The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-27

/ WV" BVs'S Noh''nuiiI' 10 prevent dn au-
iournment. The Democrats are In fine
spirits tonight.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Miss Van Lew is out in card in the Star
in which she says II the question OF the
Richmond post-ofiicc was left To the nation
she would Get it.
am informed that Marshal Lewis viii in
few days have out reply to Speca-Agent
Lancaster's report.
There were not many people at the White
members OF Congress.
Senator Cameron, OF Wisconsin, was once
the Schoolmaster OF Senator Mcpherson, OF
New Jersey.
DR.. +. s. Mathews, surgeon United States
navy. who took morphine, was pronounced
to-day out Of danger.
Moons hincrs have been captured in Sum-
mers and Mercer counties, w. Va, accord
ing TO a telegram received by the Depart
ment
The Yorktown Executive Committee Of
! the Yorktown Commission met to-day and
agreed TO visit Yorktown as soon as the
Senate adjourus. Senator Don Cameron
will Join them there.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, 1884, 926; customs, $57177,49l.
The report in Republican circles tonight
is that Fred. Douglas will be.renOminated
next week.
oil Il 4 lp f,ff
to-day to get the advice OF the President IN
regard 10 his wife, who has run of with
another fellow.
1t snowncd this morning. but cleared of
before noon.
| Associated Press Reports 10y telegraph to The Dis
! patch
PAY OF SENATE COMMITTEE CLERKS.
WASHINGTON, March 2G.-Tbc appropria-
ton act Of June IL. 1880. authorized the
payment OF Sc per dly TO - clerks OF SEN
ate committees during the session OF So
/ day., but provided that they should be paid
for 12l days. An act Of Maicl 3. 1881,
gave them 80 days' extra pay. The senate
committees at tie special session were not
organized until March 18Th. The reSolu-
ton OF that date directed The secretary Of
the Senate to pay these - clerks
who went out of Office on March 4ih six
dollars per day from the j,h to the 18th Of
March. The Secretary Of the Senate re-
fcrred the matter 10 FIRST Comptroller Law
renee, Of the Treasury. for decision Il TO
whether or not the payment could be made
under the resolution. The First Comp
trollcr completed a decision on the subject
to-day, in which he bOlds-first, that the act
OF Jane 10. 1880, only made an appropria-
ton for cerES dunng the regular session,
with no provision for ezra pay. and hence
it did not authorize any plymen, after
March 9Th; second, the appropriation
act OF March 3, 1880, only made
an aDpropl iatiOn for clerks TO cOm-
mittees during the special session !;
third, as there were no committees until the
18th OF March, aud could he no clerks to
committees prior TO that date, the act OF
| March Sd made no appropriation in their
favor, and they could not be paid by virtue
OF it; fourth. the resolution directing pay
ment could not make an appropriation, be-
cause 1t is not law. II does not specifically
refer to the contingent fund. and ii it could
be held Is directing payment out Of that
fund, section $3.50 OF the Revised Statutes
! would prevent that course, inasmuch n 1t
prohibits extra pay to clerks out OF the con-
by resolution, and as these clerks were not
authorized by resolution prior to March
18th they cannot receive any extra pay prior
TO that time.
SEVERE STORM or THE COAST.
WASHINGTON, March 2G.-The chief sig
nal officer furnishes the following special
bulletin I" a storm OF some severity exists
on the North Carolina coast. having moved
eastward from Kentucky since Friday
morning. Snow i now failing in New Jer-
,ey and Maryland. Cloudy weather in New
England ana North Carolina. and over Lake
Ontario the weather Is now generally clear.
The temperature has fallen rapidly since
Friday morning in Kentucky, Illinois, Ten
nessee. Missouri Kansas. and Indian Terri.
tory: II degrees at Memphis, II at st.
Louis, 90 at Fort Gibson, u at Nashville,
and % at Cairo. During Sunday and Mon.
DAY fair weatheri> indicated for the country
east OF the Mississippi river. with consider
| able lower temperature from New jersey 10
| Alabama during Sunday
REPUBLICANS PREPARING FOR THE STRUGGLE.
WAsuINGTON, March 26.-The Republi.
can senators held q caucus this morning, at
which it was determined 10 "Stand firm +"
| i'm the pending contest for the pos .csSiOn Of
| the senate offices and TO cOntinu" it u long
as it may be necessary to attain success. il
was agreed. however, that an adjournment
Of the Senate should be allowed at a COM
paratvcly early hour this afternoon, and
that subsequently the caucus shall reSssem-
| bic to perfect arrangements for reSuming
the struggle on Monday with view OF con-
tinuing it thereafter without intermis>on.
NOMINATED.
WASHINGTON, March 2G.-AmOng the
nominations sent TO the Senate was iona
than II. Gray, collector OF customs OF Alex