The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-10

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tFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February s.--Senator Bay
ard, In reporting the bin reducing the to-
bacco tax, and revising the revenue laws,
said, in view OF its Importance, it ought to
be considered at an early day. and he gave
notice that be will cali it up next Thursday.
AS already stated in these dispatches, a ma
iority OF the Senate can take up any bill out
OF its order, while to do, so In the House re-
quires two-thirds vote. MIR. Morrill,,
chairman Of the committee, said he thought
that the bill ought to be in charge Of its
friends, and hence requested Mr. Bayard
to report it, He notified senators that
he will oppose its passage. It is un-
derstood that Mr.. Sherman will use
all OF his power to defeat it, but he cannot
induce the Republican senators committed
to its support to vote against it. For ex-
ample, Senator Stanley Matthews said to-day
to Colonel Withers that he will speak in 10
vor OF it, and Senator Bruce gave renewed
assurances Of support. Mr.. Morrill, Is
using the fact that all of the senators who
voted for the majority report on tobacco are
Democrats, except Mr.. Jones. Of Nevada,
as reason why Republicans should oppose
it. Secretary Sherman was on the floor Of
the Senate to-day, and did not look at Lord
Roscoe, who was reading as usual. The
tobacco committees are still busy calling on
senator's. .
IRON PLATES COATED WITH TIN Or TERSE
METAL. ...-
Mr.. Sherman is following the decision
made while Mr.. FeSscnden was in Office,
which CONSTITUTES the law to mean that iron
plates coated with tin or terne metal IA mix
ture of lead and TIM other than by electric
battery, shall come into the country by pay
ing l 1-1Oc. per pound, which is about 20
per cent. ad vatorem, while the iron-men
contend these plates ought to pay duty, as
they contain 50 per cent. OF iron, OF 23c. per
pound. This wrong construction Of the law,
it is contended, has cost the Government
annually for years $3,000,000, and has pre-
vented the development Ola great industry.
The leading iron firms in the country, includ-
ing the Brown-Hill Iron Company, Graham
Il Robinson; and Raven Cliff Furnace Com
pany, Wythe county; the Royal Land and
Coal Company, Fredericksburg; the Shen-
andoah Iron Company, and the Tredegar
Works. Richmond, have addressed state
ment of all the facts in relation to this mat
ter to members of Congress, and urged
them to vote for resolution now before the
Ways and Means Committee correcting the
evil complained Of. The subject cannot,
however, be acted on this session, from pre-
sent indications. Mr.. Sherman advises them
to 60 to the courts and have the present laws
construed. .".'
THE BRAZILIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP SUBSIDY.
On Monday the Appropriation Com mittee
OF the Senate will consider the propriety OF
adding the Brazilian mail steamship subsidy
to the post-office appropriation bill. Messrs.
Blaine, Dorsey, and Wallace have substi-
tute, which embodies the substance OF the
amendment agreed upon by the Postal
Committee, which they intend to offer for
it. The friends OF the scheme say the re-
port OF tue Appropriation Committee will
be favorable. When you ask them il the
subsidy will pass Congress, however, they
draw long breath, and tell you of Speaker
Randall's implacabie hatred to it. The pre-
sent scheme includes the amendment OF
Senator Withers, which requires the ships
to touch at Norfolk. ~
SENATOR SARGENT EXPECTS TO GET THE ANTI
CHINESE BILL THROUGH THE SENATE.
Senator Sargent informed your CORE
spondent to-day that he is very sure OF get
ting the anti Chinese bill through the Senate
on Wednesday next. He thinks decided
majority of the Democrats will vote for it,
and enough Republicans to beat Senator
Hamlin and those opposed to it. He says
if he had tried hard he could have gotten
majority report IN favor Of it, but he was
only anxious for speedy report, believing
majority OF the Senate was with him.
GENERAL BEALE IS SWORN IN AS SUCCESSOR
TO MAJOR DOUGLAS.
To-day the credentials OF General Bealc
were presented to the House by Judge Har-
ris; after which the successor OF Major
Douglas was duly sworn in. lie was con-
graduated by his colleagues aud others, but
evidently met no one who was in Congress
with him thirty years ago except Mr..
OF Georgia, who shook him by
the hand most cordially. He has son,
Baptist minister, in Georgetown, but will
board at one of the hotels in Washington.
General Beale, as soon as he received Off
cial notification OF his election, hurried to
Washington. = sg :. Es.t4. ~
THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN BUREAU T0.THE,
---- WAR DEPARTMENT. -. -
The House to-day resumed the discussion
OF the amendment to the armyappropria-
lion bill for the transfer Of the Indian Bu->
eau from the Interior to the War Depart
ment, and the speeches were lively and
pointed. General Butler tried to get the