The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-28

iDeanet Democracy who has the end rsattOn
fof the Election Commit tee.
Judge Tiliman, Pho contests the seat Of
the negro cofnet Small, os South folina,
sseager Tor his case to be reached.
The Pennsylvania case OF ~ itting Us.
Reilly was today referred 10 o sub-cornnit-
tee, consisting OF Messrs. Springer, Cam
idler, and Price. Mr.. Reilly, the sitting
member, is a Democrat and Will retain bis
seat. 5s5 rs s3,s ii s.
| MEssRss CoEKLIGG AND WRITER'S. 81 j,
While the Senate was engaged In the
House bill to empower the President to APP
point temporary pension officers where an
appointee fails to giYethe bond Mr.. Conk-
Hing pitched into Messrs. Withers and other
Democrats for their support Of II and the
President. Mr.. ingalls,, chairman OF the
committee, however, gave the New York
Senator a frst-cIass sitting down, and Mr..
Withers followed It with welltimed and
pointed remarks. Mr.. Conkling did NOT
reply. Messrs. Blaine and Edmunds had a
sharp passage on the same subject, Blaine
taking sides with Conkling. The Senate
passed the bill with an amendment. Il,
81 PERSONAL ITEMS.
Mr.. Cabell is quite sick at his room, and
DIR. Garnett is attending him. His disease
is pneumonia. Mr.. Douglass has gone home
for q few days. Hon. Lewis Mckenzie,
who was at the Capitol to-day, says Mr..
Hayes ought to sign the silver bill; and il
he does not, he will greatly iniure himself.
Senator Ben. Hill has returned, and was in
his seat to-day. Mr.. Donovan, assistant
doorkeeper, was further examined by the
committee investigating the doorkeeper OF
the House, and his testimony did Colonel
Polk no good. Mr.. Pridemore, the other
day, voted for the bill allowing certain fe-
male lawyers to practice in the Supreme
Court. Colonel Burwell made capital
speech in the Agricultural Congress. in IA
vor OF a reduction OF the tobacco tax and
in advocacy OF tariff reform. Governor
Parsons, whose confirmation the carpet
baggers and their allies in the Senate are
opposing so violently, was Provisional Gov
ernor of his State during Andrew john
sons administration. General Howard is
here. General Butler says Massachusetts,
will vote Democratic next fall.
:. TIE SILVER BILL. :
| q nr,f loo MI fcfo faI hot
some OF the western members Of the Cabi-
net are against veto. To-day it is stated
that Messrs. McCrary and Thompson advise
the President to sign the bill, and that Mr..
Sherman thinks he ought either to content
himself with protest and sign it, or let it
become law without his signature. Messrs.
Evarts, Deyens, Schurz, and Key say veto it..
THE CONFERENCE ON THE SILVER BILL.
The conference Of the President and
Cabinet to-day on the silver bill, although
informal, was interesting. Mr.. Sherman
was even more emphatic than yesterday in
opposing veto. He thought the Presi-
| dent ought to permit it to become law,
because by SO doing he will avert the
adoption OF a more radical financial mea-
sure. Thompson and McCreary reiterated
strongly the anti-veto views expressed yes
terday, while the President was backed by
the same four members Of the Cabinet who
then advised veto. Anti-silyer Republi-
can members are not iubilant at all tonight
at the prospect OF veto, and many OF them
seem to agree with Shenandoah there is
something worse in store for them than the
present bill. Some of those predict that q
veto will lead to the adoption Of free coin.
age. By common !consent, Friday is fixed
as the day for the veto message to be sent
to Congress.
THE MEXICAN-wAR PENSION BILL.
The Mexican-war pension bill was dis
cussed in Committee of the Whole OF the
House until adjournment. Several Repub
licans, including Martin Townsend, Of New
York, opposed its passage, without DANA
ging its prospects of passage in the least
The committee rose at fifteen minutes to 5
when the House adjourned. 3.
BRIEF ITEMS.
MFR, Conkling severely criticized the i'm
provement of the Capitol grounds to-day
in the Senate.
The bankers OF the West want Mr.. Hayes
to sign the silver bill, and eastern bankers
telegraph "Don't."
The committee will report $4,000 to
strengthen the foundation OF the Washing.
ton monument.
Senator Hill, OF Georgia, will vote for tht
silver bill over the veto Of the President.
Judge Peck will retire from the Court Of
Claims in June, and Kenneth Rayner /:
urged for the place.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph 10 the Dis
patch.l
SENATOR wITHERs ON CONKLING.
In the discussion regarding the tempo
rary pension agent for New York, MIR
Withers, Of Virginia, said he was mem
Der OF the Committee on Pensions, and h
he'd tried to discharge his duty. Notwith
standing the sneers Of the Senator from
New York, he proposed to continue to dis
charge it faithfully. Whether he (Mr
Wlthers) had rushed with hot haste to the
relief of the President was matter of toe
little Importance for the Senate to bother
about. He did not allude to the Senator
from New York MIR. Conkling) when ht
spoke OF the President having been casti
gated, because the feelings OF that senator
toward the President were well known.