The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-19

iocu'arlv what had become vi the resolu-
ton for priceless ballot and fair court.
He replied good humoredy, .'Gone to the
mischief" He subsequently remarked that
the Senate would get away very soon.
Personal MEMS ITEMS.
The Virginia Democratic Association has
elected Colonel Albert Ordway and Msjor
j. Mcdowell Darlington members Of their
Executive Committee. l.. Q. Washington
Is president, and James X. Fisher secretary.
They are getting ready for active work. 1t
was discovered yesterday that Judge Now
Inns knee-cap Is fractured, and be will be
confined 10 his house for some time to come.
The Postmaster General is not very well.
Secretary Lincoln and Adiutant. Genera
Drum go TO Fort L"avcnworth the last OF
this week. Mrs. General Long was to-day
confirmed rs postmaster at Charlottesville.
The confirmation OF ex.Collector Merritt,
OF New York, as Consul.G General at London
met with little opposition. Mrs. Garfield
was reported better this evening. Toibert
Lanston becomes chief clerk Of the Pension
Office because OF the resignation OF J. II.
Hobbs, whose health is bad. General Grant
did write n letter 10 the President urging
the withdrawal OF Robertson, and the re-
port is that he is coming home 10 help
COnkiug. Senators Brown, Ransom, Vest,
Cameron Of Pennsylvania, Logan, Farley,
and Representative DeZendOrf, were among
the mony congressional visitors at the White
House to-day.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The President will send no more nomina.
tons to the Senate after those he will send
tomorrow morning.
The President Is anxious about Chandler
and will appoint him Solicitor General after
the Senate adjourns.
Or. Loring. OF Massachusetts, one OF the
Yorktown Commission, will tomorrow be
nominated Commissioner OF Agriculture in
place OF General lie Due. HIS confirmation
is certain. No better man for the place
could be found.
Second Assistant Postmaster. G General FL
mer will enter on his duties tomorrow,
A Baltimore delegation was at the White
House to-day looking after an unimportant
custom-house appointment.
The President and Secretary Window
took the news Of RobertsOn's confirmation
quietly. They evidently looked upon it as
a matter of course.
Secretary Hunt will leave for Hampton
Roads on the Dispatch Friday afternoon.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, S5O3, 93l; customs. S609,7jS.
The Marine Band gave its first concert at
the Capitol this evening.
The Postmaster.G General is not standing
BY the New York senators as they expected
he would.
Members of the New York Legislature
send encouraging kilograms to General
Hawley and other Administration senators.
The justices OF the Supreme Court met
Justice Matthews at breakfast given this
morning by Justice Harlan.
Dispatches from Albany tonight say that
the opinion grows stronger that there will
be no election Of senators by the present
Legislature.
Associated Press Reports by Telegraph to the Dis
Dalch.I
COMBINATIONS AND NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, May IS.-The Senate to-
day confirmed the following southern nomi-
nations Alexander BOreman, United States
district judge for the Western district OF
Louisiana; Mary Ii. :. Long, postmaster at
Charlottesville, Va. The following add.
liOnal southern nominations were sent TO
the Senate to-day II. b. TaliaferrO, to be
United States attorney for the Western dis
trici OF Louisiana; James {. Weeks, 10 be
United States marshal for the Western dis
trict Of Louisiana, and Madison Davis, to
be surveyor Of customs at Atlanta, Ga.
The following nominations Of ENJOYS eX.
traordinary and ministers plenipotentiary
were sent TO the Senate to-day: Thomas A.
Osborn, OF Kansas, TO Brazil, OtCe Hilard,
recalled; JudsOn Calcrafl, Of New Jersey.
to Chill. Uice Osborn, transferred; Stephen
A. Hurlbut, OF Illinois, TO Peru, Uice Chris
tiancy, recalled; Lewis Wallace, OF Indiana,
Minister resident to Turkey; George II.
Monv. of Tennessee, Minister resident TO
Columbia, Uice DickmaD, recalled; Jere-
miah Rusta, OF Wisconsin. Cnarse DAT |
fairs TO Paraguay and Uruguay, Uice Cald- |
well, recalled; Horace Taylor, OF Wiscon-
sin, Consul ut MarseiIles, Uice Gould, re-
called.
When the nomination Of Edwin A. Mer- |
rift 10 be COnsul-General at London was |
called from the table in the executive ses- |
sion this afternoon il was instantly con- |
tirmed without debate and without any |
manifestation OF dissent The confirmation |
was effected by common consent in the alb
sence OF objection.
The nomination OF w. II. Robertson as
collector of customs at New York city was
then called, and confirmed in precisely the
same manner without demand for vote OF
anv kind or word OF discussion.
TWO HUNDRED MORE NOMINATIONS TO BE MADE. |
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-A special meeting
NJ the Cabinet will be held tomorrow TO |
decide what shall be done with regard TO The |
remaining New York nominations. IL Is |
hercyed the four names which were with. |
drawn will be again sent TO the Senate |
About two hundred nominations remain 10
be made. but it is the intention OF the Pre- |
sident TO send them all to the Senate to'mor- |
row, so that an adjournment SINE de may De
had Friday or Saturday.
TIE FIVE PER CENT. BONDS.
WASHINGTON, May lS.-The notices for |
the extension OF per cent. bonds at % |
per cent. received at the Treasury Depart |
nent today aggregated S24 .344. 900, making |
he total amount to date Sal, 1906
COngress-Special Ses'
sion of the Senate.
w .SuINCToN Nav 1S 1881.