The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-09
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more; to the effect that Demerara dark CEN
trifugai sugar Is artiscialiy colored, has
caused great excitement lin the sugar
circles. OF. New, York and other cities, and
a petition signed by the leading sugar-men
and merchants OF that city and Baltimore
asking that a reliable expert be sent TO
Demerara by the Government to investigate
the charge was laid before the COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Lawrence Tenure, OF the firm OF Moses
Taylor & Co., New York, made an Interest
ing statement to the committee, and inn
pressed members most favorably. he said
that these sugars are not arti6cially colored,
but are manufactured so as to evade the pre-
sent tariff. This is done by improved skill
in heating the sugar while boiling. There
suit is that Of 1,550,00O,000 pounds Of sugar
imported last. year only 100000 pounds
were tit for domestic use without passing
through the hands OF the refner. He pro.
posed that the tariff on the sugar be-
tween Is and 16, Dutch standard, be
reduced to two and q half cents per
pound, so that fine sugar may be imported.
He said that Is OF the Dutch scale is
the dividing line between sugars, the result
Of original process and those subjected to
an independent process OF publication.
By the present process Of manufacture OF su-
gar. the Government can be cheated and the
trade injured, and he urged an immediate
remedy. The time was too short, however,
before the close of the present session for
q complete revision OF the tariff laws in re-
gard to sugar. In response to questions,
he said there are thirty retiners, chiefly in
| New York; that Louisiana sugar only
shows eighty-fve per cent. OF saccharlne
matter by the test. He favored an al o.
lore,n duty of forty-fye per cent. on sugar,
but declined to discuss the question, be-
cause he knew the committee was
opposed to the ad ualorem system.
The Baltimore delegation, which is large
one, after consultation, will give their views
tomorrow. The importance Of the discus
sion now going on before the committee will
be appreciated when it is stated that sugar
constitutes one sixth OF all Of our imported
merchandise. Up to y O'Clock to-day MIR.
Wood presided, and after that hour Mr.
Tucker occupied the chair. The objection
made to the Boston system was that while
true in theory it is inpraeticable. 1t was
contended, too, that up to 80 the polariscope
is necessity.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL--THE NIGGARD-
LYECoNOMY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The estimate OF the engineer furnished
The House Comm cree Committee fixes the
aggregate appropriation for the improve
ment of rivers and barbols at $4,000, 900,
and the Secretary Of War, without entering
Into details reduces this to s5,0O0,000. After
q. conference with practical members OF
the committee, am sure that whatever re-
duction the committee makes from last years
bill, which appropriated over $4,000, 900, Will
be as uniform as the nature and condition
Of the works In process OF improvement
will permit. further know that but little
attention will be paid to the sweeping re-
ducton proposed by the Secretary OF War.
The president OF the Chamber Of Com.
merce should at once furnish our senators
and Governor Walker with statement oil
the amount appropriated by Richmond fol
the Improvement OF the James before the
Government took charge of the work.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Senator Johnston, who has been detained
; at home by an important law casein which
be was counsel, will be in his seat to-laor
row. General Butler writes his client
Sheriff John Wright's friend Mr. Strong
that lie will be here on the 10th. Mr.. Cabei
was appointed to 60 to Georgia with the re
mains OF Mr.. Hartridge. The Rev. William
Munford was at the Capitol to-day witt
Mir. Waddell, of North Carolina. At ,
meeting of the Virginia delegation to
day Messrs. Springer. Clarke OF Ken
lucky, and stenger (Democrats). and Pol
, lard and eDunneIl (Repubicans), were
selected to deliver eulogics on the latt
B. B. Douglas, and such of the Virginia
delegation are to speak as conclude to az
so. All the Virginia members were present
Mr.. Hartridge, Of Georgia, who died thi
morning, is the fifth member the presen
House has losL-lhe others being MesSrs
Williams OF Michigan, WEIGH, Douglas, ant
Quinn (Democrats), and Leonard (Re
publican). Senator Grover, OF Oregon
} in speech in the Senate to-day, com
pletely refuted the charges that while
Governor he acted crookeoly in regart
to the swamp lands. No Republican
, senator's, except those from the Pacific coast
listened to him, but the Democrats remained
: in their seats, and Mr. Thurman acted witt
presidential decorum. Samuel Il. Decker
OF Ohio, one OF the United States soldier
employees OF the House, is without hands
and yet writes very well with the iror
clamps which are attached to the stumps o.
his arms. Your correspondent this morn
ing, before 10 o'clock found Judge Harris
Of Virginia, at his seat busy an
swering BALI bushel Of letters. MIR
Goode, chairman of the Labor Committee
will at the earliest possible day call up TIT
bill to discourage Chinese immigration
The evidence In the case OF Seward, Minis
. ter to China, develops very badly for him r
MIR. Conkling said to-day that the Senate
:. Commerce Committee viii give both sides
iulIhearing on the railroad anti discrimi lin
| ton bill passed by the House. he was no
p,rrepared to express an opinion az to Wba
would be the final action Of the committee
1 in regard to 1t. e Judge Hughes and Colone
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