The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-30

4 House with d favorable rccommdnd ation
4 afr. fuckers an1cna nnent, designed 10 giyt
Il Lgnchburg two malls d dlay over the Virgil
MIA Inland roitd5s was greed 90 a great
4 deal OF tine was consumed I'D calling Tic
IroHI on Tie various amendnepts adoptelfit
/ Committee Of the Whole. The bill was
smendads In Committee of The 1Fh hole, on
Emotion Ok General Hunton, 50 as 10 prohtb-
ljt the mastered enera1 from making de-
aGeienoy during The next fiscal year by pla-
chg postal. ears on any line. iAt . late hour
this AFTERNOONS Che bill passed. &
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The. Senate adjourned this afterpeon at
s:1J O'Clock, after having passed Dr.Dber
OF small pension bills. Il
I heard an Intelligent Massachusetts Dem
l,ocrat Say to-day that he really believed Dir.
Tilden has an excellent show for being The
Democratic cand idate in 1880. a
The. Chinese bril- which passed the House
yesterday was sent to the Senate early to-
| day. Its friends mean business.
The Democratic senators are no nearer a
common policy in regard to. the New York
appointments than they were week ago.
The New York custom-house collects over
one hundred millions OF the revenue, and
hence its Importance to Conkllng and the
Administration. Arthuris Conkling's man
Friday, and Merritt keeps step always to
the music OK Fenton. II.
At the hops OF the some of the fashion
able Washington hotels the dancers now
display the liveIiest agility in their move
ments. The favorite selections are" Forked
Deer" mississippi Sawyer" Arkansas
Traveller" s'Devips Dream" &c, and
they are performed on a fiddle aud piano in
style that reminds rural Virginian OF
bome-music in the olden time. $500. /.
A large delegation from Massachusetts
called on the Secretary Of State to-day.
They want the fishery treaty abrogated.s
The Senate to-day 6anished all lobbyists,
from the rooms In rear OF the Senate cham
Der. a aa9.I 5 i,z;nas, -,s1
/ The Secretary Of War has, been elected
president of the Congressional Temperance
Society, organized forty:six years ago.
Judge Strong, of the Supreme Court, and
Senator Window, are on the Executive
Committee. sus.
Information has been received by the De-
.partment that number OF cigar factories
in California have been seized for violating
the revenue laws. = +. ..s-z..,s3 !
The stock Of coin in the Treasury con-
tinues to increase: = .s's
-. - =
After March 31st the local agencies for the
sale OF postage-stamps will be abolished.
They cost the Government over $4,000.
Navigation on the Potomac is now open.
Patents have been issued to P. Fl. Mayo,
Richmond, for devices for pressing to-
baeco to P. II. Duke, Richmond, for
method Of marking plug-tobacco; Luther
6. Ives, Indian Greek, Va, grain-regis-
ters; and to ". Fl. Brown, Norfolk, barlel-
cover attachments. III !. ,.....'5
ASSOCIATED Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
,';.,+ 60 q - - patch.l - !, .-.5' 800
| ~ THE ToBACCO-TAX REDUCTION. -;.,{ :
WASHINGTON, January 29.-Tbe chairman.
| OF the Senate Committee on Finance has
letter from a number of leading tobacco
dealers in Baltimore, in which they concur
in the statements already made to the com.
mittee to the effect that the interests Of deal.
ers generally are much more concerned in q!
permanent fixed rate Of lax than they are
I in any reduction OF the rate. and that they
do not believe that any abatement OF the tax
short OF its total abolition will have the ef-
feet to prevent further agitation OF the sub.
! iect. is4 "a = 80 ~
The Finance Committee, after hearing
several delegations in favor OF the House
| bill now before that committee, which pro-
yides for reducing the tax from 81 to 16
cents per pound, invited Mr.. Hunt, presl-
| dent of the Merchants Tobacco Company
| OF Boston, TO state his views, which are re-
ferred to in the foregoing communication.
He stated to the committee that those
persons in the trade who ask. for a
reduction Of the present rate OF tax.
have allegcd-frst, that sllch re-
ductiou will largely .curtail the use
and consumption Of tobacco in the .unnan-
ufactured state; second, that the con-
sumption OF manufactured tobacco will be
largely increased by tue proposed reduction
| in the rate Of tax; third, that the effect OF
such a reduction upon$the planters and
raisers OF tobacco will enhance the value, OF
their product; and finally, that Congress
should settle this tax question In Or
der to restore trade to its normal condition.
Members Of the committee say Mr. Hunt
answered these arg uments with, plain
statement of facts, and concluded by saying
| there were only two ways toprevent FUR
| Their agitation for reduction OF the tobac-
co tax-irst, for Congress to remove the en-
| tire tax: second, for. the tobacco n,an.lfac-
turers to stay at home and stop talking
about the tax. .ta, ~, ri
| j.. OTHER ITEMS. .:r!.;.,rs :ftj
/ WASHINGTON, january IS. ---Senatof Chris
Etiancy, or Michigan, was to-day nominated
and confirmed as Minister to Peru. AKA
Henry Page, Of Arkansas, has been con-.
firmed as Indian agent. II l,,.,ts Icj.,.i..i,i
| IA delegation from Gloucester, Mass, rep
resenting the fishery, to-day had n confer.
4 ence with Secretary EYaEts and urged the
/ abroSation Of so much OF the treaty OF
! Washington as relates to- the fisheries.
i The Senate to- day confirmed the nomina-
tions OF John Fl. Bibb as postmaster at the
i University of Virginia and George "a. Case
as postmaster at Liberty, Va: ~,
| The Senate Judiciary Committee to. day
| devoted special meeting to the considera-
4 Hon of The Gcneya.award bill. No action
4 was reached. bur the indications were that
the committee will materially amend the
The Senate Committee on Naval Affairs
today referred BIaine's resolution (lntro-
tdnced on the ODD instant) toreguIate promo
| tion in the navy and for other, purposes 10
| = subcommittee consisting OF Messrs. oar
cent. Blainc, and McPherson. 60 ~
c., ~ ..;,tont frnoeurerc of the UnlteQ