The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-24

SAFE ABOUT VIRGINIA - OBJECTIONS TO THE
FUNDING BILL ANSwERED-THE APPORTION-
NENT BUI-THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILI.-THE
SENATE COMMITTEES READY TO REPORT The
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL-PERSoNAL ITt Ms
BRIEFS, &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. February 23.-Messrs. Jor-
gCnscn and DCZendorf have returned from
their pilgrimage 10 Mentor, and the former
was in his seat to-day. | met the latter to-
his trip. He said at the outset that their
conference with Garfield lasted two hours
and was highly satisfactory. When they
arrived at the DEPOT at Mentor they found
tive or six newspaper correspondents, who
were eager to ascertain the object Of their
mission. They did not, however. desire
that their presence should be generally
known. and - requested that nothing
should be published in regard to them.
The result was telegram 10 a New York
daily which could not, they say, have more
completely misstated the purpose OF their
visit. ~ Mr.. JOrgenScn tonight diSclaims
| with emphasis that be ever had the most
remote idea CT recommending ex-senator
| Lewis or any one else tyr Cabinet position.
Our purpose, says Mr.. Jorgcn>en, was
/ TO impress upon General Garfield the adj
visibility OF selecting one member of his
! Cabinet at least from one Of the disti1c.
lively secession States, and that the Cabinet
officer selected from the South should be
! some one who had been identified with
the interests of his section, and who du-
ring the war sided with the Confcderacy,
Int is nov in full accord and fellowship
with the national Republican party.
While they suggested no name, they eX-
pres ed the hope that in looking over the
field the selection might he made from Vir-
ginia. General Garfield, in reply, said that
he is not well acquainted with the bulk OF
leading Republicans OF the South, and
did not remember particularly having met
either Judge Hughes or General Wiskham.
but agreed with them that the South should
be recognized, and that this had been Il mat
ter OF much thought with him. After full
talk on the situation in Virginia, embracing
the debt question, the President-elect said,
in substance: My advice to the Republicans
OF Virginia is TO hold their party well in
hand TO maintain thorough organization,
and avoid entanging alliances. He was
particular 10 advise, says Mr.. Jorgensen,
that Virginia Republicans shall not endan-
ger future success by merging themselves
into outside political organizations. Gene
raj Garfield has fallen off very considerably
since last winter, and his Virginia visitors
were continually reminded OF this during
their interview. He did not approve OF the
| funding bill, they report, and seemed to antic-
| ipate trouble TO the country from it, fearing
contraction Of the currency and possibly a
panic. From what Messrs. Jorgensen and
| DeZendorf learned from outside parties
they concluded that Judge FOlger, OF New
York, stood a fair chance Of being APP
pointed Secretary Of the Treasury, and that
it is not improbable that Robert Lincoln
will be gwen a Cabi0et position. After
reading the above over TO MI JOrgenSen,
he added the following to the paragraph in
ItHuIu W Nut u -luId HilNNAibb " W 4,
that General Garfield also said that it would
never do for the Republicans Of Virginia 10
do anything that SavOred Of reputation.
He also added that he found that General
Garfield was laboring under the impression
that the meeting OF the Virginia State Gem
tral Committee intended calling a cOnyen.
ton IN March 10 nominate candidate for
Governor and other State officers, and when
informed that it was purely for reGrganiza-
ton, he seemed rather to have approved of
the call for that purpose.
SOME OBJECTIONS TO THE FUNDING BILL.
A point has been made agains, the per
cent. funding bill by some Of those who
are incorporating the character OF the
bin in the interest Of large banks Of New
York, Philadelphia, Boston, &C., TO the ef-
feet that the bill, in providing that banks
cannot retire their circulation except by re-
turning their own notes will prevent banks
from really going out OF business or winding
up their affairs, a IL will be impossible for
a bank to find every single note it has ever
issued. The answer 10 this Is that there is
law on the statute-boOk, passed in 1874,
and which is not amended or altered by the
funding bill, which declares that a bank
desiring to go into liquidation may take up
its circulation with lawful money OF the
United States within SIX months after the
directors have decided to wind up It's busi-
ness.
THE APPOITIONNENT BILL THE REPCBLI-
CANS.
Tue appOrtioment bill was called up TO-
day IN the House, when Mr.. Frye stated
that the Republican caucus had not been
held yet, but would this evening consider
il. lie could not say what would be done
in regard to ii by his party friends. The UNI
Outstanding was that it will be taken up to
morrow. asked well.knOwn Democratic
member OF the House tonight what he
thought would be done with the apportlon-
ment bill; and he replied, 81 think bill
will be passed, and the number OF repre-
seniatives viii not exceed 307." The Repub.
licans are divided, hear, upon it. Some
want a till passed. and Others favor fill
clustering so as 10 carry 1t over to
next session. when they will have
control. Whatever Mr.. Frye announces to-
morrow as the Republican policy is apt to
be carried out by the majority OF his party.
There are but few days left, and deter
mined opposition on the part OF the Repub-
licans may defeat the bill. The Republicans
who oppose The adoption OF respportion-
ment bill at this session give as their reason