The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-14
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,ty. VIRGINIA SOS0fscssss4siA1ssA 49, i
w ryrgh SESSION NOT LIKELY UNFu.
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oIn x1rspEREs in. CLEVELAND, OHIO
OF ~ orrEsvIL.LE NATIONAL RASK---,
eAs CURVE OF TENNESSEE RoSDHoLDERs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TROUBLE
N MINERS IN WASHINGTON co.. En-
r,.r ~ CHIC AGo-TnE ACTION OF Tas
s s 1sp GOVERNMENT WITH REFER
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IVY TT oR1pA ELECTION cAsE--srAios of TIE
-" ron.cco.TAy QUESTION IN The shNAik-
IVES az soITTHgRN RlvERs-THE DEMO
cp,rs AND THE ELECTROMAGNETIC . a..
rnpxry-GENsTAL AND THE PArkiCh~oooa..
c,crs-cAUCUsEs-F FORMAL VISIT vi loo
n,ccn-usy TO SECRETARY SIBERIAN
ao,nm.SrynsT OF THIS CHINESE QUESTION
pR1Er ITEMS, &C., &c.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February 13.-Judge haf-
-,s called up the Florida election case To-
aor and did his best to bave Finley lDemo-
.rsn seated Instead Of Bisbee. lie was Dit
lac onnesed by the Republicans, and with
W.. &C much vim by Mr.. Atkins and some
other Democrats, who wanted the segisia-
v .:1.o concentration bill considered. AS !
nrsd;cted. the matter finally went over IN
p, Tuss6av next, when four-hours' debate
,r;I he allowed before vote IS taken. This
, m the result OF a compromise, and grew
~, ~ the fact that the Republicans showed
=. determination to filibuster.
7vE TOBACCO oUESTIoN-ITs STATUS IN the
- SENATE. ......
Rc,ore the Senate to-day proceeded to con-
slider the Chinese bill Mr. Bayard gave mo-
tire that rs soon as it was disposed OF he
would call up the revenue bill! for the pur-
pose Of having the Senate consider 1t until
disposed OF. Commissioners Raum came into
the Senate about this time, when Senator
Tithers, with q smile, said: Look here,
Raum, don't you come here to lobby against
the reduction OF the tobacco fax; for IL you
do rour life will not be safe" The Com
missioner declared he had come for no such
purpose; but it would be necessary for him
70 explain some OF the details OF the bill to
Senator Bayard as its consideration pro-
ceeded, anc this was the sole cause OF his
presence.
Az INsIpIoUs PETITION AGAINST TIE REDUC-
TON OF TIE TOBACCO TAX. So.
Quietly and without single signature q
paper was laid on the table Of senators, the
object O! which was to defeat the bill re-
ducins the tax on tobacco. It commenced
with the declaration that dealers in manu-
featured tobacco perceive with alarm the
bill reducing the tax 16 cents, and goes on
to saw 1t will conf>cate their property and
destroy one fifth OF all their means. 1t
winds up with the request that provision
for rebate OF tax on stocks OF tax-paid
tobacco be inserted in the bill. There are
men about the Capitol who profess to be
for reduction, who, with snake-like caution,
are secretly working against the bill. II is
fortunate, however, that enough senators
can be counted to carry the bill. . .~.s
LET APPLICATION BE MADE FOR THE SURVEY OF
SOUTHERN RIVERS. tltt.&t III
Nearly every northern stream that can
float canoe has been surveyed, and there
can be no appropriations gotten for the i'm
proyement OF rivers without g survey.
Therefore the southern people should by
the next session furnish their representa-
tiyes with petitions, properly signed, for
the survey OF all OF their naVigable rivers.
South Carolina has provisions in the present
river and barber bill for the survey of the
Wateree, the Congaree, the Broad, and Ca
tawba rivers, and Senator Butler will in the
Senate move to amend the bill so as to In
clude the Pedee, Waccaman, &c. Hereto
fore, while Conger has gotten millions for
Michigan, the South has been denied few
thousands; and even at the risk Of being
accused OF an intention OF raiding on the
Treasury she should put in for modest
share OF appropriations.
WILL THE DEMOCRATS OF THE HOUSE STAND
FIRM?
The House Judiciary Committee to-day
agreed to report in favor of the repeal Of
the obnoxious sections of the eiection-laws,
which the Democratic caucus proposed to
repeal in connection with the appropriation
bill; but in spite OF this Speaker Ran dali, a
member Of Congress Informed me. did not
think thcie would be an extra session nor
did leading member from Virginia, and
another from South Carolina, differ from
him. called on a Democratic senator, and
be told me frankly that a majority OF the
Democratic senators were opposed to,mak-
ing tight on these election sections, be-
cause they can be repealed by a Democratic
congress before there is another congres-
slonal election in any State except Califor-
MA. He said the whole question was with
The Democrats of the, House, and If they
were unit for the repeal Of these election
laws there was all end to it and IN extra ses-
sSa was inevitable. He did not believe
~eF would stand firm, however.
'aE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN, CAUCUsEs
TODAY.
Inc Republican senator's held caucus
'''aay, and came to an understanding in
.esard to the amendments to the appropria-
'''a Oil proposed by the joint Democratic
ssasus. They will aequiesce in the repeal
~. ~ Ale Jurors test oath, but will oppose to
w., .as extent Of defeating The appropriation.
WI .ne repeal Of the sections Of the cleo
atpn laws. The Democratic aanstors haIf9 a.