The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-26

BILI.-MADISON WELLS'S EASE, Ut IuE
LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD, NOT TO
| co TO THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT
COURT, &C., sc. & e
Washington.
THE MATTHEW'S SILVER RESOLUTIONS PASSED
THE SENATE OVERWHELMINGLY AND To-
BAcCo MATTERs-THE CHINESE QUESTION
Personal AND OTHER ITEMS, ETC.
from Our Regular Correspondence .
WASHINGTON, January 24.-The silver
question was taken up again in the Senate
to-day, and members looked as IL they had
! come to stay. No one was. therefore, sur
prised at the protracted session. Mr.. Ed
monds, Of Vermont, who has Darwinian
face, and who seems to know more law than
any one on the Republican side, made all
elaborate speech against the remoneti-
cation Of silver. He quoted from the
report OF 4. M. T. Hunter, Of Virginia,
| when chairman of the Senate Finance Com
mittee in 1852, and spoke Of him ~ ssthe
eminent virginian." He said that Demo-
Gratis and Wings in 1853 agreed in debasing
the silver coin until two hali-dollars and
their equivalents in smaller silver coin only
were worth 3S4 grains in bullion, whereas
the dollar of our fathers weighed 3l24 grains.
he said he was no orator like Mr.. VOORHEES,.
and that accounted for the fact that he did
not receive the same attention while speak
ing.
When the yeteswas finally reached the
~,
43 noes, 22-Messrs. Lamar and Hill being
recorded in the negative. This bare lack
OF two thirds, in the event Of veto, is
much commented on tonight despite the
bad weather, but the final adoption OF the
silver bill is regarded as sure.
THE STEAMBOAT BILL.
The steamboat bill, which passed the
House to-day by u decided majority, was
changed by amendments not very material
" from the committees original report.
The changes were simply as follows: No
man shall be a pilot or engineer who is not
naturalized citizen, or who has declared
his intention OF becoming such in the courts
required by law. 1t declares the common
law liability, making all stockholders liable
for damages; and while the committee
simply made reduction OF twenty per
cent. on the charge for renewal OF the GER
titicates OF first and second-class pilots,
&C., Mr.. Goodies amendment, as adopted.
| makes the charge only 81. The chairman
of the committee, Judge Reagan, thinks
the Senate will make the bill more nearly
that Of the House committee than 1t is as
adopted to-day by the popular branch OF
Congress.
wHIsKEY AND TOBACCO.
The most influential commercial reporter
here says to-day that the Dispatcks re-
porter is right in saying the tobacco
tax will be reduced to 1G cents and the
whiskey-tax to 60 cents; but that while the
House Sub Committee Of Ways and Means
will report in favor OF this, the full COM
mittee will not agree with them, but that
the House will endorse the subcommittee
and vote in fayer OF the reduction named.
Your correspondent, after full conference
with those who ought 10 know besf, adj
heres to the assertion that the full commit
tee will report in favor OF reduction Oh
both tobacco and whiskey as has been In
dicated in these dispatches.
THE FIRST REDUCTION FIGHT IN CONGRESS-.
To-day Mr.. Tucker made strong fight
in favor of taking UP his joint resolution
for extending the bonded time for whlskey
to July, 1873, so to prevent loss to dls-
tillers by the legislation of Congress, in the
meanwhile tending to reduction OF the tax
below ninety cents per gallon. He was
earnestly seconded by Mr.. Blackburn OF
Kentucky and Sayler Of Ohio, and fought
by Mr.. Hale OF Maine, who didn't wantany
advantage given to whiskey. When Mr..
Hale asked where the deficit in revenue was
to come from when the tax on whiskey was
reduced, Colonel Ben. Wilson, OF West Viz
ginia, said from incomes.
Mr.. Price, OF Iowa, and others, took
sides with Mr.. Hale, and the contest was
lively one.
Mr.. Tucker finally succeeded in getting
his Joint resolution before the House, and
| it gratifed the friends OF reduction to see
that on each vote he won substantial VIC
tory, although he was opposed most ener-
getically by Republican members.
Mir. Burchard Republican,, of the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means, advocated the
joint resolution.
The final speeches Of Messrs. Tucker and
Blackburn In reply to Mr.. Hale were scath-
ing and highly effective, and gave much
encouragement to the tobacco and whiskey
reductionists. ta
The Joint resolution, after protracted
session, went over, and the indications are
that it will pass.
- THE TEXAS PACIFIC.
| Mr.. Huntington's representative, Mr..
storrs, commenced to-day before the Pacific
Railroad Committee Of the House the fight
against the Texas-Paci6c bill. Colonel
Thomas Scott, its president, is in the city,
and Governor Brown, its vice-prcsident,
will answer it's opponents. The discussion
will 90 ON before the committee until both
sides are fully heard. /. aitss..
THE CHINESE QUESTION. 81
Again tomorrow, and until the Labor
Committee OF the House is ready to make
report, will the californians and others dis
cuss the Chinese problem. The Celcstials
have no, friends here, and Mr.. Goodies cors-
mittee will not likely hear from any eon-
gresham who will advocate their right
4 either to dwell on the Pacific coast or exer-