The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-09
WashinEt0n.


THE TARIFF-THE VENEZUELA CLAIM-RIvERs
AND HARBoRs- THE: wHIsKEY MOVEMENT
THE TOBACCO TAX--MR. wALLACE'S POPU-
LAR FoUR-PER-CEST. LOAN-THE POSTAL
BOND BILI.--AB0UT CARTRIDGES RICH
MoND MARSHALsKIP - PERs0NAL-As NEW
TExAs-PACIFIC SCHEME, &C., &c.
~ From Our Regular Correspondent IS
WASHINGTON, March 8.-The Ways and
Means Committee commenced to-day with
birthstone and ended with raisins in going
over the miscellaneous schedule Of the tariff
bill. Chicery root OF all kinds is taxed 4
cents per pound. Slack coal that will pass
through haif-inch screen, 40 cents per ton
OF % bushels, so pounds to the bushel I;
bituminous and shale coal IS cents per like
ton. Chloroform 80 cents per pounds un-
der the present tariff it is 81. Cotton cor
sets 80 per dozen; woollen 81. Currants
1 cent, and raisins q cents per pound.
Sweetmeats and fruits in sugar or brandy
30 per cent, ad valoren,. Carriages and
parts of carriages 35 per cent. adj uaIorem.
.hsiE THE CoCHRANE PROCESS. y
Early in the session millers petitioned
Congress for relief as against the oppressive
burden OF the Cochrane patent. Their appli-
cations went to the House Committee on
Patents, and on the Goth OF January was
referred to a subcommittee consisting Of
Messrs. Pollard, WllIet, and Aiken, who.
on the 9Th of March, reported that as the
rights OF the millers. Of the United States
had been sufficiently protected by the recent
decision OF the Supreme Court in regard to
this patent they deemed further legislation
by Congress unnecessary. The full CON-
mittcc has now endorsed this report, and
Mr.. Pollard will make it to the House when
the committee is called. This view of the
case is now concurred in by millers who
have recently com municated with the com.
mittee.
THE VENEZUELA MATTER.
The House Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons will on Monday finish hearing the
protracted argument in the Venezuela mat
ter. For damages sustained by American
citizens from Venezuela in various ways q
Joint commission in 1869 awarded them
$1,000 900. Venezuela and some claimants
who were unsuccessful contested the award
on the ground OF fraud. Hence the discus.
sion before the committee referred to.
RIVERS AND uARBoRs.
The House Committee on Commerce
heard to-day the delegation from Provi,
dence, Rhode Island, who want 100000 to
improve the harbor OF tG1at city. Colonel
Groner, Of Norfolk, is here and iavors their
application. He is agent for line OF
steamers that run from Norfolk to Provi
dence. The committee commenced but did
not conclude the consideration of the ap
preparation for the Mississippi river.
RELIEF OF wH1sKEY-A MOVEMENT To-MoR.
ROW.
The Ways and Means Committee this af'
ternoon perfected the resolution which Mr.
Sayler is to offer in the House tomorrow
Tt provides that all whiskey now in bond
shall have two years added to the time il
may remain in bond, and that all whiskey
hereafter manufactured may remain in
bond three years. While in bond it will
pay five per cent. on the tax; that is, whis.
key remaining in bond two years will have
to pay 90 cents per gallon tax.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
telegraphed to one Of the Ways Committee
this evening that the condition OF the whis
key trade, especially at the West, is such
that widespread failures are feared, and
that he favored the proposed resolution be-
cause it would afford relief to whiskey-mer
and do no harm to the revenue Interests OF
the Government.
Mr.. Burchard Republican,, of Illinois
remarked tonight that he would do all in
his power to aid it on his side of the House
and Mr.. Kelley said, $50 will l."
Mr.. Garfield and some other leading Re-
publicans will also advocate its passage, and
all the indications are that 1t will be adopted
1t has been ascertained tonight that the
falling off in the revenue from spirits ha;
been greater since the passage OF the joint
resolution declaring it inexpedient to re
duce the tax on whiskey, which shows thai
the policy proposed by the Ways and Mean:
Committee was right.
RIVALRY OF Committees.
When Mr.. Wallace's bill for long-tern
four-per-cent. bonds came to the House TIL:
morning from the Senate Mr.. Wood moved
to refer it to the Ways and Means Commit
tee, where he said it properly belonged
General Ewing contended that the Banking
and Currency Committee was The proper
one to consider it. and said that it has To-
weeks been considering the postal bill
which it is ready to report. Mr.. Waddell
chairman OF the Post Office and Post-Road
Committee, gave him notice that when thl
bill is reported be will move its reference t.
the committee over which be presides. The
House adopted the suggestion OF Mr.. Wood
and Mr.. Wallace's bill went to the Ways
and Mems Committee. Ill.
wARLIKE MISSILES.
The United States uses Dodge's cart
ridges, and several European government!
do the same. Mr.. Dodge to-day argued be
fore the Patent Committee OF the House
that he was, on this account entitled to Ger
tain compensation, The case was .contln
ued until tomorrow, when General Benet
Chief OF Ordnance, will address the com
mittee in regard to the subject. One ofth
committee remarked that it will be glo
rious day when private soldiers learn t
dodge cartridges.
|,ss''.',s THE TOBACCO TAX.
Your correspondent assure tonight tina
the Committee Of Ways and Means viii re