Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-10
Mr.. LAMAR.
SENATOR srKwARrs LETTER SETTLES
THE MATER
Backbone HOrse-stealing- Personal Notes
Another United states District Judge
squelched-A Fight
I.r.m a. Rosnlar CorrospopdonL }

W.erlVGrON, ID. c., January 9-Ihe
Washington Post this morning contains
.,r,coumn letter from Senator Stew
49,. u Nevada. 20 one OF his constituents.
.,-nrrrluG his intention of voting for
a.. Confirmation Of Mr.. lamar. This
ir.r settles the question rs TO Mr.. La
..-. confirmation. Senator Riddle
,..rlas. from the time Of Mr.. Lamar's
,...aton. not only favored his con-
...sr,a bat worked earnestly with hIs
,.r.... IN his behalf. His vote and
,..t- -teVart's. together with that Of
p4ocraiic senators, insure the con-
f,rar.u bat 1t is generally believed
i-. that two or three. and perhaps
more. Republican senators Will vote with
stewart and Hidlcbcrger Tor confrma-
fa Mr. Lamar's letter rcsgnlng the
~-.r.t9rvship of the Interior Depart
rnt aud the Presidents very warm and
Complimentary letter IN reply. have been
t..i.nc Of much conversation here to-
lav. 10 has transpirol That Mr. Lamars
appointment 20 the supreme Court
lls been 20 some extent endangered
d. the position assumed IN some
western papers believed TO be friendly
& exc Commissioned the Land-Oihce
Sparks. who have charged TINT Senator
sawyer and other Republican senator's
were influenced 10y corrupt motives IN
Ayariug discrimination because of tie
cis.ous made 10y lnm reversing those oil
ex-Commissioucr Sparks 10 reference to
railroad lanos In which they were
charged TO he interested.
BACKBONE.
The senators attacked, while favorably
inclined 10 Mr Lamar, have felt some
Hesitation IN supporting him for fear
cat their action might give color t.
f.ese reports but the manly stand
taken Low Senator Stewart. and the very
complete yludication of Lamars record
contained i'm his letter, have greatly
strengthened the backbone OF these SEN
at.rs. and 10 is now thought that
they viii vote according 10 their
convictions regardless OF these ISLANDERS.
The letter of senator Ingalls, toa Kan
.ls club which also appears tins nom
l.-. lu which be admits the probability
a.. SIR Lnmars confirmation, sconhrma-
tory Of these conclusions. Now that
Nr Lamar has resigned. 1t is expected
t4at Mr.. Villas and Mr.. Dlckerson Will
le speedily confirmed
LAMAR THANKED.
Asa inst r,huke T. tire radical mis-
raprosentat.ons Of the Republican press
.. totlc treatment OF Union soldiers 10y
Secretary Lamar. the Grand army en-
rNe,s If tine department led upon
ln to-day. ami lir s. +. Diusmorc, IN
their behalf. stated tha; they had come
g mi hm respectful farewell, and to
thank him for the kindness ana conslde-
patton Doe had always shown the members
a.. the Grand Army.
HcR-r-sTEALING.
The House Committee ON the Judiciary
held q meeting to-day nud agreed to re-
r.rt f4voriblv the following bills: 4 bill
T.. punish robbery and DEMONSTRATING IN
t.. Indian Territory blli TO remove
t.. disabilities ol William W. Mackall
ot Virginia, aad joint resolution for the
m0yai oi AN tue disabilities of Ahram
&. Myers, of tlah1me.
The lilfor th,aholtion Of compulsory
l.ttee has been referred by the Com
r.ttr of Merchant Marine and Fisheries
ga subcommittee consisting OF Mess.s.
Hatch. Diuglcy, and CLARKE.
Cintaiu Oscar L.. Edwards. president
Of lie Virginia Pilot Association, was at
t Capitol to-day looking after the In
tI..t> Il the Virginia pilots
james Lyon, Jr., a~,lstaut United
States District Attorney for the Eastern
district of Virginia Is in the city. He
D. % candidate Tor the position of United
States District Attorney for tins city,
rj has the backing Of a number OF
.rators and members of the House.
Judge Waller Il. Staples, formerly OF
.le Virginia Court of Appeals, has been
appointed counsel for the Richmond
AMI panvilie railroad, with headquarters
1T Richmond. The position was I'M
sought hy Judge Staples.
LIGHT HOUSE
Senator Ransom to-day introduced
hi. 70 appropriate ,j0'ODD for IN" cree
ton Of light house on the Diamond
shoals. 0n the coast Of North CarollEa
BE referred 10 the many disasters that
had taken place off the coast of Hattie
"a. anil stated that these shoals were
about ten ~ fifteen miles from the Cape
Hatt.ras light He appealed to the
Committee on Commerce 20 take prompt
and speedy action IN favor OF the OllL
declsrin, that there could be no brighter
page i'm human history than that which
should witness the illumination 81 the
dark horrors Of Hatteras 10y the hight oil
human science.
Vt. Nlucwumps were startled 20 see
Nh. Higgins reappear at ms old desk IN
II llrrae. an al I
TODAY. be viii remain however, only
until next Monday, when he Will be re-
ieyei by M. Percy G. Smith, his sue
ces,or
Ex-senator Conklirc and several OF
the attorneys in the Drawoaugh rs. Ben
teleuhone eases were present here to-day
in expectation of decision OF that case
by the United states supreme Court,
Lut it was not among the cases decided.
4 FIGHT.
There is quite an excitement to-day
here among newspaper over the
fracas between Nr. Edmund HUDSON
of the .V,nIoV CaDtt0i. aud Mes'rs.
Charles a. Towie. Of the Boston Ifatf'-
Lpr. and Mr.. Morgan, Of the Brooklyn
C.fi-lo. The two latter gentlemen
considered themselves agerioyed by an
article in Yesterdays Copitoi, and
meeting Mr.. Hudson on PennSsyiyani.a.
avenue Nh Towle demanded 20 kno" II
was responsible for it Mr.. HUDSON
piled that be was. and thereupon Nj;
5wle struck him three or four times ana
p. Morgan Afterwards took hand III
e. assault The offensive article CON
med an iptimation that there was some
,ul play connected with the recent
lddcn death oil Ar. Charles > Moore.
Messrs. Towle and Morgan were with
hun when he fell dead, andthey con
strasd the article as rejecting upon them
selves The autopsy held by the coroner
showed that the death Of Mr. Moore was
caused bv an aneuism OF the aorta' but
the CoDiiai insisted that a coroner jury
should have been summoned.
The Court Of Claims to-day reported
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