The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-21
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| wHrSKEY LEGI SLATI0N-WOR ON THE TARIFF
AND REVENUE. BMLs-A CHARMING LITTLE
| POLITICAL Row-PERsONAI.-THE PROPOSED
| REORGANIZATION OF TUE DISTRICT GOVERN.
| MENT-THE PROPERTY-0wNERs TO HAVE A
| VOICE IN IT'S .AFFAIRs-woRK on PUBLIC
! BUHD1NGS-PATENTs. =
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The Senate
| Committee on Finance had under consider
alton to-day the House JOINT resolution cX-
| tending the bonded period Of whiskey to
three years. MIR. Beck, of Kentucky, was
present, and advocated 4 favorable report
on it. A stronger letter from Commissioner
Ranm than that written to the House Com
mittec OF Ways and Means was read, and the
resolution laid over until Friday, when the
Commissioner will be present and give his
reasons why it should be adopted by the
Senate. Senator Beck, and Senators John
ston and Withcrs, who strongly favor it,
think from present indications it will pass
the Senate.
The estimate is that only one eighth of
the whiskey distilled in the United States
requires age to render it valuable. The
other seven cighths, known as high wines,
are valuable as soon as distilled. About
100000 gallons OF whiskcy, now in bond,
will be affected by the resolution, if adopt
cd. Whiskey last year yielded revenue to
the Government OF S57,0OO,oO0. \ tight
barrel OF forty gallons Of whiskey will in
three years lose six gallons by shrinkagc.
The grape-brandy manufactured on the Pa
ciic slope is by law permitted TO remain in
bond three years. These are some Of the
strong points furnished the committee by
the whiskey men.
THE TARIFF-IRON, WOOL, AND DRUGS.
The Ways and Means Committee are in
session tonight, and the report is that they
have disposed OF wool 0he last schedule)
| by making the duty on both woods OF the
ralorem. To-day the iron schedule was so
modified that in place OF one general class,
with 50 per cent. duty, special rates were
provided Tor anvils, anchors, wires, chains,
trace-chans, and bar-iron rolled. The re-
ducton on these articles, as compared with
the present tariff, is 90 per cent. The rates
in drugs were revised So as to'make 4 10 per
cent. reduction-that Is, the duty on all
drugs which require alcohol to preserve
them is 40 per cent. those not requiring
alcohol %; per cent, and those not other
wise provided for 50 per cent. With the
rates OF the Wood bill thus fixed the inter
nal-revenue subjects will be rapidly dis
posed Of.
TIMBER-cULTURE IN TIE WEST.
There have been five bills before the
House Pubic-Lands Committee for the en-
enlargement OF timber-culture in the West.
To-day the committee agreed to report 4 bill
embodying the prominent features OF all OF
them. The Senate had already passed bill
for the same purpose, and to-day commune
Gated it to the House.
WAR IN REPUBLICAN RANKS.
The Democratic Legislature Of Wyoming
virtually legislated United States Judge
Peck out OF office, and Governor Thayer
Republican, signed the bill. The consc-
quence was that he was removed, and Mr..
Hoyt, OF Wisconsin, appointed in his stead.
| This brought about row in Republican
ranks, which is increasing daily. Governor
Thayer got here last night, and the Repub-
lcan territorial delegate to-day addressed
the House committee in favor OF his action.
The Senate has, however, voted to annul the
! act.
THE RESUMPTION ACT.
Your correspondent knows that senator
! has for ten days had ready a resolution in
structing the Senate Committee to report
| on the House bill repeating the resumption
act. This, however, has been withheld a.
the request of some OF the committee, but
il report is not forthcoming in three or
four days the resolution referred to will
be offered in the Senate.
PENNsYLyANIA's DAY.
Senator Wallace, who has just returned
| from Pennsylvania, is extensively congratll-
lated to-day Oh his victory over the Ran.
dali wing OF the Democratic party, who
wanted the State Convention held at a later
day than the 22d OF May, as fixed at the in
stance of the Wallace wing. The fact that
it win be held at Pittsburgh indicates, Penn
sylyanians say, the nomination Of Hon.
J. II. Hopkins, OF that city, for Governor.
lie is at the head OF the knights Templar
Of Pennsylvania.
In the House, pending the discussion OF
the deficiency bill to-day, Mr.. O'Neal, Of
Philadelphia, pitched into tariff revision
Justify, and Mr.. Wright Democrat), q
| Pennsylvania, who calls himself "the old
man who is not afraid OF being called a
demagogue," pursued the same line OF at
tack on the Wood bill. He was adroitly
led by MIR. O'Neal into saying he would
move to lay the bill on the table when it
comes before the House.
BOTH DEMOCRATIC.
Mr.. Blackburn. in response TO q question
from Mr. Conyer to-day, in the House,
pending the discussion of the District of
Columbia, said that il the gentleman want
ed frank reply that he would tell him that
he believed after the 4th of March next
there will be Democratic Senate as well
| as q Democratic House.
PATENTS TO vIRGINIANs.
The following patents have been issued
| to Virginians: George w. Goodyear, Pc
tersburg, nut locks; William A. Roberts
and Massena E. Gray, Richmond, pneumatic
fountain stamps; E. 3. Simpson, Bridge
water, Rockingham county, car-seats Hen.
~ Hotel and Lemuel Painter, Woodstock,
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