The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-05


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The Baker amendment was ruled cot az
order; and by general consent It was
agreed TO vote at 2 o'clock tom. orrew. Mr..
Blackburn will preside WIZ the Legislative
bill is considered In Committee Of the
Whole. - i,s5 1f, ~.
IT LOOKS Rad FOR coRBIN.
l have not get met Democratic senator
who Is Id favor OF confirming Corbin, OF
South Carolina, who is nominated for Chief
Justice OF Utah. Senator Butler Is against
him, md 80 are all OF the South Carolina
members Of lhe House.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Randall will announce his commit
tees, II an opportunity offers, tomorrow.
The statement tonight is that the stall
warts dread the conservative influence Of
Evarts with the President, and are using
every threat made by Democratic speakers
to prejudice the latter against the approval
OF the army bill as it will pass.
The Senate was not in session to-day.
General Ftz John Porter is in the city.
a telegram from Raleigh, N. c., to-day
says an Illicit distilIery has been captured.
Nothing OF importance was done at the
Cabinet meeting to-day. ..-. ~.-
Mr. Gorham, Mr.. Thompson, Sergeant
alarms of the House, and General D.
WALKER, The secretary OF the Democratic
Congressional Committee, were examined
to-day by the Wallace committee.
General Joe Johnston has been appointed
by Speaker Randall enc OF the regents OF
the Smithsonian Institute.
The weather to-day has been cold and
disagreeable.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.l
GREENBACKER's PROJECT.
WASHINGTON. April AIR. De La Matyr,
National Greenback representative, will in
troduce in the House, If an opportunity
offers. bill authorizing loan Of $780,.
100000, lcgal-tender money, TO certain cor.
porations, to be expended in internal i'm.
| provementS.
1t will provide that the loan be made
for twenty-five years-the first five years
without interest. and three per cent. in.
tcreSt semi-annualIy thereafter. Among the
corporations to have the benefit Of the loan
are the james River and KanaWha canal,
the Florida Coast canal, railroads connect.
ing the waters OF the Mississippi with the
Pacific coast; for the improvement of the
| Ohio and Mississippi rivers, the Great
Western canal, and the Fort St. Phillip
canal.
wurTEIAw REID ISD THE GERuAE uISsJoN
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The fact that the
German Mission was offered last December
| to Mr.. Whitelaw Reid, editor Of the New
! York Tribune, has just been made public.
Secretary Evarts, under date of December
23d. in accordance with the Presidents de.
sire, asked Mr.. Reid's acceptance OF the
Mission. Mr.. Reid, on December 3Oth, re.
piled with grateful thanks, but asked to be
allowed to decline the position on the
ground that tue work in which he was notS
engrossed, TO his MUD, gave him greater
opportunities for serving the country 2nt
advancing those views OF public policy
which he regards essential to its prosperity
vIRGINIANs APPOINTED.
Speaker Randall this morning announced
the appointment OF MessrS. Harris Of Vir
einia, and Claflin Of Massachusetts, as man
ayers of the Columbian Institute OF The
Deaf and Dumb. and OF Mcssrs. Clvmcr o
Pennsylvania, Johnston Of Virginia, ant
Garfield of Ohio, as regents of the Smith
sonian Institute, stating at the same TIM
that Mr.. Stephens of Georgia had declined
further service as regent of the Smithsonian
on account Of inability to attend the meet
ings OF the regents.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY AT WINCHESTER
WASHINGTON, April 4.-thc post-otticc 4
Winchester has been made q United State
depository to receive per cent. rcfundin!
certificates.