The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-23

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OF THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
NUMEROUS Personal ITEMS.
From our Regular Correspondent
| WASHINGTON, February 2l.-The House
has been engaged in the discussion Of the
new rules ever since early In January, and
has not yet completed the work even in
| Committee Of the Whole. After these rules
are completed in committee the House will
have 10 vote on them, and there are predic-
tiOns that il will reverse the action OF the
committee on several important points. So
far no committees except the Committees
on Public Buildings, Agriculture. and Com
merce, are to be permitted to originate APP
preparation bills except the regular
Appropriations Committee. There was
a protracted fight over the 2lst rule,
Mr.. Stephens joining the Republicans
to prevent any legislation hereafter be-
ing engraited on appropriation bills,
as was done at the extra session, but
the Democrats triumohed, and such legsla-
ton as is in the line OF retrenchment and
economy can be reported by the Appropria-
tionS Committee or added By way Of amend
|
House The call OF States on Monday, I'M
der the new rules as agreed to, can last all
day il il takes so long to complete the call.
Hereafter there is to be no regular District
day, as at present, but it will be
called in its turn, as the States and Ter
rtories are. A rule has been adopted
in the Committee OF the Whole that
there shall be roll-call on every bill
: which apprOpriates money. Now, unless
this is defeated in the House it will pro
tract the sessions OF Congress months, be
cause every pension bill, and there are hun
dredS passed every session, will have to be
passed in this way. The question on Tues
day will be Mr.. Oscar Turner'S amendment
to the oath rule, and it provides that il a
committee does not in thirty days report
on bill, the member introducing it may
place 1t on the calendar.
AMERICAN TOBACCO WANTS a CHANCE IN ALL
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.
To-day the memorial Of the Nashville
, Board Of Trade went to the Committee on
: Commerce, General Gordon chairman. This
. paper asks that Congress will take such ac-
ton as will cause Spain, Italy, France, and
Austria TO abolish their Government tobacco
monopoly, and open their markets for the
sale of American tobacco. 1t sets forth
that France now purchases $4,000, 600 worth
OF tobacco annually in this country, on
which sue makes a profit of S40,000,000,
being one third of her revenue. The four
, Governments named purchase about $780,
600, 900 aud clear $lOO,O00,000 on it. Com
paint is made that these Governments
make their purchases through agents
who not only buy at the last figure,
r but so combine as TO put the price OF
leaf tobacco down in all the markets
of the country. No other product
In the world. they say. has been so dis
eliminated against as tobacco. Their idea
is that if our markets are TO be thrown open
, to their agents and TO the whole world,
theirs should not he closed against our
people. By their action competition is pre-
vented, and the American tobacco-grower
| and dealer loses the benefit Of it. 1t Is evil
IDENTITY the aim Of the Nashville tobacco
. dealers to induce our Government to in
: yoke the aid Of the treaty-making power IN
I their behalf. Colonel Burwell, by the way,
e in his argument before the Ways and
5 Means Committee Friday said that as great
as this grievance Isl it is not greater
than the present way in which the
Government OF the United States letters
@ the exports OF manufactured tobacco.
n Colonel Hubbard, member Of the House
+ OF Representatives from Virginia, as far
back as 1913 urged similar action. Those
= in a position TO know say that if the Gov
!. ernments OF France, Spain, Austria, and
j. Italy would allow tobacco to be sold as
o other products within their respective ter.
ritories il would increase the expectation OF
, American tobacco from 400,OOO,0O0 10
!. 200, OOO, 900 of pounds annually. In the
: mean while il is contended that these Powers
could raise large revenue OIL tobacco by
, taxation, as England does for exa Dple.
4 THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The meeting Of the Democratic National
Committee on Monday is the topic OF inter
> est tonight, but as the members themselves
e will not be here in force until tomorrow
e night, all is conjecture as to their intended
e action. The committees from Boston, 81
; Louis, Cincinnati, aud Chicago are making
the hotel Hobbies lively, and cold tea, Deer
, Rock water, &C., are freely INDUCED IN
y Boston does not make the Roadway so far OF
its western competitors, and Washington
seems to have lost all hope OF winning
= ST. Louis is doing better than hereto
5 fore. but the feeling is that the fight
e is between Cincinnati and Chicago,
l or Cincinnati and ST. Louis. On political
, grounds the former is preferable, but when
1 viewed from weather aspect Chicago has
r the advantage. An enthusiastic Ohioan,
! however, says, Plague on 1t all. Demo-
Gratis are not what they used to be il, with
palm-leaf fans, linen busters, sherry cob
blers, and refreshing lager, they can't keep
as cool as the inside OF cucumber in Gin
cinnati in June" Mr.. Cogbill, OF Amherst,
is the member Of the National COMMITTEE
for Virginia. The latest rumor tonight IS
that Cincinnati has IL, st. Louis 8, and CHI
cago votes--certain. There are 80 men,
!, bers of the committee, and it Will take 20 to
decide. 1t is stated that Cbicago's votes VIII
90 TO ST. Louis In the event the contest Is
narrowed down to Cincinnati aud 81. Louis.
AT II O'Clock to.niOht the ST. Louis. Chi