The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-02

Messrs. De LIZ Matrr, Ladd, Stevenson,
and Wright, Greenbackers, voted for the
army bill to-day. ,hIcssrs. Hunton and
Tucker, who were absent, were paired with
MeSsrs. Hiscock and Lapham, OF New York.
w. F. G. Gregory, OF Richmond, who
stopped here to see his son, has gone 10
Orange on law business. Mcssrs. Ford,
Murch, Jones, Gillette, Weaver, Yocum.
and Forsyth, Grecnbackers, voted with the
Republicans to-day on the army bill. .,..
AN BULLDozZD AND INT1M1DATED PRIVATE
AND CONFIDENTIAL. "
As industriously as Colonel w. p. Bur-
we'll is working to get the bill for the relief
OF exporters OF tobacco passed, he finds
time for politics, and am afraid will have
to call on Judge Christian for protection,
for he buiidozes and intimidatcs INC daily
Just because will not agree that the Demo.
Gratis are going home without passing any
appropriation bills unless Mr.. Hayes backs
down from his veto-mcssagc. It is rs much
Us members life is worth to say in his
presence that he intends to do anything
short OF dying in tie last ditch on the army
bill. But when Mr. Richmond remarked
to him last night that, il solitary and alone,
he meant TO fight it out on tue line on which
he had started II it took all the summer,
his face lighted up radiantly, and he was
lavish with his compliments.
TIE RAILROAD.
The Executive Committee OF the Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad Company adj
iourned tonight at IL o'clock, to meet at
| New York at an early date. They had con-
fcrcnces to-day with Pittsburgh iron-men
and leading western raiIroad-mcn i'll regard
to mining operations on James river. The
action OF the committee OF creditors is
awaited with much interest.
| BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The House Committee on Labor and Edu-
cation will as soon as opportunity offers re-
port in favor OF tho cight-hour law.
| Filty-Six young ladies from the Lutheran
Seminary, OF Hagerstown, called at the
White House to-day.
The State Department Is informed that
Portugal has imposed an additional rate OF
duty, equal to twenty per cent, on imports
OF tobacco.
Past Assistant Surgeon J. NJ. Amber is
to 90 on the Arctic steamer Jeanette.
The Ohio Democrats are very extreme in
their views as to what the Democrats should
do.
Secretary Thompson will call together Il
board Of medical officers and consult with
them in regard TO the yeiIow-fercr ship.
The plans CT Professor Gamgce and others
will bc laid before the board.
The Joint Democratic caucus consists OF
Mcssrs. Chalmers. Carlisle, Cox, Ewing,
Springer. Tucker, Atkins, Clymer, Reagan,
Bucknell, Phelps, and Senators Thurman,
! WHITE, Herman. Salisbury, Jones Of Flo
rida, Bailey, Lamar, VOORHEES,, and Vance.
There is talk that John Sherman will run
| for Governor, Of Ohio, and il he wins he
expects to be the Republican candidate for
the presidency.
Michigan people to-day petitioned Con-
crc<s against the sale OF liquor in the Dis
trlct OF Columbia.
Thcre is Il strong southern movement TO
remove the duty from quinine.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
| patch.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The two commit
tees appointed by the House and Senate
Dcmncr caucuScs to report what action
should be adopted in view of the prcsi-
dental vctoes, past and prospective, held
Joint meeting this afternoon. In conSc-
| uucnce of the absence Of several members
OF the committees their places were filled
by other appointments. Dir. fuckers place
being filled by Mr.. Goode, OF Virginia
Senator Thurman presided.
After a very full interchange OF views all
present agreed upon 4 proposition concern
inc the army bill, to be reported to the
separate caucuSeS vi the two houSes to NOR
row afternoon. which, 1t is expected will be
adopted bv both, thus rendering joint cau-
Gus on this subject unnecessary.
1t was decided that the terms of this pro-
position should not be made public IN adj
vance OF their submission to the caucilScS.
but there are sufficient grounds for stating
that it will recommend the repassage OF the
army appropriation bill, with the Gtn Sec
ton changed so as to apply only to olhcers
| OF the army and navy, and not to United
States civil officers, thus obviatiDg the prin-
clpal objection raised by the President
against its approval.
The argument by which this recommends
| ton will be supported is. in brief, that the
| President vetoed the bill because OF its al
legged abridgment OF The powers OF civil oth-
GERS; that in reality this was not the inten-
ton and would not he the effect OF the bill
rs heretofore passed, and that the President
having, in the opinion OF the Democratic
party, eyaded the main issue, he should now
be given an opportunity to pass upon bill
which shall present to him the sole question
whether or not the army, or any portion of
it, should be used to keep the peace at the
polls.
For the purpose Of attending the caucus
the majority will procure an early adjourn
mcnt of the Senate Tomorrow.
The House has already adjourned over
till Saturday.
THE NATIONAL DEBT STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-The debt statement
issued to-day shows the increase Of the debt
for April TO be $19.952.1G; gold certificates,
Sl5,1-2 GOO; silver certificates, S1,9U.O2O;
certificates Of deposit outstanding, SOL
G35, 900; refunding certificates, IS, lO4, $50;
legal tenders outstanding. S346,6Sl.0 l6;
fractional currency outstanding, Sl5,9l3,-
009.j2; United States notes held for re-
demption OF fractional currency, SS,44G,-
33S: called bonds not matured for which
per cent. bonds have been issued, Sill
$4,000; cash in the Treasury, Sis, 4G7,-
1861.
Forfy.sixth Consress---Eirst Session.
WARRINGTON, May l, 1879.