The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-02
lFroIn Our Regular Correspondent.

SCOTS REPLY TO DIR. HUNTINGToE-THE
.CABINET-vARI0Us MINOR ITEMS.
[From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 1.-The Senate
was not in session to-day, and the weather
would not have permitted the average sen
ator to turn out, and yet strong-minde6
women with waterproof cloaks did mo-
hesitate to brave slush and snow and knoci
at the doors Of the Judiciary Committees o.
| the two houses of Congress to ask for :
hearing in favor OF woman's suffrage. TX
see their persistent advocacy Of their cause
makes even the leading bachelor in thu
House declare that they ought to have afail
hearing.
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
at the next meeting of the House Com
mittee on Education and Labor report
will be agreed to asking both the Chinese
Empire and the British Government to CO.
operate with the United States in placing
restrictions upon Chinese emigration to thi:
country. This will in great measure sat
isfy the Californans and others from the
Pacific coast, who have been clamorous fol
something to prevent " the Celestials from
coming to their section and competing with
American laborers.
NAVAL MATTERS.
Tomorrow the Secretary Of the Navy,
the House Naval Committee, and others,
will 60 down the Potomac on &c The Alarm y
to test q new kind Of torpedo. They are
the invention OF Captain Weeks, and are
warranted to do first-claSs warlike work.
The DispatcRs correspondent has an invi-
tation to be one Of the party, but would
like to turn it over to Professor Brooke, Of
the Virginia Military Institute, who knows
oil about the subject.
COUPONS FOR CIGARS.
The cigar-men hereare very much excited
to- day at the proposition before the COM
mittee OF Ways and Means to put coupon
upon each foreign and native cigar. A spe-
cimen Of this coupon cigar is in the
hands of the clerk of this committee, and
the principle involved in the proposition is
TO apply your Moffett whiskey tax to smo-
kers. The best info1 nation attainable does
not lead your correspondent to think there
is the slightest chance OF the proposition be-
ing reported or adopted.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The talk about the proposed tariff bill to-
day is conflicting, and some declare that
unless there are concessions be finally
beaten. Mr.. Burchard, OF the Ways and
Means Committee, is reported as saying
that he is IN favor Of reduction of the
tobacco-tax to twenty cents. This indicates
that he will finally compromise in favor OF
o reduction to sixteen cents. Mr.. Cabell
continues active in favor of twelve
cent reduction, and Messrs. Tucker, Har-
ris, and others, are energetic in the same
line; but the Democratic vote OF the
House is not in accord either as to so de-
cided change in the tobacco-taX or in re-
gard to the expediency OF reduction OF
the tax on whiskey. The idea gains ground
that whiskev certainly, and tobacco proba-
bly, will have to look to general rather
than a special bill for reduction. The to-
bacco reductionists here do not think this
is so, but your correspondent looks at the
question from newspaper standpoint, and
this is the conclusion reached by him to-day
upon the best attainable information.
THE DooRKEEPER OF THE HOUSE.
TO. day Mr.. Baker, Of Indiana, q Repub-
lican, made, upon the aflidavits Of two OF
the employees of Doorkeeper Polk recently
discharged, terrific attack upon that Off.
Ger. Among other things it was stated that
he was interested in claims before Congress,
and had share in the contract for paving
Pennsylvania avenue. The Democrats took
position in favor of giving him fair show
ing, and the Republicans were not per
mitted to make political capital out OF the
proceeding.
Mr.. Clymer, OF Pennsylvania, during the
debate, gave figures to show how economi.
cal the House has been under Democratic
rule, as compared with the expenditures Of
the same body when the Republicans were
in power; and Mr.. Wright, Of Pennsylva
MIA father-in-law OF Mr.. Thomas GREENE
of Richmond), made one Of the best speeche!
delivered. 9
Mr.. Roberts, OF Maryland, chairman O
the Committee on Accounts, showed tba
the resolution adopted before the reces:
giving the temporary employees Of the Door
keeper $500 was not only in accordance
with established usage, but was. voted TO-
by the Republicans.
Mr.. Franklin, of Missouri. who has TIT
same Christian name as the great print
er, made spirited defence OF Colonel Poll
and said he would be able to clear himself
completely OF all of the charges.
The striking feature Of the debate, how
ever, was when Mr.. Ellsworth, OF Michi
gan Republican,, moved that the charge
against Colonel Polk contained in the afi
dayits referred to be omitted from the re
cord OF the House.
The matter went 10 the Committee OF
Retrenchmsnt and Reform, and it is yer.
certain that Colonel Polk will continue il
his position as Doorkeeper to the House
This was evidently an effort to get an offse
in the way Of official corruption to the mul
titude Of cases OF corruption on the part Q
the Republicans which will be shown d
in tie forthcoming report OF the House In
vestigating Committee, now busily engage
on the past history Of departments and blu
reaus,
THE TEXAs-PACIFIC.
Colonel Tom Scott to-day made reply t
Mr.. Huntington before the House Pacific
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