The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-11

hall cents while The grocer would have to
EpaY FIVE cents Tor grocery sugar In Cuba,
and then two cents duty !, making the cost
seven cents per POM thus giving the re-
finer q half cent advantage ID our markets.
Mr. Hayemsysr showed what IS known, as a.
sugar, and explained to the, committee chat
when IN the cubes. known as Loaf, it, H. two
per cent. purer than the grain x sugar. Tbis
tsaboye 20, Dutch standard. Between 1eahd
20 are the yellow sugars Mr.W. T. Booth.
OF New York, said that Of eight samples.
taken from one hegshead by his chemist tire
tests by the pplariscope ranged from 80 to
81, and that not a cargo OF sugar outside OF
/ the; United States and the cities Of Matanzas
and Havana are sold by the polariseope. He
| also. gave; the sales OF refined sugar in New
York. showing; that sugars with low test
brought more than those with high teste
Some Of st5e Baltimore men were opposedto
backing ont from their original. PLAN but
the majority favored: searle's scheme--viz.,
up 20 1.-TWO cents per pound, and above 10
| four cents, t,.a ~. ry.y.,r,
.p.Fss RING; REPLIES TO rcOHGER,
Conger made a bitter speechagainst the
William and Mary College bill to-day, and
was replied TO by Mr.. Loring tRepubliean)
Of Massachusetts. who said The bill orisila-
ted on the Republican, side Of the House
and once passeda Republican Congress, and
be wanted. it elevated high above the plane
/ Of party ahtagonism. II it had been passed
and the southern: schools and colleges had
been restored after the war, us he proposed,
itwould have. done more than anything else
torcstore good feeling between the sections.
Congress, II passing the bill, would only do
what every other civilized nation has done.
that bas been rent by civil war or suffered
from foreign invasion. f. - +. -.-;,,
Mr.. Goode, who spoke next, said that it
was no war claim, but for the benefit OF
education, and II Congress will pass it the
southern people will give receipt, in full
for ali the balance of the war claims. He
said the opposition, came with an i'll grace
from Conger, a representative Of State
formed out of the territory donated by Nir-
ginia TO build up the Union. = o. .,.,!
Mr.. Monroe [Republican), OF Ohio, and
Mr.. Tucker, Of Virginia, both made stir
ring and eloquent speeches in favor OF the
bill; and on the motion OF Mr.. Phillips, OF
Kansas, to strike out the leading clause, the
vote stood-ayes, 49,; noes, &c. Among
those voting "Aye" were Hamilton, of In
/ 80 IN
crais); and the Republicans voting mo"
we're Cox and Monroe, Of Ohio, Brogden,
Of North Carolina, Small and Reamy (col-
orcd). OF South Carolina, Jorgensen, OF
Virginia, and Loring, Of Massachusetts,.
After 1t was reported to the House with a
favorable. recommendation, on motion OF
Mr.. Goode the ayes and noes were called on
the motion to engross, when the. yose
stood-ayes, 81; noes, 12S-Mr. Jorgensen
voting ssAye." Among the ''Noes - Yves
Judge Buckner, Of Missouri, and Messrs.
Springer, Morrison, and Sparks, and most
Of the Northwestern Democrats. The fact
that il would have been regarded as pre-
cedent caused 1t to lose Democratic sup
port. Mr.. Goode could not have managed
the bill better than he did. ' .-,5.
- ~ 4 ~ BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
| Mr.. VOORHEES, has most cheering news
from Indiana The Democratic majority on
Joint ballot is from s to 10, and the election
takes place on the 21st. p. There is no opno-
sition to him in the Democratic party, =
BE- Judge R.W. Hughes was at the Capitol
to-day. and will tomorrow adjourn his court
at Alexandria until the 21st, when the AT.
lington case Is to be tried. .a,::.,-r.. ~!
Sixteen millions OF dollars are expended
annually in the United States in refining
sugar :, -, ,.,,c-,
= The House Naval Committee to-day heard
| more testimony in favor of eX-Secretary
| Robson. ... : .l-...7-. ...s ,..!..
Mr.. McMahon takes the place OF Mr..
Hartridgc on the committee to investigate
John Davenport. -. .......'.s.,
The House Commerce Committee, will at
its next session continue the discussion OF
the bill to authorize the purchase and regis
try Of foreign-huilt ships,
Commander KelS, who called Senator
Kellogg liar, IS to be tried by naval court
martial. ..'s-s '..... ~. -. 80. -,
/ The Potter Committee to-day determined
to examine the cipher dispatches.
! The Womun's Rights Convention. now ir
session, acts with manly dignity and delibe
ration. - ~, i II
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
/ - 7 'Datch.l no.! II - -
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! - REPRESENTATIVE. .scHLEICHEI DYING,
4 WAsHiNGToN, january 1o.-At.a late, hou
tonight Representative Schleicber was pro
nouneed by his physicians to be beyond re
covery., His death is momentarily expected
Speaker Randall has been with the dyin!
congressman all the! evening.
fGENERAEs SHERIDAN And POPE ON THE Buzz
'@dth SIDE ARMY BILL.
WAsHrNGToN. January 1o.GGeneral sber
mau has received letters from both General
Sheridan and Pope, on the Burnside arm,
BILL. General Sheridan approves, that par
which covers the. general administration o
the army, but lie strongly objects to seyera
), details. Hecannot give his cordiafsuppor
to the. REORGANIZATION, OF the army, H.
j thinks the present Organization is good ant
. we'll suited to our western frontier, 9nd b
!. cannot consent to any new and untried or
ganization., He does not like to see thu
number OF general: officers diminished
Those now holding such rank Of course art
all right. but the aspiring young colonel
are cut off from all hope, and they do no
/ look uDon that portion OF, the bill Whicl