The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-12


stalwart senator afterwards made tho
same remark TO Senate employe. Miss
Katie CabeiI, of Richmond, is at the Airing.
ton. Colonel Charles Stone, OF Tennessee.
who was at Richmond during the war. 10.
day resigned the clerkship of the Senate
Committee on the District OF Columbia. lie
Is anative Of Halifax county, Va, aud the
Senate has had no more faithful officer.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION TO-DAY.
The Senate went into executive session
carly today, aud confirmed among others
George w. Atkinson az United States mar.
shall for West Virginia, and Charles M.
Wilder rs postmaster at Columbia, S. C..
The case Of Stanley Matthews was taken
up, and was OF course discussed a. length.
IL he gets through, as his friends claim, Il
will be wonderful, as he got but one vote in
the Judiciary Committeeman Of Senator
Lamar. The Senate at haIf-past adjourned
without reaching vote on his case.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The friends OF Stanley Matthews are in
good spirits, and IL looks as il he will be
confirmed. Edmunds and Bayard spoke
against him to-day and Sherman Tor him.
General Hazeu will remain Third Assist.
ant Postmaster. General.
The Senate Judiciary Committee to-day
discussed the nomination of w. T.. Chand-
Ter. without reaching n conclusion. There
Is much opposition to him.
\ Republican senator says the spirit of
compromise pervades his party in the Sem
ate
The report is that Senator Blair, of New
Hampshire, first suggested the Chandler
Robertson change.
Ii is certain that Mr.. Conkliag had but
little TO say in caucus Yesterday afternoon.
A number Of star routes have been dis
continued since the investigation COM
menced.
Secretary Blaine gave audience to large
number of ofice-seekers to-day.
The weather was most oppressive to-day,
but little breeze sprang up just after 4
O'Clock.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, 1896, 746; customs, S79G,04j.
DR.. Gilmer, your postmaster, was here
to-day looking after his interests.
ASSOCIATED Press reports by, telegraph TO the Dis
patch.l
The SENATE'S EXECUTIVE SESSION YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON, MAY ll.-Most Of the time
of to-da>'s executive Sessian OF the Senate
was devoted 10 tedious discussion OF the
question of the removal of the Injunction
Of secrecy from the recent proceedings on
the Chinese treaties. 1t resulted IN a re-
consideration # the recent vote by which
authority was given for the publication OF
Senator Hoar'S speech. and the subject was
then dropped. Later IN the session the
nomination OF stanley Matthews 10 be ASS0-
ciate Justice OF the Supreme Court was
taken up, but the consideration was only
partially completed to-day. IL will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
COMBINATIONS.
WASHINGTON. MAY 1.-THE following
southern nominations were to-day confirm.
ed by the Senate IN executive session
John +. Sticknev, United States attorney
for the Northern district OF Florida; Charles
VI. Wilder. postmaster OF Columbia, :. c.:
\. Newton Kimbal, receiver of public
moneys. Jackson, Miss. The Senate also
confirmed the nomination Of Michael j.
Cramer, of Kentucky. now Cnarc6 DAT
flares to Denmark, to be Charge Il AirdileS
to Switzerland rjce Nicholas Fi>h, resigned.
The JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Senate Judi
ciary Committee TO-DAY took NJ the nomi-
nation Of William +. Chandler 10 BE- Soil
citor-Gcneral, but after considerable discus.
sion concluded 10 postpone action upon 1t
TO another meeting. II is rnmOTcd that this
delay i the result OF a desire Of the ma
jOrity of the committee to avoid further
complications in regard to executive bust
ness until the efforts OF the caucus TO adjust
existing complications shall have been fully
eXerted.
THE YORKTOWN MONUMENT.
WASHINGTON. May 11.-At a conference
TO-DAY between Secretaries Blaine and LIN
coin, General sherman, and the Yorktown
Centennial Commissioners, il was decided
that the Yorktown monument shall be con-
structed OF Virginia granite.