The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-15

ill after the 4th oil March, and that this ar
arrangement will necessitate anexecutive SEES.
sion Of the Senate after this date. Then
right Oh the heel of this comes a statement
that Mr.. Hayes says he does not contem.
plate deferring any appointment, and does
| not expect to call an executive session. The
latest rumor on this line is that rs soon as
Senator Conover's term ends he is to be pro-
vided for, and that Kellogg is also to re-
ceive an appointment, Both stood by the
Administration in the fight over the New
York appointments. II.
GENERAL BUTLER MAKES A C0NcII.IAToRY
SPEECH AND PREDICTS THE GOVERNMENT
WILL ULTIMATELY TAKE CARE OF MANNED
| CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.
General Butler, while the House was con-
sidering the claim OF the rciict OF J. T.
| Armstrong, OF Alexandra, for $3.50: for
rent OF buildings used by the Government,
made most conci'iatory speech, which
commanded the entire attention OF both
sides. He spoke of the claim as merito-
rious, but declared he was opposed to pay
ing any more except in cases of educational,
eleemosynary, and religious institutions,
against which war ought never to be waged.
He wanted these loyal war claims removed
from the halls OF legislation, so that peace
and goodwill may i.a restored throughout
the land. He paid a splendid tribute
to the vaior Of Confederate soldiers, and
predicted that the time will come when
the MANNED soldiers OF the South will be
cared for by the Government, for they
have done great honor, he said, to
American bravery oil over the world.
This can never be done, he declared, while
these war claims, like the cry OF "Beef
Beef!" alluded to by Patrick Henry, are
continually brought forward to reopen old
sores and revive bitter memories. He did
not know where the vast armies that con-
ironted the Union troops came from il as
many men were loyal in the South as now
claim to have been so. For his own part,
he believed the South was Z unit for q cause
| it believed right, and he found old gray
headed men in the ranks with guns on their
shoulders, and ut Petersburg he saw boys
OF fourteen and sixteen IN the trenches
doing military duty. The true men Of the
South, he said, Fever ask TO be paid their
| losses.
A RESPONSE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
Ccnger followed in mean speech. and
after him Sir. Aiken, OF South Carolina,
made handsome and telling response to
General Buffers liberal advances He said
for one he was not willing 10 pay single
war ciailn-not even those Of religious and
educational institutions. The loyal claim
ants who had been paid in his own State
were, as body, set Of unmitigated ras-
Gals. and il the South had been properly
represented the so-called loyaists wonld
never have gotten the s100.000,000 voted
them by Republican Congress. Messrs.
Blackburn and Rogers also spoke, after
which the House, at ) O'Clock, adjourned
without voting on the claim. o..
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Tn the House tonight Judge Kelley and
others delivered speeches for home con-
sumption to twenty-four members and we'll
Glled galleries. .-a
Mr. Luttrell Democrat). OF California,
made violent attack on the Speaker (who
was not in the cbair). He charged him with
unfairness to his State in the constitution Of
the Commerce Committee.
Secretary Sherman had to 60 home to-day
on account OF sickness, and General Sher-
man is expected to return to Washington
from the South about the 1st Of March.
The Cabinet to-day determined to appoint
Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois, not reelected to
Congress, as Director OF the Mint. He is
now u member Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. .....
Ex-senator Christiancy is here, and will
90 to Peru before March. .
James Sullivan, son OF the late postmaster
at Harrisonburg, has been agreed upon as
his fathers successor.
There does not seem to be an earnest eff
| fort anywhere to make provisions for carry
| ing out the pension-arrearages bill.
| The President to-day signed the bills re-
moving the disabilities OF number OF Eir-
ginians.
Judge Harris's bill for the removal Of the
disabilities OF J. T. Harrison, OF Virginia,
passed the House to-day.
The Senate Democratic caucus to-day
reached no conclusion in regard to the
amendments to the legislative appropriation
bill agreed Upon by the general caucus.
Associated Press Reports photograph to the Dis
49,. .. PATCH
THE TEST-OATH AND ELECTION LAWS.
WASHINGTON, February 14.-An adj
iourned meeting OF the caucus OF Demo-
cratic senator's was held this morning, at
which there was further discussion con-
corning the proposed effort to obtain by
amendments to the appropriation bill re-
peal OF the laws authorizing the appoint.
ment OF Federal supervisors OF elections
and prescribing test-oaths for Jurors, and Il
modification OF the law in regard to the
mode of drawing jurors. Although no &C
ton was reached the sentiment OF the eau
Gus was almost wholly in favor OF PROVE
ding for the repeal Of the test-oath sections
in the manner Indicated.
At the joint Democratic caucus held In
the House Monday night the question whe-.
Tier it would be proper to attach tue propo-
sitious referring to the drawing OF jurors
and the amendment for the repeal OF the
election law to an appropriation bill were
very generally discussed, and the prevalent
opinion was opposed to such action. The
statement with reference to the previous
Joint caucus being conclusive as regards the
measures in question is said by prominent
Democratic senators to be exaggerated. rs
certain resolutions were introduced at tnat
meeting which could not be expected to be
binding upon senators; and Furthermore.
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