The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-07
TELEGRA PHO DIS P TCHEs.
NEWS FROM ALE
QUARTERS.

ANOTHER VETO FROM THE PRESIDENT
PASSAGE OF THE LONG-BOND SAVINGS
LI-fMpoRTANT RULING IN RELATION
| TO TOBACCO. SNUFF. AND CJGARs-CoN-
vIcTIoN OF A CINCINNATI MURDERER
SHoE-FACToRY BURNED IN BROCKToN
MAss.-DEATH OF JUDGE ASA BIGGs, OF
| NogFOLK-RAIDs ON ILLICIT DISTIL-
LERS IN WEST VIRGINIA AND ARREST
OF PARTIES CONCERNED-ARRESTO OF AN
ABsCoNDIEG SAN FRANCISCO BROKER
A DEFAULTTNG FIRE COMMISSIONER
MISsING-MINT-DIRECT LINDERMAN
COMPLAINED OF-THE PROPOSED AN
NExATIoN OF EGYPT TO ENGLAND
CONFIRMATION OF poNTIFICAL OFF,
CIALs-THE PoPE's EXPLORATIONS TO
PARISH PRlEsTs-THE POLICY OF RE-
CANCELLATION, &C., &C.
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Washington.
WOOL AND wooLLENs; WORK OF THE WAYS
AND MEANS COAM1rTEE-A QUARANTINE
NAVAL HOSPITAL FOR HAMPTON ROADS
POSTMASTER PoTTs'S CONFIRMATION PRoBA.
UNEMPLOYMENT OF THE DELAWARE
RIvER-Do0RKEEPER P0LK-THE WESTERN
MARsHALsHIP--THE NEW POPULAR LOAN
ANOTHER VETO FROM THE PRESIDENT-THE
POSTAL BONDS, &c.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 6.-DeIeeation from
Massachusetts and Connecticut were before
the Ways and Means Committee this MORN
ing before their. regular meeting, and gave
| their views in regard TO wool and woollens.
Heretofore there have been three classes OF
wool-frst. the merino and woods Of a like
kind; second, the English woods. including
Cotswold, Southdown, &C.. and third, ma
tive South American woods, &c. The
washed wool of the first class only paid
double duty, but Mr.. Tucker to-day had
the washed wool Of the second class placed
on the same footing. This was done at the
instance of Albemarle and other Virginian
wool-growers, whose woods compete with
the English. Heretofore, too, all woods
worth below thirty-two cents paid GER
tain duty, and above thirty-two cents a
certain duty. At the instance of the Con-
necticut delegation the new bill has three
classiications-to wit, up to 16c., from
16c. to 3d., and above &c. The committee
to-day fixed the duty on wool worth Ice.
and less ut &c. per pound, and on wool
worth over 16c. and under 32c. at 10c. per
pound. and wool worth over 32c. at 12c. per
pound. When the committee rose at half
past II O'Clock they had not gotten through
with half the wool schedule. This is a very
interesting part OF the tariff bill, and ex-
cites much interest.
QUARANTINE HOSPITAL FOR VIRGINIA.
The House Naval Committee has report
ed iavorably on the bill for the erection Of
a quarantine hospital in Hampton Roads,
but limit the amount to be appropriated for
building it to $4,000. The citizens of
Norfolk and Portsmouth petitioned through
Mr.. Goode for this, in order to prevent
persons sick with contagious diseases,
brought into "the Roads " by vessels in
distress, from having to be taken to the Ma
rine Hospital, near those cities.
VIRGINIA PoSTMASTERS.
From all the information within my
reach ! feel warranted in predicting the
confirmation of Mr.. Potts, postmaster at
Petersburg.
Mr.. w. A. Berkeley, whose name has
been sent in as postmaster at Alexandria,
has held the position acceptably for six
years He had three competitors, the most
formidable of whom was Captain Chapman,
OF Colonel Mosby's command. Mr.. War
field, another, was backed by some of the
Virginia congressman. Mr.. Berkeley is a
native of Fairfax county.
AFTER THE COMMITTEE on COMMERCE.
Forty or fifty Philadelphans, represent
ing the City Council, Boards OF Trade, and
both political parties, were before the
House Committee on Commerce to-day
urging an increase OF the preliminary esti-
mate for the Improvement Of the Delaware
river and the harbor of Philadelphia. They
want the channel OF the Delaware widencd
and deepened The engineers estimate was
100000, and this the committee has cut
down to $4,000. The delegation not only
ask for the 100000, but they want to use il
either above or below Petty's island. The
appropriation in the bill was to be confined
|
that point. This request will be granted
This committee have in most cases cut
down the estimates of the engineers more
than fifty per cent.
RELIEF FOR WORKINGMEN.
The resolutions OF Mr.. Schleicher, OF
Texas, excite good deal Of interest
among workingmen. They provide for the
immediate completion of all the public
buildings now in process OF erection, witt
view OF reviving industry and giving en-
ployment to the unemployed. He asserts
that it will not cost the Government more
to do this than to continue paying heavy
rents for private buildings. DanvilIe
Lynchburg, Staunton, and other points il
Virginia, have an interest in the scheme o.
this eavy-weight representative from
Texas.
| MR.. GARFIELD GOES FOR PlG-IRON."
The members gallery was filled to-da!
with ladies, attracted to the House by tht
announcement that Mr.. Garfield would re
ply to the speech delivered by Mr.. Kelly
Yesterday. Mr.. Garfield alluded to the ab
sence of Mr.. Kelly, whom, he said, had spen
two hours with the Ways and Means Com
mittee earlier in the day. He pronounced
the manner of Mr.. Kelly sneering and char
acterzed by coarse personalities. He wa
Extensively arrogant, il not profane, he said
in the conclusion OF his speech. Mr.. Kell.
had said that he was conceited and egotis