The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-24

4 IuUioTs
MR.. HAYES IS NOT PAIR WIN THE Quo DEMO
Gratis.
Mr.. Hayes iirst sent In eight Republicans
a. supervisors Of census for his own State,
and did not give his Democratic fellow-clti.
zens single one. These the Senate reject.
ed. He then sent In four Republicans, who
were confirmed because Democratic soma
tors supposed he would send In four Demo.
Gratis also. So far from doing so, how ever,
he sent In three more Republicans. but
omitted to send any one in for Mr.. Thur
mans district. This was regarded as a
weak bid for Democratic support. The
Senate. however, rejected these three, and
Democrats evidently regretted having con.
frmed the four. Those who think the Ad.
ministration is notiboroushly partisan have
not watched closely its conduct OF late
years. In this matter Of supervisors the
law required that they should be non-parti-
san, and yet the Administration has disre-
garded the law elsewhere besides Ohio.
A VIRGINIA POSTMASTER.
The President this afternoon sent 10 the
Senate the name Of Agar NJ. Wheeler as
postmaster for the city OF Danville, Va.
TROUBLE ABOUT CINCINNATI AS THE PLACE FOR
THE CONVENTION.
The report tonight is that complications
about tbeintroduction OF telegraphic iacili-
ties into Music Hall, where the Democratic
Convention is to be held, may lead to the
Convention being taken TO some other west
ern city. 1t is stated that the Cincinnati
authorities have showeda an lliberal DISPOSE
tiou'in this matter. Tonight i hear that
ex-senator Barnum and Others are discus
sing the trouble. John q. Thompson, re-
port also says, has been requested by Chair
man Ba:num to telegraph TO Cincinnati and
see If the matter cannot be arranged.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The feeling tonight Is that the chances
OF placing pulp and paper materials on the
free list have greatly improved.
Messrs. Garland and Dawes spoke on the
Geneva award bill in the Senate to-day,
and Mr.. Herman had the floor, but gave
way at half-past 3 for the Senate to go into
executive session.
OF the committee Of ninety-six Louisiana
Republicans, who fixed upon the time for
holding the Republican State Convention,
siXty-three were Federal office-holders.
Mr.. McHenry, Of Mississippi, was at the
Capitol to-day, and said the Democrats OF his
State prefer Seymour.
The House was greatly excited to-day by
the fact that bill offered by Mr.. Town
shend yesterday, and referred to the Com
mItee on the Revision of the Laws, was
for revision Of the tariff, and ought to
have gone to the Ways and Means Commit
tee.
The Cabinet meeting this afternoon was
very brief, and no business OF public im-
portance was transacted.
The reports from the Potomac fisheries
are not encouraging.
The bill for the incorporation of the Ma
tional Educational Association was discus
sed in the Senate again to-day until the ex-
piration of the morning hour.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch.I
WASHINGTON, March 30 The House Mill
tary Committee agreed to-day to report the
| bill OF MIR. Ellis, of Louisiana, prescribing
the mode OF purchasing tobacco for the
army. 1t provides that the Secretary OF
War shall cause all contracts for tobacco for
army use to be made in Washington; that
proposals for furnishing tobacco be invited
| in the cities Of New York, Baltimore. Rich
mond, St. Louis, Chicago, Louisville, Pc
tersburg, Lynchburg. Danyile, and Quincy ;
and that the proposals he acted upon by the
officers Of the Subsistence Department. ur-
der supervision of the Commissary- General.
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS AT CHERRYsToNE, VA.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The nomination
OF George Toy to be collector OF customs
for the district Of Cherrystone, Va, was
confirmed to-day by the Senate.
POSTMASTER AT DANvILLE, VA.
WASHINGTON. March 23.-The President
| to-day sent to the Senate the nomination OF
Agar NJ. Wheeler as postmaster at Dan
vile, Va.
MINOR ITEMS.
| WASHINGTON, March 23-The House Com
miltee on Ways and Means were unable to
reach any conclusion to-day upon any OF the
| tariff questions under discussion.
| The Senate Committee on Pensions to-day
! decided to report a substitute for the mea-
sure known rs the "siXty surgeon BILL
The substitute provides for the eXamina-
ton and adjudication OF pension claims in
! such a manner as to do away with The pres
ent er pdrte system.