The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-19
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,,r,o<-TuE TOBACCO TAXA NEW
~.,vT,pr LAW PRoPoSsD-rBE REPuBLl-
- .cTlyg-rHg RICHMOND AND SOUTH
s,vrN RAILROAD CONPANY-PERsONAL,
&C., &C. ,......,,,,o,,,,
v,sg,yGrox. March iS-Fhe sub-com-
,,.e n HE WAYS and Means Committee
ID, Instructed Mr.. Carlisle, Of Kentucky,
=. rroort 10 the House with a favorable
.-.,omendaiion General Johoston's bill for
-, concelation Of export tobacco bonds.
:. ,rovi1e, that these bonds hereafter shall
b, q simple process he cancelled on the sail
-, ~ an outwlrd-bOund vessel from an
American port, whereas under the existing
,o,,, This cancellation takes place in a foreign
mort. Virginia exporters have suffered
src,tlv from The delay, expense, and veXa-
Ton connected with IL operations, and will
~ glad 10 know that 50 important step has
heen made towards changing toe law. In
.o;te Of Us merits, Commissioner Raum op-
,oses the bill is friends saw, because ii viii
lake from Republican consuls abroad the
t,,s they now receive from IT,
SMUGGLING 81 PASSENGERS.
The Vays and Means Committee to-day
soreed 10 report the Senate bill which so
changes the law a. TO prevent the forfeiture
d, vessels for smuggling by passengers.
,u amendment was. however. adopted by
te committee. which allows such vessels to
H. seized as a surety for the spenalty in
cHiet.
Personal NEWS ITEMS.
b. Hassel, editor Of the Richmond
G,raqa fdrsrtiSer, was at the Capitol TO-
d,y. and heard the debate in the House on
he deficiency bill. Hon. ID. {. Dilrnotte
i, here. United States Di,trict-Attoincy
Lewis was at the Capitol ,hi, afternoon.
The Christarcy and other scandals supply
smple material for scandal-mOngers. Sena-
Tor Grover. Of Oregon, is defined at his
home hy sickne>s in his family. The Sen
ale Commerce. Committee at it, meeting to-
d1y sgrecd TO report iayorably on The nOmi-
nation ofMr. Urton Is colleciorf for the port
Of Tappaharn3Ck Va, and unfayorable on
denomination Of the OF of. Madison Wells
for surveyor OF the port OF New Orleans.
Captain +. w. Dawson, Of The Charleston
(S.C.) Nous, was on The floor Of the Senate
to-day. William Henry Hurlbert, editor Of
the New York World. was at the Senate to-
day. He is for Bayard, and says public
opinion points 10 him as the man to be
nominated at Cincinnati.
TIE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
The bill to incorporate 1.-THE National
Educational Association created an ami
mated debate in the Senate to-day, and was
earnestly opposed by Senators Conkling and
Jones OF Floride and others. Ii went over,
and will have 10 be very much modified be-
fore it can PASS the Senate. Superintendent
Peay, Of your city, is ore Of the incorpora-
tors. Senator Jones cortended it was un-
constitutional. because Congress can only
incorporate associations within the District
Of Columbia, and this extends all over the
United states.
COLONEL BURwELL RIGHT-TuE COMMISSIONER
WRONG.
Commissioner Raum has Just furnished
the returns from the tax on tobacco from
the lst OF May. 1879, Che day the reduced
rate from a TO 16 cents went into operc-
tion,) to March l, 1854 period OF nine
monlhs-and he must feel lack OF conf
dence in bis judgment when he sees that
the Government has received Sl,000,000
more than it did for the nine months from
May, 1878, to March 1879, when the
TAX was "a cents per pound. For fif-
teen months the Commissioner, backed by
the Secretary OF the Treasury and the
Republicans Of Congress, with few eX-
eeplions, fought reduction of the tax
10 IL cents, saying If the bill passed
II would reduce the revenue on tobacco
ss,5OO,O00 the first year. | recall the fact
That, pending the debate on this wise
measure Of Democratic relief to the South,
GENERAL Harry White (RadicaD, Of Penn
Yl'ania. wished be bad a young earthquake
10 let loose under this tobacco bill so as TO
dow 1t sky-high, because be said 1t would
lake si3,OO0,000 from the revenue on TO-
Oacco' representative Of a tobacco State,
Which resulted in the passage OF the
lucent bill, called my attention to-day,
while commenting on Mr.. Raum's re-
port, TO the fact that Senator Conklng
III bis great speech sought to fire
'he northern heart by saying that the north
efn Democrats, at the dictation Of their
southern allies, bad voted for the reduction
Ol the tobacco tax and thereby taken from
Tue Treasury Sl3,000,00 On the other
nahd, all during the contest Colonel Bur-
wen, before congressional committees and
I" private, contended there would lie no
REDUCTION; and Colonel Burwell was right.
II tobacco had been northern product the
YAK On II would long ago have been reduced
a nominal figure.
NEW BANKRUPT LAW WANTED.
reunions from merchants OF the large
"OHnefD and western cities continue 10 be
''"' 10 Congress, in which they urge the
'p*edy enactment OF bankrupt law. Sen
-" DAVIS, OF Illinois, 10 presenting one
~" Tue merchants Of Chicago, said he
'usht II absolutely necessary that pro-
~ bankrupt law should be passed. Sena-
. ''aoley Matthews, when the proposition
=, 'epesi The last bankrupt law was under
s''susslon 10 the Senate, contended that the
sAoe VI this country demanded perma-
-. '' bankrupt law, with proper restric-
.s u. ny The way, his speech was the
-"ss made 10 the debate referred to.
.. REPUBLICAN, ACTIVITY. &C.
ibe indications are that The Republican