The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-13

SgNTED IN THE DEPARTMENTS DIR. GtLNEI
70 BIZ CoNFIRNkD--THE EXECUTIVE SES
SoN-REfUBLiCAN CAUCUS-BMEFs.
From oar Regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON. May 12.-As | stated last
night. there are a great many Republicans
4 each faction who are eager for r compro,
mise. They would. IN fact, agree to any
hing that would heal the breach in the
pariy and save the spells. These go from
pace to place. and talk Of harmony, AMI
predict a union of the party before the adj
iournment OF the Senate. In spite of all
ihi,. however, the President aud his advi.
sers remain unmOyed, aud tonight say. a.
lhey said week ago, that their ultimatum
is the confirmation or rejection Of Robert
son. They shake their heads at every con-
eihitory proposition which involves either
hi, Withdrawal or his nomination for an
other position. \ number Of Republican
senator's called at the White House
to-day. hear. in the interest OF harmony,
and while they were kindly received and
given patient hearing, the report Is that
they got no comfort. The President and
Mr.. Blaine counted the cost before thew
withdrew the New York nominations, and
are bent on ascer,ainiug without further
DELAY whether Mr.. Garfield is TO be Pre-
sident or not. The abuse they have re-
ceived from the New York papers has
tended 10 strengthen them in their pur.
pose. Every person have encountered
to-day who had been to the White House
informed mc-if not in words, in sub
sisnce-tbat the President sticks. II is Sug-
the Democrats, and force a sine die adj
journment before the confirmation Of Ro-
berts0n.
The MALARIA or WASHINGTON.
Everybody says there is a good deal Of
malaria here, and the condition of the Poto-
mac hlls warrants the declaration. l take
it hat great many people are malariou>'y
affected. Notably, the wife Of the Presi-
dent. But have my doubts Of some cases
thst are reported. For example, when a
burly fellow who drinks twenty glasses Of
lemonade day says ne is suffering from
malaria, feel like saying poor malaria, for
a midget would have about IS much chance
in an encounter with a giant as malaria
against habitual lemonade.imbiber.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
General Schoheld called to-day on Gene
r1l Sherman. General Hunton. Represen-
tilive Whitthorue, and Major Frank Tur-
ner were on the floor OF the Senate chamber.
Senator Camden, OF West Virginia. is at
the Arkansas Hot Springs for the benefit OF
the health OF his wife. Senator Burnside
to-day suggested that the galleries be cleared
so that upper doors could be open during
the executive session. This caused the
expulsion of all the correspondents and
telegraph operators from The room in rear
of the reporters gallery, where they usually
remain during executive sessions. They
didn't like it, aud forthwith declared Tor
the abolition OF secret sessions of the Senate.
Senators Logan, Harrison. Plumb, McDhl,
Saunders, Sawyer (RepublicanS), and jack
son (DemOcraD were at the White House
to-day. The Presidents family will next
week move TO the Soldiers Home. Hon.
stanley Matthews arrived to-day. The
Postmaster-General has returned from New
York. Secretary Window returned to-day
and was al his Office.
TIE SOUTH HAS NOT ITS QUOTA OF DEPARTMENT
EMPLOYEES.
good while ago j gave facts ana figures
TO show how unjustly Virginia and South
Carolina mad been treated in the distribu-
ton Of department patronage. To-day
Senator Kellogg, IN discussing his resolu'
ton, which went 10 the Committee on
stated that the same is VIGOROUSLY
true OF Louisiana and other southern states.
He called attention TO the fact that hum
dreds who never saw the southern States
are credited in the Treasury and other de-
partments 10 them. He also called atten-
tjon 10 the statement that heads Of bureaus
have been in the habit OF appointing faVor-
ties TO places under them, and then credit
Ing them TO States whose quotas were not
hull. A western congressman the other day
Informed him that he found in the depart
mepts scores OF clerks, &c, credited to bis
far.off State who bad never set foot on It's
soil. Governor Brown in his speech some
time since called attention TO these abuses
aud to-day he said that while the colored
people OF the South constituted a large
element OF the Republican party OF the
they have been ignored in the dis
OF offices. He added that they
have among them now men Of intelligence,
and ought TO have their fair share. For
his reason be wanted the report from the
departments called for 10 the Kellogg reso-
ution to show what employees are colored.
The southern Republicans will have to as
,ert their rights firmly OF they VIII never
get them. Their northern brethren tblpk
hem capital voters but poor oibce'hoIders'
THE RICHMOND PosT-oFFIcE.
Tam very certain that DR.. Gilmer viii be
confirmed as postmaster OF your city very
DON. He is strongly recommended, and
Tot a citizen OF Richmond has protested
against his confirmation. This warrants
10Th Of the Virginia senators in voting Tor
lim, as they are likely to do from present
Indications.
The argument used in favor OF DR.. GU
Der's immediate confirmation Is tbat COZ
mel Forbes, under the law, could now take
Of the Office.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO-DAY.
The Senate to-day went into executive
ession early, and the case Of Stanley MAI
hews was further discussed. His iriends
anal On. ....s<l, Damoarafa and Renuhllcans