The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-03

Tor Mondays session. Senator's VOORHEES,.
boruon, Pendleton, and Vance, and
Representative House will go to winches.
ter. Senator and Mrs. Gordon left for
winchester this evening. Mr. w. l..
Royal was at the Capitol to-day.
GENERAL BEN. puTLER FOR FIELD.
| General Ben. Butler informed Senator
Hereford to-day that II Field Is the candi
date he will 90 for him and carry Massachu.
sets for him In November.
wHIsKEY DISCUSSED IL THE HOUSE.
In the House to-day, pending the discus.
sion OF the Carlisle bill, Mr.. Price, OF Iowa
made stalwart anti wbiskey speech. Cap.
tain George ID. Wise was In the gallery oil
the House during the debate.
THE TUCKER TARIFF BILL TO NJ REPORTED TIC
THE FULL COMMITTEE.
The subcommittee OF seven to-day d.
rected the Tucker tariff bill TO be reported
10 the Committee OF Ways and Means
They say that there are some points upon
which they cannot agree. and reserve the
light to oppose them when the bill is voted
upon in full committee. The till has gone
to the printer, and will come up Tuesday
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
One million three hundred and sixteen
thousand dollars in national bank notes
were received at the Treasury during the
week for redemption.
Mr.. Blackburn has reported the post-office
apr opriation bill to the House, and it will
be takenup Tuesday.
Speaker Randall says els for Tlden first,
last, and all the time, and believes he will be
nominated.
There was a caucus Of Democratic Sena.
tors this evening on the Huestion Of adjourn
ment, and the sentiment was in favor Of adj.
| iourning the 1st OF June.
Hon. J. Blair Hoge, of West Virginia, is
at the National.
The President to-day Signed the bill 10
equip another expedition to the Arctic
seas.
The fact that the California Republicans
want Blaioe for President and want Horace
Davis to take the place OF Mr.. Gorham on
the National Committee is very distastefu
| to the Grant managers.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph 10 the Dis
patch.l
DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL HEINTZLEMAN.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 1.-Maior-G
eral Samuel p. HeintzlemaD, United States
army. retired. died in this city this morn
| ing, in his seventy-siXth year. He had been
aiing for some time past. lie was native
OF PENNSYLVANIA. and graduated from West
Point July 1. 1926. July I, 1888. he was
appointed captain and assistant quarter
master. He served through the Mexican
war. and was brevettcd lieutenant-colonel
for gallant and merii0r,Ous service at the
battle of Huamanlla. lie was appointed
colonel OF the Seventeenth United States
infantry May II, 1861, and brigadier'
general OF volunteers May II, 1861
aud Enlargement OF volunteers May
9Th, 1862, and served as such till the end oil
the war OF the rebellion. February %
1869, he was retired as maiOr-general. Ht
commanded corps in the Army Of the Pc
tomac. He was mentioned for gallant anC
meritoriouS service at the battles o.
Fair Oaks and Williamsburg. Wher
he was retired he was over sixty
two wears OF age. He was retired OF
account OF wounds received in th'
line OF duty. He was commander OF th'
Department OF Washington, and OF course
in charge OF the defeuceS OF the capita
during a part Of the war, in which position
he was succeeded by General Augur
Since his retirement he has resided in thi
city ut 1928 Fourteenth street, where h
died.
THE d" ADJOURNMENT QUESTION"
WASHINGTON, May IA caucus Of Re
publican senators was held this afternoon
for the purpose OF inerchanging views oil
the adjournment question" No caucu
action was taken or proposed, but an entir
unanimity OF sentiment was developed il
favor OF COZ perating with what is to be tn
purpose of the Democratic leaders to brin;
about final Adjournment of the presen
session OF Congress by the 1st OF June. Tn
general impression seemed to be that in cas-
the session be not ended before the meeting
OF the Republican National Convention (ol
the Cd proximo) there will be q strong proba
bility OF its being prolonged for some tim
beyond the adjournment OF the Democrat
Convention in Cincinnati.
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The debt state
, ment, issued to-day, shows decrease in th
hubble debt during April Of Sl,207 S07.50
cash in the Treasury, s199, 464, 393.S1; COL
certificates, SS,230,600; silver certificates
$40. DAB, 100; certificates OF deposit outstand
ipg, sS.76O,0O0; rdunding certificates
81 ,524, $50; legal tenders outstanding, S3i6
6SI, O16; fractional currency outstanding
Sl5,604,5S7.
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