The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-23
Washington.


MIR. VOORHEES, CONDEMNS THE NATIONAL
BANKs-vIRGINIA READJusTERs IN FORCE
NOMINATIONS FOR SENATE OFFICES BY THE
RsPuBMCANs-MoRET TALK ABoUTTgE EXTRA
SESSION, ETC.
From oar Regular CorresD0ndcntJ
WAsuISGTON, March d. The Senate to-
day met at II o'clock, and the attendance IN
The galleries was very slim. The TACT ia
that people have ceased TO anticipate any
thing stirring. Mr.. VOORHEES, offered a
resolution condcmning IN strong terms the
conduct Of the national banks in regard to
refunding with a view OF making speech
on IL at an early day, but Mr.. Morrill,,
chairman OF the Finance Committee, raised
the pOiIt Of order that. being legislative
business, il coulG not be acted on at ~es-
sion called for the transaction OF purely
executive business. Mr. VOORHEES, contend
ed that the preccdentS were in his favor,
and cited the fact that in 1861, at an eXecu-
tive session, there was lengthy debate on
the Douglas resolution. At the suggestion
Of Mr.. Conkling be withdrew it until 10.
morrow, 80 that senators might examine
into The question. The Senate again. on
motion OF General Burnside, went into
executive session. and confirmed about one
hundred postmas,crS and military officers.
MEssRs. CONKLING AND LOGAN WIN.
To-day among The nominations were those
q stewart L. WOodiord rs District Atlor.
nev ior New York and Jones a. Marshal OF
Illinois. The comment was. Another We
tory for the Grant managers" The fact is
that the men in Illinois vino helped to beat
Grant ana nominate Garfield at Chicago
impiorcd the President not to nominate
Jones. They did MOI ask him to name any
particular person for marshal, but only
URGED bun not 20 put Jones in office. Their
reason was that he has waged wafre
against them. Sngulario say, they lost and
General Logan won. This may be politics,
but it Is not gratitude, and even Presidents
ought to be grateful.
VIRGINIA EEApJCSTEES IN FORCE.
There's still an immense force OF Virginia
RedIju,tcrs here, aud every strange visitor
Of provincial Appearance is sci down a. one
of them. Major y. 3. Meade is the best
| looking one who has yet arrived. and his
dress is fashionable and becoming. Dele
gatr Dun Green, Of Stafford, is also recent
arrival, and seems 20 be popular with " the
General" ! take ii from appearances that
all the offices in the Gift of the Senate will
not suffice to supply the Rcadjuster de-
mand They have been evidently annoyed
and fretted at the SlOwne>s OF the Republic
cans in inauguratnS movement for the re-
moval Of Messrs. B;lrch and Bright and the
election OF Messrs. Gorbam and Riddleber
GER to their places. They have heard that
the Democratic senators will use their power
under the rules OF the Senate 10 prevent a
change in the offices, and this has not
pleased them. am of the opinion that their
information is correct. The Republican
organ this morning admits that it Is within
the power OF sixteen Bourbon " Demo
cratic senators TO prevent the coalition
from oustlng Mes,rs. BurcA, Bright, and
the other officers and employees Of the Sen
ate. 4 leading Republican journalists re-
marked to-day at the Capitol that it would
be but fair to leave the officers OF the Sem
ate as they are. as the Republicans had
gotten all the committees.
THE SOUTH AND MR.. LINCoLN'S AssAssINA-
TON.
The papers are just now publishing an
article which charges that leading peOrlc
at the South were at the bottom OF the as
sas,ination Of President Lincoln. Now,
Colonel Davis, OF GrCenbricr county, West
Va, who has been Republican ten years,
/ informs me that be has from time 20 time
made 1t 4 point TO talk with distinguished
Republicans at Washington on this subject,
and has vet to meet the first OF them who
believed that Jefferson Davis, or any other
southcrncr, bad anything whatever to DO
with Planning or executing the plot for
numbering MIR. Lincoln.
THE TRIP TO YORKTOwN-wIscoNsIN.
The Secretary OF the Navy to-day placed
the fine Government steamer Dispatch at
the service of Senator Johnston and the
Executive Committee Of the Yorktown
Commission, and they viii make trip on
her to Yorktown aS soon rs the Senate adj
iourns. There will he in the party twelve
gentlemen and number OF ladies, and the
steamer will remain rs long as the commit
tee needs it. This Is the steamer used by
the President and Cabinet officers,
and IS admirably adapted TO eXcur-
sionS. Senators Butler, of South Carolina,
and Dawes, Of Massachusetts, will be IN the
party. delegation from Wisconsin inter-
ested in the Yorktown Centennial called on
the chairman to-day and were furnished
with explanatory papers, &c, il regard to
II. Il seems that their Legislature Is not
disposed to take action because Wisconsin
is not one Of the original thirteen States.
They will 90 to work and explain the sub
ject, however. to its members. a gentle
man inst from New York informs me that
three full regiments have already decided
to 20 TO Yorktown.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS TO DAY.
The Republican senators met in caucus
this morning, bat their session was very
brief. They met again after the Senate adj
iourned and deliberated until O'Clock.
Senators declined to give any report OF the
proceedings, but the rumOr was that they
had been balloting and had not gotten
through with their work. The report
further was that number of sena-
tors were opposed to voting for 4
Democrat, whether Readjuster or not,
for Sergeant-at-Arms. II they shall
present to the Senate candidates for the
Offices the first motion the Democrats will