The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-17


THE VIRGINIA ToBAcco-MEN-THE LoRII-
LARD L0BBY-A PROPOSITION TO POSTPONE
THE BILL UNTIL JANUARY LOST = ELEC-
TOWERING AMENDMENTs-A REBATE RE-
FUSED LIBUSTERISG- ONE-MISUTE
SPEECHES : OBNOXIOUS CLAUSE STRICKEN
oUT-THE RESULT-PR0POSED EXTENSION
OF THE sEssIoN-THE RTvER-AND-HARB0R
BlLL-TGE ARMY BILL PRESSED, &C.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The Virginia
tobacco-men took their seats in the south
gallery OF the House at an early hour this
morning, and looked as solemn as a jury in
4 murder trial. Mr.. Miles Turpin seemed
in command OF one squad and General Wise
of the other. The most cheerful member Of
the party was Mr.. Conrad, the good-looking
manufacturer from Danville. The Lorillard
lobby. too, were on hand in full force, and
apparently confident OF winning. en-
countered them everywhere. Mr.. Tucker
was in his seat with red rose Qhe giant Of
the battle) in his button-hoIe, and Mr.
Cabell looked as if he was ready to blow
the whole concern up il they did
not take up the tobacco bill. photographed
last night that Mr.. Randall had promised
tobacco show this morning, and he kept
his word, ruling before II that the revenue
bill was in order as unfinished business.
Men with jobs cursed him for the decision,
and the tobacco-men who favored reduction
smiled, for all they wanted was fair, square
vote. Mr.. Conger, who represents the great
fine-cut monopolist, Governor Baylcy, OF
Detroit, Immediately took steps to test tho
strength Of tobacco reduction in the House,
and its friends, without availing them
selves OF parliamentary lodges, accepted the
issue, and he was permitted to offer mo-
ton TO postpone the consideration OF the
revenue bill until the second "Wednesday in
January. The ayes and noes were called,
and the result was that this motion was
lost-ayes, 104; noes, LAG. ] think heard
some enc in the Virginia corner OF the gal
lery say "Amen," and know never saw
faces brighten up quicker. The Lorlllard
lobby now for the first time seemed alarmed
and northern correspondents, who had &C
cepted their predictions as real facts, began
to open their eyes to the situation. for they
saw that tobacco had friends, and heap OF
them I was afraid Conger meant to fill
buster, but when I noticed Tucker on the
Republican side with his arm around the
neck OF the malignant Michigander knew
it was all up with him, for Republican
may stand out against fuckers anecdotes
and arguments. but he can't resist his em-
braces.
ELECTIoNEERING AMENDMENTS OFFERED.
The bill was now squarely before the
House ,sbacked by splendid working ma
jority. but members from the South, whom
I do not care to mention, could not resist
the temptation Of offering amendments to
help them with gullible constituents, even
though in so doing they were delaying the
passage OF the bill. One wanted this con-
ctssion to the small planter, another that to
the farn-Iahorer, but the majority voted
them all down. The amendments adopted
were in the main those offered by the COM
mittee with the approval OF the Revenue
Department.. AS yet Mr.. Proctor Knott
had done nothing.
TO EXTEND THE PRESENT TAX TO sEPTEM-
Der.
Mr.. Sayler, OF Cincinnati, who has been
an earnest friend OF reduction from the be-
ginning, offered an amendment that the law
reducing the tax on tobacco, &c., Shall not
90 into effect until September, and this was
carried by a.decided vote. This was con-
cession to the tobacco-dealers who have
f,;I IN
would help the Lorillards il the bill be-
comes law, because they have guaranteed
their customers against loss, and it will be
to the interest OF their customers to get rid
of the tobacco on hand on which there is
no guarantee.
THE HOUSE REFUSED TO GRANT REBATE. .
At the request of one hundred and thirty
tobacco-dealers and manufacturers In his
district, Mr.. O'Neal, of Philadelphia, Of
fered an. amendment granting rebate
where the 24cent tax has been paid, but
the House, by an overwhelming majority,
voted it down.
DILAToRY MOTIONS DEFEATED.
Charles Foster, who can smile oftener
and do meaner things while smiling than
any Republican in the House, at first
wanted to strike out the enacting clause OF
the bill, but that was ruled out OF order.
He then moved to amend the bill by de-
claring that the tax on tobacco shall be
tventy-four cents until 1890. This was
voted down by large majority, when the
Rev. Mr.. Garfield moved to continue the
present tax until 1883. In spite of the
hammering OF the chairman he managed to
make an unfair appeal against reduction,
but the House voted down his amendment
oNE-MINUTE SPEECHES.
MIR. tucker saw that the fiye-minute rule
was consuming too much time, and he got
the House, under suspension OF the rules,
to limit debate to one minute for and against
an amendment. This helped matters amaz-
insly.
THE OBNOXIOUS CLAUSE STRICKEN FROM THE
BILL.
The readers of my dispatches know that
the amendment offered by Mr.. Vance, OF
North Carolina, and adopted by the House
the other day, to the effect that hereafter no
revenue cases shall be removed from State
to Federal courts, has been very obnoxious
to the Republicans and the Revenue De-
partment. This was to-day, on motion OF
q Missouri member. by agreement, stricken
from the bill, and was assured that it en-
HANGED the probability Of the bill passing