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wrong, being that patronage should not be
used for party purposes. He declared that
the charge III the report Of the commission
els that the President was whccdlcd into
making appointments merely for party pur-
poses, and not considering the good of the
service, was Il base libel on the leaders of the
Republican party. This defender of the adj
miniStation made the most scathing attack
upon this Administration measure that has
yet adorned the consideration Of it.
Trumbull, replying. said if the Republican
partv could not sustain itself except by
patronage it would and ought to fall.
Other strong Administration leaders give
evidence of preparing to slaughter the re-
form bantling, though there is a general en-
preston of Willingness to See il fairly tried.
George William Curtis was OH the floor
during the debate.
4 delegation representa-" the Society of
Friends of New York presented to the Pre-
sidcnt to-day the memorial of that Society
dcprecating war as an unchristian practice,
and hailing with JOY the settlement of the
difficulties with Great Britain by treaty nc
gotiations instead of by resort to the sword.
The President promised to give the memorial
| earnest consideration.
Contrary to peace theories comes the state
ment that Congress is to be asked for an aE-
preparation giving the Navy Department au-
shortly to build ten new sloops Of war Gear
rying thirteen guns each) and several pro-
pcllers. TMoS.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON. january 1S.--Scna!e.-Mr.
| Carpenter made Il Stron. speech against the
| civil service reform.
| The Judiciary Committee reported adj
vcrScly OH the request Of female su1'ragists to
be heard at the bar of the Senate.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill allowing
women to hold office and vote in the Terri
tories of the United States on the same con-
ditionS as men. Referred to the Judiciary
| Committee.
\ bill WAS passed eXcmptinS from inspcc-
ton by United States officers the steam ice
boats built by the city of Philadelphia; the
explanation being that the object was to
allow the boats to carry more steam than
was allowed by the United States law, other
wise they could not be driven with sufficient
power to brelk the ice.
4 bill was also passed appropriating
$4,000 for the erection of range lights
around the Craighill channel, in Chesapeake
| bay.
adjourned until Monday, when the ain
! nc>ty I'LL comes up.
House.-Scyeral bills granting pensions
were passed.
Objection was made to the introduction OF
n bill 10 remove the political disabilities Of II.
| Y. johnson and jackson Brown. Of Georgia.
No important business was transacted to.
day.
The report Of the contested election case OF
Mckenzie rs. BraXton, declaring Braxton
entitled TO the seat, was adopted without
discussion.
| weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, january 1S.-The barometer
will probably continue falling, with cloudy
weather very generally east of the Missis-
Sippi-thc lowest pressure passing into Mis-
souri, and northcastWard to the lower lakes.
accompanied by rain and snow. Southeast
winds, with threatening weather and rain,
will prevail on the Gulf coast, and southerly
winds veering to the Southwest throughout
| the tAtldlltlC Will SuOH LII luC
and Eastern States.
The Tobacco Trade before the Gem.
mittec Of Ways and ,Heans.
WASHINGTON, January 1S.-The Commit
tee Of Ways and Means this morning gave !;
hearing to the tobacco interests. Samuel VI.
Bailey, of Richmond, Va, representing the
tobacco interests Of that State, said that the
manufacturers were doing very little bust
ness, because an impression exists that there
will he Il change in the law. The bulk of the
tobacco is III warehouses or factories. What
they desired was Il declaration as to the pro-
bable legislation on this subject, which would
enable them either to hold the tobacco in
their own factories or to profit by the mar
kcts. They asked for l uniform tax of six
teen cents per pound, for the reason that it
would givcall the revenue heretofore elaine
and would not destroy the lower grades of
manufacture.
Thomas Carroll, of New York, in expka-
nation Of one Of the branches of the subject,
said that tobacco was manufactured cheaper
In Canada than in the United States because
of the cheaper price of sugar, licoricc, and
labor, and less restricture on manufacture
and transportation.
Mr.. j. ID. Evans Of New York, represent
ing the Tobacco Board of Trade, said they
were in favor of bonded warehouses. There
were sixteen bonded warehouses, five of
which were in New York, two in Philadel-
phia, one each in Oregon, California, New
Orleans, and Mobile, and two in Boston.
Bonded warehouses in the South would
relieve manufacturers Of small capital.
New York exported from six to
eight million pounds of pressed to-
lstcco annually. The Board Of Trade asked
Congress to place them OH the same platform
that Secretary Boutwell, does the merchants
Of other commodities, or the customs. They
claim the same privileges as do the importers
who have the benefit Of the bonded ware
houses for three years. Mr.. Evans did not
think that there had been fraud in single
instance Us to these bonded warehouses. If
there had been any loss, it resulted from
having several grades of taxes.
Mr.. Bailey said that his side of the question
had been taken liy surprise, not anticipating
that the subject of bonded warehouses
would come up to-day. He asked, and the
committee agreed to. u postponement until
next Tuesday morning. when representatives
of all kinds of tobacco arc invited to be- heard.
Mr.. Carroll said he would present the
argument Of the commission merchants in
the form of bill.
Mr.. Christian PEPPER, Of st. Louis, repre-
senting large portion Of the western manu-
| facturers, opposes the bonded warehouse
system as applicable to home consumption,
apart from purposes OF expectation.
Tobacc0.Yax Decisions, &c.
WASHINGTON, January 1S.-The Internal
Revenue Office decides that u manufacturer is
not liable for tax on tobacco which has been
stored in factory and before removal dam
aged by fire. Upon the question of the lia-
bility to taxation of tobacco shipped i'll bond