The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-25

AMEHDMESTS-THE WHOLE MATTER TO BE
DISPOSED 0FINAC CONFERENCES COMMITTEE
THE PENSION BILI.-THE RIEER AND HAKBoB
| BILL--AID FOR "A DECEASED. VIRGINIA CON-
CHEESEMAN'S CHrLDREN-THE sUNDRY. OWL
APPROPRIATIONS D. IL.---BRtEF ITEMS, &c. s
I from Our Regular Correspondent -
WASHINGTON, February 4.-At 10 O'Clock
this morningth House resumed its session,
the revenue bill being the pending business.
and the tobacco-men, though confident,
were nevertheless anxious for speedy con-
clusion of their great work. Messrs. Cabel
and Tucker were early in their seats, and
were determined to make fight for an ear.
lier day for the law to go intoefect than the
LIST Of May. Judge Kelley and other northern
Democrats, however, went, over to the
Democratic side and assured them that to
persist in this was to endanger the passage
OF the bill. These gentlemen had from the
first stood up manfully for reduction, AND
the reasons they hurriedIy gaveior their adj
vice were too strong to be disreearded-
Finally the leaders Ct the reduction part?
| reluctantly, but for the best, yielded, and
the last amendment OF the Senate inregard
to tobacco was settled. % or..G.
MATCHES AND SAVINGS BANKS GIVE TROUBLE
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
| The Senate amendment restoring the tax
| on matches, which the House had abolished,
was discussed, and finally disagreed to:
The Senate amendment relieving insolvent
savings banks and ipsolvent national banks
of taxation shared a like fate by 2 large ma:
jority. These -disagreements caused the
House to ask for a committee or conference,
| which will have power only to consider and
report on these two matters about which
the two houses have disagreed. Messrs.
Withers, Bayard, and Morrill, will be on
the Senate conference committee. unless a
change is made, and Mr.. Tucker, with
others, will represent the House,
WHAT THEIR REPORT WILL BE.
NV impression is, from the best informa-
ton can procure in advance, that the con-
ference committee will report'in favor. OF 4
fax on matches ana restrict the exemption
from taxation to insolvent savings banks,
strictly emitting any relief to insolyent ma
fiona, banks. This section acted upon Gen.
| eral Ewing and other leading Greenbackers
OF the House like red flag waved in front
OF the Fourth Duke Of Oxford, and they
declared they would oppose it most strenu-
ously. The omission Of national banks
will, however, soften their opposition. ".
WHAT IS SAID OF THE PRESIDENT AND TIE
! ~ BILL. o.,r s..
or course the creakers and the enemies oil
reduction, and those who wanted to be able
70 saw in wise tone of voice, 81 told you
that the tax on tobacco could not be re-
duced,n at once gave utterance to fears that
the President would veto it. " Mr.. Tucker
at present has ne fears OF this, and informs
me that his information is that the Presl-
dent said last night that he was very much
interested in the success OF the revenue bill.
OF course Secretary Sbeiman wants 1t We
ltoed, and an effort will be made to get Mr..
| Hayes to pocket the bill.
WHAT THE .ToBAcc0-MEN SAY. OF THE BILL.
All the tobacco-men are sorry that the
law is not to 60 into effect until May lst,
but Mr.. j. K. Childrey, Of Richmond, who
is here, says even with this drawback 1t is
GREAT boon to the manufacturers and
others, because it settles the question FOL
years, and gives stability, and confluence t(
business. The reduction to 16 cents'will bt
an immense rehef. Mr.. Seidler, OF Loril
t lard & Co., thinks that the, delay will affec
manufacturing to the extent OF SS0,000,000
and will keep $s,OO0,0O0 out OF the pockets
OF operatives. -" @:.fa,.; ..,,g. ,s.,.
WHAT THE SENATE COMMITTEE DOES IN REGARI
TO TIE PENSION BILL: ..........
The Senate Appropriations Committee
latter protracted session.. to-day reported
ffavorably the House bill appropriat1ng 81,
loco 200 to meet In part the requirements O
the arrearases-pension act, Il did not indi
cate how the money is to be raised. Mr.
Morrill, In committee expressed himself ii
] flavor OF issuing per cent. bonds Tor th
purpose, while Mr., VOORHEES, wanted re
deemed legal tenders reissued. Mr. Becl
favored taking the funds set aside. in tn
Treasury for the sinking fund. Phe def
cheney appropriation: bill which passed tn
| House without being read, was also reported
without amendment.
FRIENDS Of THE i3AMES-RIVER isoAD, III Wei
! ..;,.? -..... RICHMOND. 49, lei.
I The Chinese bill came up to-day. a mum
Der OF senators and other friends. OF tn
James-River road had fixed for ylsltln!
Richmond, but that and other importan
business subsequently made it necessar,
that they should remain in their seats. Ian
informed to-day that after Congress- d
iourns they will pay your city visit. B,
the way, Mr.. Parsons and Major Whitcoml
1 are here, and are putting in "a number 0
J good words IN favor of an adequate appropri
4 alton this session for the Improvement o
/ James'riYer. which.is q. part Of a great lin
| Of communications between the ocean ant
the great. Vest, g:'s bg1..i ~. pai- j.. =.
.'tas4t i:..aa2 THE SUGAR TARIFF
The friends of the proposed sugar tarii
| show no confidence in its success, and ye
there is no telling what Congress may o
NAV not do before the end Of the session.
THE CHILDREN OF THE HATE HON. B. B. DOUG
IAS. 1890
The following, 10 reported, in the sundr.
ciyil-appropriation bill To, pay Bessie Dan
bridge Douglas, Evelyn spotsWood Doug
las, and Mary Ellea Douglas, children 9
B. B. Douglas, ss94. 443-to bedivided am y
paid ia equal sums to. them respectively. /
TIE PRO aRAMME OF THE aREESBACKERs. !
! The members Of, the National Greenbael
:EGommittee now here are not as reticent q