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

Withers called bis attention to the fact. He,
cited the cases OK France, England, and
Germany 10 show that they, tax tobacco
heavily; and when asked if Germany taxed
tobacco as the United States does, he replied
that the Government is now considering the
propriety Of so doing. = ,a;7!, ~: .<t't.E. j.
Z Senator. Witlers. Yes, Bismarck wants
to- do SO, but be dare not because the Ger
mans who grow tobacco are bitterly hos
I tile 10 it. 1t caused those familiar with The
subject to smile when Mr.. Raunl pro-
duced small bit Of tobacco and said that it
now retails for five cents, and would retail
for the same II The tax were reduced to 1G
cents. This was to show that the consumer
lis not interested in reduction. 1 A1etterwas
read from Secretary Sherman, in, which be
says he has just enough revenue to meet the
wants Of the Government with the amount
derived from a 24-ceDt tax on tobacco. and
that he hopes the Senate will not reducethe
tax. The committee will meet again on
Tuesday next. ~ I'D. - - ,r r.;
BILLS PROM THE CoMMrTTEE ON LABOR AND
- 'z.''. on - EDUCATION. .,2r.i- i =,
, On motion Of Mr. Goode the House to-
day fixed Thursday the 2sd forthe conside-
ration OF the bill which, proposes,to distr-
butte the public LANDS among the States for
common. school purposes. No bills except
those from the Appropriations Committee
can take precedence of this special order,
and it is understood that Mr.. Atkins will
not antagonze this educational bill, on the
day named. Mr.. Willis, OF Kentucky, who
has charge Of the bill to obstruct the immi.
grafton OF Chinese will next week move to
male it special order, and has report
from the same committee which sets forth
strongly the Necessity of its passage, be-
cause the AdministraI ion has not urged, as
it should have DONE the modification OF the
Burlingame treaty.!!.! 81 i.:It
REPUBLICAy SENATOR ,,,..- +,
In his attack on William and Mary Col
lege to-day Conger endeavored to fire the
Republican heart on the subject OF southern
war claims. Now there is one on the cal
endar OF the House which he should study.
II. is that OF the aged cattlc-dealer OF Mis-
souri,, A. l.. Crenshaw, who Mr.. Cobb IRE.
pubican), in his report to the Forty-third
Congr ,ss, said was s.the victim OF a con-
spiracy By Lieutenant. Lindsey, Eleventh
Kansas volunteers; Major Plumb, w.
Aiken, w. Logan, and others, to rob HIM
OF his property, Major Plumb is now
United States senator from Kansas. Mr..
tReiIley, in his report to the present Con-
gress, which is based on the reports OF
military boards and officers made to the
Secretary Of War, gives the circum-
stances OF this infamous transaction
lin detail, The report sets forth that
one OF the :conspirators, put. in the
hands.oi iCrenshaw two letters, the direc.
ton OF which he was unable toread because
he was old and had;no glasses. One OF these
purported to be written by a Mrs. Page to
her husband in the Confederate army, and
when lie was hastily arrested, according te
! programme. il was; found on him. He va:
imprisoned in Ioathsome cells, threatened
4 with death IL be did not surrender his pro
perry, and agreed to desc land did do SO
il they would not kill him. On one occa
sion he was aas taken to lonely place ape
told, to make his; i peace with God. b
]he was about toe be executed. =: This ole
man asks Congress to pay him for ff'
lthundred mules and other prop toker
from him. The fact is not more than OBJ
Lii a a, tiousand,cof Niese so-calTed southern
I waS:claims excite any more interest thar
the! Geneva award among the real people o
: the; South, and their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
LIT. when they voted for the joint resolution
which passed the House. in June to atnent
the Constitution so as to prohibit their pay
.IGment.,,, It is strange that q Republican Sen
ate has not concurred in this Joint resolu
'Elion long ago There are few cases, liz
that OF William and Mary, which stand b!
themselves and ought to be paid by Con
gress. -, s.. - .,..ss.,er,. e@G,
f. THE TOBACCO TAX-W0MAN's RIGHTS, &C.
I A leading southern Democratic senator
states tonight that bIr. Bayard is for reduc
ing the tobacco tax to sixteen cents.
The Democrats say the Potter eommittet
are certainiyin' possessionoi the Republican
cipher dispatches to Louisiana and Forids
that will oyersbaaoY e0mpletel,y. the alleged
Democratic cipher, dispatches; fsae /
Tonight at the Women's Rights gonven'
ton, Purvis, Philadeiphia negro, de
nounced Hayes and tthsI aeuthern policy,
and said the President us hand ID; hand with
Senator Butler, the; leader Of the HAMBURG
riot. Fred. Douglas aaY eXer, gave him q
handsome drubbine, and madela Gonserva-
tive sneech. a4Taa, 81 -ii.3,sttEpuaA
| wv 0Pe~~'A s.{<s-.;i ttI' aYa atJ -if1hU -
THE LAST DAY. or lspd AEs.p RAT0RYr,-THE RE-
FINERs MAXI THEIR STATEMENTS.
Mr.. Hayemeyery the large fefner OF New
York, addressed tic. apd Means Con'
uittesea ttortIsy ain.a written speech, in.wbtch
HE declared there is now no dtsorimina.
riou against eFessry sugars aud that the
Idnly Teasonthegare9 DOT imported isbecaase
Iwish ehssps s6al improved AND amp
tskilled lhbar. rican refl nAfs caRgiy the
lsn,,esse,ple better sngarnt lower price than
can I d tom u aba,
tintng he sac, you do no. eliminate inpu-
lilies. but YOU refine impurities. and az
lEnpRlsdgsa stslgs tha g,rosaest A,gar Y,
ytbing Pen & she taaget
Eas n Ia srss Esrob.s Of eBaStfmoxa, 4Hthp
|SaS IL a a III 'sl tss 81 3
asked him II ssbe refibs sHs yA "A