The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-03
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| THE TOBACCO-MEN HOPFFrT. - PERSONAL
NEWS ITEMs-yIRGTNIAYs IN THE CITY
THE MyER-AND-HARBOR BILL-BRIEF NEWS
ITEMS, &C.
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent O..
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Republican
senator's held conference this morning,
and unanimously agreed upon Mr.. Ed
munds as successor Of Judge Davis rs
President pro tenn. OF the Senate. lie is a
| fine presiding officer, and one OF the abIest
/ lawyers i'm the body. The comment of
leading journalist on hearing Of his
nomination was that "he looks older than
he is and talks like an Edinburgh Rerielc."
Your correspondent has for weeks reported
that he would be nominated for the posi-
ton. This action on the part of the con-
ference was regarded as indicating that
there would lie no further change in the
organization Of the Senate. The officers Of
that body are now about half Democrats,
and this shows that the Democrats were
not proscriptive when they controlled the
Senate.
THE TARIFF CONFERENCE-A REPORT.
1t was announced early to-day that the
conference committee had agreed upon a
report on the tariff bill. 1t was further
stated that the iron and steel-men had Sc
cured all they wanted, and this made the
iron lobby happy. The report as to wool
was that Vermont, Ohio, and the other
wool-growing states had been less lucky
in their demands.
THE TARIFF COMMENTS.
As the evening progressed nothing else
was talked Of but fhe tariff, and it was gen.
orally predicted thqt there would be tariff
! legislation. l asked a well-infOrmed Re-
publican what would be done, and he re-
piled "I have talked to leading congress
men Of both parties, and they say bill
will pass. 1t will please the steel and
| iron-men, but will offend the wool inter
ests. 1t will be inconsistent rs regards
protection" he added. Your correspond
ent found no one who seemed to take in
terest i'm any public matter save the re-
duction OF the tariff and internal revenue.
| There were no committee-meetings, and
nothing was furnished in the way OF re-
ports.
| PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
James \. Gentry, OF Richmond, was at
the Senate this afternoon. Colonel Tom
Popham. Of Rappahannock, was in the city
to-day. Senator Johnston, who was sick
yesterday, was in his seat to-day. a dis
tinguished Yirginian says that the retire
ment of Mr.. Mclean, Of Maryland, from
Congress will be public calamity. lie
thinks. however, that he will be the next
Governor OF Maryland. Mr.. Mclean is q
brother-in-law of General Joseph L. John
ston. The following Virginians were
together at the Capitol to-day: Judges
Critcher and Riley, Colonel John A,
Parker, Nr. Robert Boiling, and Dr.
Hambleton. Colonel Burwell moved
about eagerly looking after the tobacco in
terests. Colonies A. W. Jones, Asa Rod
gers, and other prominent Virginia Read
justers were in the city to-day. Alexander
Hunter has been appointed to sixteen
hundred clerkship. Among those
at the Capitol this afternoon was Walter
X. Martin, of Richmond. The House re.
fused to-day to take up and pass the Gould
consolidation railroad scheme. The cor
ridors of the Capitol were crowded TO-
night with visitors evidently interested ii
bills. There were many well-dresset
ladies among them.
| THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
The river and harbor bill went to-day tC
the Senate Commerce Committee as it cam'
from the House. A number of amend
ments were offered, including one by Sen
ator Malone. This provided for an ap
propriation OF $4,000 for the improvement
Of Norfolk harbOr. While the committee
was considering this bill the Senate, at hall
past .. went into executive session. NJ
one was opposed to the appropriation o
s5O. 900 for the improvement OF Jane
river. / asked northern man at
O'Clock, well acquainted with legislatiy
probabilities, whether the bill would pass
and his reply was that the chances wcr
even. Southern advocates Of it, however
predicted that the bill would pass.
FAST MAIL CONTINUED.
The House at first refused to put in th
postal appropriation bill sls5,OOO for til
continuance OF the fast-mail service. TIL
Senate. however. did so, and the matte
went TO a conference committee. The NJ
t;on Of the House to-day in agreeing TO tn
Senate amendment assures the continuanc
OF the iast-mail service.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Government receipts to-day: Nationa
bank notes for redemption, S3OO,O00 II
ternal revenue, S414,9Sl; customs, S46S
292.
Past-Assistant Engineer A. b. WIFE
has been ordered to duty at the Norfol
navy-yard.
George NJ. Thompson, Of Virginia, III
been appointed an assistant messenger
the War Department.
senator-elect Cullom, Of Illinois, was
the Capitol to-day.
c There was new light thrown on the sta
/. route cases to-day.
(By Associated Press.I
The Republican members of the Sena
held n caucus this morning, and select(
, Mir. Edmunds as their candidate for Pres
: dent pro tenn, to succeed Mr.. Davis. The
was no opposition to Mr.. Edmunds.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
ing nominations John n. Irwin, OF low
Governor Of Idaho; Edmund Waddi
United States Attorney for tue Eastern di
trict Of Virginia; p. A. Williams, Unit
States Attorney for the Southern distri
= of Florida; all OF yesterdays nominatio