The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-07
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
or FACT AND GOSSIP.

Democrats mere nave not ccaSeu 10 Spccu
)s,c in regard to the failure OF Presiden
Arthur 90 renominrte Judge James Il
Sener as Chief Justice Of Wyoming Ter
ritory. I had known for some time thai
senator's Malone and Riddleberger had
asked for his reappolntment, aud thai
Attorney .Gencral Brewster had promised
hls friends that he should be reappointed
Aiicr several DAYS OF effort to get at The
bottom Of this disappointment have como
=, the conclusion that Il but furnishes nd.
d,jonal evidence of the chilled relation,
,b,t exist between the President and
senator Malone, and clearly indicates that
hi, power With the Administration is far
~ lis ware. do not hear OF any mt.
macy hetu cen the President and Mr.. Rid
5lchcrger. but l often hear IL asked why he
!. always no;iccably absent from White
House entertainments. IL NAV be that hav-
ing five years Vet as senator he does not care
~ strengthen changing alliances with an
occidental chief magistrate who in twelve
months will 60 to Join Rutherford b. Nor
10 hear the name Of the junior senator
nom Nirgiuia mentioned rs probable del.
eratc-af-lar-:c from his State 10 the Republic
csp National Convention. | hear, however.
asi General Mahone. Collector Brady.
Hons. John ;. Wise, Hooper, and Libbey,
attorney General Blair, and Editor W. G..
pcndleion DO want to go. and that the six
d,egstc. AZ lurge will be taken from this
T,t 4 colored delegate viii be selected
i-,m the Norfolk district, and another
probably IRON the FaTmyille district.
COMMITTEE MATTERS.
The House Committee on Public Lands
will tomorrow take UP the bill FORGETTING
the land grant 70 the Atlantic and Pacific
r,irold. Ex-Attorney McNeagh testified
=, length 10 day before the Springer COM
mittcc. and testified, in substance. that no
i IN the Cabinet because he found Mr.. Ar
,bur would not give him his support in
rrasccuiins the Star-rOute offenders. En-
sneaker Refer was again badly hurt in the
Bovpton.Kciior investigation to-day. He
testified The ether day that he knew nothing
Of the bad character OF his witness
Elder. and vet Brewster Cameron swore
TO-DAY that Keller early in January
recommended Elder for a place in
the DeVartmet OF Justice, but he (the WIT
ness told him Elder was unfit for it, be-
J cause he kept bawdy-houSe. And yet
Kclfer was yeted for for Speaker by John
:. Wise. Libby. Hooper, and Bowen. Mr.
Cameron also stated that Mr. Keller said
in IN, letter that lac knew Elder intimately
and that b. was well qualified for the
place. The House Committee on Coinage
will report against the further coinage Of
ihree-ccnt pieces.
VIRGINIA MATTERS Az THE CAPITAL.
There is = delegation here fighting the
reAppointmcnt OF Mr. upton, collector Of
customs at TappahannOck, whose term now
expires. They want Mr.. Roster. new
man in that section, TO get the place. The
4 subcommittee, Judge LOwery, its chair
d man. says. will report to the ruiz commit
4 lee on Monday next that O'Ferra is
4 entitled to seat as representative
= from the Seventh Virginia district.
= What | heard to-day strengthens Mas
3 seys chsnces for getting the seat now
occupied bv Hon. John s. Wise. The
81 Dauyile committee adjourned to-day until
s. Monday. Colonel SIMS was not examined
"A because be is deaf, and Mr.. Sherman had
4 not prepared written interrogatories for
/ him.
4 FOE rHE BENEFIT OF LOCAL MAIL COS-
TkACIORSs
The House Post-Office Committee will
meet tomorrow and will probably take up
the bill to prohibit the sub-letting of mail
contracts. The indications are that the
committee will agree to report it. The OBJ
iect Of this bill is to give local bidders for
mail contracts a chance. Under the pre-
sent system there are wholesale bidders
who get large number OF contracts all
over the country and sub-let them to local
parties al . profit. This, it is cOntended.
initiates against the efficiency OF the mail
service.
NIX. uAY0 NAMES A FIvE-MINUTEs' SPEECH.
Mr.. Mayo made a speech on the naval
bin to-day, in which he commenced with
the declaration that wars are brought on
ty trivial circumstances. A woman ate an
apple in Eden, and that caused war be-
tween angels and devils. The Trogan war
was caused by a woman. and waterod
champagne caused the Franco-PruSsian
var. He was willing 10 vote one hum
bred millions TO build up the navy.
At the expiration OF five minutes the
Speaker raped Mr.. Mayo down. The
comment was, he had better make good use
Of his time. as Garrison would soon be in
the seat he now occupies. The House at a
quarter to passed the naval appropriation
bill.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Goyernoa Vance was sick to-day. Gems.
Ro'ecranZand lIawley, Representative Hill,
and Mr.. johnson, claw partner OF Governor
HOadly. ~ OhiO.) testified to-day as TO
General Boynton's high character. The
women sufragists caught General Ben.
Butler as be was going to the White House
b-day and gave him a lively Misunderstanding.
General John Newton assumed charge OF
the Office OF Chief of Engineers to-day.
Mr.. Irving. the actor. was in the Senate
gallery to-day. Colonel O'Ferrall left for
Richmond tonight.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
As predicted stnight Senator Miller
gOl up The Mexican treaty to-day.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue, 3Gi, 2Si; customs, 73l.249.
Colonel John A. Sloan testified to-day
before the Boynton-Kcifer committee that
be would not believe Keifer's witness, FL
der. on oath.
One hundred members OF the Woman's
Suffrage Convention called on the Pre- ST.
dent to-day. but he resisted their blandish-
m@ntS and did rot commit himself to their
platform. Susan y. made speech.
The bill reported by Senator MaXey to-
DAY from the Post Office Committee fixes
DE rate Of postage on transient newspapers
a one cent for four ounces.
A committee OF citizens appeared before
The District Committee OF the House to-day
sad urged he passage Of Mr.. Barbour's
OIL for the protection OF game.