The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-30
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THE NEWS FROM ,,wAsfIlNGToT E'siI,RA
sesNG CoNcREss.o HAL AND; oTaERs; NAT
TIERS; TOBACCO TAX; "a MINORITY BE
,Ia,oeT IN FAVOR OF SIXTEEN gENTs EN-
HECTED-BAY TRAVEL RESUMED BY THE
sTEAMERs--GENERAI SHERMAN AT sA.
sSyasNNAne@THE ELEeTIoa.5 TRoU Es IN
LoUisEAsA-THE hDarRALTY DIVISION
oF THE HIGH COURT or JusT1cE-MAIs.
sfIAL IMAGINATION PERSISTS IN HIS RE.
FrsGL TO SIGN THE DECREE, &C.. &C.
Washington. s.
A MINORITY REPORT IN FAVOR OF a. TAx.RE-
DrcTIoN OF SIXTEEN GENTS on TOBACCO
| THE SOUTHERN METuoD DIST CLAfM--pERsoN-
| aL-wAR cT.AIMs-THE POTTER COMMIT
TRE--Two MAILS A DAY TO LTScHBCRG--
BRIEF ITEMS. s.. ,..ss.
from Our Regular Correspon ID afg d.
WASHINGTON. January ss.-Mr. Tucker
informs me that Messrs. Voorhees,, Wallace,
and Jones OF Nevada have agreed to make q
minority report to the Senate in favor of a
reduction OF the tobacco Tax to 16c. This
will give square vote first on ICE. without
the licorice incumbrarce agreed upon by
the majority OF the committee. It is re-
garded Us strange by tobaceo.men that
grave senatorial lawyers should have de-
liberateiy inserted in an internal-revenue
bill an amendment to the tariff laws re-
ducing the duty on licorice. or course
the House will object to this /; the Senate
concurs in it, and there will be injury
done thereby to the cause Of reduction.
Then again this licorice amendment has set
Conn ecticut and New. Jersey wild, and will
tend TO enlist their Democratic senators
against reduction, when they are fori as II
naked proposition. / have also informa-
ton that Senator Gordon will not persist
in Offering the coupon cigar tax, as an
amendment to the bill Of the Virginia sena-
tors and other advocates OF reduction re-
gard it as hurtful to their great relief mea-
sure. They do not want the bill embar-
raised by the coupon tax. 49, II ~
DANGER TO THE SOUTHERN METHODIST CLAIM
FOR THE USE, &c, By THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE PUBLICATION BUILDINGS AT NASHVILLE.
The recent discussions in the Senate and
the House incline your correspondent to be-
lieye that the just claim Of the Methodist
Church South for pay for the use and occu-
patton ty the Government OF their publica-
ton buildings at Nashville cannot pass this
| Congress; and yet its passage is urged by
Bishop Simpson and all the bishops Of the
Northern Methodist Church, and has been
fayorably reported on by Republican as well
as Democratic senator's.
SENATOR -CHRIsTIANCY TO GO TO PERU, AND
BLOODY OLD ZACH. c. TO CONE TO THE SEN
ATE. 49, -. .als'Ns g
The nomination OF Senator Christiancy,
of Michigan. to. day by the President as
Minister 10 Peru causes his domestic trou-
blcs to be discussed airesh in congressional
circles. From all hear am sure it is on
account OF his family affairs that he desires
to 60 far away from the United States. In
the mean while Eugene Hale is overioyed to
think that his daddy-in-law can now come to
! the, Senate and originate plans to iniure the
South which even malignant EdmundS has
| not vet dreamed Of. His presence here just
now would be interesting, because the Pot
ter committee is making reluctant Federal
officials give scraps of the part played by
old Zach. in the consummaiiono OF the steal
of the votes OF Florida and Louisiana from
Mr.. T,lden, and were led to believe that
there IS more to come get. The nomina-
ton OF Mr.. Christiancy was promptly con:
tirmed by the Senate.
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| THE RADICAL PROGRAMME IN REGARD TO THE
alr3s ~ WAR CLAIMS. .''~.3s,t
# will be recolected that in June last the
Democratic House, in order to reassure the
country that the South meant no huge raid
upon the Treasury. passed a joint resolu-
ton to amend the Constitution so as to pro.
hibit Congress from paying any claims for
property or. damages during the war: A
Republican Senate, instead Of concurring
with alacrity, let it sleep until now, and St.
Jerome Edmunds, as the Radical admirers
call him, has gotten up substitute for
it, with view to having: it rejected,
! so that the whole matter may remain open
and the Republicans continue to make CAPT
tai out Of the war-claims cry. In my dis
| patch last night I told how this substitute
prohibits a State Legislature from even
voting u Confederate soldier an artificial
limb. The Democrats viii again hold eau
Gus on this substitute and Joint resolution,
| and will take steps to prevent the passage Of
Edmunds's monstrous proposition.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
+ To the surprise Of everybody, Mr.. Tur'
new (Democrat}, from Pennsylvania, voted in
the subcommittee this morning against
seating Finley Democrat), from Florida; the
full committee will on Wednesday next
agree upon d report, and the belief is tha'
| it will be in FinleY's favor. General Noise
OF South Carolina, cousin OF the Rlch'
mond lawyer Noise, is in the city. Genera
Williams, the new senator from Kentucky
was at the. Capitol to-day. A large deiega.
| ton OF Philadelphia city councilmen were
before the House Committee on Commerce
to-day and urged a report in favor OF an ap'
preparation OF $5OO,00O for the improve.
ment OF the Delaware. The haek-driyers
call them all senators. a yirsinian well
known as high liver remarked to a con-
gresham to-day that no man could be
healthy on INDECENT board and thin potations.
Hendricks B. Wright does notlike the in:
situation OF the Rev. Martin Townsend
that he is a lnpatic, and he meanstto so for
him the first opportunity that offers. Mr.
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