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

| The Senate sat until 9 o'clock and con.
flrmed Stanley Matthews by one majority.
Johnston voted for him, but Malone was
sbsen. and not paired. Senators ConkIiug,
Edmunds, and Logan were among the Re.
publicans who voted against him. His Re.
publican opponents are much excited to.
night, but have not succeeded in getting
any one to agree TO move reconsideration
tomorrow. They ialk great deal about
the railroad support given him. Mr.. Mat.
thews has been warmly congratulated.
OFFER OF LAND AT YORKTOWN.
Mr.. l.. Wolf writes Senator Johnston
from Yorktown that he Is willing "to pre-.
sent 10 the United States Government five
acres Of land including aud adjoining the
place where the surrender took place for the
purpose proposed by Congress" This is
not Immediately on the river.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
There was a report this evening that the
Republican senators will hold caucus to-
morrow, and there were some indications
that IL was correct. Republican senator's,
however, were reticent in regard 10 il.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The report is that the President will take
notice OF the lengthy attack on him in the
New York Herald.
The President is in receipt of dispatches
from his friends all over the country. He
is advised not TO withdraw Robertson.
General Schoheld will sail for Europe in
July or August. He called on the Presi.
dent to-day.
Republicans OF Loudoun strongly pro.
test against the removal OF s. A. Grover,
the postmaster at Waterford, in that coun-
", where he has been postmaster for TWEEN
ty.fiYe years. He is to be superseded by
the only ReSdiuster in the place, Aaron
Beans.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, S610.3i0; customs, $685. 76.
The Senate judiciary Committee to.day
further considered the case of w. Il. Chand-
Ter, and the report is that an adverse report
was reached. lie can never be confirmed
A national temperance delegation called
on Mr.. Garfield to-day and urged him to
prohibit the sale Of liquor at army posts.
The want Of marshal for the District
causes much complaint among those having
business in the courts.
Governor Charles Foster says that be
thinks a compromise can be arranged be-
tween the two wins Of the Republican
party.
A nuuber Of colleges want Senator Ed.
munds tc address them, but he does not
want 10 do so.
On application OF Senator Johnston to-
day a pOst.ofiice was established at Pine, in
Pulaski.
The weather to-dly was sweltering hot
warm did not describe it,.
(Assoeiated Press reports by telegraph 10 the Dis
pdtch.i
ANOTHER CALL OF BONDS.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Secretary Of
the Treasury to-day issued a call, with
provision for continuance, Of ) per cent.
bonds issued under the acts OF 1870 and
1871. Notice is given in the clil that the
principal and accrued interest OF the > per
cent. coupon bondS outstanding will be
paid at the Treasury OH the 18th OF Au-
Gust next, but holders OF these coupon
bonds may have them continued during
the pleasure OF the Government with in
terest at 50 per cent. provided the bonds
are received at the Treasury on or before
JULY 1st next. The Secretary also an
nounceS that till July 1st next he will re-
ceive for continuance 10 like manner any OF
the uncaled , per cent. registered bonds
Of 1870 and II 10 an amount not exceeding
$3.50, OOO, 900. the remainder OF the loan be-
ING reserved with view TO its payment
from the surplus revenues. The amount OF
the couoOn bonds above referred to now
outstanding is about Sl20, 100000. The total
amount Of registered D per cents is ABOUT
S32j.t O0, 900. 1t is believed at the Depart
ment that more than $3.50, 100000 OF regis
tered IS will be offered for continuance,
but all applications received after the maxi
mum OF S250,000,000 shall have been pre-
,ented will not be entertained.
CONFIRMATION OF STANLEY MATTHEW'S.
WASHINGTON. May 12.-The entire eXecu-
tive session Of the Senate this afternoon was
devoted to The further consideration Of the
nomination OF stanley Matthews as AssO-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court. The
nrincipal speakers were Senators EdmuDds,
David Davis. Logan, and Mcmillan in OPP
DO.itiOu 10 the continuation, ana Senators
Sherman, Pendleton, and Beck III favor OF
il. The debate was similar to that OF
Yesterday. Al its close a vote was
iaken on motion TO confirm. and 1t
was carried-aye,, -; noes, Il. There are
minors that the vote will be recOnSldered
Tomorrow, but the friends OF Matthews
saw all of the % senators who voted in
favor of the confirmation to-day Will vote
in the same way tomorrow. and that the
confirmation will undoubtedly stand. 1t
will not be the first instance OF the confir-
nation OF a Supreme Court Justice by
yery small majority. Justice Clifford was
confirmed by a majority OF one.
Forty.seyenth COngress-Spccial Ses-