The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-24

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found that Mr.. Garfield had no Idea now OF
calling an extra session. Others said there
would be one In October. Messrs. Windom
aud Blaine had conference with the Pres
ident to-day In regard to an extra session.
The former opposed aud the latter advocated
inference drawn was not favorable for an
extra session.
THE DEMOCRATS CAN WIN.
| From all hear II seems clear to me that
the Republicans do not expect TO elect their
ticket this session, and Democrats have only
TO be plucky to win.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
| Senator Morrill, said to-day in the Senate
that be was IN favor OF an early adjourn
men.
There were Il great many callers at the
White House to-day, and only few saw
the President. A number OF Republican
members OF both houses interviewed him.
Mr.. II. J. -Ramsdell, correspondent. bro
Their OF United States Marshal RomsdelI. has
sued the city OF Washington for $4,000 on
account OF injuries received by fall in
January.
There is great press on the Interior De-
partment for places.
Mr.. John Lonestreet. son Of the General,
was at the State Department to-day. He
Joins his father at Constantnople soon in an
official capacity.
Protests from Cincinnati. Chicago, Phila-
delpha Boston, New York, and other cities
against an extra session have been received
by the President.
There were not a great many confirma-
tons to-day, aud none OF much importance.
There were only 81 Republican senators
at the Capitol to-day, and 80 is quorum.
A meeting Of the Ute Commission ha,
been called for tomorrow by Secretary
KirkwoOd.
The report is that the VicePresident and
the New York senators are very much OPP
posed to the nomination of Mr.. Robertson
as collector at New York.
The negro driver who killed Mrs. Charles
w. Russell i still held in custody.
Messrs. PelOuze and Reddy left for Rich
mond by this evenings train.
1t i stated on good authority tonight
that Mr.. Phillips has declined the appoint
mcnt on the Court OF Claims.
The report that the Democrats will GER
tainly flibuster tomorrow di,pirits greatly
those seeking places in the Senate.
General Wickhlm left tonight for Rich
mOnd.
"A ISOLATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
patch
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The President
to-day bad a conference with Secretaries
Blaine and Window regal ding the extra
session. Mr.. Blaine, it is reported, favors
and Mr.. WindOm opposes it. No decision
was reached, but it is understood that the
matter is in such a shape tbat decision
may be reached at any moment. The I'M
preston prevails tonight that the outlook
for an extra session Is not near so favorable
rs it was few days since.
Gentlemen interested in appointments in
the southern states have suggested to the
President the recalling OF General Long
street from Turkey and making him Mar
shall OF Georgia.
Permission has been granted by the War
Department 10 the women OF Savannah to
hold fair in the United States barracks at
that place.
The Chief OF the Bureau OF Statistics re-
ports the arrival OF 1000 immigrants in
the United States during the month OF
February, 1881. The total number reported
TO have arrived during the eight months
ending February 2Sth was 305,022.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The President
sent the following nominations TO the Sem
ate to-day William II. Robertson, Collector
OF Custom for port OF New York; Walter
Phelps, OF New Jersey, Minister to Aus
! tra; Edwin \. Merritt, OF New York, Con-
sul-General at London; Adm Badeau, OF
New York Charge dAtiaires to Denmark;
Lewis Wallace, OF indiana, Charge DAT
flares to Paraguay and Uruguay: Michael
j. Cramer, Of Kentucky, Charge d'Afiire>
TO Switzerland; William +. Chandler, OF
| New Hamp> hire, 10 be SolicIior.General;
Samuel F. Phillips, OF North Carolina, 10
be Judge of the Court Of Claims; l.. y.
SHELTON. OF Ohio, Governor OF New Mexico;
Thomas NJ. Nicbol, OF Wisconsin, 10 be
Commissioner of lndisn Affairs; George
w. Atkinson, Unred States Marshal for
West Virginia; and the following pOstmas-
tiers George X. Gimer at Richmond, Va.
Il. II. Morgan at Pulaski, Tenn Charles
u. Wilder at Columbia :. c.; and Hami-
l.