The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-23
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Washington.
M'CRARY AND THE JUDGEsHIP-THE M'DoS-
AID BfLL-A MEASURE TO PREVENT PREsI-
DENTAL soU4BBLEs-AN AMUSING EPI-
!. E--PERsONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO-
BAcco BoNDs-THE SILVER BILL-THE FOUR
PERCENTS.> sr ts,.s
From Our Regular Correspondent :
WASHINGTON, May 22-The President
left . friend to-day to infer that he and
Secretary McCrary bad not conferred in re-
gard to the laiter's resignation Of bis seat
in the Cabinet, but I know that the Secre-
tary OF War wants to resign, and is anx-
ions for the position Of Judge OF the dis
trict composed OF the States Of Iowa and
Missouri. He has never liked the position
OF Secretary OF War, and wanted from the
first to be Attorney General, but it is said he
failed to get the latter position because. while
on the judiciary Committee OF the House he
had indicated that he was on Billy McGar-
rahan's side, and that did not suit parties
who were powerful at court. Now, the
President is in somewhat Of q dilemma, be-
cause Attornev-General Deyens wanted to
resign some time ago and take the judgeship
OF Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hamp-
shire. but the President declined to give
him the place. Hence, when Mr.. .McCrary
desires to do the same thing there are those
who say it will look badly il the President
pratites him. But the cases are not per-
fectIy analogous, because Maine and
veus, while all the senators in the
Iowa judicial district. whether Republican
or Democratic, are in favor Of McCrary's APP
poiniment. asked an influential friend
OF McCrary to-day why be wanted the
and he replied 1880 would soon
be here. and he having tlriftcd out OF active
politics will be then out Of political employ
ment. AS he does not desire to enter active
law practice again. the Federal bench will
afford him congcnial employment for life.
He believes the President will give him the
and that he will leave the Cabi-
net by September.
THE M'DoEALD BILL MONDAY.
Senator Mcdonald, vino to-day got in his
bill for the suppression Of insurrection, do
nestle violence, &c. (tbe provisions Of which
have already given), announced that he
will speak on it Monday. Senator Wallace
will also on that day address the Senate in
favor of its passage. while st. Jerome Ed
munds indicated that he wants to be heard
in opposition. A leading Democrat re-
marked to-day that {" 1t looks to ME that the
introduction OF this bill shows an over
anxiety to humor the whims OF the Presi-
dent"
A BILL TO PREVENT FUTURE PRESIDENTIAL
SQUABBLES.
7 have met no one tonight, Democrat or
Republican, who does not approve Of the
bill agreed upon to-day by the House Com.
mittee on the Electoral Count-of which
General Hunton is member. 1t provides
that IN case Of contest in regard to the
electoral vote OF Virginia, for example, that
its Supreme Court CT Appeas.shal decide
the question, and that this decision shall be
final unless reversed by the concurrent vote
of both houses OF Congress. This is SIM
pie, and is as fair rs anything in politics can
well be.
AN AMUSING EPISODE IN THE SILVER DISCUS
SION.
During the discussion Of the silver bill
to-day Mr.. Chittendcn (Republican), Of New
York, said, in one OF his Ligh-pressure
speeches, "Ii I borrowed horse to-day
and returned mule tomorrow they would
say was id scoundrel, and say the
United States is Il ID scoundrel II it
pays 10 widow holding one OF its bonds q
silver certificate for interest" Mr.. Tom
Turner, OF Kentucky, in the name Of
the party OF moral ideas, called the
member to order. The eXcitabe New
Yorker said, further, That there is no word
in any dictionary to express the folly and
audaclty OF the friends OF this silver bill
the object OF which is to corrupt the cur
rency. They must think. he said, That the
people OF the United States are either
knavcs or fools.
Subsequently Mr.. Hazleton got in be-
tween MeSsrs. Chittenden and Springer, as
il he thought they were about to fight, and
created n general laugh. This helped the
temper OF the House, and matters went On
a little more smoothly afterwards.
MORE FILlBUsrERING DY TIE REPUBLICANS.
Although Judge Harris, chairman of The
Committee on the Revision OF the Laws, OIL
fered the Republicans liberal terms OF de-
bate to-day, they exhausted the morning
hour again to prevent vote on the bill pro-
hibiting the removal OF cases from State TO
Federal courts. They have evidently deter
mined to defeat il possible. by fair or foul
means, every measure OF relief for the South,
and in their hearts regret theY ever permit
ted a southern State to secure SelL-goyern-
mcnt.. as- .,..., -
.,.l THE EXPORT TOBACCO BONDS. -, .l...
Mr.. p. II. Mayo, OF Richmond, was at the
CanitoI to-day, and gave members OF the
House a clear and convincing statement OF
the hardships which the present mode OF
cancelling tobacco-eXport bonds entail on
the tobacco business. He notronly feested
tho rexatious, delays, and losses to export,
ers, but showed that planters lose in price
oiftheir common tobacco BY the distractions
thrown in the way OF sending it abroad by
the present law. In the mean while the Ca
nadians, he said, supersedes US as exporters.
He supplemented OPPORTUNITY the printed
argument laid before the committee to-day,
and signed by Messrs. Watson d lMcGill,