The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-27
Washington.

Washington.
,,r c,p1SET MEETING-P0LITICAL SPECULA-
yroSs-TuE DEMOCRATS AND THE POTTER
1vrrsT,G ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEVELOPMENTS
pvprcTEp-THE TARIFF BILI-A DISPOSE
T,oy TO ADJOURN ABOUT THE 10Th JUNE
rur TOBACCO TAX-RETRENCH&ENT AND
rc0SoMY-co COUNTERPART MoNEY-THE
Amy APPROPRIATION BILL-THE ARTIFI-
c1,I. PROPAGATION OF FISH BY THE Gov
ERSNgNT-vARIoUS ITEMS-PERsoSAL, &C.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Frcm the men,
hers OF tho Cabinet down TO the disappoint-
cd applicants for official crumbs, everybody
to-day seemed 10 be INDUCING in political
sneculations. Mr.. Evarts says he has fully
examined into the Florida matter, and that
the Potter committee will make water
haul. The investigation, he adds, has its
origin in some dark corner o. New York
and not with the majority OF the Demo-
cratic members OF Congress. His iniorma-
lion from the South is That the Republicans
will gain congressman at the coming cleo
ton. and in cases where Republicans are
NOT elected Democrats OF a stripe more ac-
ccptable to the Administration than those
now in Congress will be sent. He is sure
that the Hayes leaven is working in the
South, and anticipates good fruits IN cue
time. Republicans at the Capitol said to-
dsy that Judge Alfred Morton has gone
TO Florida TO bring to the front
McLin, whom they say resides III the
everglades. many miles away from the rail-
roads. They declare, too, that Dennis has
gone back on Messrs. Finley, Springer 4
Co., and will not testify, when the time
comes. what he promised. They persist in
saving that Democratic senators are giving
Mr.. Potter and his committee the cold
shoulder. and are sore at not being con-
suited before the investigation was deter
mined or. Their theory is hat Mes>rs.
Finley, Williams, and Springer, each had q
resolution prepared looking to an investl-
cation, which they were each bent on OTTER
inc in The House, and that this forced
the Democratic Congressional Committee,
against It's Judgment, TO prepare resolution
and place it in charge OF Mr.. Potter, who
was known to be sensible, prudent, and
capital parliamentarian. The majority OF
the Democratic members, theg further say,
were opposed to the investigation.
WHAT TIE DEMOCRATS SAY. st
The Democrats. on the other hand, keep
cool, and seem determined to conduct the
investigation in their own way. They say
that evidence will be forthcoming proving
the grossest frauds in Florida and Louisl-
ana, and that Mr.. Sherman is now playing
only strong game of bluff. Their belief
is that the passage OF the resolution united
the Democratic party, and that the official
publication of the Florida and Louisiana
frauds will complete the overthrow OF the
Republican party.
know tonight that Mr.. Potter sayz, al
ter 4 careful examination of what has been
submitted to him, that the investigation will
result in important Developments. 4 cool
headed southern member OF the Congress
sional Committee informs me that after hear
Ing what was laid before them in regard to
frauds in Florida and Louisiana, the COM
mittee, without dissenting voice, agreed
that there must be an investigation, and
voted unanimously TO submit the Potter re-
solution to the House. have yet to meet
or hear OF a Democratic congressman who
does not believe that the title OF Hayes to
the presidency is perfectly unasSailable.
TIE Pennsylvania DEMOCRACY.
The special political sensation again to-
day was the result Of the Pennsylvania
Democratic Convention, which, Pennsylya-
MIA Democrats claim, has all manner OF ma
tional and State significance. One Buck
tail says .sthey set down on Sam. Randall
and mashed him." and another remarks
that Tilden was strongly represented there,
and he and Randall and Black were all
badly beaten by the nomination OF Andy Dill,
while third declares that Wallace has the
State in sling, and that il Speaker Randall
does not mind the Dilltes and WalIaceites
will invade his district. 1t is claimed fur
ther that the nomination OF Dill brushes out
the opposition to the TeXas-Pacitic in Penn.
sylvania, and the enemies OF Wallace say
that Tom Scott backed him and gave him
the victory. Mr.. Randall occupied the
Speakers chair to-day, but did not look,
happy, and am able to eliminate tonight
from the statements Of the different factions
OF Pennsylvania Democrats that the Speaker
was very badly beaten in the recent con-
test. have no idea, however, that there
is any danger of his being defeated fer
Congress.
THE TARIFF BILL AND ADJOURNMENT.
SIessrs. Wood and Burchard, OF the
Ways and Means Committee, to-day gave
bearing to importers OF silks and gloves,
who wanted a specific instead Of an al Ud-
loren duty on these articles. Mr.. Wood
said that there had been no unanimity
among importers on this point, and Mr..
Bufchard called their attention to the fact
that while iron-nen and others had furnish
cd schedules to the committee, the silk and
glove importers had not. TWAS agreed that
they should now do this, and The committee
will on Tuesday appoint a subcommittee to
confer with the Secretary Of the Treasury
on the. subject. II the committee finally
agrees to accede to the request OF these i'm,
porters supplemental bill will be reported.
Dir. Wood being asked in regard to adj
Iournment, said there is a disposition to adj
iourn about the goth OF June, but that Con-
gress will not leave until all the appropria-
ton bills are disposed Of. As soon as the
army appropriation bill is gotten rid Of he.
says he will press the tariff bill.
THE REPUBLICANS AND rae TOBACCO CUES
TION-THg LeRtLLARDs.