The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-24

Iceived $3.50 from General GIbsen and Mall
tdoxi as he went on ,she stand to testify n
New Orleans before the otntnittees Re
became cnnscie stticken, however, aid
l:returned the filthy Democratic 1ucre. Ills
made even Republl leans smile when he
made this statement. The committee called
him, bot did not regard hina as It's witness.
The Butler cipher-tcle grams ire 10 be print
| ed 10 pamphlet form.
TIE STATUS tor THE APPROPRIATION BII.rB-
THOSE YET TO BE REPORTED.
There are twelve regular appropriation:
bills, and after tomorrow there will bnIy
be three not yet reported viz, the sutdry.
civil, the deficiency. and the river and hhr-
Dor bills, The legislative. executive. and 3udi-l
ciai, the army, and the posteofiee bills have
| just been completed. To-day the confer
ence report on the consular and diplomatic
hill was agreed to, and this removed oil I'M
pediments in the way Of its passage. The
difference between the two houses on the
! Indian bill amounts to nothing. The iorti-
ication bill is.still in conference. The navy
bill. will soon be q law, and the military
academy and the pension bills are laws
| LORD ROSCOE HAS ,AssTATE MEETING or BIS
COMMERCE COMMITTEE.
| The interest at the Capitol to-day largely.
centred on the deliberations OF the Com
merce Committee of the Senate, where
Conkling was considering the, New York
appointments and questions personal to
himself. "A reporter could more easily have
gained access to Masonic lodge OF the thirty
third degree without the magic crow-bar
than he could have obtained standing place
in that committee.room. The members when
approached as to their. deliberations were
fraezIngly reticent but 1t is known that the
defence OF Messrs. Arthur & Co. against
the charges Of Messrs. Sherman. and Hayes
were received and considered. The COM
mittee, however, INDUCED in nothing lively,
and reached : no q important conclusion.
Conkling is still confident Of beating the
appointments in the Senate, and no one
doubts that the report Of the committee
will be adverse to them.
Sherman says tonight that Merritt and
Graham will certainly be confirmed, and it
is evident that Conkling is meeting unex-
. pecsed opposition in his owl party.
THE LATEST CONCERNING THE TOBACCO TAX.
At 1870 tonight the tobacco-men say
/. they know positively that Messsrs. Herman,
Wallace, Bayard, Jones'. and Voorhees,
majority Of the Senate Finance Committee
are now for reducing the tobacco tax to l6
cents. kilograms are pouring in upon
senators from al! parts of the country in IA
Yor OF l6 cents, Senators ingalls, and
Bruce Will vote with our senator's
" John Il. Childrey and George Napier
Thompson, OF Richmond, were here to-day.
Mr.. Childrey was much encouraged by the
tobacco outlook. -" ~'a.'..''
..,s, PERSONAL ITEMS OF NEWS.
4 j.. W. Sener, Of Fredericksburg, is one OF
the Arlington special jury, and Major Ana
bic and r. III. Manly, OF Richmond, are at
Alexandria with Judge Hughes's court.
DR.. Linderman, the Director of the Mint,
cannot live over week, the doctors say.
Mr.. Tucker is opposed to Mr.. Goodies edu-
cation bill. David g. Carr has been ap.
pointed collector ofcustoms at Petersburg.
Senator Kellogg is uneasy because OF the
! Radical attack on. Senator Butler. Senator
Don Cameron was in his seat smiling to-day.
The lobby of the Southern Pacific were
very active about the Capitol to-day. Mr..
Hiscock seems to know a good deal about
how the Tribune got. its cipher dispatches.
Smals, Rainey,, Cain, colored congressman,
and a number OF leading colored men had
conference to-day. with Senator Window
in regard to his resolution. They think
celored people will be. benefited by some
scheme OF the kind. >.
There will be no Reorganization OF the
army under.>any bill this session, but the
House Appropriation Committee will re-
port provision that will stop promotions.
General Sheridan, who dimes and lunches
at the White House, says Wharton and
Smith will both have to vacate their New
Orleans Offices. "1
| ,,t,t@....... BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Mr.. Fialey's report charges corruption in
the management of the Government print
ing-oftice, and recommends that it be abol
isbed and the work putout by contract.
1 The memorial Of the Norman womer
was presented to the Senate and House to
day. They do not want the anti-polygamy
laws enforced. -. IL.
Mr.. William Leeds, chief clerk OF the In
dian Bureau, resigned to-day. 49,
| The weather is mild but was cloudy to-
day. ..,,...,.. 80. 49,,
The poultry exhibition is literally patron
;. lied and is a. wonderful success. il ii
There is .rumor thaLf'the coupon cigal
} tax is to be offered as an amendment to tht
revenue bill when it is taken up in the Sen
ate .,s,,,f p.
There is session Of the. House. tonight
and the bill in regard to the classification
Of mail matter is being considered. III III. .
Associated Press Reports by telegraph tothe Dis
=. :: patch.1 .Ai wv. .yl''.s,
!. THE POTTER 1NYEsTIG ATOM i,.,,i.,
WASHINGTON, January ,2S.-Before thu
Potter committee to-day Butler again denied
that he had anything to do with the pubiIca
ton Of the cipher dispatches inthe Tribune
Zcbina Moses, clerk 10 the secretary o
the Senate, testified he saw burlesque Ger
tifcate from Louisiana called the .'Smlth :
certificate, but did not know what became
OF il. ''.'-'''.' -.
A secret session was then held and III
cipher dispatches were handed over by
; Butter to the committee, which are to bt
I Autographed for the committees exclusive
use. 80, :.
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