The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-13

f5Sig1t-seEfico EcloI meIssg w Hen ne closed
there was much applause. He was followed
by Mr.. Neil, OF Ohio, but be Is not an at
tractive speaker, and spoke at dfsadvan-
tage. The committee rose without coming
too conclusion.
ise ATRIUMvIRATE.
Mr.. Southland, Of Ohio, to-day, in the
House, made an explanation to the effect
that the resolution offered by him for a
triple Executive was not his own, and
was offered by request Of its author. He
took occasion, however, to say that Edmond
Randolph, OF Virginia, In the Convention
which framed the Constitution, declared
himself In favor OF this very plan.
THE POLK INVESTIGATION.
1t Is stated to-day that the report in the
case Of Doorkeeper Polk will be made to
the House on Friday, and there are to-day
any number of speculatlons in regard to it.
PENNSYLVANIA AND THE TARIFF.
The Pennsylyanians are tolerably well
pleased with the changes made in the iron
schedule OF the Wood tariff BILL and are
satisfied that il it passes they will not be
much damaged; but then they are neverthe-
less opposed to any change in the tariff, and
want the Wood bill defeated.
BRIEF ITEMS.
1t is claimed tonight that Packard will
be nominated for collector Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Zenas Stearns, of Virginia, has two
fine paintings on exhibition ut Corcoran's
gallery. ~
A Pennsylvania member has received
forty-fve postal-cards from one post-office
in his district urging him to go against the
tariff bill.
General Benet, chief Of ordnance, to-day
appeared before the House Committee on
Patents aud stated that the Government
used the Dodge & Gill cartridges, and that
these parties were entitled to compensation.
He spoke OF Mr.. j. II. Gill as one of the
most talented inventors OF the day.
Mr.. Springer will call up the Masaachu-
sets coatested-election case OF Dean Us.
Fields tomorrow in the House.
The House subcommittee on Elections
will tomorrow take up the case OF Small
Us. Tillman. SMALL is the negro convict
who holds o seat from South Carolina.
The House Electoral Committee hope to
reach vote Monday, but will hardly do so.
After this is done, however. the House and
Senate committees will hold joint session
on the subject.
During the set speeches to-day not more
than third of the members seats were
occupied.
The Senate Finance Committee will con-
slider the House bill repeating the resump-
ton act next Tuesday. 81
Mr.. T. S. Mercer, assistant examiner in
the Patent Office, died of apoplexy last
night.
Mr.. Hale said to-day he was not banker
ing after defending the President.
Captain 81. FL. Doty, formerly Of Nor
folk, will exhibit his lighthouse lamp at
Paris.
Isaac Clayton and Mary Magdelene Dod-
son, OF Rappahannock county, Va, runa-
way couple, were made one here to-day.
Associated Press reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.l
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Senate in Executive session confirmed
Miohaot Shaughnessy, OF mIssissrpp,
marshal for Utah; j. W. Albertson as at
torney for the Eastern district of North
Carolina; E. C. cambridge as postmaster
at Old Point Comfort, Va; Jane F. James
as postmaster at Ashland; and David e..
Potts as postmaster at Petersburg.
various ITEMS.
Superintendent Mop herson. OF the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, is pushing the
work on the silver certificates under the
new law. The first will be for ten dollars,
with the head Of Robert Morris. The last
will be for one thousand dollars. The en-
craving is proposed to be equal in style to
the legal tenders.
Secretary Schurz to-day concluded a long
statement to Congress on the log question
thus It must therefore be conceded, l
think, that the cutting or removal OF timber
of any kind ompublic lands subjects the
person guilty OF the offence to the punish
ment prescribed by the statutes, and I am
not aware, nor have I vet learned, that the
taking or removing OF timber in violation
OF this express statute is any less violation
than the taking or removing o! any other
kind of property in violation Of some other
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