The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-27

r. ELECTION s,t,AsEs--AR r. EST OF ANDREW
MACK IN NEW YORK, CHARGED WITH
II HAVING sMUGGbED ARTICLES IN HIS
1 PoSsEssIoN-CHAaBER OF DEPUTIEs-A
4 /, BANK n BBER AT ,JA cKsoNv1LLE- sEvE-
NEGAT. &C., &C. III
Washington.
| THE AMENDMENTS TO THE CENSUS, BILI.-MRs!
HAYEs's GRAND RECEPTION AT THE WHITE
HoUsE-THE REVENUE BILL AND THE TO-
BACC0 TAX; THE QUESTION ABOUT sETTL ED
PERSONAL---VERY. SUGAR TARIFF--MR. HALE
AND THE SUPERVISORS AMENDMENT, &C., &C.
| from Our Regular Correspondent, G%ii
WASHINGTON, February 26.-The census
bill. rs IT passed the House to-day and goes
back. to the Senate, provides that supervi;
sors shall not be nominated by the Govern
| ors Of States, but by the President, by and
with the consent Of the Senate. General
| Butler endeavored to get his amendment
through in lieu OF this, but only eleven
members voted for it. His object was
to give the appointment OF supervisors to
the Secretary Of the Interior, with the re-
striction that they should be divided among
all the political parties. In Committee OF
the Whole this was only defeated by one
vote. and the slim support it received to-
dav disappointed ard mortified the leader
OF the third party. .a7
During the debate Mir. Cox said to make
duplicate copies for the States would cost
$125 ZOO, and hence the bill does not pro-
vide for this. The supervisors are to APP
point the enumerators with the consent Of
the superintendent. 1t is very certain thai
the bill finally sent to the President will be
q great improvement on previous census
acts, and will secure fairer census to the
South than we have had since the war.
TIE PRESIDENTS GRAND RECEPTION LAST
| EIGnT-GR0WLs ABOUT IT. $685.
Mrs. Hayes had Il right to he happy last
night, for the White House was crowded
with distinguished characters. The con-
gressmen, in funelea full-dress, looked pro-
vokingly plain in contrast with amhassa-
doris and secretaries Respondent in gay
court,dresses and conspicuous deyiations.
In order to make it aristocratic and select,
however, but few journalists besides my
self, and no army officers under 4 colonel or
naval officers below the rank Of captain, were
invited. This was provoking to the elegant
ly-dressed bellies, who declared they always
prefer even Claude Melnottes to Colonel
Dumas. The fashionable young officers thus
excluded will to their graves remember this
slight Of Mrs. Hayes. There are CORE
spondents, too, who feel aggrieved because
the Grawing-room doors OF the White House
were thus uucercmoniously closed to them.
They show their temper even tonight, and
say harsh things about the successors OF
George and Martha Washington. There
was no wine, and Mr.. Hayes could not be
induced to yield to the suggestion that per-
simmon beer is healthy, harmless, and pure
| " an American beverage.
TIE REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
ON THE REVENUE BlLL-T!IE PROMPT con-
CURRENCE OF TIE SENATE.
The conference committee OF the two
houses lost no time in getting to work, and
had their report ready promptly this morn
ing. They recommended that the tax on
matches be retained, and that refners OF
spirits who only refine 800 barrels or less
per annum shall pay tax OF $500. In re-
gard to the exemption OF banks, they recon-
mend that deposits of savings banks proper
under $4,000, and inSolvent banks, shall be
exelapt-the idea in regard the latter being
that the Government ought not to require
taxes where by SO doing twould deprive
depostors of their Just dues. ..
| THE WAR DEBT OF VIRGINIA.
| NIessrs. CabalI, Harris, JorgcnScn, Hum
ton. and other Virginia members, were iii
the Senate to-day urging that Firginia's
war claim for over one million Of dollars
for advances made to the United States
during the war OF 1912; be inserted in the
sundry civil appropriation bill. OF the APP
preparation Committee only one Democrat
was said to be opposed to this. Mr.. Dorsey
was favorable to it and Dir. Blaine not unfa-
yerable, but MIR. Sargent thought it should
not be done. If the claim were not go large
there would be less trouble, and its aavo-
Gates would have more confidence in their
I ability to get it Though both houses. Sen.
stor Withers was active all day in regard tc
the matter. T.. ....-.......
:; PERSONA NEWS ITEMS.
J John 3. Davis. of Richmond, was at the
Senate to-day with his brother. Senator Da
Wis, OF West Virginia. Oscar L. Edwards
OF Norfolk. was at the Capitol this after
noon, looking after the interest OF the Pi
lots Association OF Virginia. When the
House to-day agreed to give census enume
/ rators east OF The Rocky Mountains 81 pei
dav and those west OF them S., Rev. Martin
e. Townsend said this did net look as i!
the Chinese had cut down wages on the Pa
cifc slope. Mr. Robbins. OF North Caro-
lima, in bis capital speech to-day in favor Of
the sugar tariff, said he was aot represent
ling the refners or the groceGs, butth grea
American people. The two Chinese viii
nesses in the Seward case Will draw SOUR
Mr.. Young, of the Nirg&sia Legislature
was at the Capitol to-day. The halls, &c
around the Senate chamber. were densely
crowded with persons interested in tint
items in the various appropriation bills, ant
they remained at their, posts all days Sen
ators were greatly in request, and seenlet
much annoyed. Senasor Jones, OF Florida
is entitled To the credit OF origin .Sfng th