The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-13


| tinued the consid eratior Of the income.taz
| bill without reaching "a conclusion. Mfr
/ Wood, who was not present, was in New
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! There was quite a lively discussion In the
House Committee on Banking and Currency
to-day in regard to retiring national.bank
notes and substituting United States Trea.
sury notes for them. This committee has
agreed to report bill for, this purpose, and
will do so when it is called. Judge Buck
ner, its chairman, has gone to Missouri.
RIVERS AND HARBORs-PrLoTs.
The Committee on Commerce viii en-
deavor on Monday to take up the river and
harbor bill and pass it under a suspension
OF the rules. Tonight the Subcommittee,
OF which Mr. Kenna, Of West Virginia, IS
chairman, heard Captain Oscar Edwards,
president of the Virginia Pilots Associa-
ton; Captain Rutherford, who represents
the New jersey pilots, and Captain Ten
brook, who appeared for the Savannah
pilots, in opposition to the bill abolishing
compulsory piIotage. They urged that the
question be lett with the States, where they
say it properly belongs.
| A similar bill to that now before the CON-
mittee has been introduced at every session
OF Congress since the war, but neither Of
them has ever been passed The present
bill is advocated by the Ship-Owners' Asso-
citation.
INCOME TAX.
The subcommittee recommended to the
Ways and Means Committee an income-tax
$4,000, all naval and military pensions, the
salaries OF the President, judges OF the
United States courts, members Of Congress,
and the executive, legislative, and judicial
officers Of the States. 1t graduated the tax
on incomes above $4,000. The committee
is now discussing these and other features
OF the proposed bill.
BRIEF ITEMS.
There is complaint that the Committee OF
Ways and Means has not yet reported in re-
gard to free ships. Johnny Roach is here,
they say, and he is very potent.
Senators Thurman and Wallace think the
bankrupt act will be repealed
A paragraph from the Dispatch was read
to the Subcommittee OF the District Of Co.
lumbia to-day by opponents OF the Moffett
punch.
MIR. Goodeil, a well-known merchant OF
Chicago, who has just returned from Rich
mond, says while there he saw more evil
dences OF thrift and prosperity than he has
noticed in any Of the many cities he has re-
Gently visited.
Messrs. Moffett and Grimsley, who are still
in Washington, I hear are organizing q
ioint-stock company, with capital OF $780,
900. for tie manufacture Of the Moffett reg
listers.
Mr.. Chottcau, who comes in the inter-
est Of securing enlarged commercial inter-
course with France, is meeting with cor
dial reception. Congressman and every.
body else favor the objects Of his mission.
The President, hear, will not, even at
the request of the congressional commit
tee of his party, rescind his order against
office-holders participating in campaigns.
Then comes the tug Of war.
Senator CockerilI, Of Missouri, was taken
i'll to-day with .malarial-fever. lie works
too hard, it is said. Hon. c. Fl. Brogden,
member OF Congress from North Carolina,
is down with the same disease.
Secretary Thompson has gone home, and
Secretary Sherman will be in his Office to-
morrow.
The House Committee on Public Lands
has agreed to report adversely on the bill to
create the Office Of encouragement OF the
United States.
Marriage-licenses have been issued to Ju-
Illus &. scheffer, OF 'Staunton, Va. and Lottie
NJ. Fisher; Oliver NJ. Chandler and Annie
NJ. Smith, both of New Kent, Va; and G.
w. Gunnell and Emma c. Hicks, both OF
Fairfax, va.
There are ugly rumors tonight about
Judge Bradley's judicial record, and Mont
gomery Blair could get up all impeachment
case if one were wanted.
Loring's speech to-day is the subject OF
extravagant praise tonight.
Associated Press reports by telegraph to the Dis
.. " patch.
The President has ordered a rchcaring in
the case OF Maior-General Fltz John Por-
ter, cashiered during the war on charges
preferred by General Pope OF disobedIence
OF orders. =
Secretary Evarts has returned to Wash
ington. ..-.. .. 49,
The Secretary OF the Navy has gone to
Terre Haute, Indiana. Rear-Admlral How
ell ofIieiates during Mr.. Thompson's alb
sence.
The Finance Committee to-day had long
discussion over the House bill repeating the
resumption act, and without vote adj
iourncd until Tuesday. The indications
are that the committee will report substl-
tute.
XLVTH CONGRESS--SecondS Session.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1878.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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