The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-17
member win be present Tuesday when the
House assemblies.
pEMoSAL MEMS ITEMS.


House assemblies.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Senators Beck, Wallace, and VOORHEES,, are
active supporters Of Blackburn. Many who
oppose Mr.. Randall say they do It because
he IS the representative Of Tilden. There
has been talk that in cEse Blackburn could
not be nominated his friends would unite
on Mcmahon, OF Ohio; but 1t is now evident
that II they do not win with Blackburn they
| cannot win at nil. Jim Fisher thinks all the
| old officers Of the House Will be reelected.
Mr. O'Con0r, of Charleston, Is the only
South Carolina member vino is for Randall.
Bcale, Harris, Johnston, and Richmond,
are claimed for Randall tonight. Senator
Johnston rides out daily, and he and Sena-
tor Withcrs were together all the forenoon.
THE LATEsT-CAUcUs WORK.
Since my last dispatch have ascertained
that the Senate will elect the following
officers: Secretary, sergcant-at-Arms, Chief
Clerk, Executive Clerk, First and Second
| Assistant Doorkeepers, and Chaplain. The
| Virginia candidates for these positions are
Henry Peyton, Executive Clerk Thomas
z. Wallace. Second Assistant Doorkeepcr
get about three OF the appointed officers,
and for these the applicants are numerous.
AT the caucus senators expressed the
opinion that the session will be short one.
Thc caucus committee is at work tonight
arranging committees, and hear that john
ston will be chairman OF Manufactures, and
Withers Of Pensions.
Tucker and Cabell have arrived, and arc
for Blackburn. At II tonight The Black
burn men show no diminution OF activity
or confidence. The Randall men say they
have gained on the days work, and arc
elated because the Pennsylvania delegation
at meeting tonight declared unanimously
for Randall.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports hy telegraph to the Dis
paich.T
CIAIRMANslI1Ps OF TIE SENATE COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The Democratic
senators held n caucus to-day in the Senate
chamber, continuing from until haf-past
3 O'Clock. All were present except Messrs.
MaXey Of Texas, Jonas OF Louisiana, and
Hampton OF South Carolina, The object OF
nary to the formation OF the standing COM
nitees. Mr.. Wallace was reelected chair
man, and Mr.. Beck secretary OF the caucus.
The following-named senators we've ap-
pointed committee TO rcarrange the
standing committees and to report to an
adjourned meeting on Monday at y
o'clock-viz Messrs Wallace. Mcdonald,
Eaton, Ransom, Covkrcll. Davis OF West
Virginia, Garland, Grover. and PendlctOn.
The caucus. after discussion, agreed upon
the following basis for the Reorganization
OF the committees: First, seniority; Sc
cond, the choice OF the committee by one
having two or more chairmanships; and
third. the rC;irrangcmcn of chairmanships
for the vacancies, According to this pro.
gramme, Mr.. Eaton, senior Democratic
member Of the Committee on Foreign Re.
iIstions, will lie its chairman; OF Finance,
Mr.. Bayard; OF Military Affairs, Mr.. Ran
dolph; OF the Judiciary. Mr.. Thurman: OF
Public Lands. Mr.. Mcdonald: OF Indian
Affairs, Mr.. Coke; Of Pensions, Mr.. With
ers: of Claims, Sir. CocErcll; on the Dis
trici OF Columbia. Mr. Harris: of Patents,
Mr. Herman; of Tcrril cries, Mr.. Garland
OF Mines and Mining, Mir. Hereford: on
Revision CT Laws, Mr.. Wallace. Mi.
Salisbury, Of Delaware, has choice OF
Inc CD3lfH1inSHiD vi tHift Soi!ii'ttS
namely, Privileges and Elections, Post OF.
fees aud Po>t-RoadS, and Public Buildings
land Grounds. Mr. Davis OF West Virgins
las choice Of TIC craftsmanship OF Apprc'
priat,ons and Agriculture; MIR. Johnston
OF Manufactures and Revolutionary Pen
sions: Mr.. Gordon OF Commerce and Edu.
cation and Labor; Mr.. Whyte OF Civil Ser.
vice and Retrcnchment, Naval Affairs, and
Printing: and Mr.. Ransom OF Railroad:
and Library. In addition to the above. Mr.
Thurman was chairman on Private Land
Claims, and Mr. Johnston chairman OF the
Committee on Revolutionary Claims tthe
only committee heretofore with a Demo.
cratic chairman and 4 majority OF Demo.
crats).
In addition to the standing committees
there are ten select committees, only two OF
them having Democratic chairmen-Mr
Davis, OF West Virginia, and Mr.. Harris
The chairmanSlipS OF committees other than
the above named will be arranged by the
committee.
The Republicans will be furnished with {
list Of the Democratic members who arc
placed on the committees by the caucus, IL
order that they may fill the blanks left fol
the Republican senator's, following the usage
in such cases. The subject OF changing tlt
elective officers Of the Senate was not actcc
upon by the caucus, which adjourned unit
Monday noon next.