The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-14
Warrington.

IN WASHINGTON DURING THE RECESS-
wHIsKEy AND ToBACco-THE SILVER BILL
3 PATTERSON, FROM COLORADO, SEATED
BRADY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ITEMS.
From Orr Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, December 13.-Roscoe
Conkling is the happiest and proudest man
10 Washington, IL not on the continent ;
and he has right to be, for he has won a
victory which makes him his own successor
In the Senate and places him at the head OF
the Republican party, not only OF New
York, but Of the nation, with power either
to nominate Grant or himself for the next
presidency. Many Democrats in the lower
branch of Congress say to-day that the Dem
ocrats in the Senate ought not to have made
the fight for the Administration, but let
Dawes, Hoar s. Co. do 1t. Almost every
Republican, on the other hand, In
or out OF Congress, glory in Conkling's
triumph, and say that the President was
wrong, for If he is honest in his ciyil-ser-
vice doctrine then he should have allowed
Arthur 4; Co. to have remained in Office in
New York, and their removal was only in
tended as blow from Evarts at the New
York senator. @
j, Colonel John S. Mosby thinks Conkling
was right, and says that civil-seryice reform,
as practiced, keeps earpetrbaggers in office
Mt the South, and the departments filed
with appointees from the North-that when
you tell head Of department that the
South has not its quota in Office, his reply is
that there can be no removals under the
civi.service reform without cause. And
yet, says he, while there were six consul
ates held by Virginians under Grant,
there are. only four now, and the two
places at Bradford and Geneva, held
by Messrs. Douglass and Upton, OF
Virginia have been filled by PERSONS from
other States.
During the debate in the Senate last
night Senator Conkling declared that be
had never asked an Administration for an
Office for one Of his friends. No, said o
New York Democrat, but he has made him.
self so powerful that the Administration
has sent for him to consult about appoint
ments, and hence New York is now honey
combed with Conkling men in Federal
offices. This same Democrat remarked that
his victory rendered New York an uncer-
tain State, while his defeat would have
made it Democratic for years to come.
WHISKY, TOBACCO, &C.
The House Committee OF Ways and
Means will hold meetings, during recess,
and most Of its members will consequently
remain at Washington. Messrs. Tucker
and Burchard, Of the special committee on
whiskey, tobacco, &C., will have meeting
on Monday, and regularly thereafter until
they are ready to report what changes in
the law in regard to the tax on whiskey, to-
bacco. &C., they deem it eXpedient to make.
The other subcommittee on the tariff will
do likewise, and the expectation is that both
will be ready to. lay the results OF their iabors
before the general committee on its meeting
Immediately after holidays. Tobacco dealers
from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and other
places have been here to protest against a
change in the tax on tobacco. They say
the agitation prevents speculation, and the
reduction of the tax would entail loss on
those holding tobacco on WHICH the present
tax had been paid. Now, Mr.. CabelPs bill,
which is the basis upon which the committee
will act, provides that drawback SHALL be
given to all manufacturers or their factors
agents OF commission merchants for the
difference between the present tax and the
tax to be hereafter fixed upon all tabacco
held ty them at the time Of the changed in
the law. This, Governor Cabell contends,
furnishes ample protection against loss. ?
THE SILVER FIGHT IN THE SENATE.
The discussion OF the Stanley Matthews
silver resolution was resumed in the Senate
to-day, mir. tBayard OF Delaware, leading
of. He opposed them in an able speech,
and commanded more attention than any
one who has yet spoken. BE said no severel
commentary could be made upon the manage
ment OF the finances OF this nation than was
contained In the preamble Of these resolu
tons. History, he added, will record the
fact that those who had control OF TIT
finances OF a country Just emerging from ar
exhausting war committed the folly worse
than crime OF attempting to pay. Its deb
before it was due, andIior this purpose sole
$4,000, 900, 900 in gold to do it. Because o.
all this, however, he did not propose te
vote for the resolutions or the silver bill FOL
the reason that he was unwilling to impair
the credit or tarnish the honor Of the coRn
try. Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, who, like Mr.
Lamar, is opposed to the silver bill, spoke
against the resolutions, taking the GROUND
that the question before the Senate belonged
properly to the Judiciary. Mr.. Allison, o.
Wisconsin, followed In defence OF the reso
lutions in a very lengthy speech; and hir
Dawes opposed it.
= The Senate, at O'Clock, went into execu
tive session and confirmed a number Of
nominations.
THE COLORADO CASE. < -:
The debate, on the Colorado election-cast
consumed the time Of the House to-day, ane
continued until this evening. The feature
OF the debate was the speech OF Mr.. Ste
phens, Of Georgia, whose chair was draw
up to the centre OF the main aisle. He mo-
only spoke loudly, but gesticuiated as earn
estly as II he had been on his feet instead o.
sitting. He took strong ground in favor o.
seating Patterson Democrat. Mr. Hale, o.
Maine, In the course Of the debate, called
Patterson mendicant and beggar, anG
said the audacity OF his claim to seat In
Congress was without a parallel. This wa.
not only replied to, but helped Patterson
When Patterson's time came to speak, a