The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-06
NNslilngIOn.

ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE READJUSTEES AND
mn REFUBLGCANS NOT CREDITED ny LEAD
NC pFNOCRATS-TnE RICHMOND POSlMAS'
TEBSHiF, NC.
IFrom our Regular Core PoudeniJ
WASHINGTON, January 5.-The weather
3 today ha> been shocking. aud no one but
born skater could nsyigsie this morning.
Il N,N,rtbqle>S there was 4 larger attendance
q o, congrc>>meo at The Capitol than | bad
81 ani,cipaied. All the Virginia members OF
q ,t, House except General Bealc were in
4 tbrir seats. and that body went earnestly TO
q ,yo,k over the army appropriation bill,
IA which VS. PASSED wiihoul difficulty. There
NJ. nothing in this bill, a. last session, TO
81 invoke very heated political dis.
Cu,,:on. and hence the proceedings were
Mother animated nor Interesting. The
senate wore IL accustomed dignity,
{. and wa, only enhycGcd by the letter Of
General Gltheld. who declined the senator
..in from OHIO. II discussed the famous
Bon. Holiday bill for compensation for
mail services across the plains in The days
Of Stage coaches. noticed ia thc galleries
! Of both houses the old h0bitUfS. Neither
weather nor aye VIII keep them away. They
sem 70 wear The same garments they did
yclr> ago. and get no older.
GENEEsL wICKHAM AND THE CABINET.
Your correspondent knows that MI.
Have, offered G General WicGham the posi-
lion OF secretary Of the Navy in place Of Tn.
Gle Dlck Thompson, and that be declined It,.
mi, belief, however. i that il General Gar.
field doe the same thing that he will ac-
cant: and why not: He i the foremost
EeunbicIn in the South. has ample means,
and would reflect distinguished credit upon
IA. safe and section. The talk tonight Is
that b. Will be offered Cabinet position.
and fbst Judge Hughes la, good show for
q ciicuii.jud.eShp. There ate several
Ecpubl can Vlrginian politicians here, and
Iumor >av, the, are working up a change
in your local offices. 1t seems that neither
Dr. Nil, nor Or. Gilmer are altogether ac-
ccpiahlc 20 The outs. The trouble is that
4 the Republican party Of Virginia has not
heavy enough working material TO accom-
uli,b mach with such men n Conklng,
Elaine CO.
PARTY.
There was some stir created TO-DAY at the
CIritol bv publications that General Malone
and the Il, adjuSters OF Virginia have formed
definite alliance with the Republicans.
Senator Johnston, however, gave no credit
10 the report, ana other leading Democrats
were OF the same opinion.
& SECRETARY or TIE NAvY-RICHNOND's POST
II MASTER.
have niolmltion from the White House
q to.nigh. that there is 20 truth in the cur
rent rumor that Edward T. steele, OF Phil
adclp1ia, /, 10 be appointed Secretary Of
The Nav.
In ,pile 81 the wort weather that could
prevail Nr. Pclouze Tonight is putting in
biz lici, against Or. GImer for postmaster
Of Richmond.
THF INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL.
After the passage Of the army appropIia-
u1n bin by ne House to-day Judge Reagan,
q Of TeX1>, with his accustomed energy,
q pressed his interstate commerce bill. tnd
tonight number Of members who have not
heretofore favored II who are for il. They
ore ac'ugtcd, il is said. by The course Of the
Pennsylvania Central railroad, which for
some reason has become offensive to them.
8 THE HTVGSY AND MORALS or TUE REPUBLI-
can PARTY.
& New Yorker 10 day slld TO me that it
had been developed already in the LegI>la-
4 ture OF bi, great Commonwealth that there
s. is lt,. harmony in the Republican party OF
Il the empire State" than there is in the
q Democratic party Of Virginia, where be has
& beard there are 10000 Democrats ready to
81 20 over 10 the Republicans. 4 Pennsylya-
4 ma Republican who was present remarked
4 lhst he ime is true in The Keystone state,
where the Camrronites ADD their opponents
bate each other a. bitterly A. possible. The
Republicans show no sympathy or shame
& about poor little Mrs. Cbristiancy, although
'hc ], the welded wife Of an eX-Repubhcan
tinted >ta'es senator, who now holds a
& foreign mission. The little woman has be-
q ha'ed o1dly, and 30 has her husband.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
q Mairr :. \. Jonas, brother Of the UUitcd
>''ie' senator, WAS to. day appointed by
4 senator Lamar eek 20 lhe Senate Commit /
lee on Railroads, e.. y. NJ. Landry, mem
q 'eF OF ibe Wet Virginia legislature, was
\ "' ihe capitol to-day. Judge Brannon and
daughter. Il the same State, are also in the !
'l' Mes>i>. SpllZer, Pleasanis, and !
O'He' Richmond Republican, are here SEN |
4 "'o' "o\'e Of Maryland, to day offered a
4 !'iht resolution for the nurcha.e az a sword !
& ""''U "d> worn BY General Washington, |
90" " was referred 10 the Yorktown CON- !
a '"''' e' Ihe bsbt over the West Virginia |
n''i'Da'sbiD i growing warmer daily, and |
'Oiohei j. ". Davis is here looking after
q AZ interests. senator Salisbury, chairman |
VI 'he Committee on Elections, has, | bear,
ue'eim'ned u press The Kellogg case this
F'''oh, but do not see bow il has better
ounces Of being acted upon now than last
session
TIE APP0RTI0NMENT BILL.
81 me Democrats are determined to pass. II |
possible, reapportionmept bill this session.
anu NY Impression Is that the number OF
members Will not be changed materially.
NJ" tbere are 293 members. and IL may be
tnst the number will be increased to 800. |
o'Ils for 29S, 800, 300, and 1926 have been
prepared, and will be offered as soon as
oheiai Dgures can he obfained from the |
.fhsas Bureau. Members on both sides |
A. rtast..