The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-23
IFrom Our Regular Correspondents


WASHINGTON, December 22.--Members
OF Congress are leaving for home by every
train. and there will be nothing like a quo
rum OF either house Monday.
The Capitol was only made lively to-day
by the employees. who were in the CORR
doris anxiously awaiting telegram from
the President notifying the financial clerks
OF the two bodies that he had signed at
New York the resolution to pay them to-
day for the month Of December.
HON. J. l.. NJ. CURRY AT THE CAPITOL.
/ In 1880 the trustees OF the Peabody Edu-
cational Fund, through their president. the
| Hon. X. e. Winthrop, OF Massachusetts.
presented memorial TO Congress asking
aid for the education of the colored people
OF the South. IL was written by the Hon.
a. III. ii. Stuart. OF Virginia. At the last
/ session OF the Board the General Agent.
Hon. j. l.. NJ. Curry, was requested TO me-
/ morialiZe Congress again on the subject.
/ He was at the Capitol to-day and placed
I copies OF the former memorial in the
/ hands OF Senator Blair, chairman OF the
/ Educational Committee OF the Senate. and
Representative Lyman, OF Massachusetts,
a member OF the Peabody Board. These,
through Speaker Carlisle and President
| Edmunds, will lay ii before their respec-
/ tive bodies. Secretary Teller, OF the Into
rior Department, made speech on this
/ line IN New Jersey the other day. lie also
in his annual report cOncurs with the re-
concentrations OF General Eaton, Com
missioner of Education, on the subject.
PRESENTATIONS TO Ex.OFFICERs.
To-day the employees Of the Office OF the
Secretary Of the Senate presented Colonel
Shober, late enthusiastically, a splendid
| silver service. Colonel II. T.. Pcyton made
! a handsome presentation speech, which
was complimented by President Edmunds,
who was present. Colonel Shober's reply
was appropriate and feeling. The EN-
ployes Of the Office OF Sergeant-a.-Arms
will next week present zine gold watch
and chain to Mr.. Bright. their late chief.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
| Chief-Engineer Charles II. Loring will
succeed Com. Shock as chief OF the BtI-
reau OF Steam Engineering. Secretary
Chandler went to Philadelphia to-day to
| be with the President at the New-England
dinner tonight.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Tallapoosa arrived here to-day from
! Norfolk.
Government receipts: Internal revenue,
S40S,5S9; customs, Si20,60S.
| The Presidents sister. Mrs. McElroy.
will return with him Monday and remain
at the White House all the winter.
! Ex-senator Spencer, charged with con-
/ tempt Of court, was discharged by Judge
Wylie to-day. He will bring suit for dam
ages.
| Hon. George d. Wise will be in Rich
mond Monday morning.
The ar all day indicated snow.
| The stores are crowded tonight with
persons in search Of Christmas-gifts.
TBy Associated Pross.J
! COMPLETING THE COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, December 22.-Speaker
Carlisle has not completed the House COM
mitteeS tonight, although he has been en-
gagged in putting on the finishing touches
| throughout the day. He expects, how
ever, that the list will be perfected early
Monday morning. so that he will not en-
counter embarrassment in announcing the
appointments when the House cOnvenes
on that day. Considerable difficulty has
| been experienced from the fact that some
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expressed dissatisfaction with their assign
ment. In some instances the dissatisfied
members have refused to serve, necessita-
| ting a number OF changes by The Speaker.
/ throughout his work Mr. Carlisle has been
assisted by Mr.. Morrison An intimate
friend OF the Speaker and a member OF
the Kentucky delegation said that no man
except Mr.. Morrison had been consulted
I in ba -
mitteeS. Individual members had been
called on in individual cases, but their con-
sutaton was limited TO such cases. The
contest for craftsmanship Of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, it is learned. has been
settled by giving the position TO Pennsyl-
vania, exc overnor Curtin. Mr.. Belmont,
of New York, has been placed second
I on the committee. The Craftsmanship OF
/ the Committee on Naval Affairs has been
given to MIR. Cox, of New York, with Mr..
Morse, OF Massachusetts. in the second
place The latter has been ma lie chairman
of the Committee on Expenditures in the
Navy Department. The Committee on
Ways and Means. il is learned tonight, is
COMPOSED OF MessrS. Morrison (chairman),
Hewitt of New York. Herbert. IIurd,
BIount. Blackburn, Jones of Arkansas,
| Miles, Kelly, Kasson, Mckinley. Russell.
and Hscock. Mr.. BlountFhas expressed
reluctance to serve. but it is believed that
he will consent. Mr.. Blackburn is made Il
member to the satisfaction OF the entire
Kentucky delegation. Several days since
MIR. Carlisle selected Mr.. Willis as men,
Der of this committee. Mr.. Blackburn de-
sired the position. and Mr.. Willis, in con-
sultation with the Speaker, expressed his
willingness to withdraw. Mr.. Willis was
afterwards made chairman OF another
committee, said to be the Committee on
Education. IL is possible that in the final
review OF the WAYS and Means Committee,
as it is now constituted. MIR. Carlisle may
make change in the Republican member
ship because OF State relations. Such q
change, however, is believed to be doubt
full.
GENERAL ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, December 22.-The follow
ing dispatch. bearing on the Creek diff
Guilty, has been received at the Indian Blu
reau from Indian-Agent Tufts, now at st.
Louis:
Il forward by mail to-day statements OF
both Isparhech and Perryman rival chiefs.
No outbreak need be anticipated IL the De-
partment will take prompt action"
Commissioner Price does not know what
action on the part OF the Department is
sought by the agent.
The Joint resolution appropriating an
extra months pay to discharged employees
OF the two houses OF Congress was sent to
New York yesterday for the Presidents
signature. He telegraphed to-day that it
had been signed, and this afternoon the
employees were given their extra pay.
Colonel Francis l.. Shober, acting Secre-
tary of the Senate, who was retired by the
election OF full set OF Republican officers
for the Senate, left for his home, in Sails