The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-24
Latest News from Washington.
Discussion Of the General Amnest,
Bsis by Senators Morton md Thur.

Latest News from washington.
Discussion Of the General Amnest,
Bsis by Senators Morton md THUR.
man.
Special telegram to the Dispatch.
WAsHNoroN, D. G., january %, 1872
The principal item Of the congressional de-
bates to-day was discussion in the senat.
between Senators Morton and Thurman or
the general amnesty bill. The former, rs the
particular moutll-piece of the Admir-
stration, excited much attention, and
his declarations In opposition to the
passage of universal amnesty are regarded
rs positive indications that the dominant
party will not permit the passage Of such &
bill during the session. BE said that under
the fourteenth amendment no man was de-
prived from voting, but considered the pas
sage of general amnesty bill violation Of
that amendment. The same old story that
has been recited by the Radical leaders in de-
fence Of their proscriptive practices for the
past six years was hummed again this time
for the opening chorus Of the approaching
campaign; and predictions that if general
amnesty were granted the next step would
be to pension southern soldiers to pay for
property taken by the Union armies to pay
for slaves, &C., were brought up again as his
most solid argument against it.
Senator Thurman said, with reference to
Morton's charges against the Democracy,
that no human, sensible being could believe
them for one single instant. He denounced
rs preposterous Morton's statement that the
Democracy would, upon coming into power,
seek to inyalidate the fourteenth amend
ment. This, he said, was being held up to
frighten the American people out Of their
propriety. Senator Thurman also eXpatiated
upon the recommendations Of the President
regarding amnesty and civil service reform
and the denunciations Of these measures by
the chief supporters of the Administration,
and thought it wonderfully strange that
every important recommendation by the Pre-
sident is ignored by his friends in the Senate.
In concluding, he made mastery argument
| in defence of the rights Of the States under
| the Constitution. TIMoS.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, january 23.-Scnute.--The
entire day was occupied with the amnesty
| bill without making any progress.
| Mr.. Morton, in the debate, said he de-
clared himself opposed to universal amnesty,
and described the arguments in favor of it
as based upon "sickly sentimcntaliSm and
spurious generosity
| House.-The House was in committee of
the whole OH appropriations, and Mr.. Gar
| field discussed finances generally.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, January 23.-Thc barometer
will continue rising during the night east OF
the Mississippi Valley and extend eastward
10 the Atlantic coast, with falling tempcra-
ture. Norheasterly and northerly winds
and clearing weather very generally during
tonight and OH Wednesday, excepting, pos
sibly, over the lake region; the pressure
diminishing over the Northwest during the
night, extending its influence on Wednesday
to the Ohio Valley and Lake Huron, the
winds backing to westerly and soUtherly,
with increased cloudiness.
The TObacconists Again Before the
Ways and Means Committee.
WAsHlNGToS, January 23.--Thc Committee
of Ways and Means to-day gave another
audience to tie tobacco men, Of whom there
were twenty-five or thirty present.
The fnc-cut men want the tax TO remain
as it is, but the plug men ask for uniform
rate Of sixteen cents. There was also some
differences among them as to the bonded
warehouse system.
Mr.. L. II. Frayscr, Of Richmond, Va,
was the only southern dealer who
spoke. He thought the interests Of all
would be promoted by uniform tax
of sixteen cents. The plug men ought
to be put on an equal footing with the
ine-cut men. 4 tax of thi1ty-two cents
was hard for them to carry. They felt that
this WIS wrong, Willie the smoking and fine
cut men paid only sixteen cents. At uni
form rate of sixteen cents the Government
would realize S2S,400,000 annually. In the
third district of Virg inia the tobacco inter.
est was nearly stagnant, many hands being
idle owing to the slnallness Of orders. They
thought the uniform rate Of sixteen cents
would Increase the consumption Of plug to-
bacco. They asked for equal taxation.
The committee will hear other tobacco
men tomorrow.
General Items.
Nothing but routine business was done
In the Cabinet meeting to-day. No nomlna.
tons were made.
General Emory teleg1aphs to tie Secretary
Of War that everything is quiet in New
! Orleans.
Colonel Leonard, a staff officer Of Governor
Warmoth, Is here.
The Louisiana committee Is expected to be
absent three weeks.
The apportionment, as passed by the
House, provides for 2S3 members. The
amendments by the Senate Judiciary Com.
mittee propose to keep the number as Mt pre-
sent, with the ratio Of representation at 151.
Divided by this ratio, the States would have
226, but the full number Of representatives is
to be made up by the addition of seventeen
from those States having the largest fractions
over one-half the ratio. In these seventeen
States are included Tennessee, Maryland
North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
Louisiana, and Georgia.
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