The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-31
Washington.

HOUSE neutrality-suspicious. BILL; The
| MARsuALs' CLAUSE TO BE oPP0SkD-PER-
| SONAL-NEw ENGLAND AND THE PREsI-
| DENCY--THE ARMY BlLL--THE APPoMATToX-
! RIvER.IyPROVENENT FUND TO BE IN
| CREAsED-vARIOuS MINOR ITEMS.
fFrom our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Not long ago
the Ways and Means Committee agreed 10
report 10 favor Of q reduction OF the duty
on the bi-chromqte OF potash and 10 admit
the chrome ore free. MIR. Kelly, who is a
most utra-protcctiye tariff man, moved
subsequently,, while the tariff reformers
were eDdesvoring to get paper-pulp put on
The free-list, TO make papcr-pulp, paper, and
all materials that enter mo the manufacture
of paper, free; and this was regarded as an
effort 10 kill the proposition. This morn
| ing. however, the Ways and Means Com
mittee adopted this amendment, and The
/ paper people will make a strong effort to
get il through the House. Mr.. Tucker then
called up his motion to reduce the duty on
woollen fanrels, blankets, hats, &c. from
| 90 and 20 per cent. al Udlorem 10 40 per
cent. A motion was made 10 amend by max
ing it 50 per cent. and this was voted down.
Then IL was moved that 1t be made 40 per
cent, and this motion shared like fate.
The committee then adopted Mr.. fuckers
proposition to make the duty 40 per cent.
So nearly is the present tariff on these wool
len articles prohibitory that the Govern
ment last year did not realize over $4,000
from duty on them, though they are Of gen.
eral use. Mr.. Tucker contends that 40 per
cent. al uaiorem is a liberal protection 10
The American manufacturers OF coarse wool
len articles, and will at the same time re-
ducc the price Of these articles so necessary
| to the poorer people OF the whole country.
All the changes Indicated in the tariff will
be incorporated in tie bill to reduce the duty
on the bi-chromate OF potash. BY the way,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, and New
! Hampshire manufacturers, who Use bi-chro-
mate Of potash, but do not make 1t, are
urging Congress to remove the prohibitory
duty now imposed on ii. A number OF
these petitions went to-day to Mr.. Bayard's
committee Baltimore happens 10 have this
monopoly, and hence the trouble. ii New
England manufactured it, her congress
men and people would plead loudly ana
earnestly for continued protection, and de-
clare that il was still IN lis infancy. The
Republicans Of the committee, Mr.. Dunnell
among the number, as sert that they will be
able TO beat the bill in the House. The
rumor is that the proceedings in the Ways
and Means Committee to-day were lively.
Nothing stirs up congressional blood like a
tariff discussion, either in committee or in
The House and Senate.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS TO OPPOSE TIE
GARFIELD PROPOSITION.
There is current tonight a well.auhenti-
Gated report that the Republican senators
to-day conferred together in regard to the
House immediate deficiency Dill, and unan-
imously determined to oppose the marsbals'
clause, which really owes its paternity to
the brilliant Republican leader OF the
House General Gai ield. A similar state
OF things existed at the extra session, when
Messrs. Garfield a. Co. went for the COM
promise army bill, and Messrs. Conkling &
Co. assailed it with much bitterness in the
Senate. General Garfield represents Sher.
mansm in Congress, and Senator Conkhng
Grantism, and hence they are pot apt TO
run in the same groove of thought or opin-
ion The Republican senator's, it is stated,
say that it is not right to attach political le-
gislation to on appropriation bill.
PERSONAL NEWS ITEMS.
Secretary Sherman has gone to Ohio TO
look after his boom there. Senator John
ston writes that Mrs. JOhnston's mi uries
are more serious than be had Appreciated
before reaching home. Governor Matthews,
OF West Virginia, is here. Senator Here
ford has returned from New York; he left
his brother still quite sick. State Senator
Walker has gone home. Senator Thurman
has been quite well to-day, and expects to
be in his seat tomorrow; his son-in-law says
he had bilious attack and yesterday morn
ing came to the Senate without taking break
fast. Senator ingalls, introduced more bills
to.dly than all the other senators combined.
Colonel Is oIiyar Christian was at the Capitol
to-day. The contested-eleciionc case OF Gov
ernor Curtin will come up very soon. The
House this afternoon was engaged on the
! Arkansas case of Slemmob as. Bradley. Mr.
John w. WOLF was at the Senate Com
merce Committee to-day 10 see about the
nomination OF Mr.. Upton as collector OF Gus
toms for the port OF Tappahannock. Sen
ator Eaton had charge Of the immediate de-
Gciency bill in the Senate this afternoon. and
Senator Edmunds kept him and other men,
bers OF the committee busy explaining every
single item Of the bill.
HOW NEW ENGLAND STANDS.
1 asked noted New England Republican
this evening how the presidential question
looked in his section. He said, "The
hurrah boys are for Blaine, but the best
! people DO not like Blaine or Grant. Mr..
Sherman he added, " has not been per-
sonaily popular with them, and they are
now centring on Edmunds as. the best man
10 beat the Grant and Blaine booms in that
quarter" told bin / thought Grant
would be nominated whatever New Eng
land might do, and he seemed TO think it
rather looked that way just now.
TIE WOOD FUNDING BILL.
Mr.. Fernando Wood to-day gave notice
that he iDtencs to call up HIS funding bill
lust as soon as the House shall have gotten
through with the Indan-appropriation bill,