The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-03
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| THE DEBATE ON THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
sINKISG-FUND BILL-PETITIoN FROM THE
RICHMOND TOBACCO-MEN AS TO THE EXPORT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CHINESE
BILL KILLED-THE CENTENNIAL BALANCE
| THE POLK MATTER, AGAIN--THE RIVER AND
HARBoR BILL, &C.
| IFrom Our Regular Correspondent
The debate on the Pacific Railroad sink.
| fng-fund bilLhas been very able one, and
while Mr.. Thurman, the patron OF the bill,
thinks vote will be reached this week, it
will hardly be done before the middle OF
next week. The bill was reported from the
Judiciary Committee, and provides that so
much OF the net earnings OF the Union and
| Central Pacific roads be set aside annually
and put at interest as will by the year 1900
pay the principal and interest OF the bonds
guaranteed by the Government for said
roads This amount is yariously estimated.
but the best senatorial authority puts it be-
tween S1SO,OO0,C00 and S2CO,000,o00. am
sure the bill will pass, and with the aid of
those who have the best opportunity OF
knowing I have made in advance the fol-
lowing estimate OF the vote:
For the BM.-Mcssrs. Armstrong, Bailey,
Bayard. Beck. Booth, Butler, Cameron OF
| PENNSYLVANIA, Chatlee, Christiancy, Cock
rell, Coke. Davis Of West Virginia, Davis OF
Illinois, Edmunds, Eustis, Garland, Grover,
Harris, Hereford, Hoar, Howe, Johnston,
Jones OF Florida, Herman, Kirkland. Nc
Creary, Mcdonald, Mop herson, MaXey, Mer-
| rimon, Morgan. Morrill,, OgIcsby, RAN
dolph, salisbury, Thurman, VOORHEES,, Wad-
leigh, Wallace, White, and Withers-41.
| Against the BiN.-Messrs. Anthony, Bar
nun, Burnside, Conkling, Conoyer,
Dawes. Dennis, Dorsey, Eaton, Ferry, Cor
| don, Hamlin, Hill, ingalls,, Jones OF Ne
yada. Kellogg. Mcmillan, Matthews, Mitch
ell, Paddock, Patterson, Plumb, Rollins,
Sargent, Saunders, Spencer, Teller, and
! Windom-29.
| observation-disclosures. Allison, Blaine, Cam
eron of Wisconsin, Lamar, aud Ransom
| One senator to whom 7 submitted the
above said Mcmillan is doubtful, and an
, other that Randolph is. I feel well as.
sured, however, that the calculation is near
enough for all practical purposes. 1t ought
10 be added that the bill provides for relief
for the roads in the event that from acct
dent, or circumstances over which they
have no control, they are unable to comply
with It's requirements. The net income OF
the Central and Union Pacific roads IS now
$17, 100000 per annum.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BILL.
Dir. Tucker laid before the House to-day
two petitions from the tobacco-men OF Rich
mond in regard to the export warehouses
| proposed by Commissioner Raum. One Pc
tition, strongly protesting against the estaD-
lishment OF these warehouses, and declaring
the present system in the main satisfactory
to them and those they represented, was
signed by Messrs. Alexander Cameron Il
Co., uargroye & Co., John II. Chldrey, A.
N. Lyon g. Co., Salmon, Hancock u Co.,
w. J. Yarbrough Il Sons, James Leigh
Jones, Il. A. Patterson & Co., j. 3. Pace,
Thomas C. Williams & Co., and Cuttings
worth, Gregory IL Ellison. The following,
who are also manufacturers OF tobacco OF
Richmond, earnestly urged the passage OF
the bin as an act OF justice to them and
those they represent: l.. J. Grant & Co.:
Oliver & Robinson, David Baker, Jr., Z. L.
Pilkinton, Turpin & Brother. Jackson,
Turpin Il Co.. T. w. Pemberton, McCoulI,
SULLIVAN & Co., Robert Christian, and Joseph
G. Dill.
| Personal. ITEMS.
Mr.. Seidler, the partner OF the great to-
bacco-monopolist Mr.. Lorillard, is said to
be in the city, and is opposed TO the reduc.
ton OF the tobacco tax. 1t is reported that
he has had interviews with number Of
members of Congress. Mr.. l.. Palmer, oil
New York, we'll known in Richmond, an6
former vice-president Of the National To
bacco Association, is here. and called on Mr.
Tucker TO- day. He wants Il settlement O.
the question, he says, and would consent te
q reduction if that could be done right away
The trouble is that rs long as the tax is op
pressiye there will be agitation, and Con
cress will not be in hurry about tobacco
or ANYTHING else. Messrs. John W. Hol
land, OF Danvile, and Z. z. Pilkinton, O
Richmond, were ut the Capitol to-day, ant
the former had an interview with Mr.. Cab
ell Mr.. j. w. Woodside. OF Philadelphia
lett with the Committee Of Ways and Mean
to-day the petition Of the tobacco-men o
Philadelphia in favor OF the passage OF thu
export-warehouse bill. Mcssrs. Patterson
and John Langhorne, Of Lynchburs. ar
here in the interest OF the public bulldln:
which their city wants the Government t.
erect within its corporate limits. Mr.. Tuck
or is strongly urging the claims OF Lynch
burg in this matter.
TWO CHINESE BILLS KILLED.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re!a
lions to-day refused to report fayorably tn
1.-TWO bills in reference. to Chinese immigra
ton which they have before them. II Sena
ltor Sargent wants an adverse report he cal
have it, and il he desires these bills to sleel
in committee this favor will be granted him
i One bill prohibits vessel from bringing
more than ten Chinese at a trip, and tn
1 other imposes tax Of S75 on each China
man brought to the United States. The Oh
lection to the bills was not that senator's ar
opposed to discouraging Chinese from com
ing into the country, but because they DC
lieye the bills referred to are antagonistic Il
the existing treaty between the unitet
States and China.
THE CENTENNIAL BALANCE.
/ Colonel Peyton is here with copy OF re
solutions passed by the New Jersey Legs
!. ture instructing the congressman OF tina
Estate to vote for bill appropriating from