The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-18

ED OFFICERS OF THE ARMY-THE DEMOCRAT
| &c CONVENTION - GRANTS CHANCES THE
REFUNDING QUEsTION-wHAT Mr.. SHERMAN
sAYs--PERsONAL ITEMs-THE CENSUS ST.
| PERvIsORs, &c.
From our Regular Correspondent
! WASHINGTON, February II. - No one
knows exactly when the iz-John-Poster
case will come up in the Senate, and there
is no eagerness on the part OF even north
ern Democrats to take itup. AS for SOUTH
ern Democrats. they are evidently inclined
to give it wide berth. The most interest
! ing fact in connection with the plans OF
Messrs. Logan, Garfield ~ Co. TO make it
! bloody.shirt issue is that Senator Don
Cameron and eX-Secretary Robson are said
| to be on the side OF General Porter. Mr..
Cameron is the worst speaker in the Senate,
but ne is manager, and has influence.
Robson is a speaker, however, and dis
| .inguished himself in the debates during
the extra session. 1t will therefore be
well to allow him, il the question comes up
in the House, TO answer General Garfeld's
cut and dried and already stale assaults
on the Confederate brigadiers. NO south
ern member OF either House with whom
matter. They feel, however, that the Re-
publcans will make their conduct what
ever they may do the preteXt OF bitter as
saults upon the South. General Porter has
furnished the Senate Military Committee
with extracts from great number OF Re-
publican papers advocating his reinstate'
ment and endorsing the action of the Scho-
| field board. Nearly all the Republican
papers Of Philadelphia, and in fact OF Penn
sylvana are on his side, and so are many
others in northern States.
JUSTICE TO NoN.CoMMIssIoNED OFFICERS.
The Senate Military Committee to-day
agreed upon bill retiring non.c0mmis-
stoned officers after service OF thirty years
in the army, and giving them liberal pay.
This proposes tardy justice to mcritorious
set of soldiers, and will pass Congress.
THE PLACE TO HOLD The DEMOCRATIC coz
vENTiON.
hear Of six members OF the National
| Democratic Committee, to meet here on the
$50, who are in favor OF holding the next
National Convention of the Democratic
party at Washington, and strong pressure,
| il is said, will be brought to induce the ma
| iority Of the committee to vote with them,
but the objection to congressional influence
running back to the old caucus system
will defeat the proposition. As have
already stated, the contest is between
Cincinnati and Chicago, but | would not
be surprised il Chicago wins. Cincinnati,
it is urge ], is as hot as st. Louis during
the last days OF June, while Chicago, with
its lake brcezes, is pleasant enough for
summer resort. The fact that the House
Committee on Public Grounds and Build
ings to-day reported adversely to granting
the use OF the new Museum building for
holding the National Democratic Conyen-
ton, think, throws Washington entirely
out OF the contest, rs there is no building
here that can be procured that would hold
such vast assembly. a Chicago man to-
night remarked that his city has the finest
hotels in the world, and this is a good rea-
son why the convention should meet there.
The DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINA-
TION-wHAT IS SAID OF 1T.
| had talk to-day with Democrat
whose sagacity has been long recognized
all over the country, and who is well known
in Virginia. Iasked him who will be NOM
mated by the Democrats for President.
"Why, if Grant is nominated, seymour,
beyond a doubt" said he. with emphasis;
"and it will be done ike the nomination OF
Hendricks for Vice President at st. Louis.
New York will not be consulted; for every
body knows that be can carry New York if
nominated, and can heal the divisions in
our party there" evil he accept!" /
asked. "He will not be consulted I'M
| til the Convention has nominated
him, and then he will not decline.
He can't decline, OF Course" said he, "if
YOU ask him In advance he will do so; but
nobody will ask him, and even il some one
in the Convention rises and says, as if by
authority, 'Mr. Seymour does not want the
nomination and will not accept it, no heed
will be given to what he says, because the
nomination will be so clearly to everybody
the right thing to be DONE" "But do you
think Grant will be nomnatedf" eyes, 1
do he replied. "But if Blaine or Sher-
man are nominated, what theny"
"Wby, [ think" said he, awe will
have TO nominate Hancock" What this
Democrat said in regard to Mr.. Sey-
mour impressed me the more because l
have known for years that he has been for
Hancock. and WAS when Mr.. Tiden was
nominated at St. Louis.
| WHAT EX.sECRETARY GORMAN SAYS.
| Mr.. German, eX-secretary OF the Senate
and Of the Republican National Committee,
saws he has no doubt Of the nomination OF
Grant, but so say, OF course, all Grant men.
He further says that one Of the reasons for
his nomination is that it will drive out OF
the Republican party such men as Carl
| Schurz.
THE ACTION OF THE WAYS AND MEANS CON-
INTERRUPTIONS TO BE SAVED.
The WAYS and Means Committee to-day
reduced the rate Of interest on the $780,
0OO, 900 exchequer bills so 80 per cent. and
make them run ten years, with the option 10
The Government of redeeming them at the
expiration ef two years. When the Ways
and Means Committee, 4 leading member
saws, com meaced the discussion OF the sub
ject OF ref,.,nding In % per cents, per cent.
A north J01f ard IN. 6ay thev were