The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-05
Washington.


from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Senator Withers
informs me that the opposition to The Demo-
cratic joint committees plan agreed to by
the joint caucus yesterday has entirely sub
sided on the Senate side, and a visit to the
House to-day induced him to believe that
the same might be said Of the Democrats Of
the House. The Democrats OF the sub
committees OF the Senate Appropriation
Committec-to wit, Messrs. Withers and
Wallace on the army bill. and Davis and
Beck on the legislative biIi-wili confer
with the House Appropriation Committee,
SO that these bills when they reach the Senate
will not have to be amended, as usual. This
looks to saving time and hastening adjourn
meDt. Senator Withers says the Senate has
nothing to do now. and will not have until
the appropriation bills come from the
House. Messrs. Eaton, Vest, and Jonas, l
near. were the only senators who voted
against the committees plan.
GENERAL JOE JoHNsToN's CAUCUS SPEECH.
General Johnston's caucus speech, some
account OF which | telegraphed you last
night, is much talked OF, and bis brother
members were not prepared to hear life
long soldier speak with as much confidence,
clearneSS, and vim as he displayed on this
occasion. He took the position that ii the
restrictive. clause OF the army bill, as re-
ported by the joint committee should be-
come law, the President, in spite OF it,,
could at once, il he saw proper, order
troops to be transported to Florida, South
Carolina, and Louisiana, there to remain
and do duty .on clection-day. He then
asked how the motives OF the President
could he. reached, or how could he be
punished under the section in question for
payin" for the transportation Of these
troops. General Johnston wanted re-
Strictive clause that meant something.
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS SAY ABOUT TIE STU
ALTON NOW.
Congcr, when asked to-day what lie and
his party mean to do in regard to the army
bill replied that he would have to wait and
see its exact language in regard to the trans
portation OF troops before he could reply
definitely to the question. lie was afraid,
however, that it would contain 4 snake.
Other Republicans, of lesser note, said they
exacctcI the Democrats would. cndeayor to
do by indirection what they had failed to ac-
compIi>h by direct means. They, however,
| would not say what they though! the Pres-
dent would do IN rega.d to the army bill ii
| it contained a restrictive clause. They did
not hesitate to express the opinion that he
will sign the legislative bill and veto the iu-
dietary bill, the latter Of which they declare
nullilcs the election laws OF Congress.
A REPUBLICAN IS SEVERE ON HAYES.
This afternoon / sought well-known
member Of the House who is noted among
| correspondents for his franknesS, and asked
him what he thought the President will do,
and he replied: "He will do just what the
stalwart Republicans want him to do, and
if they say Veto the army BILL he will do
it. You need not conclude that he is hon
est in his newborn love for the stalwarts !;
for he IS counting them to help make Shcr-
man President, feeling that there will be as
much glory in it for him as Andrew Jack
son gained b. the election OF Van Buren, as
his successor. Why, I believe the nomina-
ton of Foster" said he, with emphasis;
| Tin Ohio was 4 part OF his plan, and that
before sixty days elapse you will find that
twenty-five or thirty OF the delegates who
voted for Foster will receive Fat Federal
appointments. I believe, too" said he,
THAT majority Of the delegates were
elected rs Taft men," Said /, "Mr. Sher-
man has the General OF the Army on his
side this time" eyes," replied he, co and
he is himself using all the patronage Of the
Treasury Department to aid him in securing
the nomination"
WILL THE PRESIDENT VETO TIE ARMY BILL
The Republicans have no common opin.
ion yet as to whether the President vii
veto the army bill, although several distin.
guished Republican senators say tonight
that he should sign it.
| TEXAS PATRONIZEs OLD CULPEPER.
A Texas employe of the Capitol to-day
received telegram from home which in
formed him that the Legislature of Texas
having passed Mofett-lquor law similar tc
that of Virginia, +. D. Johnston, OF Cni
reper, has contracted with the authorities o!
that State to make and deliver 5000 Moflelt
registers by the 1st OF September next at sl(
apiece.
WHAT REPUBLICANS WHISPER TONIGHT.
Tonight Republicans noted for their
management whisper guardedly that there
are enough Democrats ready to vote with
The Republicans to strike out the restrictive
clause and pass the army bill pure and
simple. / know the Greenbackers intend
to vote to strike out, because their leaders
say SO, and this will be consistent with their
unifol N conduct during the controversy
over the appropriations bills. The Repu!I-
licans bad better not calculate upon Demo
cratic boilers.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Judge Richardson, eX-Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, and now Judge Of the
Court OF Claims, will publish right away a
supplement to the Revised Statutes OF tie
| United States, which will contain all Of the
laws passed and all OF the decisions rem
dered since the last edition. The commit
tee on the revision Of the laws has agreed
to report favorably the bill which passed
the Senate for this purpose. Senator'S
Blaine and Vance were on the floor Of the
House to-day. The Election Committee
will tomorrow decide on the Iowa cleo