The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-16
Washington.

Of Ways and Means is in session tonight,
and hopes, before adiourning, to finish the
rates OF duty Of the entire tariff bill. is
rumored that quinine has been placed on
the free list. To-day, the most important
thing done by the committee for our pee
pie was the placing Of goat-skins on. the
free list and leaving the duty on sumac rs
it is in: the present tariff bill. Virginia, it;
is stated, sold 100000 worth Of sun1ac last
year, and the value Of this article depends
on the manufacture Of goat-skins into mo.
rocco. Peruvian and similar bgyks, and
cochineal, were also put upon the free list,
and the essential olls, which are free under
the present tariff, are to pay duty OF 10
per cent.
The committee, when through with the
rates OF duty, will dispose of "free ships"
and adopt the necessary machinery for car
ryiDg out the provisions Of the bill. This
will enable them at an early day next week
to take up
TOBACCO AND THE INCOME TAX.
On reduction OF the tobacco-tax to 1Gc.
per pound the vote, your correspondent
feels certain, will stand as follows: For
reduction, Messrs. Tucker OF Virginia, Har-
ris OF Georgia, Robbins Of North Caro-
lima, Phelps OF Connecticut, Gibson of Lou
isiana, and Taylor OF Ohio; against reduc-
ton. Messrs. Garfield, Banks. and Kelly.
For reduction to zoe. per pound, Mr.. Bur-
chard OF Illinois. Mr.. Wood Of New York
is reported as in favor Of reduction,
The large cities OF the North and West
are sending in voluminous petitions against
the income-tax, but the committee will, it
is believed, report the bill prepared by
Messrs. Tucker and Burehard, the prov-
sions OF when are known TO the readers OF
these dispatches.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Senate was not in session to-day, but
some OF its committees were. The Com
mittee on Territories ordered witnesses to
be summoned to testify, under the resolu-
ton OF Mr.. VOORHEES,, as to what bonds
have been sold by railroads to which lands
in the Indian territory were granted by the
Government, and by whom said bonds are
now held. There will be developments in
this investigation.
Commissioner Raum, misunderstanding
Hawley, and other officials, were before the
Senate Committee on Appropriations TO-
day, and asked that the House appropria-
ton for temporary clerks, &C., be increased.
The subject. will be further considered
Monday.
PERSONAL ITEMS
BY advice OF his physician, Mr.. Cabell,
who has been very sick for some weeks,
went to-day to Old Point. Judge Nowlin,
assistant postmaster OF the House, IS confined
to his bed with pneumonia. On the whiskey-
relief resolution yesterday the vote OF tue
Virginia delegation stood rs follows:
Messrs. Goode, Tucker, Harris, Hunton,
and Jorgensen for it, Mr.. Prdemore against
it, and Messrs. Walker and Douglass absent
and Mr.. Cabell sick. Governor Walker re-
turned from New York this morning and
was in his seat to-day. Colonel Thomas >.
Evans occupied q seat in the reporters gal
lery OF the House to-day during the debate
on the Massachusetts contested-clection
case.
THE WHISKEY-RELlEF RESOLUIlON.
The high-wines men OF IllinoiS were OPP
posed TO the whiSkey-rclief resolution, and
hence the vote from that State against it.
Mr.. Morrison, however, refused to vote
against it, saying he would not destroy one
whiskey interest to help another. The
Louisville whiskey firm that suspended the
other day paid the Government 100000
per annum tax, and this relief will enable
it TO work out of its difficulties. Several
Democrats would have changed their votes,
as did General Chalmers, of Mississippi,
from the negative to the Affirmative, If it had
been necessary. Small, the negro congress
man from South Carolina, voted emo" Mr.
Beck and other senators will, when the res
olution reaches the Senate, earnestly urge
its adoption.
VIRGINIA sEACoAsT MATTERS.
Mr.. Goode went before the Committee on
Commerce to-day and advocated the bill Tor
repairing and remodeling the Cape-Henry
lighthouse. This is one OF the oldest on
the coast, having been erected in 1791, and
is one OF the lights to prevent disasters on
the dangerous Hatteras coast. The Light
House Board was requested to furnish es-
Inmates, und the necessary appropriation
will be made by Congress-. Owing to the
sickness OF Mr.. Cabel, chairman OF the
subcommittee, no action has been taken
| on the bill for the relief OF the Dismal
Swamp canal The bill appropriatng $751;
600 for cleaning out North Landing river
and putting lights on Currituck sound is
peuding before the House Committee on
Commerce.
MR.. CoNGER AND THE TARIFF.
Mr.. Conger says be does not propose to
Introduce resolution to the effect that it is
inexpedient to revise the present tariff, as
has been reported, but simply one declaring
that general revision is inexpedient. This
adopted, he would be willing to revise the
tariff on certain subjects. lie believed the
Michigan delegation are unit against a
general revision.
THE COMMITTEE REPORT AGAINST COLONEL,
POLK.
The committee to-day agreed upon re-
port in Colonel Polk case, and all admit
that seven were against him. Some say
there were three for him and one absent;
others that two were for him, and two asked
to read the testimony before taking posi-
ton. A member OF Congress-a warm
friend OF Colonel POik-informs your cor