The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-19

| Carter Harrison like a woman when they
addressed the workingmen's meeting. Mr.
BRISTOL, in crossing Ninth street to-day, fel
and broke his leg.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The. fain last night and to-day reminded
one Of the long season in May.
Mr. Spencer, the carpet-bag senator from
Alabama, wants the money it will take to
pay the southern mail contractors appro-
priated to the establishment of line OF
steamers to Brazil.
Senator Witbers has been very energetic
in his efforts to get the southern mail claim
ants paid. 49, s,rGts 81
During the past week thirty thousand
silver dollars were paid out to the people.
The House has rejected the proposition
for an Arctic expedition. Why should the
Government spend money when Mr. Ben
nett is willing to look after the North Pole
at his own expense?
ASSOCIATED Press reports by telegraph to the Dis
.t.s .ass 81, @.ss pafcn.l ."e ts## = 4 &
THE TAX on TOBlCCO-ITS FURTHER CONsTD-
ERAT1oN TO De POSTPONED TILL DECEM-
Der.
WASHINGTON. June 1S.-The representa-
tives OF the tobacco manufacturers here,
owing to the near close of Congress, have
concluded to allow the bill to lie in the Sem
ate until December, when they expect to
press 1t, with April 1st as the time for the
reduced rate to take effect.
MR.. BUTLER on THE AMENABIL1TY OF THE
PRESIDENT TO THE LAW OF THE LAND.
WASHINGTON, June 18.-Mr. Butler, rs an
Individual member OF the Judiciary Com
mittce, to-day presented his dissent to the
views OF the majority against re0pening the
presidential question, in which ne says ::
Sand as to the person OF the President,
whence comes this novel doctrine that he is
above the law of the land? God forbid
that President of the United States should
ever commit crime; but il he. were to do
so, is he not amenable to the law there
for? Ii ne usurps possession OF the
property oil another, may he not be sued
IN the courts ? And yet, according
to the theory or the committee, he
may commit the greatest possible act
OF ille.uIity and uSurpation OF his Office
without amenableness to the judiciary or
any other power. I do most earnestly pro-
test against all such exaggerations OF the
Office of the President. No man in the
United States, be he high or low, is above
the law, and L depore the actual condition
OF the presidency to maintain which I'M
challenged wise and good men are driven to
such desperate resorts OF argument. So far
as I understand the Mexican term, military
usurpation is the Mexican mode Of deter
mining who is rightfully President. The
one prefer is the American mode OF deter
mining that question-rcverence for laws
and submission to tic judicial tribunals"
COMBINATIONS.
The following were confirmed by the
Senate: Sumner j. Kimball to be general
OF the Life-Saving Service;
i. Jcfferds as district attorney for the South
ern district OF Missssippi; William Hayden
Edwards as consul-ganeral 1T st. Peters
burg; Robert NJ. Tidball as postmaster at
Oklahoma, Miss; and William II. DeadhurSt
as postmaster at st. Augustine, Fia.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Minister Moves had consultation with
the President to-day.
The Senate to-day rejected the nomination
OF William J.. Slater rs postmaster at
Va.
THE President has signed the army and
The decentralization appropriation bills
also, the act authorizing the Barataria Ship
Canal Company to construct anu operate 4
from New Orleans to the Gull OF
Mexico, and the joint resolution author
izins the Secretary OF War to turn over to
the Governor OF Alabama such tents, poles.
an d pins as he may require for the use OF
volunteers OF thesState at their summer en-