The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-06

ing, The Virginia members are besiegei
hourly by them.
e. r. Nash, Of Portsnio uth, and bis bride,
a grand-daag liter OF Chief-J Justice Marshall,
were in the ladies' gallery OF the House TO-
day.
Senator Randolph is one OF the Conoyer
Investigating committee.
h Al senator informs your correspondent
that Blaine will call his resolution up Mon.
day.
The President to-day suspended Mr.. Hill,
Supervising architect Of the Treasury De-
.partment. He is charged with crookedness
at Chicago.
A telegram from South Carolina says
Governor Hampton ia much better, and
next week will be elected senator in place
Of Patterson.
The investigation OF Minister Seward
hangs fire because OF the absence of G..
Wiley Wells, late consul to Hong Kong.
He is in California.
The case OF the eccentric higgins, who
sues ex-President Grant for 100000 for
sending him to an insane asylum, will come
up in court tomorrow.
the city this afternoon.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The naval appropriation bill and the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bills are
ready to be reported TO the House next
week.
Mr.. Sinsieton's bill reduces the cost OF the
public printing and binding considerably.
MIR. Atkins has agreed TO turn over to the
Senate (Conoyer) investigating committee
the report he received from the Secret-ser-
vice Department in regard to the stolen Hot
Springs clause OF the sundry civil appro-
priation bill OF last session. Members are
reticent as to its contents.
Mr.. Stephens is still confined to his room.
I, is stated that wise New Englander
wants to be at the head OF the Geological
Survey Bureau, and hence the proposition
to give the President the appointment. 1t
is also stated that the movement for re-
organization of this bureau originated
among the saudnts OF New Haven, who
think too many documents and relics are
sent South among people who cannot APP
preciate them, that might be more profta-
bly, distributed in New England.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
-..s pach.1
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, December Sin view Of
the pending indictment against him for
fraud in the Circuit Court OF the United
States at Chicago, Supervising Architect
Hill was to-day suspended from duty by
order of the President until after trial.
John Frazier Will for the present discharge
his duties.
The subscriptions 10 the four-per-cent.
loan to-day were S145,000.
The Treasury Department has discontln-
ued the issue OF gold certificates.
The House Committee on Foreign Al
fairs held their first meeting to-day, and re-
ferred to subcommittee consisting OF
MesSrs. Cox, Schleisher, and Williams The
bills Of Messrs. Cox and Springer to termi-
nate the Bancroft treaty with the North
German Confederation.
The committee to which the consular and
diplomatic appropriations bill was referred
propose to- reduce the salaries OF foreign
ministers OF the first class from $4,000 to
$4,000. second class from $40 to $4,000.
and third class from $4,000 to $4,000 per
annum. No provisions are made for minis
tiers resident IN Belgium and Netherlands,
nor for the charges d'ataires to Denmark
or Switzerland. The changes proposed in
consulales are mainly in the line OF reclassi-
tication. ..-- -.