The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-28


DEATH OF A FORMER SPANISH MINIS
TER-DEATH OF a MEMBER OF THE
FRENCH SENATE, &C, sc.
Washington.
TUE GREESBAcK LEADER IN THE HoUsE-TuE
FALL EI.ECT10NS-AL ARoRER'S VIEWS; HOW
TO SAVE HANDSOME SUM TO THE TREAS.
CRY--THE COMMITTEES-IEE ARMY BILL
BEFORE THE HoUSE-uow THE REPUBLICANS
RAISED MONEY TO KEEP w TIE GOVERN
MENT-SESATE 0FFlCERS-vARIOUS ITEMS
personal, &C.
From Our Regular Correspon Ten,.I
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Parson Dc La
Matyr is duly assumed leader OF the Green
hackers in the House, and hence his utter
ances have ceased to be those Of m ordi.
nary individual. To-day be says that. with
Bayard at the head CT the Senate Finance
Committee and Randall in the Speakers
chair. his party has no chance now in Con-
greSs, and hence lie does not expect 10 ac-
complSh much until 1880. Ry that time he
thinks that the financial distress Of the
country will be so great and the suffering OF
| the people so widespread that members OF
both the Democratic and Republican parties
will flock by thousands to the Greenback
| organi cation. He says his party in Con-
gress receive sometimes as many as fifty
political letters day, and that most OF these
come from the South, where the Greenback
sentiment is spreading. His appearance is
striking, and he looks as il he belonged t.
the muscular branch OF the Church. He
expects, by the way, great things from
Jones Of Texas and Low of Alabama.
THE FALL ELECTIONS IN THE wEsT-A coALI-
TON.
The western men here say that combi-
nation OF GreeGbackers and Democrats will
sweep the western States this fail, and elect
Governors in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio.
Nebraska, and Iowa. Their reason for this
belief is that the parties named at the last
election received in the aggregate larger
vote in all these States than the Republicans
did. and that al the signs indicate that there
will be coalition between them at the COM
ing elections. Dir. Luttrell, OF California.
is still here, and confers daily with his DEM
ocratic brethren in regard to the congress
State in September. Nc one denies but
that it will turn on the Chinese question,
and not on national politics. For this rea-
sou an fort is to be made to pass the anti
| Chinese bill this session, SO as to give Mr.
Hayes another opportunity to veto it. No
election has yet been contested more Wig
orously on the Pacific coast than this pro-
misses to be.
| AN INTERVIEW WITH 4 CAPITOL LAB0RER.
! There are seventeen laborers in the House
basement OF the Capitol, ten OF whom are
only employed during the session. In a
spirit of economy the House Appropriation
Committee has cut down their wages. With
one of these had an Interview this morn
ing, and he has evidently thought over the
question in all Of its bearings. Said he,
When they 60 to work and cut us down ten
! dollars they save during the session just
$40 a month. and SO per month for the re-
mainder of The year. But suppose they
would reduce their own salaries to
$4,000 Il year, that would save
100000 annually. Then let them
cut off mileage and stop publishing docu-
ments which nobody reads and which 20 to
the iunk-shop, and you will have saving
OF thousands more" ! had not time to listen
farther, but take it for granted that he i'll
tended to tell that while this character OF
economy is practiced towards Democratic
employees OF the House, Mr.. Hayes has
100000 Republicans on his official roll, all
receiving liberal salaries, and the Pension
Department is dividing out the $4,000, 0OC
which Congress in its libcrality voted Tor
arreara.es OF pensions.
WHAT Mr.. RANDALL SAYS ABOUT THE COM
MTTTEES.
One OF Mr.. Randalps bcst-known friends
in the House informed me tonight that Mr..
Randall remarked to him that he did not
anticipate much trouble in appointing his
committees, because there were so few
changes to be made. The member referred
to said he did not know whether Mr. Wood
would go to Foreign Affairs OF not, bul
that lie was SUI Dir. Blackburn would get
good committee. mo chairman who was
reelected" said he, evil, in my !udS
mcnt, be removed, except for grave rea
sons.'' lie could not tell me whether
Mfssra. Goode and Cabell will remain at tht
head OF their committees, or whether Gen
eral Johnston will be made chairman O.
Military Affairs. told him to find out, ant
that speedily.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATIONS BILL CONSIDERED
BY THE HOUSE.
As telegraphed last night, the army ar
preparation bill was taken up in the House
} to-day, and the whole session was consumed
in its consideration. The new member:
seemed anxious to amend it in unimportani
particulars, but the leaders of both parties
evidently wanted 10 take it in the main Il:
reported, and reserve all OF their ammun
ton for the battle over the clause prohibit
ing the presence OF troops at the polls. On
the motion to reduce the army to $4,000 tho
vote stood-ayes, IS; noes, 125-Genera
Joseph E. Johnston being one OF the noes
The railroads. telegraph amendment OF Gen
eraI Butler, already fully explained in these
DISPATCHES, was agreed to, although its
friends up TO this morning expected oppo'
sition to it. When the section to alio"
| army officers to be detailed as instructors
in military schools was reached, an ILL
| nois Republican quietly moved to amend
50 as to make it read provided such milf