The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-25

.,5,,sa.s,
the river and hafbor bin. Mf. Parsons ha
O naodei8of what he calls 1stile tIock.chu
dam OH exhibition at tlie rooms Of tllt
4 Commerce Committee, which be says viii
Il DO wonders for the Ja,1es. 3.
Il True BRAZILIAN SUBSIDY m THE SENATE
- ii, 81 q u "A TO-DAY. ,s1,e
Neur the close'of last session the Senate
& inserted In q. House postal bill lie Brazilian
steamship subsidy proposition OF John
Il Roach and a.section restoring the franking
fpriYilege to cong ressmen. The House took
the position that the Senate had under the
i Constitution 70 ris BIT 10 originate. as it did
4 in this case. a. money bill. To-day Mr..
i Conkiing and other friends of the subsidy
4 got theisubiect up with .a.view,ot having a
conference between the two houses in re-
gard TO it. This enabled the New York
senator and Senator Nhyte, Of Mary laud,
who is very hostile to granting what John
Roach d Co. ask for. to indulge in quite
lively debate. BothTentiated Parliament.
airy law andrefeTred to the practice in the
4 British Parliament iH-regard to money bills.
THE NEW, YORK APPOINTMENTS DIVERSE
InEPoRTi FROM THE COMMERCE COMMITTEE.
: As the readers or these dispatches had
reason totanlicipate, all of the Republicans
on the Commerce Committee to-day obeyed
the mandate OF Lord Roscoe and votedsta
reject tie New ORR appointments OF
Dir. Hayes-Messrs!. Merritt and Graham.
Messrs. Ransom, Gordon, and Dennis Dem
oerats) decliDed.to vote, and so an, adverse
report was sentttoit the Senate:ne Mr. RAN,
dolph was absent It is said that Conkltngi
tis not very hostile to the confirmation of,
Graham as surveyor, but his fidelity to his
friend Arthur and no one is; bGaVvet III de-
fence Of friends-canses him to Oppose the
confirmation OF Merrittias colleetor1with all
the. zeal ,and ability be is capable OF. MI.
Merritt went for Greeley, and has never
been Grant man, and it hardly suits The
purposes of the: Grant presidential man
ayers to;allow the New York eustoH-house,
with aiEits power, to- fall permanently into
the hands. OF. any one not in sympathy with
fthem;if they can help it! There was great
anxiety at the Capitol today to, know what
Mr.: Herman will do. !, I'm I,,iG 2. ., ~:
~ BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS. -" -
The workingmen OF Washington to-day
laid,on members desks paper in favor. OF,
| fhe establishment of bureau OF statistics
fort benefit OF the laboring men ofathe
county. , 80 -. ~, >; .''
The postal bill appropriates s34, 100000,
and limits the Department to sl,25e,o00 for
postal-car, service. The army bill appropri-
ates sac, IA, 200, and continues its strength
al 1000 meme - 5;1u q. -: -,
The Republic leans were again provoked be-
causelth there could he no continuation Of the
discussion inaugurated by General Bragg in
regard to southern war.-claims. IT prudent
counsels' prevail there wilbe no more of it.
"That sweet cuss:n as western man
calls him.. st. Martins testified further be
forcthe Potter committee, and confessed to
any namber>oH acts of;unblushing rascality..
he admitted that Maddox! and not Mr.
Stenger, told him to return witnesses asnot
found. INV, h. - ..ssf III ,,n,' = ri. n:
I To-day being oDiection:day, scores. OF
private bills were called and passed by.be.
cause Of objections, ~, II. ... ,i i 81
The Republicans are in their seats in the
House daily4in fulf force,r and can usually
beat the Deii5crats on a rising or vtva-
uoce vote. e: = -. 81 A.a1 - ;;
Senator Withers and several OF the other
senators from the tobacco States again urged
Mr.. Morrill, to hurry with bis report. I am
sure, from what know, that it is-unfortu-
nate that Mr.. Bayard bad to go from
/ w ashlngton. i,ps., iDa .:H,.,.t j.. - =
They say little. Eugene, has arranged for
the appointment, OF Senator Christiancy as
Minister to Peru, and the election Of his
daddy-in-law to the United States Senate in
his place. H.; -, .r- ..,.r".. r; ~
Associated Press Reports BY; telegraph to the Dsa
/ e-. Datch.I -. H. -,
-.'. THE POTTER INVESTIGATION. :. ~.
WASHINGTON, January 24.--Before the
Potter committee to-day the, witness ST.
Martin was put through rigid cross-exam-
.ination by the. chairman. He, admitted
there were three indictments pending:
against him in Louisiana-one for shooting
andtwo for entting-but thought as he was
but twcntylfour years old ihewa getting.
along very well, and considered his record
very fair one! When, at New Orleans he
told Stenser that witnesses were. being
bought, and mentioned as an instance that
one Slaysee wanted S., 900 to testify After,
he (St. Martinl came to Washington Mad
dox offered him S1,000to withdraw his ati-
dayit. lAcklens and Gibson eameiin after
the offer was madesand the Witness: thlns-
ing it fixed plan to entrapi him, refused
the money and left. srz', III 81 .,,ir1a 9 ~,
AT, the close, Of the examinations Ar!
Springer obieetsd TO placing st! Msrtfn's
affidavit, on record, as it MAS evidently
mass Of falsehoods. - ,'s-H's ~ - u
ST.. Martin will be, fuaher xansiiled to-
GENERAL SHERMAN Oh A soUTHEkH: -FOUR.
rW4sHENsToN, January a4.-Genaral Sher-
man will start Southern his tour-oP inspec-
ton to-raorrow,s General; Van, vliet will
ioiu< him at Atlanta though he will not be
| with him In an of6eial capacity 80.
| - OTTER ITEMS. =
The Joint COMMITTEE on tao transfer OF
| the Indian Bureau will meet. tomorrow for
| the purpose OF voting onrthe, main questiea.
| II Dir. .Oglesby1 rsfrains, from voting, as Is
| anticipated bs several members thereof.
=! there will be- majority ~ one in favor Of
| The transfer. Should Mr, ,Ogleslx vote -spere
4 Wlll be ties :
iWAsH1NeRos, Janupa 24.-Tosdax,sewas
4 the lengthiest Cabinet session for year.