The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-24

TONS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BETWEEN
RUsSIA.AND ENGLAND ON A BETTER
| FOoTING-THE LOUISIANA RETURNING
BOARD PRAY FOR A REMOVAL OF THEIR
CASE TO THE UNITED STATES COURTS.
Washington.
SURPRISE OF THE ToBACCo-MEN AT TIE AC-
| TON OF THE BALTIMORE JoBBERS-THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO MOVE THE
NATIONAL Observation-Disclosures
CINCINNATI AND ST. LOUIS RoAD-THE
| WHITE SULPHUR sPRTNGs-PERs0NAL, &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 23.-The tobacco.
men here are surprised at the action of the
Baltimore iobbers and commission mer-
chants in opposing the reduction of the tax
to twelve cents, because representatives Of
these interests came here from the Monu-
mental City and voluntarily endorsed the
reduction and rebate features OF the Cabell
bill, occupying like platform with the
| Virginia and Kentucky representatives.
They hope, therefore, that the inconsistent
action Of the Baltimore dealers, as reported
in the papers, will not affect the action of
the Maryland delegates in either branch of
Congress, because these representatives Of
the people know that 4 reduction Of the tax
means money in the pockets OF the plant
ers, as well as all who handle in any way
the weed. The best information to-day is
to the effect that the tax on tobacco will be
reduced.
THE wHlsKEy TAX.
Mr.. Thomas, OF Louisville, and others
are here, looking after the Whiskey inter-
ests, and, with the Cincinnati delegations
who were here yesterday, have been very
active in behalf OF reduction Of the tax
on spirituous liquors. 1t is safe to repeat
what has already been stated in these dis
patches-that the tax on whiskey will be re-
duced to sixty cents per gallon, and that
Mr.. fuckers Joint resolution to extend the
time for taking whiskey out OF bond to
July, 1873, will pass. The Committee of
Ways and Means favor it, and Messrs.
Tucker and Burchard, the subcommittee,
advocate it very zealously. Mr.. Burchard
is Il Republican,
THE STEAMBOATS,. a
When the bill reported from the House
Committee on Commerce to amend certain
sections of the Revised Statutes of the United
States concerning commerce, navigation,
and the regulation OF steam vessels came up
in the House to-day, and was certain to
pass, there were various amendments offered
to it. Mr.. Goodc moved to amend SO as to
make the charge for renewal of the certi-
fcate of each master, pilot, &c, 81 instead
Of 81. as proposed in the committees bill.
Lost.
Mr.. Luttrell, OF California, moved to pro-
hibit the employment OF Chinese OF other
Mongolians in any position upon vessel
sailing under the American flag.
Mr.. Savler, OF Ohio, had read the treaty
stipulatons i'll regard to Chinese,
and in reply to this Mr.. Luttrell said
that this treaty had been violated because
Chinese had been naturalized in Sacramento,
in his State, and coolies brought to the Pa
cific coast. Mr.. Bebe, Of New York, wanted
to amend the amendment so as to make it
include. all unnaturaized citizens. MIR.
Luttrell said he bad no objection to the en-
ployment of unnaturalized Frenchmen,
freshmen, Germans, OF other European ma
tions, but he objected to Asiatics. Here
Mr.. Townsend, Of Illinois, asked Dir. Rob
bins, OF North Carolina, soto Uoce, why it
was that there was objection to Chinese and
such love for Africans.
Mr. Robbins: II youWill make the Chi
nese slaves for century they will have just
as much sympathy for them as they now
have for the negroes.
0Ir. Goode said that the whole question
OF the Chinese would come before the House
Labor Committees 1T its next meeting, and 1t
would be better for Mr.. Luttrell to refer his
amendment to that committee. Mr.. Lut-
trell agreed, and the Chinese feature OF the
bill went to Mr.. Goodies committee.
THE NATIONAL OBSERVATORY.
| Mr.. Sargent, Of California, and other SEN
atorS, wanted the National Naval Observa-
tory moved from its present location to
one that will give better health to those en-
ployed in connection with it. He says that
there is much greater malaria there now
| ii
mirals and other distinguished naval Of
ficers assigned to duty at this observatory
have lost their lives because OF malaria.
This, he says, is owing TO the filling up OF
the flats OF the Potomac. Mr.. Edmunds
wanted the President to appoint commits
sion to select location and submit its re-
port to Congress. Dir. Beck thought that
it had fulfilled the purposes OF an obserYa-
tory when our navy was more efficient than
it now is, and he wanted no legislation look
inc to change unless it could be first as
certained what would be the cost to the
Government. When in the other branch
OF Congress he had noticed how the New
York and Boston post-ofiees exceeded the
estimates made for them, and in these times
OF financial depression, when the people
arc demanding retrenchment and reform, he
wanted to know exactly what appropriation
the proposed change involved. Senator
Thurman favored the change. The ques.
ton went over.