The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-31
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FROM wAsH1NGTON. 4. l
ysn,cia, dispatch 10 the Baltimore SUM-
WAsu,NaroN, December %, 1874.
,.ssacnusetas Senatorial Elecaaers.
rar;ous speculations are vept,ifed rs to-
~ LECTION Of the senator from Massachu-
W W. NOW not more than three weeks of.
w., W. friends Of Mr.. Dawes, who probably
lI.mher more that, the friends OF any other
na.n5idate, are said to be anxious for the Re-
sS'SIican members to go Into caucus. OTHERS.
= ,hc Republican members oppose this, and
:. i said that IL a caucus can be prevented
"torles Francis Adams aud men Of his stamp
Vii stand more show than mere politicians
IKE Mr.. Dawes. Ii Is the opinion Of many
.a,t if there is a triangular contest like Gbat
n last spring there Is a probability that Sem
s,or washburn will be his own successor.
The United States Judiciary.
.f1er the recess it is probable that both the
senate and the House Committees on the
Judiciary will take up for consideration the
-nrnmmendation Of the President for an To-
,rsase in the number Of United States cir
,u;t Judges and the propriety OF an increase
Il the supreme Court. The business OF the
>pnreme Court has increased so largely of
k.a years that 1t is held to be impossible for
DE court with its present membership and
npder its present system to keepup. There
are cases on the docket which have been there
hr ,wo years. As one means toward tighten
iog The iabors Of the Supreme Court it has
hen proposed that the class of cases which
An be appealed from the State courts shalt
= narrowed down very considerably. An.
,,1er plan 10 expedite the business, and
4sjch has been received with much favor,
,.recially among Republicans, Is to Increase
~ number Of members OF the Supreme
court from nine to fourteen and to apportion
he business among them. Thus a certain
rpnlber OF justices should sit in pateHt
c,.es certain number in admiralty cases.
,nt so en-, and the whole court should sit
together in bearing and determining consti-
nional questions.
Proposed Amended Revenue Laws.
The bill introduced in the House OF Re.
Dse>entatiyes last week by Afr. Foster to
amend existing internal revenue laws was
,rspared at the office of Internal revenue. 1t
proposes to remedy defects in the arrange
r,aDt Of certain sections in the revised
s,s,utes, and among other things provides
that sections SAP and 3,413 be stricken out
and the following inserted in lieu thereof:
That every person, firm, association
other than national bank associations, and
every corporation, State bank, or State bank.
ipc association, shall pay tax Of ten per
rentum on the amount Of their own notes,
.aecks, drafts, orders, tokens, or obligations
Used for circulation and paid out BY them.
That every such person, firm, associa.
ION. corporation, State bank, or State bank
;0g association, and also every national
anking association, shall pay like tax of
en- per centum on the amount of notes,
checks, drafts, orders, tokens, or obligations
oi any person, firm, association other than
national banking association +; or Of any
CORPORATION, State bank, or State banking as.
.ociatiop; or Of any town, city, or municipal
corporation used for circulation and paid
Oh: by them"
|, is proposed to amend section 3,41S Of
Ut revised statutes by striking out portion
hereof and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
owing:
There shall be levied, collected, and paid
lor in respect of every bank. check, draft.
order. or voucher thereof for the payment of
anr sum of money whatever drawn upon
ans bank. banker, or trust company, by any
;erson who makes, signs, or issues the same,
Or for whose use or benefit the same is made,
signed, or issued, two cents"
There are in this bill some new regulations
about distilled spirits and tobacco.
The bill was prepared to supersede in some
respects the internal revenue provisions in
the ''lttie tariff BILL" one Of the objection.
BILE features of which is that which author
!zeS any person to prepare any medicinal ar
,icIe (Which is not patent or proprietary, nor
,aimed to be sucb), put it up, hold it out,
and recommend it in the manner adopted by
makers and vendors OF patent medicines,
without stamping 1t, provided there be
rrinted upon the label attached formula
Dr compromising it, even though no such
ormula has been published in any standard
medical authority or journal, ani though
he medicine or compound Is not recognized
.andard medicine. 1t is calculated the bu-
.eau would lose considerably by such pro-
yi>ion.
National-Bank Taxes.
The amount of taxes paid into the Trea-
,l,ry by the national banks for the current
rear already exceeds eight million dollars.
Commissioner Douglass estimates that the
aggregate by the 31st instant will reach nine
million dellars--one half million more than
was collected during the previous year.
Fractional Currency.
4 compilation of the relative value Of sill.
Yer coin and fractional currency has been
made BY Mr.. +. b. Elliott. Of the Bureau of
Satisfies at Wa hipgtou, in order to deter
nine how great an appreciation of the latter
will be necessary to make it equal to silver.
His conclusion is that 81 in silver is now
worth 81 OF, "a. 100 or u fraction less than
Two per cent. premium in currency. Mr..
Elliott thinks that there Is reason to hope
that the difference between paper and silver
nav be reduced to nothing before the mint
is ready to put in circulation any large
AMOUNT Of silver coin. A bill authorizes
The Secretary OF the Treasury to hoard gold
in the Treasury, in order that he may be
able to redeem in 1879. If this is begun
soon it might have the effect Of raising the
value of our paper. r
S. Y. Greaver is appointed postmaster at
Letcher, Bath county, Va, uice Ohio VIII.
sans. resigned William +. Parson Is ap.
poin,ed postmaster ut Goresvilie, Loudoun
20 univ, Va. uice C. w. Partin, resigned Il.
Y. Horsley is appointed ut Rorsley's Land.
inc Nelson county, Va, uice Saunders
Pish IS, resigned Louis 4. Eggleston is ap'
poInte d postmaster at Egaleston Springs
Gle, g. ,unty, Va, 1ice McHenry Rutiedge
r.,ipnso' \: James E. Horey is appointed post.
la7sIer a, Clifton, Msscn county, W. Va.
r'ce L. A. Roder, resigueo.
yprIpuor, tJEwELL BUCHAREST OF JEW.
uI-Ve,o orieans, December 29.-E. L.
jewell was arrested to-day charged with
Being about hSht auel anu conimiI
breach of the peace, ne was recessed ON
in Al.ham. II Wactuoth Is released. The