The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-19
[Fom Our Regular Corre.pondenl.

was not In session to-day. The fact that
the Senate was 10 elect new officers filed
is galleries, but the proceedings in the
main were tame. Senators Malone and
Riddleberger voted with the Republicans !;
but II they had voted with the Democrats
there would have been tie, and hence
no election. When the vote on the Chap
lain was reached Senator Salisbury said
that for four years DIR. Bullock had prayed
feryently and diligently for members OF
the body. and the fact that the other side
were bent on turning him out showed
strlkingly how much attached they are to
ciyil-seryice reform. Mr.. Canadav was
elected Scrgcant-at-ArmS by Just as large
majority rs was given the other officers.
and this disappointed those who have cal
culaled that he would have opposition
from Republican senators.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on RULES
to-day determined to report i'm favor Of
dividing the Com nittee on Education and
Labor so rs 10 have one on each subject.
Ii also agreed to the organization Of a
separate Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
This will increase the House committees
two. The report Of the committee will
pass the House. Nothing was done i'm re-
gard to increasing the Ways and Means
Committee.
THE AMERICAN HOG IN NEGOTIATION.
The President, in his message rs given
out 10 the Associated Press. recommended
retaliaiory legislation by Congress against
Germany because OF restrictions placed
upon the Introduction OF the American
hog 10y that Government. In the message
sent Congress this recommendation was
omitted. The reason was that negotiations
have commenced which promise satiSfac-
tory adjustment OF the question. The
President learned this Just before trans
hitting his message TO Congress.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
Hon. George ID. Wise has laid before the
House the papers in the ease OF j. p.
Wright. The ease OF the widow OF Judge
Underwood has gone to the Senate Com
mttee on Privileges and Elections. She
claims his pay As senator under the Alex
andria government. The President has
renOminated General y. p. Banks as
United States marshal for Massachusetts.
Governor Ben. Butler was on the floor OF
the Senate to-day. Daniel Webster (col-
ored), appointed to place by Mr.. Dalton,
Postmaster Of the House. said he could not
take the ir0n-clad oath. II a committee
on shipping IS created by the House Mr..
Belmont or Mr.. Cox VIII be chairman OF
II. The lobby is disguised at the prospect
Of having MesSrs. Randall. Holman, Blount,
and Cobb on the Appropriations Commit
tee. Mr.. COnklng, | hear. Is really annoy
ed by the report that he is working to make
General Logan the Republican candidate
for the presidency. Representative Mayo
will introduce a bill for the erection OF a
pOst-oilice at Fredericksburg and bill for
the construction OF 4 road TO the Federal
cemetery near that place. Senators Antho-
ny and Coke and Secretary McCOok were
1T the White House to-day. PaymaStcr
Lawrence Heof will soon leave for City
Point. judge Gray, of the Supreme
Court, is a bachelor, and worth over a
million. Five representatives elected TO
the Forty-eighth Congress have died.
A BLOW AT TIE VIRGINIA PILOT SYSTEM.
Senator Frye introduced a bill to-day
providing that the inspectors mentioned
in sectien 4,442 OF the Revised Statutes may
grant licences to pilots OF sailing vessels in
any ports or harbors OF the United States
upon the same terms and conditions, so
far rs is applicable, and with the same
rights and powers given TO pilots OF any
steam vessel under the laws Of the United
States in such ports or harbors; and no
sailing vessel piloted into or out Of any
port OF the United States by any such duly
licensed pilot shall be obliged TO take any
other pilot in any such port, or be COM
PEELED to pay any charges or fees to any
pilot for pilOtage services offered and de-
clned under the pilot laws or regulations
Of any State. This bill is aimed at the pi-
lot system of Virginia, Maryland, &c.
VIRGINIA BILLS IN THE SENATE.
Senator Malone to day introduced the
following: A bill for the relief Of Charles
). Mills, of Richmond: a bull for the relief
OF William Ward, OF Norfolk; bill for
the relief of Washington Wright and
Simon Blsye, surviving trustees OF Shiloh
BAPTIST church at Fredericksburg; bin
to remove the political disabilities Of j. II.
Waddy.
PERTAINING To COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS.
The hill of Mr.. Brewer, Of Pennsylya-
mia, provides that any person acting in an
individual capacity, or as an officer OF q
state or municipal corporation. interfering
i'm any way with any commercial traveller
selling by sample goods, wares, and mer-
chandise OF any kind, travelling from an
other State other than the one in which
said traveller lives. or i'm which the manu-
facturer or merchant does business fol-
whom said traveller is acting, shall he
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanOr, and be
liable 10 indictment before the United
States grand jury in the district in which
the interference or assault occurs, and ii
convicted the SAID person. or persons. shall
be liable to pay fine not exceeding 800
and costs, or to be imprisoned three month.
in the county Jail, or both, in the diScre-
ton Of the court.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Merchants Exchange of Memphis
has petitioned in favor OF appropriations
for the pay OF the rebate on tobacco, and
citizens Of st. Louis against the reDcal OF
the vaporizing law OF 1878.
The Secretary OF War has appointed
Colonel Casey to supelintend the erection
of the memorial tablet TO mark the birth
place OF Washington, in Westmoreland
county.
Government receipts to-day: Customs,
$3.50, O27; Internal revenue, S193,433.
There will be House Democratic call-
Gus Immediately after holidays. Ii will
map out Democratic policy.
Ex-Speaker Keifer will lead the minority
on Appropriations, and Mr.. Mckinley on
Ways and Means.
[By Associated Press.l
CONFiRNATIoNS.
WASHINGTON, December lS.-The Senate
confirmed the nomination OF Lawrence
Weldon, OF Illinois, TO be Judge OF the
Court OF Claims; Colonel Ilolabird to be
brigadier-general and quartermaster-gen-
eral; and several northern and western Of
ficlaIs under the Department OF Justice and
the Interior Department.