The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-22

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF SENATOR LOGAN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RI SENATOR'S ELEcT-
I'D GOVERNOR VANCE EBEgTED sENA.
TOR FROM NORTH cAROL1NA-THE NEW
SYNDICATE CONTRACT FOR foUR-PER-
CENT. BoEDs-THE POTTER RESOLUTION
| aisAUGuRATIoN or THE GOVERNORS OF
DELAWARE AND pENEsYIsvANIA-TriE
STRANDED STEAMSHIP oBERoN, &c, &c. :.
s.ws wasllgngaen.
MR.sHARRIs's ADVERSE REPORT on THE RorALL
BILL--THE TOBACCO oUEsTroN-5HE PEN
sioS BILL, AND A PRoBARLE VETO FROM tbs
,;PREsYDENT--THE FINLEY cAsS-PERsoNA1--
THE FISH QUESTION, &C., &C. saSt q
| 80 fFrom Our Regular Correspondent .,,e
WASHINGTON, January 2l.--The bill
known to your readers as the Royal bill
was referred to the House Judiciary Com
mi,tee, and by 1t was submitted to Judge
John IT, Harris as a subcommittee. He has
prepared an adverse report on it, and ut is
certain that the committee wiIlagree with
him. 80 r..1,,s ,,;. stssj,s.s,s il
TIRE TOBACCO Observation-Disclosures IN
CREAsEs ITS STRENGTH. ID
A committee, consisting Of Messrs. Poasue
and Messenger, Of Ohio, and Colonel Bur-
well, called on Senator Dorsey. OF Arkansas,
To-day and had conference with him in
regard to The reduction Of the tobacco tax.
he told them he would go for reduction to
t8c. Senator Dorsey, who is Republican,
has not been counted heretofore as certain
TO 90 for the House bill. There are other
I Re,ubIican senators who have been re
rnrded as against reduction who talked to-
day as if they will also vote for a tax OF l6e.
There was meeting OF the Senate Finance
Commit this morning, and Commissioner
Raum was heard in regard to the machinery
OF the revenue bill, but nothing, was said
| about tobacco. The only trouble now IS
Tint the committee is so slow in reaching q
lima, result, and hope Mir. Morrill,, who
alone OF all the committee is in favor of a
ltwentv.four-cent tax, is not purposely con-
ltributing to this delay. Messrs. Withers,
t Jobnston,c Ransom, Merrimon, Beck, and
other senator's from the, tobacco States, are
as much Yexed at the delay as your manu-
facturers are; ~,
| THE PENSION BrBL-sPECUIATI0Ns. IN REGARD
=. 81 - -~----- TO IT.. =. r---~-"- g., g..
| The President is seeking all the informa-
ton possible in regard tosthe pension bill
is the report that continues'to come from
1.-THE White House; but he is unfortunate II
he has not more definite data as to what
, amount it will take to carry.out its ,provl'
lsions than your correspondent is able to
4 ob,ain, for one statesman tells him that ii
will require. an appropriation OF $4,000
!!10aa. another that it will take $4,000, cOO
and a third says John Sherman declares that
the amount will approximate $3.50, 900
The fact is that the bill is SO loosely an6
vaguely drawn that it is open to all manner
I OF frauds and admits OF constructions thai
will warrant the payment OF an almost linn
1 itless amount, under the suise of doing Jus
tice to Union soldiers. II the Presidentvc
toes it it cannot in my Judgment obtain {
+ two-thirIs vote in the House, as many TWh;
A voted for it DOW regret baving done SO.
Il is stated on the authority OF Cabine
officer tonight that MIR. Hayes will return
the pension bill to Congress without veto
but accompanied with d statement that i
does not provide for raising the money ne
cessary to meet its requirements. lie vii
4 also call attention to other features open t.
tcriticisp,. The effect of this would make il
la Law at the expiration Of ten days from TIT
day it was sent him unless he vetoes it,.
4 ! The Radicals are making the most despe
rate efforts 20 get, Patterson and Conover t.
Il go for unseating Butler. -- . :
A REPoRT IN THE FINLEY CASE AT LAST READY
I. MIR. Cobb, from the sub committee on thu
) Florida contested-election case, has pre-
pared report which he is ready to lay be-
fore the full committee. 1t elects Finley
l(Democrat) over Bisbee Republican,, sitting
member, by 262 majority Finleyis major:
ity, until changed by the Returning Board
was six. Bisbee is now in Florida aiding
and abetting in the prosecution Of Demo
Gratis for alleged. election frauds. In fact
he has not been in his seat this session.
is pity that Justice in this case has beer
so tardy. - ,sts
II = PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS. '''.s 9
Mr. Stephens was again in the House to
4 day and wore his new slouch hat, which i
/ like CoghilPs; he was permitted by courte
\ sy to make several reports from the Com
| mittee on Coinage. Of which he is chairman
1 he looks Better than when he was in Rich
mond few years ago. DE-. Graham o
Rockbridge, Captain; James G.. Marquis 0
staunton, Judge Suttle OF Stafford. ant
1 Captain Payne Of Fauquier, are among tn
j Virginians now here. Mr.. VOORHEES, is con
| graduated warrington his nunanimou
/ nomination for / senator. ~ Messrs., seid
! Ter and Helm, tobacco-men or. New
i York, will be- here tomorrow aTh'
runor,,t is that Butler. really intends t.
t.r,n,nr 'a again for Governor in Nassachusett
next fall, Union soldiers sent Gcneral Rice
of Ohio, q bouquet to-day because OF 5hi
i efforts in behalf OF the pension bill iTh'
Seward investigation was continued to-day
and it still looks ugly for the Minister t.
China.
THE FISH COMMISSIONERS OF VIRGINIA AMI
MARYLAND TO GO BEFORE THE APPRoPRIA
T1oN COMMITTEE. ,......, -. ,l..sg:. /
General Hunton, who takes great interes
in stocking the waters Of Virginia with fish
has arranged for an early conference will
! MIR. Ferguson, Fish Commissioner Of Mary
land, with a view, Of ascertaining the cost
&c. Of fish-ways In the Potomac that will