The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-02
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.

LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
epecial kilograms to the Dispatch.
WARRINGTON, April 80, 1870.
Citizens OF Richmond Appointed t0
Office.
Burnham Wardwell was to-day appointed
tobacco inspector for the third Virginia
district, comprising the city of Richmond
This is q responsible and lucrative place,
and the appointment has been made after
much deliberation by the Commissioner and
Secretary of the Treasury to the person
having the best qualification and merit, in
their opinion.
5. Ferguson Beach, United States district
attorney for the State of Virginia, has ten.
dered the resignation of his office to the
President. 1t has not yet been accepted,
but most probably will be, as the Attorney.
General states that by direction of the Pre-.
sldent ne rendered the appointment to ex.
Governor Wells, of Virginia and the day
sne Governor was SO badly hurt he should
nave received the letter containing the pro.
posed appointment. Governor Wells has
not yet sufficiently recovered to reply to the
Attorney-General, but the latter said to-day
That ne was of opinion the Governor would
accept the place.
The Tax on Leaf Tobacco.
commissioner Delano has addressed let.
ter to the Collector of Revenue at New Or.
leans in relation to the tax on leaf tobacco,
from which the following extracts are made
"A person or firm purchasing leaf to.
bacco on his own account, and selling the
same in this country, is liable to special
tax of $25, and to an additional tax of 81
per 81, 900 on his sales in excess of $40, OOO
If the leaf tobacco purchased is shipped
to foreign countries, or consigned ia
commission merchants or agents in
this country, and sold on occount' Of
the purchaser, in either case such
purchaser is liable to pay a special tax o.
$50, but is not required to pay the tax on
sales made for him by other parties-per.
sons who purchase leaf tobacco on orders
and ship the same to those ordering it, or tc
their consignees, for account of and at the
risk of said parties. The purchasers hay
ing no ownership or interest in the to.
bacco further than their commissions are
liable to pay special tax as commercial bro.
kers, and not as dealers in leaf tobacco
Bailey the DefauIter.
Supervisor Williams, acting third assist
ant commissioner of internal revenue, has
concluded the examination Of the accounts
of Bailey, the defaulting collector of the
thirty-second New York revenue district,
and to-day reported to the Commissioner
that the defalcation amounts to $3.50, ZOO.
Bailey Is not yet arrested, and his sureties
were notified to-day of the amount of the
dedication, and it is thought the matter will
be settled up by them without suit by the
Government. WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, April 3O.-The Senate was
not in session to-day.
House.-The House adjourns from Thurs
day till Monday to put the hall in summer
trim.
Many private bills were passed.
Senate bill extending the time for the
completion of the first twenty-five miles OF
the Cairo and Fulton railroad was passed,
and goes to the President.
Mr.. Schenck, by unanimous consent, and
after an explanation, introduced joint re.
solution prepared by Nj. Clark, of Texas,
providing that all persons duly elected to
office in Texas shall have thirty days from
the 30th of April, 1870, within which to file
the oath of office prescribed in the act oil
March 30th, 1870, It was passed.
The House again, after sharp passes,
voted against setting aside the tariff bill.
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, April 30.-The House has
voted to adjourn over from next Thursday
till the following Monday.
The House is now engaged on private
bills.
Judge Chase starts for Virginia, and
Bradley for New Orleans, on Monday to
open courts.
The Supreme Court has adjourned To the
last week in October.
General Sherman states that Indian hos
tilities have not yet commenced in the Sioux
country, but he is expecting dispatches to
that effect.
General Sheridan has gone to the front,
and will communicate at once in detail the
state Of affairs.
The revenue receipts to-day amount to
half million.
The Star says that the various contend
ing parties in relation to the trans-continen.
tai railroad, several bills for which have
been introduced in the House, are about
harmoniZing, it is said, and will probably
agree upon one of the bills, and urge its
favorable consideration by the Pacific Rail,
road Committee. The bill upon which the
by Senator Howard.