The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-13
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LONESOME SESSION OF THE IEi.Lsn So"n -,
ALLOWANCES OF GoFERAahNl De
.hn-,,-vs-rrroRTs LOOKING TO CHEAP
."",rcp,pEIxG-TRE TEXAS.PAClFlc TO
a",. Up on sATURDAY-THE CENSUS Bib
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,-,,,,.c-or February 12.-The Teller
,,,,;,toc hid another lonesome session to-
S'"'a and cvsmiucd Reuben Davis, OF Mis-
";.sinpi. The next move will be TO invests"
'.,o tho assessment made on Federal Office
Ho,ders by the Republican party to AID IN
l,.;ns elections. This promises to re-
,,n,c the ,nonotony OF the proceedings con-
s;derablv. 4 senator has resolution pre-
,,oroa ;ns,ructing this committee 10 inSesti-
colorado. Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
s,d other northern States in when lhefc
wa. buljdoziag, intimidation, bribery ana
irqud ut the late elections.
corlp NOT CUT DOWN TIE APPROXIMATION
FOR GOVERNMENT DETECTIVES.
In the House TO- day Mr. Cabell, OF VIZ
c;nia. moved to amend The legislative ap-
nroprialion bill by cutting down the appro-
nriatinn FOR the pay and allowances OF Gov
eminent detectives from 100000 to SO, 600,
and he and MessrS. Davis and Scales, OF
North Carolina, took occasion TO state some
facts in regard TO the detective system. 1T
wss charged that these detectives about
election times, for political purposes, arrest
citizens upon the charge that they are vio-
Io,ipe tie revenue laws, and arc what
grr called moonshiners." Messrs. Hale
Burchard, and Durham sustained the re-
mort Of the committee, and the House re-
fused TO cut down the appropriation.
TIE TOBACCO BILL. TO COME UP IN THE SENATE
T0-MORRow-TnE PROGRAMME.
Mr.. Bayard will tomorrow ask the Sen
ate TO take up the revenue bill with the to-
hgcco-reduction clause, and while Mr.. Nor
ril! avows 4 purpose TO defeat, II possible,
any reduction OF the tobacco tax, be says he
will aid in securing the passage OF the rest
OF the bill. Messrs. Sherman and Raum are
understood TO occupy similar position.
Er, for this the bill. with its 101 pages, in
Guiding the new and erased matter, would
promise days Of debate. Senator Withers
SAYS there are enough senator's committed to
render the passage Of the bill certain, and
YOUR correspondent has never seen any
member of any legislative body work with
more persistent and unfagging energy than
he is doing and has been doing in behalf OF
this great measure OF relief to Virginia. Go
10 the Senate when you will, and he is in
conference with some senator and the to-
bacco tax is the theme. Senator Johnston,
who will in all probability be out before a
vote is reached, is, nevertheless, out Of
abundant caution, paired. Both senators
have materials all ready for speeches on this
question. Mr.. Stanley Matthews will be
the principal Republican speaker on the
side OF reduction, and he is equal to the task
OF meeting any body in Congress in debate.
Ii,contrary TO present calculation, an effort is
made 10 protract the discussion on the differ
cnt sections Of the bill, and thereby defeat it,
the tobacco senators Will abandon it and
move the tobacco section, pure and simple,
rs substitute. Nothing but the fact that
the rules Of the House required two-tb1rds
vote in order to take up the tobacco-reduc-
ton bill ever induced its friends to incorpo-
rate it into this bulky revenue bill. This,
j. will be remembered, was done by ma"
jority vote. The opinion OF many senator's
is that the Senate, in accordance with its
usua! custom, will concur in the action OF
the Finance Committee on sill Of the bill
which relates to revision OF the revenue
system and 4 reorganization of that Depart
meDt, and that the debate vii! be confined
almost entirely to section II, reducing the
lax on tobacco.
Since sending you the above dispatch the
Senate has agreed to take up the Chinese
bill Tomorrow. Mr.. Thurman and other
friends OF the tobacco bill voted for this be-
cause Of its importance in connection with
the California election. II this is disposed
OF the tobacco bill can still be reached to-
morrow. The Pacifc.coast senators will
advocate the bill. and Mr.. Hamlin will op-
pose it, Senator Withers objected to the
Chinese bill being given precedence.
The tobacco-Senators tonight are not in
The least depressed by the fact that the Sem
ate this evening agreed to take up the Chi
neSc bill tomorrow ahead of the, tobacco
bill, for Mr.. Thurman and other ardent
rcductionists voted for it because the DEM
ocEa's %ant to occupy the most advanced
position on the Chinese question to aid
then IN the California elections.
SENATOR JONES OF FLORIDA AND GENERAL
bCl.EE MAKE EFFORTS FOR CHEAP TELE-
GRAPHING.
senator Matthews gaze notice the ether
u1y 'hat On Friday he will call up the bill
VI oenaler Jones of Florida, which is in
'elloed TO give the people cheap rates OF tell
esiaPhing. In order to do this it provides
taat any railroad company organized under
Tue laws OF the States through which it
iuns may DO general telegraph business
ior lhe public. This bin has been before
Tue senate for two years, and has only to
ne gwen fair show to insure its prompt
I J The House the other day adopted
Tue amendment OF General Butler to the
army appropriation bill, which was in sub
stance The same as the bill OF Senator Jones,
! Ms Is now before the Senate Committee on
Z. appropriations, and the Western Union
Telegraph Company will be heard to-mor-.
70" against it. When the fact is known
.hat The Charge for ten words from WASH
,Heton TO Leesburg is 70 cents, to Staunton