The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-09
Masningfon.


Warrington.
ed, VIRGINIA SENATORSHIf-THE HOUSE
',,,,,7TEls-- sPECUIATIONS ABOUT THE
..rr~yr-sFNArOa MORRTL'S TARIFF
.s,gcu-pHRSONAL NEWS ITENs-THE
,,NING PRIVILEGE VOTED MRS. GAR
,+rp-FRYSIDENTl SUCCESSION
eslgFs.
IRON oar Regular Correspondent
w,guNGToN, December S.-Thc Nir-
..,, .enatorship is again discussed to-
.i,b, and II Is clear that Republicans gem
.r,nr a,rcc with the President that Re
.rhlican i entitled TO the place and ought
g., - elected. 4 great many of them do
%, hesitate 70 declare with feeling that II
IN. Resdjusters do not elect Lewis it will
IL. an al OF bad faith. II is rcas,erted that
v...r,. Paul and FulkerSon, in their in
,.riew with the President. were told
,',lniy that the Administration wanted q
penubllcan elected senator in place OF
Irdce Johnston. This feeling does not
held the proposed arrangement for
,omrhmentary screnade to Virginia Read
iu.i,r leaders. One OF the Shrewdest Rcpub-
rr,n. who has yet represented a Sovth>Idc
constituency in the Virginia Legislature.
I'M taking about the senatorial situation to-
day. ,ald that the understanding was i'm the
lat canvass that Lewis was to be senator.
NJ further said that he did not believe
either captain Riddleberger or Mr.. Massey
would win, but that an Administration
man not now prominent would. (" You
believe. then" said a Democrat TO him,
ehai here will be Republican Admins
ration party built up in the Legislature
h.ht away" Certainly | do he re-
Piled with emphasis, "and it win De for
midlblc from the start" The Republicans
evidently want a Republican working ma
iorty in the Senate after March 4th. II is
FOO close to be comfortable, as one Of them
rmlrked 70 me tonight, and while Read
ulster, are better for us than BOurbons,
they do not go into caucus. said he, but
bold themselves ready to bolt whenever it
,uit, their interest.
HE hblSb ibMMiIlEbN.
THERE'S a rumor tonight that the Speaker
viii be- able 10 announce his committees by
ihe middle Of next week, and yet a CORE
.pondent who talked with him to-day
thinks they will not be completed for two
week.. The knowing ones make out the
blowing slate, which they may change to-
morrow: Ways and Means, Kelly. Appro-
nriaticnS, Iliscock; Commerce, Dunnell;
Foreign Relations, KassOn; Naval Affairs,
Robson; Printing, Jorgensen; Privileges
md Elections, lIouck OF Tennessee; Dis
rc; Of Columbia, Hazleton Of Wisconsin;
Judiciary, Robinson Of Massachusetts,;
Public Lands, Amos Townsend Of Ohio;
Military Affairs. McCook. There are a good
MANY new members, some OF whom have
lhe ability il not the experience for COM
mittec chairmanships, and it may he that
ihey will not all be overlooked by the
speaker. Ny latest information is to-night,
from Republican who ought to know,
that speaker Keifer has informed several
Republican representatives that he desires
20 meet them early next week.
The CABINET-NOEE SPECULATIoNs.
Il seems settled that Mr.. Blaine will
have The Cabinet next Wednesday, and
illi AIr. Freylinghuysen, Of New Jersey,
will succeed him. BY the way, Mrs. Da-
VS.. daughter of the prospective Secretary
Of State. the wife of the Presidents pri-
yatc secretary, is TO preside, hear, II the
White House. The report is that Bout
well, Of Massachusetts,, will be Secretary
q the Navy, and his long conference with
Secretary Hunt yesterday is quoted rs evil
dsnce Of the correctness OF the rumor.
Iowa viii not be content without Cabinet
ofeer, and is bringing unusual pressure TO
lear on the President. One thing seems
certain, and that is that the ability OF the Cab
la will be moderate. There will be no one
n n 10 I'll the place Of Mr.. Blaine, who
eem, equal to anything that may be re-
CURED OF him as a leader and statesman.
Those here who say that Mr.. Clay never
nd anything holder or more effective than
Bsin,'s famous defence Of himself in the
House are mol very far from the truth, for
ns'ead Of being tried he arraigned and
Eo-eeuted the judge, jury. and witnesses
% BIZ case. He Will not cease TO be
ioHor in the land after next week.
TARIFF SPEECH Is THE SENATE.
The attendance at the Senate to-day was |
'ff! slim, and the speech OF Mr.. Morrill, I
aa' not calculated to please the galleries. !
u TOOK high-protectye tariff grounds, /
md AZ ! anticipated in my dispatch last 1
hight, praised Mr.. Clay and Kentucky.
lie !, not an orator, but his speeches are
Wong and read well, and then he Is so
thoroughly gentleman that it is not won
ss'iul that he manages 10 secure the pas
we q bills in which his constituents are
'i+cally interested. A sOutherner, when
"A't to-day at the Senate, while Mr.. Morrill,
vas making his speech, why his people did
@ divide on the tariff and questions like
= replied, "Did you ever hear OF people
a'ealened with yellow-feyer and small
"x oothering themselves about the agile
saQ ieyeri" lie added, "lou people OF
l~ North will never understand that while
~ Negroes are unit lin the South. white
rOp'e cannot afford 10 divide without COM
"u'ng political suicide"
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
senator Johnston went to Frederick,
~, this evening TO visit his daughter,
a"' heMullen. Mrs. Johnston was ai-
'ay there. Mr.. Leo. Wheat and wife
a Miss Roy, OF Richmond. occupied
ats to-day IN the senators' gallery. Mr..