The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-18

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AWARD BILL AGREED TO IN CONFER
ENCE; OTHER PROCEEDINGS OF con-
GREss- THE QUESTIONS THREATENING
THE SUCCESS OF THE CONGRESS THE
ELECTION OF vICE-PREsIDENT OF THE
|. CoRTEs a QUESTION OF CONFIDENCE. &C
Washington.
THE ToBAcco-TAx Observation-Disclosures MO-
TONS IN TUE HOUSE DEFE4TED-THE sun
DRY CIyIL-APPKoPRIATTON BILL-THE PRE-
! SIDENT aPPovEs THE BILL REGULATING AP-
PoINTMENT OF CADET MIDsHIPMEN AND CA
Def INCONSISTENCIES ITEMS.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 17.-After all the
dlatory motions that Messrs. Burchard,
Foster, White IL CO. could suggest,
at hali-past this evening the revenue bill,
containing the characterization clause,
was completed in Committee OF the Whole.
Its friends, Messrs. Tucker, Cabell e Co.,
met opposition to-day at every turn, but
they remained firm and yielded nothing on
the score OF courtesy that tended to delay
the relief that tobacco has asked at the hands
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hand early, and occupied every approach 10
the House. Their jobs to defeat the bill
were numerous and well-designed. The
reductionists, however, were on the alert
all the time, and were able TO thwart their
best-laid schemes. Mr.. Burchard, at half
past l, moved to lay the bill on the table,
and Foster chuckled. It was voted down,
however, and after this the anti-reductionists
saw that nothing but miracle would pre-
vent the ultimate passage Of the bill. They
continued their opposition, and missed no
opportunity to offer dilatoTy amendment.
Mr.. Cabell occupied seat near Mr.. Tucker,
and Mr.. Sayler, OF Ohio, tho best parlfa-
mentarian in the body, was IN constant
conference with them. Messrs. Vance Of
North Carolina, Turner OF Kentucky, and
other southern representatives who ought
to have known better, were again ready to
burden the bill with amendments; but Its
thoughtful friends. who were struggling
for reduction Of the tobacco tax, were
not to be seduced from their great
purpose, and voted down any measure cal
culated to hurt the bill. The amendment
to relieve matches OF taxation was agreed
to, and job was put up for Harry White
to ask for the reading OF the bill. 1t turned
out, however, that Mr.. Sayler wanted delay,
so as TO have the bill en- crossed, that it might
be passed before adjournment. Roll-call
after roll-call followed, and Messrs. Burch-
ard and Foster looked as il they had gotten
more than they bargained for. Mr.. Loril-
lard's lobby were out OF heart, and fell back
upon the prediction thatst was too late TO
get the bill through the Senate. During
all this vexatious delay the Virginia tobacco
men were feverish, and each hour consumed
in voting on unimportant amendments
seemed an age to them. AS well as they
saw Messrs. Tucker, CabelI, Robbins, Say
Ter, and Banner were doing, they wanted
to spur them up so as to reach the long
hoped-for result without further delay.
The tobacco-leaders seemed to partake OF
this nervous feeling themselves, and moved
about as if impatient that amendments
should be offered. They evidently wanted
the bill to 90 through not because they APP
proved OF all OF its sections, but be-
cause it reduced the tax on tobacco
from "a cents to 16 cents; and to obtain this
great result they were willing to yield in
minor matters. During all this time Messrs.
Hale, Garfield, and Conger took no part in
the proceedings, and our friends found
themselves confronted only by the small-fry
of the Republican party. These, however,
were able to delay the passage OF the bill,
and they worked most industrioualy. At
half-past 5, in order to gain time for en-
crossing the bill, the majority voted for a
recess, and the Democrats went into caucus.
The revenue bill, including the reduction
of the tobacco tax, passed the House to-
night-ayes, 1856; noes, 10S. It's friends all
regret this could not have been done weeks
ago. It now goes to the Senate, and all de-
ponds upon the willingness OF that body to
strain point to do justice to Virginia's
great staple.
THE sENATE's WORK TODAY.
The Senate to-day has been engaged on
the sundry civil-appropriation bill, and OF
course has added to the amount appropri-
ated by the House. The Senate and the
Republican party seem to think that their
mission is to vote money without caring
whether it helps deserving people OF not.
When the bill left the House it appropriated
ST., 000, 900, and the Senate committee has
added 100000.
NAVAL CADETS.
The President to-day approved the bill
regulating the appointment OF cadet MID
shipmen and cadet engineers in the Naval
Academy, and for other purposes. The Dill
provides that there shall be allowed in SAID
academy one cadet midshipman for every
member or delegate OF the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes, one for the District Of Columbia,
and ten appointed at large: provided that
hereafter there shallnot be in tile academy at
one time more than ten at large. Another
provision Of the bill is that any officer OF
tho navy may, by and with the advice and
consent Of the President, be advanced not
exceeding thirty numbers in rank for emil
nent conduct in battle or extraordinary he
roism; and the rank Of officers shall not
he changed except in accordance with the
provisions OF existing law, and by anu
:.h 4,,o od,,na .nd consent of the Senate,