The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-07
Washington.

TIE POLITICAL Boom AT WASHINGTON Va.
~ SAID ABOUT TUE ELECTIONS AND TIE
CHINESE QUESTI0N--TELLER. Hunt, AND
CHANDLER; THE LAST NAMED To De
rouclfT--sHIPHERD AGAIN AFTER BLAINE-
1uy ELL PAYING SOUTHERN NAIL con-
.plcToRs acknowledgements NAT
TyRs-THg PERiQUE TOBACCO BILL PASSES
rug srNATE-PRIS0NAL NEWS ITEMS
BRIEFS, &C.
tyro,n Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April G.-Tbere is more
stir and life in politics just now at WASH
lngton than for long time, and politicians
arc enjoying the boom. You hear at every
,prn Democrats and Republicans discuss
inc either the effect Of the Presidents veto
o. tho western elections. The Democrats
seem never tired OF repeating the fact that
every Democrat in the Senate voted for the
,,,;ncse hin over the Presidents veto,
,,huo tventy-one Republicans voted
inst il. 70 say nothing OF those paired.
rhe penubicans generally either approve
-.ovcuse the veto, and say that another bill
can he uaSscd which will meet the approval
no President and satisfy the Pacific
ooas, neople. The Democrats say there Is
- Isl, for the blow inflicted upon
=. ..a.;e,r labor. and do what they may the
pepublican party is dead on the racine ana
amonr independent American workingmen
everywhere. A Republican official Just
now. in defending the President said
WHY Won permit other foreigners to
como and why not the Chinese!' "A
Democrat replied cxcitedly: ''Of course
,yc welcome Christian white men from
every, land. but the Chinese are
human yermiu-human English spar
ors They are pagans, and will re-
main So" As your correspondent
moved on and listened he became the more
convinced that the Republican party had
done itself irreparable harm by its course
on the Chinese question. The western
elections. especially the Cincinnati and
other Ohio elections, come in for much
comment, and they deserve it, for they IN
dicaic. ~ the Cincinnati Commercial says,
not only revolt, but a revolution among
the Germans and others. 4 Pennsylvania
Democrat, who is recognized as an autho-
rity among politicians here, remarked to
me tonight: Il have before told you The
next House would be Democratic. i now
tell YOU. and ] want you 10 make a note OF
il. that the Democrats will have forty ma
iority N it," His face was fairly radiant
when he made the prediction. Ohio DEM
ocrats say that the losses Of the Republic
caus are not the result OF accident, but the
legitimate consequence of their illiberal
and unpopular legislation. They say, fur
Their, that it will be worse next fall.
THE HEAVY APPOINTMENTS TO-DAY-CHASD-
LER. TELLER, HUNT.
The nominations OF Secretary Hunt TO
Russia. Senator Teller for Secretary Of the
Interior, and William 4. Chandler for Sec
rotary Of the Navy, while they did NOT eX-
cite much surprise caused the usual quota
Of criticism. Mr.. Hunts health, il was
said, will not specially fit him for residence
at 81. Petersburg. Nobody objected TO the
Colorado senator. W. +. Chandler's ears,
however, must have burned, Tor he was
discussed everywhere and by everybody,
aud il he is half as had as his enemies make
HIM out he Is not the kind Of man TO putin
the Cabinet. The Democrats viii, ] take
il. fight his confirmation with Il great
deal Of carnestness. for l do not
know Of any public man who stands with
the Democrats generally as he does. IIis
defeat for Solicitor-General ought not u
help his confirmation as Secretary Of the
Navy. 4 Democratic senator said 10 me
II do not understand WHY the President
has sent Chambers name TO the Senate.
Surely he has not done it with the expecta.
ton that he will be voted down." The
Senate went into executive session, and
confirmed Mr.. Teller without opposition
sHPHEED on Ex-sECRETARY BLAINE.
Shipherd, who was again before the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs to.
day, said that in his first interview will
Blaine the latter told him that the Credi
industriei, through it, public agent, Swa
rey, and its private agent, Gilmore, Peru
Wan Minister at Washington, had beer
pressing Itself upon him. The French ant
American claims, the Secretary added, ar
like two pups tied with the same string
The French, he said, had plenty OF cash
and no claim that the American Govern
ment could consider, and the America
claimants plenty Of claim and no casl
Witness also said that Mr.. Blaine then &C
yised that the two Join hands, and d'
cIared that an advantageous coalition coul
be made in twenty-fOur hours. Its strane
that a Secretary OF State, in his openn
interview, should have reflected on a fol
cign minister, as charged by Shipherd,
say nothing OF the other remarkable stat,
ments In the alleged conversation. Nj
Blaine could DOT have been himself, il III
witness tells just what occurred.
THE PAY or SOUTHERN MAL-CoNTRACT0R
The Senate Post-Ofiice Committee to-ds
reported unanimously joint resolution
reappropriate and apply the amount a
propriated by act Of March 3, 1877, to p'
certain southern mail-contractors. Ii pr
yides that the Secretary Of the Trcasu
shall begin at once TO pay In full to the Ia
mail-oontractors Of the States OF Alaban
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, kentuck
Louisiana, Mississippi. Missouri, Nor
Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, TennC
see, Virginia, and West Virginia, The
heirs or legal representatives, the amour
due under their respective CONTRACTS 4
the years 1869, 1860, and 1861, In the ord
In which the claims are duly and legal
presented; and the appropriation OF s37;
600 made BY act approved March Q. ls7