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

he had to withdraw the proposition. Il
was thought sweat-boX would hurry up
the bills. Mr.. Hull, member from FIorida.
was in bis seat to-day. Three sons OF
General Bcale visited the Capitol to-day
two of whom are ministers. General Ew-
Ing looked calm to-day in spite of the fact
that bis name was before the Ohio Demo
cratic Convention for Governor. The i'm
peachment case Of George f. Seward, Min
lister to China, was referred to-day 10 the
judiciary Committee.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Democrats are highly delighted with
the Ohio gubernatorial ticket, and say that
Foster, a bomb-proof, can make no head
way in waving the bloody shirt against two
such gallant Union soldiers as Ewing and
Rice. Secretary Sherman affects TO believe
that his ticket will win.
r. Stockett Matthews is very indignant
over the adverse action OF the judiciary
Committee in his nomination for district
Judge of Maryland, and thinks he could
win yet il Groom were not against him.
Zach. Chandler went to the White House
to-day and talked matters over with Ruthcr-
ford B.
I know that Messrs. Robson, Cannon.
and Robinson OF Massachusetts thought
the last veto OF the army matter was 4 mis-
take.
Assistant Secretary Hawley wants to be
a Secretary of War, and that would help
Sherman. McCrary, however, has not yet
been confirmed.
Mr.. Evins, of South Carolina, says he
could not resist the inclination to 20 to
Bayard and tell him that his caucus speech
was the most statesmanlike effort he had
yet heard a: Washington.
Mr.. Shepherd, consul at Bradford, Eng,
writes the Department that petition is in
circulation which sets forth to Lord Bea-
consfield that fuller lcgalizcd use Of silver
will help British industry and trade.
The printers to-day called on the Presi-
dent, and were cordially received. Mr..
Armstrong, president Of the international
Union, and Mr.. Towers, president of the
local union, made addresses.
The National Grecnback members OF the
House have telegraphed their brethren at
Columbus that their attitude Is eminently
patriotic.
Mr.. Charles Ellis, OF the Religious Herald,
is one Of the representatives OF Richmond
in the Printers National Union.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.l
THE sUBSTIT CITE FOR THE BAYARD BILL.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The following is
the substance OF the bill reported from the
Senate Judiciary Committee to-day as n
substitute for MIR. Bayard'S bill repeating
the Jurors tcSt-oath sections OF the Revised
Statutes. 1t will form part OF the lcgisa.
| tive, executive, and judicial appropriation
bill agreed on by the Democratic caucus:
Sections sol. $50. and S2l, and the last
clause OF section 500 OF the Revised Sta
flutes, are repealed. All grand jurors in
United States courts shall he publicly drawn
from a box containing the names OF not less
han three hundred possessing the qualltca
tons prescribed in section 800, Revised Sta
tutes, which names shall be placed therein by
the clerk OF the court, and a commissioner TO
be appointed by the Judge thereof. Said
commissioner shall reside IN the district in
which the court is held, shall be OF good
SlauNlHT anu Il Ncl-kHONU Htulhpl vi luz
principal political party opposing that TO
which the clerk belongs. The clerk and
this commissioner shall each place one name
in said box alternately till the whole num-
bsr required shall be placed therein. But
nothing contained therein shall be con-
strued to prevent any Judge. in district
in which such is now the practice, from
ordering the names OF jurors to be drawn
from boxes used by State authorities or
used in the highest courts Of the State. All
laws in conflict herewith arc repealed.
PERSONAL.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Hon. Emory
Specr leaves tonight for Georgia on ac-
count OF Geographic announcement of his
wife'S serious illness.
OTHER ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, June IA meeting of the
Appropriation Committee OF the House has
been called for tomorrow morning. when
the bills agreed upon by the joint Demo
cratic caucus last night will be submitted
for action.