The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-03

btlls, and they are busy at work on these.
The Ways and Means Committee will GER
tainly make an effort TO take up the sugar
tariff Monday with view OF fixing day
for its consideration. The river and harbor
bill Will be before the full committee Ger.
tainly by Tuesday. The, full House Election
Committee will decide as to their report on
the Florida case Wednesday.
VIRGINIA NEWS ITENs-ToBAcco AND TIE
s1ss wAR-CLAIn OF 1872.
Senator Conoyer, OF Florida, informed
Senator Withers to-day that he will certain.
Fly vote with him for the reduction OF the to-
bacco tax, and that Senator Patterson will
do likewise. In fact it is now certain that
not southern senator will be against re-
duction. A senator remarked to-day,
.Don't trouble yourself about Bayard and
Herman am not afraid Of them" The
trouble about inserting the claim Of Viz.
ginia, as urged by its delegation, in the SUM-
dry civil. appropriation bill is that rule
adopted by the Forty-fourth Congress pro-
vides substantially that no amendment shall
be made to an appropriation bill involving
money unlessat reduces the amount autho-
rized by existing law.
THE FIGHT BETWEEN CoNKL1NG AND THE AID
NIN1sTRATIoN TO BE RESUMED MONDAY.
Colonel Burwell was not more sanguine
of the election Of Mr.. Tilden than some of
Lord Roscoe's henchmen tonight seem to
be that he will defeat the Administration in
the fight to be renewed over the New York
appointments in the Senate Monday. And
yet, from the lights before me, am equally
as confident that he will be beaten unless
he secures unknown reinforcements. This
is the Judgment of Democratic senators in
whom have confidence. have inforna-
ton, too, that letters are pouring in from
Tammany and anti-Tammany Democrats
urging Mr.. Herman to go for confirmation.
Now, all that Mr.. Hayes has to depend
upon to prevent his administration from be-
ing utterly routed is the support of Demo-
cratic senators. And yet he not only lets
the pets Of the Conklingite senators hold his
department offices, but he permits them to
turn out poor women for no greater crime
than having been recommended by Demo-
cratic senator's. While nobody expects him
to become Democrat or Democratic senators
to become Republicans; he should not permit
his subalterns to be intolerant against help
less women with Democratic relatives or
crippled southerners who have little places
about the departments.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The wife and daughters OF Sir Edward
Thornton, the British Minister, and the
Danish Minister and wife were in the diplo-
matte gallery Of the House to-day.
The Commissioner Of Pensions says all
new pension cases which have never been
adiudcated, but that may now be adiudi-
Gated, must be paid from date Of disability
or discharge, whether Congress makes any
appropriation or not to carry out the pro-
visions Of the arrearage-peDsion bill. He
thinks the only way, therefore, to equal JUS
tice is to stop the further adjudication Of
cases until the policy OF Congress is settled
The subcommittee OF the Potter commit
tee, with General Hunton as chairman, will
commence work 10 New York Monday. Mr..
Iilden, Manton Marble, and Messrs. Pelton
and Coyle. are to be examined.
The Teller committee commence opera
lions here Monday. They will investigate
alleged election frauds at Charleston.
A. L. Snowden, who is here, agrees to
accept the dictatorship of the Mint.
The President to-day sent the name OF
DR.. J. L. Powell, of Henrico, to the Senate
as an assistant surgeon in the army, and he
will be confirmed.
Hon. Hendricks Wright called on the
President to-day, and Hon. Matt. Carpenter
was In the Senate awhile.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections to-day reported to the Senate in
favor OF woman's suffrage. The repor
was signed by Senators Hoar, Sargent, and
| Mitchell.
The President and Secretary Sherman
continue to be very severe on Arthur l. Co
| They say they regarded the discharge Of
their official duty as subordinate, to theil
partisan work.
Harry Libby White read speech in The
House on the army appropriation bill.
| ASSOCIATED Press reports by telegraph to the Dis
| patchI
| A meeting OF southern congressman repre-
senting the districts stricken by yellow.
fever and the members of the National Re.
lief Association was held this evening to
consider DR.. Marshal's (of Mississippi) plan
for the relief OF the orphans OF the victims
Of tie late epidemic and the establishment
OF central orphan asylum. The plan was
fully discussed, and committee appointed
to secure a charter from Congress for na
| tional asylum and for perfect and perma
nent organization.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issaed
another call for twenty million $40 bonds
/ The Potter committee. after briefly ex.
aiming Isaac r. Hill, who was deputy ser.
geant-at.arms for the subcommittee al New
| Orleans, adjourned until Tuesday.
A ire broke out in the roof OF Wizards
! Hotel tonight. but YVES soon eXtinguished
There was considerable excitement among
tho guests, but the damage, which wa:
4 caused mostly by water, VIII aot exceed
| $1,000.
-=----: Norfolk.
/ THE RECENT MURDER.
/ - Especial telegram to the nspatch.l
| :, NORFOLK, Va, February 1.-The Coro