The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-14
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.ss PROCEEDINGS N TUE sENaIE--EI.GcTIoN
% u-pey DAVIS As PRESIDENT or THE SEN
.-s--sAsrIKI.D MEMORIAL. MEDALs--AfRi-
80 Of rEH FRENCH vIsIToRS-JIN BEN
,sr1 conc TO YoRETowS-PERsoNAI..
fycor oar Regular Correspondent
u,sa,xeroN, October 13.-Thero was
- barge crowd az the Senate, and II
.r,,ifed to the extent Of hearing
.,,,,ion offered declaring Senator Davis,
:, u,lpoi,. President pro TEN. Of the SEN
sepslor Pendleton objected, end 1t
-, over. The Senate soon went into
-..u,ive session, and visitors, supposing
.,,b;nr a; interest was 20 occur, left the
c,,i,ol. While the doors were closed,
u,o,ilal IIanlin, OF Maine, was confirmed
:. Minister 10 spain. He was born August
. ,S,q and has held all the important Or
g. cveeui President. lie was on the
.,.ts with Lincoln in 1860. He Is still a
lancer. and viii make lively diplomat at
,,horso's court. Whcn the doors We're
mod the Democrats allowed the resolution
:. make Inaee Davis President OF the SEN
:, 10 come up. Senator Jones, Of Florida,
,r,,e.ted arainstit passage on the ground
ibe there ought TO be certainty as to the
residential succession, but other Demo
',,. took il quietly. Senator Harris occu-
Mod the chair. Mr.. Bayard rose, when his
s,ms va. called, and said: 81 have never,
NJ President, obtained office by my vote,
and viz never retain Office by voting for
wysef.r senator Davis did not vote, and
M. elected BY an undivided Republican
vote. The Democrats, while voting against
him. laughed aud talked as il the proceed
inc VA, commonplace, instead OF one which
Va, in a few hours to be discussed and
commented on by the entire people.
JUDGE DAVIS raEEs TIE CHAIR.
Nessrs. Bayard and Anthony conducted
: lhe new president to the chair. On taking
Il. seat Judge Davis said that il the honor
Conferred on him carried with IL any party
obHgation ii would not be considered. lie
rgarded il rs q recognition OF his indie
pnden, position in politics. It's tenor was
generally commended, and disappointed
;bose who had predicted that he was about
70 assume iull fellowship with the Republic
caas Of tle senate. lie showed slight en-
larassment in taking his first vote, but
thai vii soon wear oil, take il. Judge
Davis was born in Cecil county, Md, March
o 1870
THANKS TO MR, BAIARD.
Mr.. Edmunds offered a resolution OF
thanks 70 Mr. Bayard for his impartiality
during be brief presidency Of the Senate.
He made few appropriate remarks, and
TIE resolution was unanimously agreed to.
The Democrats INDUCED in broad smile
while this was being done.
MEALS COMMEMORATIVE or THE LATE PRRsI-
DTNT.
senator Voorhees, to-day offered a resolu-
ton inquiring into the expediency of hay-
Ag made q gold medal commemorative OF
de "tragic and most lamentable death" OF
President Garfield. lie also laid before the
Snhe memorial from Mrs. Elizabeth
Bryant Johnson, who asks Congress to have
struck Of commemorative bronze medals to
h sent 10 foreign Governments and gold
medal to he given President Gariield's old
81 son, which shall be transmitted from
ssaer-tion 10 generation OF his descendants.
Twas referred.
WHAT JUDGE DAVIS SAYS.
Judge Davis remarked this afternoon In
the presence OF my informant that il had
been reported that there was a conference
bsween him and Republican senators in
nrrd to his nomination, when the fact
wa that he did not know Of it until he saw
i'm The newspapers this morning.
ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH VISITORS.
0nr French visitors arrived this after
noon st 4 O'Clock, and were met by the
FTeach Legation and large crowd OF eiti-
zas, Including Frcnehmen and those OF
french descent. As the party moved up
Pennsylvania avenue they attracted great
deal q attenkon. The members Of the
legation, IN full uniform, were distributed
AMONG the carriages. Among them was
Cap,ain Mason "a son OF John Y. Mason),
now sn officer OF tho French army. lie
vas with General Hampton during the
var. TIE Germans Il .his city are also
making great preparations for the enter
anmeni OF our German visitors after the
Yorktown Centennial. They will all have
oeadufe welcome speeches, but will after
Tsrds be splendidly fetcd. The ills and
~9stres o. life are sandwiched.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
hismpoted here that the barbor-master
Yorktown proposes TO maintain his |
nshi' against the American navy. James
eoFdon Bennett and friends win so TO
ioskiOwn in his yacht. Ben. Pcrley Poore /
TO write life o. General Burnside. !
Sese Il. Grant, Of New York, is here. /
ae'rs. Hitchcock, Of New York, and
aa'er, Of Ohio, both candidates for the
cfskership Of the House, are in the city.
Anoag The nominations sent 10 the Senate
~ag were W. Goyeneur Morris, collector
~ Alaska, in place OF Colonel u. Ball,
az Walter Blame rs Third Assistant Sec
Es.ry Q; State. A Republican senator
~'a This evening that the President viii
= end in any Cabinet nominations be-
IRE Monday.
YORKTOWN NRws.
ihe President and Cabinet are to leave
= me iallapoosa for Yorktown Monday
~snag. First Auditor Reynolds, OF the
'7'efy. goes 10 Yorktown on Wednes-
.sSof Thursday to meet lis son, naval
n''1, who has just returned with bis ship
c cruise IN the Mediterranean. The
sfe'sional Commission win give the
sfesa and German visitors banquet on