The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-02

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TARIFF DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE YEsTER-
DAY-THE CONTEST FOR THE FREDERICKs-
BURG Observation-Disclosures OF
SOUTHERN coSGREssMEN FROM NEW ENG
LASD-THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
| IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE SENATE on THE
BANKRUPT QUEsTI0N-yIRTUAI. POSTPONE
| MENT OF The SUBJECT.
| From Our Regular Correspondent.
| WASHINGTON, May 1.-During portion
OF the morning hour in the Senate to-day
which Messrs. Beck and Blaine took part.
and which both will renew the first favor
able opportunity. Mr.. Beck contended that
the present system Of protection, while it
does not help the laboring class, and is in the
interest OF monopolists, prevents American
goods from finding market in foreign
lands. The machinery now In use in
the United States is equal, he said,
to 1T5,000,000 OF men, and this ma
chinery, which neither eats nor drinks,
is protected, so that with it the market can
be glutted, and laborers put on half time or
were open to American manufacturers, and
the owners Of machinery with low tariff
were forced to sell at ten per cent. profit,
they would have to keep their workmen
constantly employed all the year round,
Mr.. Beck said il Mr.. Roach takes his ship,
the presence OF the President and his Cabi-
metz, to Valparaiso, in Chill, laden with
American goods, and an English ship
takes the same goods there, costing the
same to manufacture them, the Anne
rican goods will not be sold, because
and their copper ores, &c, cannot be taken
in exchange and brought to the United
States without heavy duty, while they
could be taken to England free and give
employment to English laborers. While we
build wall to keep out the products Of
what we call foreign pauper labor, we also
give all the outside markets of the world, he
contended, to these same paupers. He read
TO show that the men OF the West and South
especially arc taxed heavily on everything
they use, and gave notice that he will read
Robert J. Walkers famous report on the
tariff of 1916, which, he said, contains argu-
ments that are unanswerable.
Mr.. Blaine briefly replied to what Mr..
Beck said about machinery, and said the
Senator from Kentucky would have us dis
card steam-engnes and go back to road
wagons. He was surprised to see one &C.
cupying the seat Of Henry Clay opposing
the great American system. He contended
that the tariff Of 1916 brought about the
distress which prevailed from 1857 to 1860.
| Mr.. Dawes, while Mr.. Blaine was on the
floor, contended that Mr.. Beck was wrong
in charging that lobby had been here while
he was on the Ways and Means Committee,
working against change in the tariff. The
tariff reformers then had a bureau, with an
office on Pennsylvania avenue, with Mis-
sourian at its head named Glover.
| During the debate Mr.. Beck read the
anti-protection plank OF the St. Louis Con-
vention, when Mr.. Wallace (Democrat), Of
PENNSYLVANIA, wanted to know Of him if the
| Convention OF 1872 did not remit the ques-
ton OF the tariff to congressional districts.
Mr.. Beck said g Yes"; the boudhoders have
so long controlled congressional legislation
that he did not doubt but that they had for
time gotten control OF the Democratic
party.
THE FREDERICKSBURG PosT-oFFIcE.
The papers OF General G. l.. Stevenson,
who is urged for postmaster OF Fredericks-
burg, were to-day presented to President
Hayes by Senator Johnston. AS ] said last
night, Postmaster. General Key is his warm
personal friend. On the other hand, Mr..
Pri,chard is a Republican, and is strongly
backed by Conservative citizens OF Frede-
ricksburg and endorsed by some Of its Con-
seryative papers. General Stevenson lsalso
strongly urged By large number OF leading
citizens. 1t looks to your correspondent,
tonight, however, as if the chances were in
favor of Mr.. Pritchard's appointment.
THE TOBACCO oUEsTIoN--THE TARIFF.
It has been determined to move suspen-
sion OF the rules next Monday so as to test
the sense Of the House in regard to the re-
duction of the tobacco tax. 1t has not,
however, been yet determined whether to-
bacco will be separated from the income tax
and the suspension Of the sinking fund OF
not. This is a question still under consid-
Grafton.
The discussion of the tariff bill will be re-
sumcd this week, and General Banks and
Dir. Tucker are the next speakers. Mr..
Robbins, OF North Carolina, has prepared a
speech in favor Of The bill.
SOUTHERN coNGRESSMEN IN NEW ENGLAND.
Mr.. Goode and others OF the southern
congressman who went to Boston have re-
turned, and expressed themselves as highly
pleased with the treatment they received.
In their speeches they were perfectly frank,
and told their New England friends that
while they had given the North the best
fight in their power during the war their
people now wanted permanent peace and
friendship between the sections. When Cen
eral Lee was alludedto there was hearty ap-
plause. The Boston Post, in noticing the
speeches at the banquet OF the Commercial
Club, says: "Mr. Goode is known as
one of the most eloquent and lmpassloned
speaker in Congress, and his remarks proved
his reputation is well deserved. He fairly
thrilled the company with his eloquence,
and sat down amid storm Of applause"
Senator Gordon, who made a splendid i'm
preston, telegraphed to Senator Beck to-
/ day that he had missed railroad connec-