The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-20
FROM WARRINGTON.
..r,c,ia, 70 the Baltimore Americana
V,su,SGroS, December Is, 1876.
-. CONT oF THE ELECTORAL FOIk.

@"yyC n',,,c ~ opinion in the House ana SEN
d'"v'' +hr existence OF the Joint rules.
90 -, $500, object must be 10 settle the ques-
i"r ;thout trouble. The leaders OF the
Il .., INV talk as they may in pnolic, ont
r" ;, ,. conversation there is feeling
II .ii;n,,gIly onteropping that II VIII be tr"u-
,,.,nr and dangerous 10 ch"e".o, " 'os'
, .tt ,,,r.tion upon the disputed states.
~ rFc plau agreed upon VIII result III
,.,,.;n,, the election into tue house,
",,.,r>t,y Mr.. Tildcn would he etecteo DE
>ItI,,,sr. and Mr.. Wheeler wos!d DC
.'", -, Nicc-PreSidcnt by the senate. nut
tH't" hr;tcr. it is thought, to have this
!. = '',' 1.t the matter lead 10 greater trou-
ina" ~ Whenever may be the upshot, there Is
~" ~, ~ stated above. 4 strong feeling
r'',',',,. - srttiias the veNed question even
IL Iha, way.
y,>. H.LL on TIVE SITUATION.
ryrl whose aspirations for the
pa. ,"n,torShip are likely 10 be affected
,";-,,n honest uttcranceS on the scha-
'i''''II ,nr.,ian. said to-day that he Is not
. -.. - take back his honorable words.
!. .tn, = n, should De defeated for the senate.
,i.,,.l .o-,,av that he had nothing TO con-
- t-1,D the public; that he was IN FAVOR
-, constitutional count and peace'ul
-'>rrf ana he did not care who knew It.
H. ,y,S Tiidcn man. OF course, our II VT.
iiovfs should he declared elected ne was
~, coia- 10 fight about H. nor a(a he DC
i.ya hi people would. lie >A'a lnat
u. ....yrents adverse to his senatorial IN
.'D which were being put forth cma-
'..f from candidates Tor the srnaiorshp
~ '.,'' GcoIr;, who thought they could gain
,,.,,, .+r'n-th hv >uch procedure. lie sad
:. ,ha>n rrollr, aid some few others.
'.;.,rt find iaulr with his position, but he
.,r,..y.d The people OF Georgia would be
..;.I, ,i,n to a man. He regards his Scna-
.,r.r rrosncrtS, If ANYTHING, better now
49,, ,L.y ever have been. He expects
,.:.t;n = :,w days 10 make aQ extended
..,,..,, IN the House on the Souhcrn Gue>-
-, SNrrh will reflect clear statement or
-. Wow. o. - the duty OF the southern
peoplr ~ tar present crisis.
HOW FUNNY.
IN m. United states Senate, Monday, on
49,. Lit reducing the President saiary-
vr Thurman. OF Ohio, said he was salts
- flat Tildcn desired - restore the SIM
..i,v Of our fathers, and he could live on
81 unJ a wear. laughter.
Mr. ElmunI< Of Vermont He can live
m l,... - far y the United States * con-
c,.nrI ,Ecne"ed iaushter.l
TIE VOTE.
DD ,hr ,7uno,ition for a constitutional
amendment against paving war claims to
d,,,oyal persons McSsrS. Cahell. Douglas,
E.-ri,. Iuu:on. Tucker, Walker, Goode,
and Terry voted NO.
,saofr,Et II THOSE INTENDING TO MAKE
WILTSHIRE DOCTRINE OF ESTOPpEL.
I. f4.. cas-. ot Brant against the Virginia
Goal and Iron Company, Yesterday decided
in tho supreme Court OF the United states.
/, va, held that where a testator made be-
Gursr - his VIE % all his estate, real and
r-r>on.I. 70 have and to hold during her
lie, anG = do with As she sees proper
before her Gcath.' the wife took &
life c.yaIc in the properly, with only
such powct - iIc-tenant can have, and
TIN, her CONVEYANCE OF the real property
possessed ne greater interest. That for the
aprlr..tion OF the doctrine OF equitable
r>,opprl. with respect 70 the title OF pro-
Irr,y. there must generally be some in
tended deception in the conduct or declara-
ton, oi the party TO be eStopped, or such
gr,,, negligence on his part as to amount to
Constructive fraud, by which another has
br,,. nii>cd 10 his injury; that when the
,,topp,l relates 10 the title to real property
il j. essential to the application OF the doc
tr!ne thu: the party claiming to have been
mi,icd shall be destitute OF q knowledge, OF
alnean> Of knowledge. Of the trnth.
Mr.. Justice Field delivered the opinion
H'uShin gt0n Union, 18th.
TAX on NET PROFITS OF BANKS, &c.
The bill introduced in the House Of Rep
rescnt4tIyes on Monday by Mr.. Dibrell, OF
Tennessee. proposes that after July l, 1877,
-. ;.J >S fS,-o
on the ne: profits OF banks, bankers. in
,urAncc and railroad and incorporated or
manufacturing companies, persons or firm
doing business rs aforesaid, two thousand
dollars. howevcr, being excepted, and a tax
levied on al III excess OF that amount. A
like tax is also proposed on all legacies, eN'
ccrt wGrn left for charitable, educational
or religious purposes. \ tax OF five PEI
cent. on tue interest on all bonds OF The
United states, bearing coin interest, hello
by citizens or corporations in the United
States, is also proposed. The tax on man
uiactured tobacco is fixed 1t sixteen cents
per pound, provided the producer may list
one hundred pounds in any way he sees III
without the payment OF a tax upon il. The
tax on distilled spirits it is proposed TO re-
ducc 70 twenty-five cents per gallon.-I6.
THE PROSPECT AND THE PLANS.
\ northern Democratic senator, who i;
known az a very sagacious observer, eN
presses the opinion that the end OF the pre-
sent middle will be the election OF Iilder
and Wheeler. II is said that Senator Nor
ton might, il he can do no better, assent K
this, but that his political antagonism t.
Hendricks is such that he would prefer war
pcstilence, and famine to the elevation Of
til" latter gentleman. The Democratic sen
ator alluded TO above says that he believed
the only method OF solving the difficulty sat.
isfactoriiy would be to adopt the plan al
ready suggested OF drawing committees &c
determine the electoral vote by lot, then il
the Democrats get a majority on the COM
mittce il will be Tilden, and il the Rcpubli-
cans get majority it VIII be Hayes. He
says there would be precedents for the ac-
ton where quite as important Interests have
been al stake.
1t is noticed that on this subject the
Democrats seem TO have many ideas and
many solutions, while the Republicans, il
they have any, DO not speak OF them in con-
Felaatl0n, but content themselves with in
Producing bills which they are well aware
have no prospect OF success; but while this
Is the case they never omit an opportunity
to declare that Hayes is elected, and that he
will be so declared and inaugurated.-Spe-
ciui TO Baltimore !SVn.
REPUBLICAN TRUMps.
The Kcpu blicans certainly hold much the
biggest hand OF trumps. They have the
custody OF the electoral votes. disputed and
undisputed; they have the control OF that
branch Of Congress which. smaller in num-
bers, is much better disciplined and Anore
easily held together; finally, they have :.
man IN the White House who can be relied