The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-12

| THE GERMAN PAREIhNEST-THE EAIPE-
| RoR's CONDITION PRELIMINARIEs OF
THE MEETING OF THE CONGRESS, &C., &C.
Washington.
AN EFFORT TO TAKE UP THE REVENUE BILL
! IN THE HOUSE-PERS0NAI.-GE HUN
TON AND BIS SUBCOMMITTEE on THEIR
| WAY FROM FLoRIDA-THE POTTER INyES-
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PUT THROUGH AN
OTHER UNIMP0RrANT CROSs-EXAMINATI0N-
| THE HOUSE SUBPOENA SERVED on STANLEY
! MATTHEws-A FEMALE wITNEsS-TiIE
! wEsTHAM GRANITE woRKs-PASSAGE OF
| THE RIvER-AND-HARBoR BILL-THE SUGAR
MEMS CoUNcIL-MR. HAYEs's TITLE, &C., &C.
From Our Regular Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, June 11.-An effort was
made to- take up the revenue bin in the
House to-day, but the Speaker wanted to go.
on with the sundry appropriation bill, so as
to be ready for adjournment, and it was I'M
successful. The fact is Dir. Randall has
been most anxious for an carly adjourn
mept for months. The reduction OF the
tobacco tax. if defeated, will owe its defeat
to want OF time, and its friends will be
| justified in retarding all other business if IL
minority in the House persists in staving off
q vote by dilatory motions. They should
organize and inform Conger d Co.
that they do not mean to be
beaten by such cxpedients without
paying back with compound interest
all who participate in the obstruction.
They can do this, because there are many
bills in which their opponents are greatly
interested which cannot pass if the tobacco
men only make determined stand against
them. Then there is the sundry civil ap-
preparation bil--which is crowded with
large appropriations for numerous constitu-
encies-that will come back from the Senate
with amendments. This cannot pass the
House US amended if fight is made against
it. 1t is no ordinary appropriation bill,
the loss Of which would clog the wheels of
Government, and tobacco.men would, in
the eyes Of their constituents, be justified
in defeating it under the circumstances.
All the advocates OF the tobacco tax ask is
a fair, square vote in the House and
Senate, and they are entitled to this.
II defeated. then the trade will know
what to depend upon. But if vote
is refused, and the question remains open
until next session, futher damage to the
manufacturers, planters, and dealers in to-
bacco must follow, and the revenues OF the
Government from this staple will continue
to fall OIL Tie Democrats who aided the
Republicans in fixing an early day to adj
journ did their party and the country
great wrong, which they will not for years
cease to regret. MesSrs. Cabeil, Tucker,
and the other friends OF reduction, have not
relaxed their efforts in the least, nor do they
intend to. Among tho most earnest of those
at work to reduce the tax is Mr.. Robbins,
of North Carolina, who is always at his post
ready to do his whole duty. No constitu-
ency, in fact, has better representative.
The Danyille manufacturers were at the
Capitol again to-day, and had interviews
not only with their representative, Colonel
Cabell, but with many toDacco-men from
other parts OF the country, who are here in
the interest OF n speedy vote. l have heard
a large Petersburg firm quoted dozen times
to-day as favorng a continuance Of the pre-
sent tax.
THE ANTICIPATED RETURN OF THE FLORIDA
SUBCOMMITTEE.
Mr.. Hunton and his subcommittee are
now on their way from Florida, and will be
here by Saturday. Dennis is here chock-
full OF testimony in regard to the means by
which the vote OF Florida was stolen from
the Democracy, and will unbosom himself
the first opportunity that offers after the
subcommittee gets here. There is no spe-
cial news of Judge Alfred Morton, but the
presumption is that neither aIligators, sand
fees. black gnats, or sour oranges, affected
him iniuriously during the trip.
THE POTTER COMMITTEE T0-DAY-DARRELL
GOES TO SEE THE PRESIDENT AND DELAYS
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The committee met at 10 o'clock, but did
nothing until O'Clock except hear Messrs.
Cox and Reed put Anderson through an
other unimportant crosS-examlnation. Both
Reed and Anderson were cooler than at
their last tilt Testimony was adduced to
show that Boulds Baker got an office. AT
twenty minutes to 8 O'Clock ex-member OF
congress. DaEICli Nao Shoi ~, "'SA AZ H''iN
that Matthews had told him he was
opposed to the appointment OF Packard as
collector of New Orleans, but Anderson
saw him and informed witness that he
would now 20 for Packard. Witness saw
the Ohio Senator and found this was
so. In fact, he authorized him to tell
the President that he had no longer
any objection to Packard's appoint
meat, but desired it. When it was ascer-
tanned that Packard could not be appointed
the friends OF witness pressed him for The
Dosit;on: and Anderson saw Matthews and
told him he didn't then want anything for
himself, and that il he would 60 for witness
for collector he would cancel all claims he
had upon him. Witness saw Mrs. Jincks
when she was here last winter. She said she
lad the Sherman letter, and wanted to go
and see the Secretary and help Packard.
Mrs. Jincks subsequently said she didn't
have the letter. Thomas II. Jincks, her
husband, had held sundry offices in
Louisiana, but was then out OF employ
ment. Anderson was here while Mrs.
Jincks was here, and saw her. Anderson
told witness that he had q copy OF the Sher-
man letter, and told him the same story in
ApriI. 1877, In regard to finding the pack