The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-06
rom Our Recular Corrcspondcnt.l


take up the river and harbor bill, and
heard Colonel Marshall Parks first, because
he happened TO be here, in regard to the
Improvement OF the internal naviga-
ton along the Atlantic, looking to the
avoidance OF the dangers Of Hatteras in
stormy weather. The riyerand harbor bill
will be further discussed Thursday and
Friday, and different rivers will come upi in
the order of the list of estimates. Your
correspondent will have an eye to James
river. Tomorrow the House Committee
on Elections will take up the California
case and recommend the seating OF Wiggin-
ton (Democrat). The sub Committee on
Foreign Affairs oil the House organized to-
day, but did nothing except hear partially
Minister Foster; but the ultimate inyesti-
cations promise intensely interesting de-
yelopments in regard to the TRANSFORMER
troubles. The Senate Committee OF the Jul
dietary have decided in regard to compelling
the Pacific roads 10 make restitution to the
Government, but are senatorially reticent.
Those interested are uneasy.
SNUFF TAXES TURN.
Messrs. George Helme, OF New York, and
John w. Woodside, OF Philadelphia, APP
peared before Messrs. Tucker and Burchard
to-day. They do not demand reduction
of the tax on tobacco and snuff, but desire
that snuff shall be put on an equality with
manufactured tobacco in the event Con-
gress determines on reduction. They say
that most of their customers arc in the
South, where snuff is used chiefly by the
poor, and has become with them Il neces
sity, and no. a luxury. They ought to have
come earlier.
TIE TARIFF D1SCuSsIoN-INCOIEs. "
The discussion OF the tariti-reform bill,
reported by the subcommittee OF which Mr..
Wood was the head, was commenced in the
Committee OF Ways and Means to-day, and
but little progress was made. It is believed
OH all hands that the committee will report
in favor of an income tax, and that the
House will adoptit. Some hard-money men
declare this result will be owing to the
Communism" as they call it, OF the House.
1t is certain there is strong sympathy with
labor in the body. Mr.. Tucker thinks that
the tax should be Oh all incomes over So, 900,
but the committee may make the exemption
below $1,000.
THE POPULAR LOAN MOVEMENT.
The Senate Committee instructed Mr..
Wallace, OF Pennsylvania, to-day to report
favorably on the bill popularizing the ma
tional loan. The features which diStin-
guish it from the present loan are that it
authorizes the issue Of bonds not exceeding
one hundred millions, redeemable at the
end Of sixty years. Their denominations
are to be 800, $50, and S25. The inter-
est is to be payable seml-annually at four
per cent. They may be purchased at ma
tional banks with legal tenders.
SILVER IN THE SENATE TODAY.
| Senator Johnston did not speak to-day as
he anticipated doing, and Senator Eaton,
of Connecticut, the hardest OF hard shell
Democrats, discussed the question, taking
the hard-money side, and pleasing Conk-
ling amazingly. He thought the question
before the Senate had nothing to do with
| politics, and that senators should dis
cuss. it as statesmen. He eulogized the
conduct OF France after being beaten
BY the Germans in maintaining her
gold standard, and alluded to the losses OF
the South as greater in property in the late
war than any suffered by any other people
in history. He denounced the issue by
Congress OF an unredecmable paper cur
rency as an outrageous violation Of the Con-
stitution. Senator Eaton, by his effort to-
day, il he did not help his side enhanced
his reputation as speaker. The fact that
Secretary Sherman has repeatedly said the
bill will pass both houses by two-thirds ma
joritics bad not evidently made the slightest
impression on him.
| THE WOOD TARIFF-BILL, on COTTON.
There is striking feature in the tariff
bill reported by Mr.. Wood in regard to The
reduction OF the tax on cotton fabrics and
that feature is that it reduces the tariff in
case OF cheap cotton goods in greater pei
cent. than it does the tariff on higher-pricet
| cotton goods. Now, the North manufac-
lures the high-priced goods and the South
the low-priced goods. 1t might strike
Manchester (Yirginia) manufacturer thai
there is some cat in the meal-tub. Southern
representatives, however, will look after
this apparent discrimination against south
ern manufacturers.
BRIEF ITEMS.
The evidence to-day against Colonel Polk
in the investigation going on before thu
committee, was not damaging.
Charlotte, N. G., is working to have the
mint there revived.
A man from Burlington, Iowa, to-day
petitioned Congress in favor of system 0
reformed spelling.
Providence, r. l., is moving to ascertain
what will be done to improve her harbor.
There are always newspaper correspond
ents on guard at the door OF the room oc
cupied by the Committee of Ways ant
Means. 49,
1t is actually proposed to appoint i've ad
Editional sergeants-at-arms for the House tt
4 keep order on the floor and in the galleries
i Now nobody but members occupy the floor
and the usual occupants of the galleries arr
4 ladies and the most subdued specimens oil
1 manhood to be found anywhere.
There is an increase in the whiskey tn.
/ returns from st. Louis.
The Presidents holding reception to
night. 49,
fAssociated press Reports by telegraph to the Dis