The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-12
Vest Point to be present at tue commence

West Point. to be present of tue commence
ment. u. ~
General Garfield has returned from Ohio
and does not look happy.
Mr.. Potter Is going to Salem, Roanoke
county, to deliver an address before the
college.
Tie Huntou committee left Florida this
evening at O'Clock, aud will be here Fri
day morning.
The President today signed the District
bill. Mr. Corcornn called this morning to
see him 10 regard to It.
Messrs. Lamar, Jorgensen, and Cameron
Of Pennsylvania were among the callers at
the White House to-day.
The National Committee of the National
party will meet here tomorrow.
Thousands Of persons went to the navy
yard this evening 10 witness the launch Of
the Government ship Nipsic.
Associated Press report, BY telegraph to the Dis
sTEPHESs's CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
WASHINGTON, June 11.-7Hon. Alexander
Fl. Stephens has written letter to the chair
man of the Democratic Executive Committee
of the Eighth congressional district Of
Georgia saying that he shall neither seek nor
decline nomination at the hands Of the
convention, but il the latter shall declare
him an unfit representative Of Democratic
principles because Of anything connected
with his recent public acts, &C., he shall
regard the edct but as a brutune fulnaen,
issued by an irresponsible faction Of trick
sters, and he will then leave the question
whether he or they are sound in the faith
OF the fathers to the true Democrats Of the
district at the polls, &c.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Judiciary Committee OF the House
to-day by vote Of to decided to report
a resolution asserting in substance that the
Forty-fourth Congress was properly the
constituted body to count the votes and de-
clare the result of the presidential election !;
and that no subsequent Congress has the
power to revise the action there taken, nor
can Congress confer its powers upon the
Supreme Court or upon any other body
to reopen the questions which have thus
been settled. The committee will meet
again tomorrow to agree, ii possible, upon
a III ~ accompany VIC lISOlutiohs
The vote was as follows: In favor OF the
resolution: Representatives Harris Of Yir-
ginia, Hartridge of Georgia, Stenger OF
Pennsylvania, Mcmahon of Ohio, and Gull
bertson OF Texas Democratsl, and Messrs.
FRYE, McConger of Michigan, and Latham
Republicans.
Representative Knott, Of Kentucky, chair
man, dissentcd from the above action, and
Messrs. Butler, OF Massachusetts, (Republi-
CAM, and Lynde, OF Massachusetts Demo
crat), were absent.
General Sherman has recalled the officers
who were ordered, abroad to observe the
operations in the Russian and Turkish war.
A full Cabinet meeting was held to-day.
Secretary Evarts made statement regard
ing the money congress. 1t is 4 success.
Sherman spoke encouragingly about placing
the four and iour-and-a-half per cent. bonds.
Before the Potter committee Anderson
was on the stand and gave elaborate details
OF the manner in which registration and
voting was conducted in louisiana. En-
Congressman Darrell, OF Louisiana. was
also on the stand, and testified regarding
his application for the collectorship OF the
New Orleans custom-housc. First, through
Andcrson's influence, Matthews Withdrew
his opposition to Packard rs collector; but
finding his nomination out OF the question,
Matthews agreed to support him for the
place, providing Anderson should deliver
to Matthews certain papers. These pa
pcrs were ready for delivery, but were
withheld because Darrell asnot appointed.
Among the papers stipulated for was the copy
of the Sherman letter. Darrell stipulated to
Anderson that in the event Darrell could
have the Office Mrs. D. \. Weber, S. l.. Ran
DALI and Thomas A. Jinclls should be pro-
vided for. In their bargain Anderson ap-
pears to have made no provision for him
self, as he could make a better living as
journalist. William Fl. Seymour, the no.
tary public before whom the Anderson and
Weber agreement was sworn, and Wilder,
one of the attesting witnesses, are here
under subpoena.
The Matthews committee of the Senate
have agreed not to enter Oh an investigation
during the present session, or do any busi-
ness in July or August.
The combinations to-day were Sevalon
A. Brown, consul at Birmingham; John
3. Gould, consul at Marseilles: Commodore
Bache as rear-admiral; and Captain Will
liam D. Whiting as chief Of the Bureau OF
Navigation of the Navy Department.
The committee to investigate matters con-
corning Senator Matthews was organized
to-day. 1t is stated that Matthews declines
to obey the subpoena from the Potter COM
mittee, and that the committee proposes TO
let the matter rest with him. Chairman
Potter leaves tonight to deliver an Grafton
before Roanoke College, Va.
The President, Attorney General, Sccre-
tarv OF War, and Colonel Bacon, OF Sher-
mans staff, leave tonight for West Point.
They return on Saturday night.
The President has signed the bill provid-
ing for the permanent government OF the
District OF Columbia. There are to be no
elections.
The President has nominated Ernest
Dickman, OF Wisconsin, as Minister to the
United States of Colombia, and Peter Neg
lev as assistant United States Treasurer at
Baltimore.
XLVTH CONGRESS--Second Session.
WASHINGTON, June II, 1878.
SENATE.
The river and harbor bill, with many
amendments, was passed. 1t goes to the
House for concurrence.
The bill authorizing Albert Ordway to
assign and transfer the contracts entered
into by him with The United States for fur
nishins certain granite for the new State
and War Department building was passed.
Most of the amendments heretofore re-
ported increasing the appropriations for
southern rivers and harbors were adopted.
Mr.. Ransom, of North Carolina, submit
ted an amendment approprating $40, 900 for
a complete survey OF the water-lines lead
inc from Norfolk to the ocean south OF Hat
teras, so as to have inside water communi'