The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-31

lar to weigh 1876 grains, and the Cabinet has
determined that the coinage OF the regular
trade-dollar shall be resumed at the Phila-
delphia mint.
Colonel A. 9. Holiday, Of Richmond, Is
here. Z
The Mexican veterans are hopeful of get
ting their pensions.
The House Law Committee to-day heard
an argument in faYorof woman-suffrage.
DR.. Mary Walker helped to celebrate the
birthday Of Tom Paine yesterday.
Letters of coincidence and respect in re-
gard to Past Grand Sire Stuart continue to
come to his family and brethren here.
It was asserted in the Senate to-day by
Mr.. Edmunds that there are sfxty-odd
thousand cases in the Pension Bureau that
have not but ought to be investigated.
The trouble is lack OF clerical force.
ASSOCIATED Press reports by telegraph to the Dis
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81
r.. sWERED BY MAJOR BURKE WITH POINTED
AND PERTINENT INTERRoGAToRIEs.
WASHINGTON. January 3O.-The follow
ing has just been made public:
New Orleans, January 80, 1S7S.-Hon.
William &. Chandler, Washington, D. G.. !:
Before considering the subject-matter Of q
telegram received this day purporting to be
signed by CIV. E. Chandler" desire to
ask il the author is the Chandler who, as
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury, travel
ling through the South in 1865, corruptly
participated in the spells gathered by SUI
pervising Treasury agents engaged in rob-
bing their Government and in defraudinS
the distressed people Of this and adj
iacent States? Is it the Chandler who
as secretary Of the National Republican
Committee. with certain Republicans
from Louisiana. at conference or con-
ferences at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel,
in New York, concerning Louisiana affairs
about October, 1872, secretly and corruptly
conspired to take advantage of the absence
from Louisiana OF the Governor thereof to
assemble secretly the Legislature, impeach
the Governor, seize the government and use
its machinery to carry the election Of 1872 !?
Is it the Chandler who earned and received
a fec from Kellogg Of $4,000 in 1873, and
the "eDcomium that you had done more
for him than any others, except Attorney
General Williams, in maintaining his foul
and infamous usurpation OF the office OF
Governor OF this State? Is it the Chandler
who encouraged, abetted, and conspired
with infamous allies in this city to rob
l., 900 citizens OF New Orleans Of the fran
chise. and drag them before the Federal
courts on or about the day Of the late cleo
ton; who in November, by telegraph, guar
anteed Kellogg that the whole power of the
Government would sustain the Returning
Board in counting the vote of Louisiana for
the Republican candidates. and then has
tened to Florida to manipulate the frauds of
that States count? & Is it the Chandler who
has OF late been busily seeking to stir up the
" hell-broth Of sectional hate. and foul his
political nest, to the disgust OF decent citi-
zens north and south? II yea, permit me
to say that the inquisitorial powers OF polti-
cal trsmps terminated in March last, and
such persons are subjects OF inquisition. If
nav, the impertinent telegram shall have
such consideration as it deserves.
GSigned] Il. 4. BUEKE.
CHANDLEE's ANSWER.
Washington, January 30.-Major &. Il.
B,trIte, Ne,o Orleans: Your violent language
and false charges against me leave no doubt
about your identity, and therefore repeat
my inquiry about the Wormlcy Hotel con-
ferences: Were you present, and was 4
made, and will you make 1t
public? ...-.....-.
[signcd] W. Z. CHANDLER.
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
The Committee OF WAYS and Means have
their tariff bill. 1t covers fifty
five pages. The general principles are
based on reduction and simplification, and
with sections looking to an enlargement OF
our foreign trade. The schedule and CLASH
fications OF the present tariff are followed.
A slight reduction is madc-averaginS
about twenty per cent. OF the present rates
in the entire list; though in wines, BRAN
dies, cigars, and other articles OF like char
acter, there is no reduction. There are no
compound duties; the rates being either
specific or ad Ualorena. There is no
free list. Every article that is not
dutiablc is admitted free without
specification or enumeration. The present
number of articles in the tariff laws is re-
duced to about 500 all told. In this bill
changes have been made from al Udlorem TO
specific duties wherever practicable. 1T IS
claimed that this bill will reduce the cost OF
collection from S7,250,000 to less than
S., 900, 900. The bill proposes to raise Sl54,-
0i6, 900, estimated by treasury experts upon
the average imports for the past six years.
Only s138, 100000 were collected last year.
VARIOUS ITEMS.
The Banking ard Currency Committee
report i'm favor of the discontinuancc OF sill
yer twenty-cent pieces. ,
Eads. of ietty fame, has been appointed
honorary commissioner 10 the FaTls EApo-
sition from Missouri. ......
There were no southern or important
to-day, nor any NOMINATIONS.
CONGRESS--Second Session.
WAsuINGToS, January 80, 1878.
SENATE.
The silver-biIl occupied the Senate all
day. .......
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
After great deal of discussion in Com
mittee Of the Whole on the bill extending
the time for the withdrawal OF distilled
spirits from bond q substitute offered by
Mr.. Foster, OF Ohio. was adopted, declaring
that it is ineHpedient to reduce the tax on
whiskcy.
The House, by vote Of LAG yeas to 112
NAYS. adopted the substitute Of the Com
mittee Of the Whole.
Louisiana.
SHOOTING AFFRAY IN NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, January 3O.-A shooting
ARRAY occurred this morning on the levee
between Captain J. T. Oprey, OF the steam
er Isabel, l.. F. Bouchereau, and j. kounse.
Eleven shots were fred, and Captain Oprey