The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-10

WASHINGTON, June 9.-After a protracted
struggle the House to-day agreed to the
Senate amendment TO the legislative appro.
priation bill leaving the salaries OF Senate
officers and employees IS they were. The
House had voted TO reduce them. A propo-
officers md employees Of the House, but it
was ruled out OF order. Every session for
some time the House has insisted OF this
reduction, but the Senate has persistently
had the right to regulate the compensation
OF its own employees.
THE SENATE VOTES TO ADJOURN on THE 10TH.
To-day the Senate voted to adjourn on
the 10th Of June. The opinion at once pre-
vailed that the House would agree TO it, and
everybody about the Capitol seemed graft
fed at the prospect OF Congress getting
away. The Democrats who want TO go to
Cincinnati were especially pleased. This
resolution passed the House by decided
majority this evening.
GENERAL BURNSIDE GIVES TREAT.
General Burnside having been reelected
senator yesterday by the Legislature Of
Rhode Island, to-day entertained his bro
Their senators OF both parties in very hand
some style. He is very popoular with both
parties, and speaks and votes with indie
pendence.
OFF FOR PORTSMOUTH.
General Joseph T.. Johnston left this
evening with the Hon. John GOode for
Portsmouth. They went to attend the
meeting to be held tomorrow In aid OF
the Confederate monument. Portsmouth
and Norfolk will give hearty welcome
TO your representative and let him see
that they appreciate him Just as highly as
the people of Tennessee do.
The sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
The Senate took up this bill this after
noon, and made cOmmendable progress in
considering it. Senators predicted early in
the afternoon that they would be able to
dispose of it before adjournment. The SUBJ
committee were busy at work on the gene
raj deficiency bill.
THE HOUSE REFUSED TO TAKE UP THE TARIFF
BILL.
Mr.. Tucker made an effort at hali-past
10 get the House to take up the tariff bill,
but majority preferred instead OF doing
so to take up and pass the resolution to adj
iourn on the 10th. The tarf-reform leaders
were very much put out by this action OF
the House. and condemned the Democrats
who voted for it. The feeling was that the
Republicans will not permit any other inn
portant legislation this session. and there.
fore that it is best to adjourn. General
Ewing and other prominent northern and
western Democrats think their party ha:
nothing to lose by speedy adjournment.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Senator Mcdonald presided in the Senate
to-day. Senator Johnston thinks the noml
nation of Garfield has improved the chances
OF Seymour. a few of the congressman
who went to Chicago have returned
Mr.. John B. Floyd, formerly OF Richmond
but now Of the Post. Office Department, wa
married to lady OF this city yesterday
The President has appointed James l.
BOYD United States district attorney fol
the Western district OF North Carolina, ant
David Wilson and Francis II. Weaver, O.
Washington, 10 be post-chaplans IN iii
army. Ex-Governor Porter and James w
Cbi,dress. two OF the delegates at large from
Tennessee to the Cincinnati Convention, arr
for Bayard.
CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTs-GRANT MEN CHUCK
| LING.
Mr.. Cox to-day offered resolution in thu
House to reprint certain documents, civ
inc their number. A member objected. ant
il could not be considered. These dOcu
ments contained the testimony taken in tn
Credit-Mobiier and De Golyer pavemen
Investigation. The Democrats, however
will prjnt and scatter them like autumn
leaves over the country. They are terrible
an Mr.. Garfield, and their effect in Ohi'
was 50 great that even in 1876 he RAJ
5000 behind Hayes in his district, and 81
behind him in his own county. The Gran
men chuckle over these developments.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The friends Of General Hawlcy, OF Con
nec,jcut. say that he would have been a bet
ter nominee for Vicc-President than Al
thur.
The Greenback Convention, which met
Chicago to-day, it is said, will nominal
General Is. f. Butter for President AM
Uendrlck b. Wright for Vice-President.
Senator Walker says the delegation irol
Arkansas is solid for Seymour, and that Ii
will be nominated.
The conference report on the river an
harbor bill was agreed to to-day. IL appro
pirates $S,929,5O0.
The Oregon members say that 1t VIII D
several days before the returns can be go'
ten from Oregon.
Mr.. Tilden will have majority in IN
Kentucky State Convention.
The Government receipts to-day were
Customs, s57S, 455; internal revenue, 1913
DIG.
Forty.sixth COngress-.Second session
WASHINGTON, June 0, 1880.
SENATE.