The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-11
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AND MAJOR w. T. SUTHERLISA ENTERTAIN
THE SAME VIEWS ON THE ADVANTAGES OF
A JUDTcloUs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SYSTEM
AMUSING SCENE IN THE HoUSE-PERSoNAl.,
ETC.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Your CORE.
spondent has positive information that Mr.
Cougar, Of Michigan, one OF the Republi.
can leaders, will OH Monday, il he can get
the floor, offer resolution in the House de.
claripg 1t ineXpedient to make any changes
in the tariff. He will be backed by Penn.
sylvania Democrats and members OF his
own party, but am assured by member
OF the Ways and Means Committee that the
committee have no idea that the resolution
will be adopted.
RELIEF FOR wHIsKEY.
The House to-day did not suspend the
rules to go into Committee Of the Whole to
consider the joint resolution adopted by the
Ways and Means Committee for the relief
of whiskey-men. The provisions Of this
resolution have been given in these dis
patches. The House was thin and members
impatient, and it would not have been pru.
dent to press matter Of such vital imnor.
lance to-day. Mr.. Sayler was thoroughly
prepared to defend it. but he will not now
attempt to introduce it again until Tues
day. - ;...;;::,;;
The POPULAR BONDS:
The Ways and Means Committee to-day
considered the bill OF Senator Wallace for
the issue of long-term tour-per-cent. bonds,
and there was some division OF sentiment
in regard to them. The discussion will be
resumed Monday morning.
THE ELECTORAL QUESTION.
The House Committee on the Electoral
Count will on Monday take up the three
propositions before them and consider them
together. They are Mr.. Hunton's, the pro-
visions Of which have given, and the pro-
position to abolish the electors and elect the
President by direct popular vote, and the
further proposition to make the presidential
term six years, the President to be ineligi-
bic to another term.
THE LIQUOR TAX.
One OF the Subj Committee on the District
of Columbia having in charge the question
OF taxing the consumption Of liquor informs
your correspondent that the subcommittee,
while it has not yet expressed an opinion,
seems inclined to favor Parks's taX-receipt
system. He Eumorously remarked that by
this when a fellow treats you not only get q
drink on the clear, but you get 4 cent cou-
pom from the bar-keerer besides.
BONDED WAREHOUSES;.
A Richmond manufacturer tonight had
hardly gotten through with an argument to
show that a judicious bonded-warehouse
system for tobacco would greatly inure to
the benefit of manufacturers Of tobacco OF
limited capital, when Major W. T. Sutherlin
came in and gave very nearly the same rea-
sons to your correspondent why the bonded
system ought to be adopted. This matter
is frequently discussed by tobacco-men
here.
Personal ITEMS.
Messrs. William Lovenstein and l.. j.
Grant, of Richmond, and j. P. Bell, OF
Lyrchburg, were at the Capitol to-day.
DR.. Cornelius Boyle, who was Provost
Marshal OF the Army Of Northern Virginia,
IS lying dangerously i'll at his residence. in
this city. Mr.. Hewitt will on Monday, ii
he gets the floor, make speech on the con-
sular system. Major MacMahon, of Staun-
ton, is here.
DIRTY LINEN WASHED IN THE HOUSE.
There was an interesting scene in the
House to-day between Messrs. Kelly, OF
Pennsylvania, and Foster and Garfield, OF
Ohio, which made the Democrats roar with
laughter and caused merriment even among
Republicans. Mr.. Kelly got the floor for a
personal explanation, and charged that Mr..
Garfield had toned down his attacks upon
him when he published his speech in the
Record and pronounced one OF Mr.. Gar
fields charges without foundation, and
another as the production Of a distempered
and ill.governed imagination. He said that
it was rumored at the last election that
Governor Hayes did not want him elected
to Congress because he had stumped Ohio
in favor of greenbacks. Mr.. Foster, the
friend of Governor Hayes, wrote letter to
Philadelphia, he said, in his interest, for q
double purpose. daughter, loud and re.
peated.] he wrote to say that Governor
Hayes was not opposed to his return to Con
gress. This recital was very amusing, and
Mr.. Kelly, by way OF comment, said il
dirty linen is to be washed it was not bis
fault. Mr.. Foster said he did write the let.
ter to Mr.. Kely's friend as requested
The first proposition 10 him was that he
should 90 to Philadelphia and lie serenaded
and make speech for Mr. Kelly. [Grea'
laughter.l He supposed the fire company
TO which Mr.. Kelly said he belonged was tc
have called him out. He could not go; but
wrote the letter because he knew Governor
Hayes didn't care two cents whether Mr.
Kelly was elected or beaten.
Mr.. Garfield, by way OF reply, had The
Cincinnati Commercial read to show that
Mr.. Kelly made a communistic speech in
Ohio, and hence the necessity OF Mr.. Eos
ter's letter. This continued until nearly
O'Clock.
THE TARIFF TO-DAY.
The Ways and Means Committee heard
Informally to-day some northern manufac
turers, who protested against double duty
on washed wool, and wanted another class
OF wool, so that there may be duty be
tween and 10 cents per pound. The com
mittee dxed The duty on eolodium and
others and etheral-prepared fluid extracts al
so cents per pound; on pen-kniycs, &c, Al