The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-05

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Hoar, Blair, Burnside, Hale, and Frye-all
New Englanders. Messrs. ingalls, and
Plumb, who were absent, are for going into
executive session. General Hawley, it is I'm.
derStood, agieeS With them.
IL has leaked out tonight that the caucus
was slim and The proceedings lively. Those
who wanted to go into executive session,
especially MessrS. Frye and Hale, were
ou'spoken and aggressive. Mr.. Anthony,
another Of the absentees. i with them.
The belief is tba, the President will soon
Use his whole influence In behalf Of the
confirmation Of his nominations. Regret
is expressed that Secretary Blaine is not
we'll enough TO fight his opponents yigor.
ously.
tbs REPUBLICANS SAY THEY WILL STAY.
The Republicans tonight say the ma
jor,ty OF their senators have resolved to
stay. The Democrats are as determined rs
ever TO stay, II necessary, until Decemher.
| They believe The Republicans are only
blutfing preparatory to an offer of compro-
mise. One Democrat said: I'VE are in
Gibraltar, have all the provisions and am.
munitiOn We want, and we can afford to
laugh 1T the threats of our assailtntS."
/ Leading NirginianS write that a firm stand
helrS The party in their State. Thi, Is the
case in other States also.
Personal. NEWS ITEMS.
! Mr.. Beck proposed to-day TO Mr.. Dawes
that the Stenographer estimate what days
/ debate would cot, and that The Sen1ic adj.
joucn aud take the amount and ply the way
Of senator's 30 the circus. General Mabone's
secretary to the Senate Agricultural Com
m'iee j. a connection by marriage OF eX.
Secretary GEORGE c. Gorhqm. Senator Vance
Riddleberger conducted the last Dre>iden-
tia canvass in The Valley. The report
i, that Mr. James Frazier is to
| have place in the Secrelary's Office
whenever Mr.. Gorham gels in, and that
! Delegate Robinson, OF Portsmouth, i
among the many who are TO be provided
for. Mr. Jones, Of Orkney Springs, report
also says Is 10 be Postmaster when Mr..
Rlddlebergtr Is elected. The ReaGiusterS
think. however, that As Mr.. Rlddebereer
comes from Shenandoah there will be no
room for DR.. Strayer, OF that county. Vice
! President Arthur has returned from New
York. While there leading Republicans in
large numbers cIlled to see him. hear
tonight that he is ready 10 stand by Senl.
| tors Conkling aad Platt 10 the end in fight
| ing The confirm iton OF Robinson. a
| New York Republican who knows says the
Republican press OF that State is against the
distinguished triumyirate. W. A. Stuart,
OF the Salt Works, was on the floor OF the
Senate to-day. Senator Blair, OF New
Hampshire, VINO was presiding this after.
noon. called on the sheriff 10 call The roll.
One senator proposed TO adjourn and go to
the circus. General Malone never fails
to vote with the Republicans. EX-Sena-
tor Spencer, OF Alabama, is an applicant
for the Brazilian mission, and Governor
Foster, OF Ohio, il talked of In connection
with the German mission. Aoiuant.Gene-
raj Drum returned from New York to-day.
General Sherman left this evening to attend
|
Governor Culom and Lieutenlnt-Gover-
nor Hamilton. Of Illinois, are here, and the
! state is running Itself. Senator Edmunds
has improved in Florida.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The rumOr is again current tonight that
Mr.. Couklng is to make a big speech, in
which be Will handle Secretary Blaine very
roughly. MeSsrS. Hale and Frye will have
to defend Names favOrite son.
There were but few callers at the White
House tot day. The Republican Office seek
ers seem as much Disguised as the Read
ulster expeclants from Virginia.
Government receipts to day, S632, 003;
customs, $751; ,90l.
Secretary Window seems pleased at the
reception given him by the bankers and
financial people Of New York.
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by Telegraph to he Dis.
patch
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-rhc chief signal
officer furnishes the following special bule.
tin 10 the Associated Press: "The storm
which was central in the lower Ohio Valley
Yesterday morning moved eastward, causing
a light snow in Tennessee andthe Ohio Val
lpy, and from Iowa eastward TO the Middle
Atlantic coast. The centre OF this storm Is
nov in the eastern portion OF North Caro-
liza. and rain extends southwark TO FlOrl-
da. The temperature has fallen in the Mis-
si.Slppi Valley and the Northwest, and is
below freezing a. far southwark as Texas,
and below zero in Minnesota. The tenn
perature is 200 below the mean from Mis-
souri, river eastward 10 81. Lawrence and
the Ohio Valley. and southwark to Arkan-
>aS. The indications are that the weather
will be warmer In the Northwest during
Tuesday and "Wednesday, and that fair
weather Will prevail east OF Mississippi du-
ring Tuesday,
REPUBLICANS STILL RESOLUfE IN THEIR
POLICY.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The Republican |
senators in caucus tins morning decided 10 |
continue their offou 10 procure the passage |
OF the pending r. solution for the immediate
election Of Senate officers by adhering per-
to the policy and programme here
lofore pursued.
ThIs determination was reached after an
exhaustive interchange OF views, and by
vote which Is said 10 have been substantially
unanimous. The caucus discussed the sug-
gested cXpediency OF allowing the deadlock
10 be broken from time 10 lime by executive
sessions for the confirmation Of uncOnte3ted
but ii was decided that at least
Tor the present this course would be unad-