dissemination of obscene litera-
ture.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph 10 the Dis
THE SILVER BILL IN THE CABINET.
WASHINGTON, February 26.-Members OF
the Cabinet are unusually reticent regard
ing the tenor OF the discussion in the Cabi-
net-meeting to-day upon the silver bill, or
as to the probable results. There is, how.
ever, no ground for believing that the Presi-
dent will in day or two address message
to Congress in connection with the bill now
awaiting his action. Whether there will
be a veto message or not is yet altogether q
matter OF conjecture. There can be OBJ
tanned no official authority for any decara-
ton in the premises. 1t is no secret that
the views OF the Cabinet We're not united
on the subject of what action should be
taken. There is no probability that the
discussion will be renewed on Friday next,
unless in the mean time special meeting
shall be called to determine the subject. 1t
is remarked as certainty that the bill will
be either signed or vetoed, and that there
is no probability whatever that 1t will be-
come law by the expiration Of the ten
days.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The President has nominated A. w. Bard
for collector Of customs OF Boston Uice
Simmons, whose term expires tomorrow.
lSimmons was Butler man, He has also
nominated Michael Shaughnessey, OF Mis-
sissipp, as marshal for Utah, and j. w.
Albertson as attorney for the Eastern district
Of North Carolina.
| The Cabinet took no action on the New
Orleans custom-house question. The sad
fate Of the Louisiana Returning Board
led to all elaborate and indignant discus
sion, in which the bargain and understand.
ing was discussed and its violation de.
nounced. A personal letter OF Temon.
STRANGE to Governor Nichols from the Pre-,
sident was suggested.
There are no intimationS as to what the
President will do with the silver bill.
Major S. P. Bailey was to-day, on the
nomination Of Collector Brady, appointed
tobacco inspector at petersburg, Va
Among Bailey's endorsers were many in
fluential members of the Virginia Legisla
ture, United States Senators Johnston an(
Matthews, Secretary Of the Navy Thomp
son, Postmaster-General Key, and strong
endorsement for his appointment by the
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