The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-20
Washington.

u0NS,IILs POST OFFICE - THE KELLOGG
xrSoLUuoN-NEw WORKERS oN C0NKLING
$50 PLATT-NEws ITEMS. &C.
FROM our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May l9.-The information
derived here is 10 the effect that the New
work pcmocratS are working to postpone
,hc election II senators until next fall. In
tho mean while new Legislature will be
.l.e.ed. and il nav be that two Democratic
..,stor> WI, succeed Messrs. Conkling and
pisti The fact that the New York Times
,,.d.v advised the late senators TO decline a
ELECTION 4, regarded q confirming the dis
-...b sen. Won last night "that II an cleo
.i,n we're 10 come of now they could not
On, clected." New Workers in favor OF the
Administration say that the forty.two Half
D,cd members Of the Legislature who
Nav, signed q paper pledcing themselves
,-,io.t C,rkanc and Plat will stick to the
.ol. and they believe there are over 4 dozen
marc who viii act with them. A. there are
,,iy 100. Z publicanS In the legislature.
chi. show, ,aai Mr.. Corkling's ease is about
,,rel,... There are ioriy-seven Democrats
., the House. and seven in TIE Senate. The
C,nkhn- men now, in their gloom, talk Of
funeral. 70. o.hegs besides their leader.
TVS NOMINATIONS TO-DAY.
There wa, 4 great crowd OF correspond
ont, and o.rce-scekerS at the Senate to-day
u,fin. fer the list OF nominations. and
there wa> much disappointment when it
g. hue, tho nominations ;rstooS
a numbering 200. a had been predicted,
did not exceed %. Among these were eX-
governor Pierpoih'. collector of internal
revenue i-r West Virginia: DR.. Loring,
Commissioner Of Agriculture; and eX.Sen-
a'or Bruce. If Mississippi, Register OF the
Trc>uTv. A. soon rs these had been duly
discussed there WIS an announcement that
another batch would be sent to the Senate
laicr This Kept up the interest. and there
were rumor> that there were TO be changes
jDfhcbeads Of the Bureau Of Engraving, &C..
and the Government Printing Office. There
were representatives Of these offices at the
senate. ana they looked quite anxious. Some
one wanted 20 know If Bruce would be con
frmed. and at twenty minutes past 8 infOr
nation was received that he and DR.. Lorine
h4i been both confirmed and yet the Dem
ocrsts were u the majority and he is q col
ofed man. A. twenty minutes past Tho
senate took recess until O'Clock to wal
for more nominations and allow the com
mittees 70 act on some OF those already sen
in. Il was stated that the only nomination
sent in from Illinois to-day is Grant man
that Bruce i 4 Conklng man, and that al
Of the New York nominations except on
are Conkiicg!tes.
A CONFERENCE N REGARD TO YORKTOWN.
The Secretary OF War has written Senate
Johnston 10 tx the time for holding con
ference with him aud Secretary Blaine i
regard to the Yorktown Centennial. Tb
Senator Will meet them tomorrow morning
and some others Of the commission. inciU
ding Senator Dawes, will be present.
The G0EDONSvILLE P0sT-0FFIcE.
Senator Johnston has received letter
from Gord0u>yile, winch state that thel
j. much feeling among Republicans an
Democrats because II the removal OF MI
Atkins and the appointment of Mr. 1ag(
lReadiuSter) postmaster at that place. tt
senator wrote 10 the Postmaster-Generalt Il
DIV in regard 10 the matter.
Mr.. KELLOGG's RESOLUTION PASSES THE
SENATE.
The senate to-day passed tie resolutio
Of Senator Kellogg calling on the depar
ments for . list of their officers ana Ell
ployes. with the states to which they al
credited. They are further requested
stale whether they are white or colored.
will turn ont that there are hundreds
office here credited 10 Virginia and oth'
southern states who are from the North
from the District of Columbia. In fac
Senator Kellogg predicts most int
e,ting disclosures. They Will doubles
open the ewes Of southern Republicans, an
show them how they have been cheated
the distribution OF spOils. The col0red PEI
Ule will also ind that while they have vote
wear in and year out for the RepuOlica
party. bu. few Of their race have been give
position a. Washington, and that the lie
colored men in Office here occupy most II
important places.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
The publication of General Grants leu
in favor Il Mr.. Conkling and against 10
ertson causes the ex-President TO be di
cussed. The fact is cited that the hlstol
Of his trip around the world, which W
published a, eight dollars, only brought Il
cents az auction here the other night. Sc
ator, only get ten copies each OF the Cons
lar Reports. published monthly by the ID
parttnent. samuel Goode, OF the virgin
springs. was at the Capitol to-day. II
President today sent in all the New \ %
Nominations Withdrawn except 1yler al
PAYNE. Ex-senator Spencer OF Alabama, al
Conoyer OF Florida, waited anxiously Tor
second batch Of nominations. II was Gle
that they were much interested. The We
President to-day announced Senator MlIl
a visitor 10 the Naval Academy C'ce al
son, declined; Senator Rollins visitor
the Columbia Hospital, and Senators Ill
OF Colorado. and Maxey regents OF |
Smithsonian Institute. The Christian nan
Of Mr.. Merrill, the new consul 10 Jerus
lem, is selah. 1t will cot him veal
salary to get there. Judge Jere BACK al
wife are here visiting their daughtt
General Belknap goes to Europe
June. The following senator's were al
White House to-day Dawes, Conger, "
Wyck, Hawley, Plumb. Cali, Harriso
Hoar, Blair, Rollins, Mcmillan. Ordina
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