The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-28

pers containing advertisements OF medi.
cines, punches, bitters, &C., which have
not been examined aud pronounced In.
noxious by Government officials. Mr..
Fettibone tRepublican), OF Tennessee. In.
troduced the latter bill.
TO FUND THE DEBT M Two-AYp-A-HAfP PEI
! CENTS.
The Ways and Means will by most
decided vote agree TO report the Potter
bill, which provides for funding the en-.
tire debt OF the United States In two-and-
a-half-per-cent. bonds. Mr.. Morrison,
hear, hopes TO get the House 10 adopt Il as
a substitute for the Mcpherson bin. These
bonds, IL Is claimed, will give the national
banks all the relief they need, because
there Is no danger Of bond bearing 50
low rate OF interest ever being much
above par.
THE MORRISON TARIFF BILL,
It's friends say, viii be reported about the
middle Of March, and the only change thai
has been yet definitely determined on is to
put ores among dutiable articles. The Re.
publlcans are hopeful OF being able to get
up bitter contest on this bill between
Messrs. Randall and Morrison and those
who agree with them. It's opponents as
serted with even more confidence than yes
terday that il is dead.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Colonel Tom Smith. delegate from Fayt-
quier, and Colonel Talcolt were in the city
to-day. Senator Van Wyck to-day made u
furious attack on the Western Union and
other telegraph companies. Mr.. Beliord
raised big laugh when he said Weller. of
Iowa, was worse than the Ohio flood, be-
cause he was always up. st. George
Fitzbugh, Of Fredericksburg, is in the
city. ]. III. Mack has been designated as
msil messenger between Chase City
and the Richmond and Mecklenburg rail-
road; services rs often as required. GEN
eral Longstreet testified before Mr.. Spring
er's committee to-day. He denied he was
a defaulter, and said there was conspira-
cy to iniure his good name. Senator Gar
land was at the White House to-day. The
brother OF Herr Lasker was at the Capitol
to-day with Colonel Thomas Ochiltree.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Herr Lasker resolutions were eX-
pected at the Slate Department to-day.
The understanding was that they would
be Immediately sent to the House.
Secretary Chandler was before the sub
committee OF the House Appropriations
Committee to-day. He wanted money to
keep the work going after March LIST. He
is out of funds, like Mr.. Sherman.
The Senate's substitute for the House bill
repeating the iron-clad oath, which passed
to-day, provides that no person who held
commission in the army or navy OF the
United States before the war and then
went into the service OF the Confederate
States, in civil or military capacity, shall
be appointed to any POSITION in the army
or navy OF the United States.
Government receipts to-day: Customs,
S3OS, 522; internal revenue, 1884, SS5.
There were 25S applications at the Pat
ent Office for patents Saturday-the largest
number ever known.
IBy Associated Press.l
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-The Demo-
cratic members or the Senate and House
(-enator Pendleton presidlng) met in joint
caucus in the hall of the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes after the adjournment OF Con-
gress to-day to appoint the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee. 1t
was decided that Congress should name as
member OF such committee one person
of each state and Territory having Demo-
cratic representatives in Congress, and
that the committee should select one
person as member from every State
and Territory having no Democratic
representation and from the District
OF Columbia. An executive COM
mittee OF three Senators and five Repre-
sentatives-the executive committee to
choose its own chairman, who shall be err
o6iCiO chairman OF the campaign commit
! tee-is to be chosen by the campaign COM
mittee. Representatives OF States that cid
not name a member Of the committee are
expected to appoint some person within
two days. The committee, as agreed upon
at the caucus, is as follows: Arkansas, A,
III. Garland; Connecticut, w. w. Eaton !;
Delaware, C.. b. Lore; Illinois, X. W.
Townshend Indiana, S. N. Stockslager;
Iowa. J. III. Murphy; Louisiana, n.
C.. Blanchard; Maryland, A. p. Cor
man Massachusetts, III. b. Loving
Michigan, n. B. Eldredge; Mississippi,
II. L. Muldrow; Missouri, A. NJ. Dockery ;
New York, r. S. Stevens; North Caro-
lima, c. Dowd; Pennsylvania, William
! Mutcher: South Carolina, 5. Dibble;
Tennessee, j. G. Harris; Texas, II. o.
Mills; Virginia, j. S. Barbour; West Nir-
ginia, j. f. Kenna; Florida, II. II. David
son: Georgia, A. ii. Colquitt; Oregon, j.
II. Slater; Wisconsin, p. V. Duester
Arizona, q. III. Owry; Montana. Martin
| Maginnis; Wyoming, NJ. +. Post; Utah,
J. Il. Come.
The States winch will name members OF
the committee within two days are Ala
bama. California, Kentucky, Minnesota
Nevada, New Jersey, and Ohio. The
States and Territories from which mem
bers are to be selected by the committee
are Colorado. Kansas, Maine, Nebraska
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Yer
mont, and Washington, Idaho, New Next
co, and Dakota Territories. The com
mittee will organize Tuesday next.
GENERAL. LoNGsTREET TEsTIFIEs.
WASHINGTON, February 27.-Genera
Longst eet, United States marsh1l OF thu
Northern district Of Georgia, was exam
ined to-day by the committee engaged IL
investigating the expenditures IN the DE
partment OF Justice. He produced lettel
written to the Attorney-General in June
1882. in which he said it was one year. les
twenty-five days, since he had taken charg'
of his office, and during that time he ha'
received no instructions as 10 his work ant
the manner OF making accounts. lie aske'
that an examiner be sent to look INTO IN
accounts Of the marshaPs office before Tn
close OF the fiscal year. The Attorney
General complied with the request ana sen
an examiner TO Atlanta. General Long
street said the examiner called at MS ONO
and remained but few moments, ant
failed to give any instructions. the &C
counts OF that year, witness testined, nav
not been settled. Statements were pro
duced showing that the charges maze D
the marshal in the civil cases were tne sam
~. ~ - ,,,odo hy fhe sheriffs in Georgia