The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-24
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PRESIDENTIAL SPEC

PRESIDENTIAL SPECULATloNS AND THE EFFECT
OF RECENT DEAoCRA1IC APPOINTMENTS IN
RESPECT THERETo-IHE DEMOCRATIC eau
CUS-VIRGfSIA'S CLAIM FOR THE WAR OF
lSl2-THE. MEXICAN VETERANS AND TIE
EXTREME RADlCALS-SITTING BULL, on THE
WARPATH-THE REPUBLICANS IN THE SEN.
ATE-PERsoNAL, &C.
Iron Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The sDecuIations
as TO the effect the selections made by the
House and Senate in the choice of their Off
GERS will have on the presidential prospects
OF the various statesmen mentioned in con-
nection with the Democratic nomination in
1880 arc numerous, and in most cases amus-
ing to your correspondent. For example,
the knowing ones say that Randalfs election
means Tildcn Tor President, when it simply
means that the party reelected him Speaker
because he is q good officer, a stauncb Dem
ocrat, and there was no good reason, In the
estimation OF the majority, why he should
be ordered to step down from the Speakers
chair to tie floor. II he had been pro
nounccd Thurman man the result would
have been the same. 1t was only few
months ago, it will be rccollccted, that the
papers declared that Wallace had routed him
in Pennsylvania, and that was claimed as
Tildcn defeat. Well, it 20 happens that Mr..
Wallace the other day actively opposed him
for Speaker, and advocated Mr. Stcneer for
either clerk OF the House Or secretary OF
the Senate, and yet the Pennsylvania Scna-
tor WAS only able 10 get his own vote for
Stcnger, and did not succeed in getting a
single Pennsylvania Republican to vote
against Randall. This, however, did not
indicate that MIR. Walilce has utterly lest
his power in Pennsylvania, but only showed
that the House, in spite Of bis views to the
contrary, wanted Randall Tor Speaker, and
the Senate did not want q defeated mem
Der Of the House fer secretary. Then
we ale told, with wise look, that
the election OF Mr.. Bright as sergeant
alarms OF the Senate is Hendricks tri-
umph, and that Bayard and Thurman were
defeated, when il resulted from the fact that
southern secretary had been nominated and
senators thought the North entitled to the
other leading officer. Mr.. Bright, too, was
from Indiaua-a State entitled to recogn:-
ton 5v reason OF he: Dcmocracy-aud Mr..
Voorhees, brought all OF bis energy and
popularity to bis aid. Had Stcngcr been
elected clerk. L. Q. Washington would h3ve
beaten BRIGHT for gcant-at-arnlS.
WHIT THE JOINT DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS DID
TODAY.
The joint Democratic caucus committee,
whose names were given in my dispatch last
night, held protracted session to-day at
the Capitol, and the discussion was long
and earnest. Messrs. Springer, Carlisle,
and Reagan, in behalf OF the House caucus
committee, submitted bill proposing to re-
peal sections 1920 to 202T OF the Revised
Statutes. and modifying section 202S by
providing that no person shall be appointed
Il supervisor who is not resident OF the
precinct in which he is to serve. The sec
tons to be repealed are those which author
ize the appointment OF chief supervisor
ami Of deputy narshals for special
services ut elections. The bill offered by
the subcommittee on behalf o! the House
does not interfere with the appointment OF
supervisors of both political parties to serve
merely in a ministerial capacity. 1t is pro-
yidcl also that The United States troops shall
not he stationed Il. any point within two
miles Of polling precinct. Provision Is
also made for the repeal OF the jurors test
oath law. Finally the joint committee
adopted the above, and Democrats generally
approve their action. They say tonight
that this cur!ails the power OF the super
yisors to suc.! an extent that they will not
hereafter be able TO do any harm. This
looks IS ii the session will he a short one.
ONLY PETTY LARCENY.
Colonel Jones, the c'elk OF the Ways and
| Means Committee, thinks Delaware the
greatest State in the Union and Bayard the
champion statesmen. Yesterday party In
his committec-room were discussing the
subject Of frauds in elections, when he re-
marked with gushing pride that in all the
recent hubbuh about the stufiing Of ballot
| boxes and cheating in elections no one has
yet charged that there has been any election
fraud in bis State Of Delaware. No, said
Virginian promptly, for II you were to stca
the vote OF the entire State il would only b'
petty larceny, and nobody would say mucl
| about if. r.
BILLS IN WHICH VIRGINIA IS INTERESTED.
Senator Withcrs has introduced a bill Il
provide for the recomputation OF the &C
counts OF the city OF Baltimore and sevcri
States IS it'll the United States for money ad
yanccd by them TO the General Government
in 1912 to aid in prosecuting the wa
against Grca! Britain. This il the same bill
which it was sought to annex to the sundr,
civil appropriation bin in the Senate ias
session, and which was ruled out OF order
No one las yet furnished your correspondent
with the exact amount which this bill vii
give Virginia, and he has TO content hlmsei
will, the statement that her share Will be il
/ the neiebborhood Of million and hall
The same senator has introduced Dill
to pay the Episcopal Theological Sem
inarv and the "aigh School" for TIL
use OF their buildings by the GOV
ernment during the war. Genera
Ben. Butler voted for it In the House. In
former bill is now before the Military Com
mittce. and the latter before the Commltte
on Claims. This committee will also haV
charge of the claim of the Southern Meth
odist Book Concern at Nashville for the u.s.
and occupation of its buildings during tn
war. Senator Johnston has introduced
hill irving the sanction of Congress to tn