The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-03

land, who Is second on the Judiciary CON-
mtilce. expressed grave doubts 10 the mat
ter. The Senate refused to amend, as pro-
posed by Senator Edmunds, so as 10 require
the House to come to the Senate chamber
instead Of senators going TO The House, as
the resolutions asadopted provide. There
was not much excitement either among sem
alors or outsiders, and the proceedings were
hardly more interesting than n an ordinary
appropriation bill had been up. For DAYS
il was supposed that they would give rise
to very animated debate, but II was evil
deut this morning from what came from
Republican senators that such would not be
the ease.
VIRGINIA PILGRIMS TO MENTOR.
A delegation Of white and colored Viz
GINA Republicans will go from here to Men
tor. the home OF General Garfield, by the
early train tomorrow. The obiec; OF the
visit. as far a. Is announced, is to recon-
mend Mejor Samuel NJ. Yost, Of Staunion,
for a Cabinet pcsition--the Postmaster Cen
eralship, most likely. hear that President
Garfield has had the Virginia situation eX-
planned to him 1T length by General Wick
ham. chairman of The Executive Gem
niltec. and ex-senator Lewis. chairman OF
the STATE Committee. They differ widely in
regard TO the State debt, as yon know. Gen
eral John Tyler, also hear, has given the
new President the benefit Of his sugges.
ti0nS.
A FAIR PROPOSITION.
Senator Blaine, in his speech on the
electoral count today, said that commit
tee ought to be appointed to consider this
subject in vacation, and he wanted 1t to be
perfectly fair. To insure this, he would
have il consist OF two Democrats and two
Republicans, with Senator Davis, OF Hi
nois, as chairman.
BRIEF NEWS IffMS.
The House Appropriations Committee
will tomorrow report the legislative, execu-
tive. and judicial appropriation bill, which
makes provision for paying the employees OF
the Government. Ii does not differ materi-
olly from that OF last session.
The House passed to-day the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill, and then
Me>sr>. Cox and Reagan made ii-ht to get
I'M their pet schemes-Viz., the rfappor-
tionment bill and the inrer.S ate commerce
bill. The a2pOrIionment bill won.
The Senate Finance Committee will to-
morrow consider the reiunding bill, and The
WAYS and Means will take up the spb-com
! n Ambition
the tax on bank capital, deposits, checks
and matches. Mr.. Tucker will move tC
amend by adding section aboliShlng ne
ten-cent-export tobacco tax.
The Peabody Board was in session to-day
and General Graut, President Hayes, anC
Hon. r. c. Winthrop were among thos
present
The Memphis bar has endorsed the nomi
nation OF Stanley Matthews for judge Of th
Sroreme Court Of the United States.
Government receipts to-day: Customs
So II .9s7; internal revenue, SlS1.26G.
The coinage OF the United States mint
durinp January amounted TO S1,262 $50
silver, S2,329,00O.
The Boston FuSiiers will come to th
Inauguration.
l.. 5. Brown, X. II. T. Adams, and 'lOh
Otev. Lynchburg: A. J. Wharton, Jane
\. Booker, Il. Brown, r. III. Tebbs, f. +
Conrad, w. o. HAMPTON, a. A. SpiIzeI
and Charles L. Holland and wife, all OF Vii
ginia, are in the city.
The weather was intensely cold to-day
; and the seighing was lair.
Associated Pres Reports by telegraph to ID
Dispatch.I