The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-08

HEM, ana zen they iIf nSyfne on the aaflH5
and other great questions. 1hisiwiil obifse-
rate the coIer line ini politics, and the whole
country will pc benefited by 4. tfr,. Win Yin
dom wanted q select committee of seven.
They all want select commit With a
Republican majority oil eaea to bold cver
after The tsenase beconaes enocratis, and
to collect material 20 pref udlca the North
against the Democratic party IN the nvass
OF 1850. s5tst555 lelassi.t
h MR.TIInEN AND TIE CIPHER DIspATGHEs.
IS The investigation Of tie cipher dispatches,
has helped Mr. Tilden here, and people at .
distance little know how cont dent some.
members of Congress and other Democrats
conspicuous at VI ashinRton arc that he win
be the Demo ratic nominee iii 1880. ..ti,
THE aEMBERs OF THE HOUSE AND ssTIE STA.
T1oEERY DEPARTMENT. .an!sts, +,
Every member Of the House by law is.
entitled to an allowaneeof sis5 per session
for stationery and newspapers. This amount
Is given to the. clerk at. the beginning Of the
session, and he lays In supply:of station
cry. Members keepian account with him,
and jat the ent5oi the session draw the, bal-
ance OF this amount due tilern. Some pur-
chase more than others. For example, for
the extra and regular long session General
Butler drew s247.58, having bought less
than three dollars worth OF stationery,
while Robert smalIs had less an'cight dol
lars due him. 1t has been the habit :of
members 10 get the chief Of the stationery
room to buy them, out Of their lawful
allowance, pocket-books aud such like arti-
cles as they needed. !. Just now Republican
newspapers have discovered q mares nest
in this arrangement they will look ut
last years account they will find that Gar
field purchased in this waya travelling bag,
and Banks q poeket-book; and what Of 1t !?
.,s,.st - .., &, BRIEF NEWS 1TE4s...p
My judgment is that the House Com
merce Committee will certainly recommend
an appropriation for Staunton river. The
revision Of the river and, .harbor bill is
nearly completed, and the aggregated APP
preparation will be increased to five and q
half millions by the surveys now coming in.
The Senate usually adds million toit.
|, The Brazilian, mail subsidy was to-day
engrafted<as an amendment into the post
Office appropriation bill by the sub-commit-
tee Of the Senate Appropriate Committee.
! The House was about to pass a bill at to-
nights session the effect OF which was to
direct the sub-Treasurer at New York to
pay out greenbacks in exchange for silver,
when Mr.. Garfield raised the point Of no
quorum, and the House bad to adjourn.
The nomination OF Governor Hartranft,
Of Pennsylvania, as postmaster at PhiladeE
phia excited some surprise.
| George Prince, of Maine, has been indict-
ed in nineteen cases for defrauding the
Government. Rl.la.:,
The grand Jury OF the District, by q, vote
Of nineteen to four, agreed to dismiss the
charges against General Hunton in the Co.
1lumbus Alexander affair. !: @.s1. 5aai
George W. Carter was a witness before
the Potter committee to-day and denied
the statement OF St. Martin that he had
given money to influence Weber's .;tcsti-
mony. -: - ,G-',, az. - ~
The Senate committee agreed to report
the House anti-Chinese bill, and ,Mr. Sar-
gent says he will call it up Wednesday. !:
The House this afternoon agreed to the
conference report on the Indian appropria-
ton bill. [...lEI .zAHi"E-E~ta Z !,
The census bill which passed the Senate
gives the appointments to the Governors
OF States, 1t limits the cost OF taking the
census to 100000, exclusive Of S25O,O0e
for printing, &c. In cities having over
| 10, 900 population the enumeration shall be
taken within two weeks from June l, 1880.
| The bill is in its scope very similar to the
House bill.
There is to be a blowout. among the ex-
contractors, ex-officsholders, &C., when Lo-
gan arrives.
The House provision repeating the tax on
matches is stricken out of the revenue bill
to be reported tomorrow, by Mr.. Bayard,
and the committee have also entirely omitted
| the tobacco bonded and warehouse clauses.
| The bill is further amended by the addition
OF section to remit all taxes upon insol-
vent savings banks, and to exempt from
taxation two thousand dollars Of each dc.
post made by one person or association in
any savings institution. s:g,a,r .1~.1 80
rAssociated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
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THE AAENDMENTs: To.ITHEL REVENUE LAWS.
f.! WASHINGTON, February. 1.-The Senate
Finance Committee took final action to-day
upon House bill amendatory of the inter-
nal-reyenue laws, and authorized the CHAIR
man to report it to the. Senate The com!
nittee-fYe against four-decided to re.
commend concurrence in The House proYi1
sion reducing the tax ON Manufactured to4
1bacco to sixteen cents per pound. The
committee tax snuff at twenty -four cents
and strike out all provisions relative tothe
tax on cigars, cheroOts, and cigarettes,
thus proposing to leave them subject to
taxation at existing rates. The House pro-
vision repeating the tax on matches is
stricken out, and the. committee have also
entirely omitted the tobacco lboDded-ware-
I!hause clauses. The bill is further amended
| BIZ the addition of q. section to remit all
taxes upon rinsolyent savings banks, and to
exempt from taxation s., 900 Of cash deposit
made by one person or association IN any
savings institution. - -
,zz g.Fs THE, COTTON CROP. sF sE;s@40
WASHINGTON, February IA report from
! the Agricultural Department, Just Issued,
among other items gives the prices OF cot
ton, concerning which is said :4,,.,. -.
as'ss Weare guided by the prices received
by the planter, which hayeruled excessively
low this winter, the average Tor the whole
country being about BIC: per pound. The